#BlackinChem part 1: #BlackinChem week
16 October 2020 In a three-part profile, we catch up with the minds behind #BlackinChem, the hashtag that raises the profiles of Black chemists and connects them with each other.
Open Access Week and supporting the chemical science community
Open Access Week gives us the opportunity to reflect on the OA activities we work on, with and for our community, because it fits with our core mission and delivers one of our Royal Charter objectives – to disseminate knowledge in the chemical sciences.
Outstanding Paper Awards 2019
13 October 2020 Our annual Outstanding Paper Awards celebrate some of the incredible work published in two of our journals – Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons.
Recognising excellence: prizes for a modern world
2 October 2020 The way we recognise excellence is evolving – and you’ll see the first series of changes when our next round of prizes opens for nominations in November.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Building resilience
16 September 2020 Professor Debabrata Maiti has published extensively with Chemical Science since its launch in 2010. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to catch up with him about his research and how his group have been able to progress during the pandemic.
Remote teaching and learning during a pandemic
14 September 2020 Two professors, a PhD student and two interns overcame the challenges of remote working to produce a series of teaching resources on battery science.
Enhancing trust in peer review: Peer Review Week 2020
4 September 2020 Peer Review Week takes place from 21–25 September this year and celebrates the central role of peer review across all forms of scholarly communication. This year’s theme is trust.
Helping everyone achieve their potential
10 August 2020 Education coordinator Heidi Dobbs is teaming up with The Access Project to train RSC members to become volunteer tutors – helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their potential.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: No longer completely in the dark
26 August 2020 Professor Hemamala Karunadasa has published over seven research papers with Chemical Science, one of which was recently chosen as our ChemSci Pick of the Week. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to catch up with her about her exciting research in the area of perovskites.
Polish institutions sign Read & Publish agreements with the Royal Society of Chemistry
25 August 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry has agreed two new Read & Publish deals with academic and research institutions in Poland, the first time we have signed such a deal in Poland.
Royal Society of Chemistry launches new open access atmospheric chemistry journal
17 August 2020 The new journal, entitled Environmental Science: Atmospheres, is a cross-disciplinary journal spanning all aspects of atmospheric science.
Recognising vocational routes into chemistry
3 August 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded accredited status to a vocational programme for the first time, reflecting the increasing importance of apprenticeships as a route into the chemical science profession.
Success for UK team at the International Chemistry Olympiad
30 July 2020 A team of four A-level students from the United Kingdom won one gold medal and three silver medals at the 52nd International Chemistry Olympiad competition, held virtually for the first time in the competition’s history.
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Control beyond the molecule
27 July 2020 Professor Vivian Yam has published over 10 research papers with Chemical Science over the past 10 years. As a long-serving member of the Chemical Science Advisory Board, we took this opportunity to catch up with her.
The building blocks of battery technology
15 July 2020 Lizzie Driscoll, along with her team at the University of Birmingham, have come up with a way to explain rechargeable batteries using Jenga.
Enhancing standards, supporting members
14 July 2020 Accreditation is a core aspect the RSC commitment to maintaining professional standards and is recognised across many sectors in the chemical science industry. Find out about the journey to accreditation, the support we provide to accredited companies and how to get involved.
Computer-Aided Drug Design added to global fight against COVID-19
Cutting edge chemical science technology and computer-aided drug design (CADD) is bringing together leading minds from across the world to help tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
Volunteering: unpaid but priceless
8 July 2020 In the final of our series showcasing 2020 prize and award winners, we focus on volunteering and how it has enriched the lives and careers of those who do it.
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