Three new sustainability-focused journals underline RSC's commitment to sustainability goals

17 May 2022

We have launched three new journals themed around sustainability, as part of our ongoing commitment to support the chemical sciences in facing up to global sustainability challenges.

Reaction to Research Excellence Framework 2021 results

12 May 2022

Our president and president-elect react to the publication of Research England's Research Excellence Framework (REF) results

Outstanding Paper Awards 2021

6 May 2022

Our annual Outstanding Paper Awards celebrate some of the incredible work published in two of our journals – Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons.

Mobile phones change design of solar panels

5 May 2022

Engineers are already redesigning solar panels to pre-empt a shortage of precious elements fuelled by our insatiable demand for personal technology such as mobile phones.

Whisky-inspired filter dram-atically improves e-waste recovery

5 May 2022

A filtration system inspired by whisky distillation products is helping to cleanly recover precious metals from waste gadgets.

Precious elements: new campaign highlights need for more sustainable electronics

5 May 2022

Following the success of our 2019 Precious Elements campaign – which was covered by the BBC and by news outlets around the world – we are publishing the results of a new, global survey into people's attitudes towards technology, sustainability, and precious elements.