Our work with industry to set a sustainable course for millions of everyday products
We are launching a campaign to make better use of unrecovered polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) – a group of chemicals worth $125bn every year.
Climate change podcast launched
22 April 2021 A new radio drama series – funded by our Outreach Fund and aimed at giving a voice to young people on the climate crisis – launches today, on Earth Day.
Education prizes open for nominations
20 April 2021 Our education prizes are now open for nominations – and this year includes more than double the previous number of prizes.
Giving great ideas a chance: what's next for science in the time of COVID-19?
7 April 2021 David Pye assesses the effects on research of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, and considers what our priorities should be over the coming years.
STEM for Britain: pandemic edition
31 March 2021 STEM for Britain is a poster competition for early career researchers held annually in Parliament. This year it was held online on 8 March, giving participants an opportunity to chat remotely with MPs about their research.
Delivering outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic
29 March 2021 The annual Chemistry at Work event – hosted by the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast – was a success again this year, despite the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic.
Growing a business through COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a particularly challenging period for SMEs, but has also created opportunities. We spoke to Professor Robert Field, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Iceni Diagnostics.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Communication is key
25 March 2021 We caught up with Dr Beth Mundy to discuss her PhD and her transition into a career outside of the lab.
Announcing the winners of #RSCPoster 2021
11 March 2021 This year's #RSCPoster took place over a 24 hour period from 2–3 March. Today we are excited to be announcing the winners.
Behind the books – Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
To celebrate the 50th volume of one of our longest-running book series, Issues in Environmental Science and Technology (IEST), we spoke to series co-founder and editor Professor Roy Harrison about chemistry’s environmental impacts, solutions – and sending a book to Prince Charles.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Perseverance and humility
16 February 2021 Chris Thomson – one of our poster prize winners from the 2019 Chemical Science symposium on functional organic materials – caught up with us to discuss his PhD and his highlights of the symposium.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Demonstrating new ideas and concepts
11 February 2021 We caught up with Professor Shuhei Furukawa, one of our Pick of the Week authors, to discuss his research and how his group are managing to push forward during the pandemic.
Wombat research that's not to be sniffed at
28 January 2021 The findings – published today in our aptly named journal Soft Matter – could help develop new colon cancer diagnostics.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Making dreams become reality
21 January 2021 Professor Chi-Ming Che is a member of the Chemical Science Advisory Board, and has published with the journal every year since its launch in 2010. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to catch up with him to discuss his research and how the field has progressed over these years.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: The power of collaboration
12 January 2021 Professor Christian Hackenberger is a member of the Chemical Science Advisory Board, and has been identified as an outstanding reviewer for the journal, reviewing over 100 times over the past 10 years. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to catch up with him to discuss his research and involvement with the journal since its launch.
RSC Prizes 2021: nominations close on 18 January
6 January 2021 There's only a short time left before nominations close for RSC Prizes. Find out more and nominate now!
COVID-19 lockdowns lead to UK tech sales boom and adds to e-waste problem
4 January 2021 Following our Precious Elements campaign last year – which raised awareness of the supply risks to elements in our personal devices such as mobile phones – we have conducted further research to quantify how the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an impact on the problem of waste electronic equipment.
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