News & events

BEIS grant announcement tops off inclusivity celebration on LGBT+ STEM Day

1 December 2022 LGBT+ Physical Sciences Network members were surprised with news of a new inclusivity research grant scheme during an LGBT+ STEM Day workshop.

Science and the Parliament: A spotlight on Scottish innovation

Politicians and scientists from across Scotland flocked to Edinburgh for the return of a special one-day event – with innovation top of the agenda.

It’s time to celebrate this year’s Education Prize winners!

22 November 2022 Today we're proud to be announcing the winners of 12 Education Prizes – inspirational teams and individuals from across chemistry education.

Royal Society of Chemistry commits to 100% Open Access

Open Access roadmap aims to see all RSC-owned journals become fully OA within five years, becoming first chemistry publisher to commit to a fully Open Access future

Sustainable labs report: How do we reduce the environmental footprint of labs without compromising research quality?

20 October 2022 We invited members of the chemical sciences community to share their experiences on the challenges and opportunities around carrying out research in an environmentally sustainable way.

Sustainability the key focus at National Conference for Science Technicians

24 October 2022 More than 120 specialists took part in a national event promoting cross-field collaboration and sustainability opportunities

How the RSC's CSIR partnership will help India's next generation of chemists

24 October 2022 The RSC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. The organisations will pair up to enhance science education in India.

How do I make a scientific poster? Six tips from a Nobel Prize-winning team

With the Chemical Science Symposium approaching, we asked our keynote speaker and Nobel Prize-winning scientist David MacMillan’s research group at Princeton University what their top tips would be to make the perfect poster

A chemistry comic

5 August 2022 Dr Rob McElroy from the University of York collaborated with artists at Teesside University – three masters students led by Senior Lecturer Julian Lawrence – to create a comic to teach children about sustainability and solvents.

2022 Haworth Memorial Lectureship

2 August 2022 Professor Stephen Withers has been awarded the 2022 Haworth Memorial Lectureship from the RSC Carbohydrate Group.

Shirley Nakagaki elected President of the Brazilian Chemical Society

26 July 2022 Professor Shirley Nakagaki is one of our Editorial Board members for RSC Advances. Now she has been elected President of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ).

Response to the Government’s 'Supporting UK R&D and collaborative research beyond European programmes' paper

21 July 2022 The Government yesterday published a paper entitled ‘Supporting UK R&D and collaborative research beyond European programmes’, which set out how the UK will transition to a new R&D programme if unable to associate to Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom. 

Outreach that reaches all

A feature length article giving a taster of how our Chemistry for All Grants are helping support outreach activities designed to engage students from less advantaged backgrounds.

RSC-IPE journal to facilitate knowledge-sharing internationally and across disciplines

15 July 2022 The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have partnered to publish a new journal entitled Industrial Chemistry & Materials. 

Bringing power to rural communities

11 June 2022 Professor Satish Patil is a member of the Sunrise Network – a collaborative effort to alleviate energy poverty around the globe. He spoke to us about his passion for using chemistry to solve world challenges and help humanity.

How the careers team can serve our member communities

1 July 2022 Find out how our careers team can support and enhance the activities of your network.

Dow, Walgreens Boots Alliance, United Utilities and Northumbrian Water join Royal Society of Chemistry’s sustainable polymers task force

Group will deliver on ambitious purpose to create a ‘step change in innovation’ for a class of polymers found in millions of everyday products

Prize winners 2022

7 June 2022 Today we announce the 2022 winners of our prizes. We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.