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Chemistry excellence in a post-Brexit UK
We are committed to ensuring that the needs of the chemical sciences are properly considered in the UK’s future relationship with the EU
16 October 2020
Outstanding Paper Awards 2019
Our annual Outstanding Paper Awards celebrate some of the incredible work published in two of our journals – Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons
13 October 2020
Recognising excellence: prizes for a modern world
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 Novemb
02 October 2020
Professor Colin Mortimer
18 February 1927 – 11 September 2020
11 September 2020
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: No longer completely in the dark
Professor Hemamala Karunadasa has published over seven research papers with Chemical Science, one of which was recently chosen as our ChemSci Pick of
26 August 2020
Exam results arrive, against a backdrop of COVID-19
Our director of education, Sarah Robertson, gives her reaction to the UK’s first exam results since the COVID-19 outbreak
20 August 2020
Recognising vocational routes into chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded accredited status to a vocational programme for the first time, reflecting the increasing importance of app
03 August 2020
Success for UK team at the International Chemistry Olympiad
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 compet
30 July 2020
Celebrating 10 years of Chemical Science: Control beyond the molecule
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 Scie
27 July 2020
Showing leadership in inclusive publishing
Dr Emma Wilson was recently featured in The Analytical Scientist magazine, discussing our work towards industry-wide action on inclusion and diversity
22 July 2020
Cicada wings and gecko feet could be key to defeating bacteria’s resistance to drugs
Intricate patterns in nature could be the answer to tackling antimicrobial resistance, according to new research published in RSC Advances.
21 July 2020
The building blocks of battery technology
Lizzie Driscoll, along with her team at the University of Birmingham, have come up with a way to explain rechargeable batteries using Jenga.
15 July 2020