Research and innovation prizes
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.
Celebrating our 2026 Prize winners
Explore our prize winners to find profiles, see photo galleries, get insights into their work, and read a question and answer session with the prize winner.
Our Research and innovation prizes recognise brilliant chemical scientists carrying out amazing work in academia and industry. They include prizes for those at different career stages in chemistry and for those working in specific fields, as well as interdisciplinary prizes and prizes for those in specific roles.
Prizes in this category
Faraday open prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
The Faraday Lectureship Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in the area of physical chemistry.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prizes for Chemistry
The Harrison-Meldola Prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to chemistry research made by early career scientists.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Innovation Through Partnership Prize
The Innovation Through Partnership Prize recognises outstanding partnerships that are delivering impact for the chemical sciences.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Interdisciplinary Prizes
The Interdisciplinary Prizes are awarded for work at the interface between chemistry and other disciplines.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Longstaff Prize
Recognising an RSC member who has done the most to advance the science of chemistry.
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Closed
Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize
Awarded for outstanding contributions made by an early career scientist in any area of materials chemistry.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Materials Chemistry mid-career prize: Peter Day Prize
The Peter Day Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions made by a mid-career scientist in any area of materials chemistry.
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Closed
Materials Chemistry open prize: de Gennes Prize
The de Gennes Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in any area of materials chemistry.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
Materials Chemistry open prize: John B Goodenough Prize
The John B Goodenough Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in any area of materials chemistry.
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Closes - 13 January 2027
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