The College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering (CCME) at Peking University (PKU) has reached its 100^th birthday this year!

To mark this milestone the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) would like to join PKU in celebrating their contribution to chemistry research worldwide, by collating together papers published by the RSC from PKU chemists.  We are delighted to announce that these papers will be free to access  (until the end of June)  to everybody across the world, showcasing all the top quality research from PKU that has been published by the RSC within the last fifteen years.

CCME was originally founded as the Chemistry Division of the Imperial University of Peking, which is the oldest chemistry department in China. CCME now comprises of five academic departments and five research institutes, whilst also hosting two state key laboratories, two Ministry of Education key laboratories and one defence key laboratory. In 2003, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences was established by CCME in conjunction with the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was constructed formally in December 2007.

With such important developments in Science and Technology in China, chemistry has become an important subject in day-to-day life. Over the years, academic chemistry researchers at Peking University have published hundreds of papers with the RSC, which have been listed below. 

As an international publisher, the RSC is proud to support Chinese chemistry research and has really seen Peking University become an important part of the international research family.

Professor Song Gao

Professor Song Gao says 'We would like to thank the RSC for such a special gift and celebrating with us. We value the long-term friendship between us, and look forward to a closer collaboration in the future.'

Professor Song Gao is Dean of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University and he is also a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Academician), as well as CrystEngComm's Regional Associate Editor for China. Professor Gao says 'To mark the 100th anniversary of chemical research and education at Peking University, the Royal Society of Chemistry presents this special virtual issue collecting papers published in all RSC journals, from faculty staff and students from the College of Chemistry at PKU. We would like to thank the RSC for such a special gift and celebrating with us. We appreciate the efforts from the RSC, value the long-term friendship between us, and look forward to a closer collaboration in the future.'

Dr Richard Pike

Dr Richard Pike, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, says 'it is a great honour for the Royal Society of Chemistry to commemorate the centenary celebrations at Peking University and to recognize their long tradition of excellence in research in Chemistry.'

Dr Richard Pike, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, would like to add that 'it is a great honour for the Royal Society of Chemistry to commemorate the centenary celebrations at Peking University and to recognize their long tradition of excellence in research in Chemistry.  The RSC is committed to the global development of the chemical sciences to address the challenges of the 21^st century and our valued relationship with Peking University is an excellent example of the way forward, through partnership and collaboration.' 

See below for the link to the collection of papers published by the RSC for academic chemistry researchers at Peking University over the years. Enjoy!