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Our dedicated policy team, working with our members, wider community and expert partners, provide authoritative and robust information to shape current debates.
Whether maximising the effectiveness of research and education, or facilitating policymakers to use scientific information, our goal is to shape the development of policy relevant to the chemical sciences.

The science technician workforce
New insight into the school science technician workforce

Science budget and industrial strategy
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Science to enable sustainable plastic
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The RSC response to National Discussion Scotland
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Scottish innovation strategy consultation
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Senedd inquiry on post-EU funding arrangements
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Single route through the sciences for 14-16 year olds
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Solving the challenges of PFAS
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Statement to OEWG2 on CWM and the prevention of pollution
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Stemming the tide of CECs in water
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Submission to the HoL on education for 11-16 year olds
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Sustainability curriculum survey results
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Sustainable laboratories
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Sustainable plastics: the role of chemistry
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Sustainable water for all
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