Student member

As a student working towards a qualification in the chemical sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry membership is there to help you make confident decisions about your future and give you the tools to stand out amongst your peers.

Joining us means...

Exploring your career options +

Online careers service

Access expert advice and watch ChemCareers webinars to get support with your career options. Once you’ve found your path, we’ll be there to help with practical tips for job hunting, refining your interview technique and networking to raise your profile with potential employers.

Undergraduate skills record

Track the skills you gain throughout your studies and helps set your targets for future development.

Chemistry World Jobs

Keep yourself seen and get free job alerts.

Become a Registered Scientist (RSci)

If a year in industry is part of your degree you can showcase your professional skills to employers with our RSci Award.

Meeting the right people at the right time +

Being a Royal Society of Chemistry member has put me in contact with plenty of ‘chemists by trade’ who have taken the same journey as me and become experts in their field.

Jason Hui AMRSC PhD researcher in materials science, University of Manchester

From like-minded scientists to potential employers, you’ll have endless opportunities to connect with people who want to share their experience and knowledge and help you get ahead.

Member-run groups

Join any of our nine divisions and one of our 71 interest groups to meet other scientists with similar subject interests and expertise (join one interest group for free, pay a small charge to join as many more after that as you like)

Local sections

Meet and network with a diverse range of members in your area.

Early Career Network

Develop useful contacts with other members in the early stages of their careers.

MyRSC student group

Engage with the student chemistry community through our online professional network.

Discounts on conferences and events

Receive reduced registration fees for our centrally organised conferences and events.

Being the first to know +

Membership allows you to attend a range of events and access publications such as Chemistry World. It offers career support, funding for placements and networking opportunities. Joining has made me feel like a valued member of the scientific community.

Alex Bytheway Student Member 2nd year MChem, University of York

As a member, we'll send you:

Chemistry World – a monthly issue of the latest chemistry news and research, distilled, along with information about student placements. Read it in print, or on your computer, phone or tablet.
Newsletter and email alerts every month – find out what other members are up to so you can be part of it.
Our quarterly member magazine – receive a copy of our quarterly member magazine, Voice.

You’ll also have free access to:

Our library – based in London, it gives you access to loanable books and journals, the Historical Collection, and our image collection.
Chemistry search service – if you can’t get to our library to do your research, our chemical information specialists can help. They can answer your questions by email or point you to someone else who will know.
Selected Royal Society of Chemistry journal and eBook content – plus 35% off books and Molymod® molecular modelling sets in our online shop, and and up to a third off textbooks from top scientific publishers.

Saving money +

Receive fantastic discounts on a wide range of products and services:

Travel

Package holidays, hotels, flights, airport parking, car hire, currency.

Lifestyle

Apple products, cinema tickets, phone calls, gyms, flowers, restaurants, theme parks, magazine subscriptions, gas and electricity, retail cash back.

Work & business

Venue finding, business phone tariffs, business landlines, stationary.

Insurance

Car, home, travel, medical and dental insurance, roadside assistance, life assurance.

Financial advice

Financial helpline, mortgage advice, conveyancing, tax returns.

Publications

Work and leisure magazines, New Scientist subscription, publications from: Pharmaceutical Press, Foyles, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford University Press.

Join us

What you'll need to apply

✓ The name of a supporter (for example, a lecturer at your university)

✓ If applying online: a credit or debit card

See the full regulations

1 year

£20

2 years

£36

3 years

£51

4 years

£68

Apply online

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