Profile: CEO Helen Pain
Royal Society of Chemistry CEO Dr Helen Pain talks to us about leading the organisation, learning from others and making a lasting difference for our community.
Coronavirus and beyond: The view from the chemical sciences in India
We caught up with Ajit Sharma, who leads our team in India, about how the pandemic has affected the chemical science community and what the future holds.
Opinion: It’s time to stop excluding disabled scientists
Science and society are not built to welcome disabled people – and that’s a fault that we have to start fixing, says our disability and accessibility specialist Emrys Travis
Spotlight: Our funding for researchers
Of the many ways we support our community, our grants and funding streams are always among the most popular. And throughout the COVID-19 pandemic they have been needed more than ever to help researchers deal with the uncertainty and unprecedented challenges to their research career. In response to this, we set up a new scheme called the Research Enablement grants and modified our existing Research Fund to help researchers deal with these challenges.
Sustainability in the curriculum
9 July 2021 As part of our newly launched Chemistry, Sustainability and Circular Economy programme, we reflect on how we can ensure the chemistry curriculum supports the future needs of society and our secto
Plug the skills gap or risk leaking future talent
8 July 2021 New teachers have lost out on vital in-person teaching experiences throughout the pandemic. UK governments must act now to make sure we can educate and inspire future generations of scientists.
Members of our community in Queen's birthday honours list
11 June 2021 Congratulations to those from across our chemical sciences community who have been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen in her birthday honours list.
2021 prize winners
7 June 2021 Today we announce the 2021 winners of our prizes. We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
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.
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