Improving diversity in the chemical sciences
Summary of contents
We are committed to improving inclusion and diversity in research environments. By "inclusion", we mean that people feel they belong in the world of chemical sciences; by "diversity" we mean anything that can make us different from others.
Building on evidence from our inclusion and diversity work, including our ‘Diversity landscape of the chemical sciences’, ‘Exploring the workplace for LGBT+ physical scientists’, ‘Breaking the barriers’ and ‘Is publishing in the chemical sciences gender biased?’ reports, and the outcomes of the review of our prizes and awards ‘Re-thinking recognition: Science prizes for the modern world’, we developed a position statement on research culture – improving diversity in the chemical sciences.
We believe that organisations in the research landscape, including employers (universities, institutions and companies), funders, learned societies, academies and publishers, need to act to improve diversity in research environments and give recognition to the diverse contributions researchers make to advance science and society.