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A global commitment
We are proud to announce that we have become a signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
24 October 2019
Celebrating our member anniversaries
Did you know that some of our members have been in membership with us for more than 70 years? Find out how we celebrate our members' milestones.
18 October 2019
Periodic table brought to life with wool
A science teacher at Cambridge Regional College is in her element after coming up with the perfect yarn to celebrate science – a woolly iconic periodi
15 October 2019
WorldSkills success for first chemist to compete
Tonicha Roberts – the first person without a degree to become a Reporting Scientist at testing laboratories company Eurofins – has brought home a meda
10 October 2019
Unusual lanthanide complex
ChemSciPick (VIDEO) – A team of scientists have produced an unusual bent lanthanide complex, which could one day have applications in the field of dat
10 October 2019
Yuri Oganessian visits Royal Society of Chemistry
Yuri Oganessian, the discoverer of many chemical elements, and after whom the last element in the periodic table is named, came to our London HQ and l
07 October 2019
Upholding scientific values
At the start of his term as Chair of the Professional Standards Board, Andy Rudge speaks to us about what professional standards means to him, and the
03 October 2019
Workshops inspire students with chemistry
To celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table, not-for-profit organisation STEMworks developed a brand new workshop where students could d
01 October 2019
Lesson planning just got a whole lot easier
We’ve launched our new education website that brings together all our support for chemistry teaching in one place.
27 September 2019
A taste for chemistry
Over 90 Year 9 and 10 students from 16 schools in London, Kent and Hertfordshire attended the Royal Society of Chemistry sponsored university taster d
26 September 2019
Manipulating enzymes using molecular scaffolding
Our ChemSci Pick of the Week describes a new way to use “molecular scaffolding” to manipulate enzymatic reactions, which could be used for efficient i
25 September 2019
Visualising chemical reactions
ChemSci Pick of the Week – A new study from Cardiff and Bristol universities makes it possible to visualise chemical reactions involving small molecul
18 September 2019