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Voting open in RSC elections as members get chance to select new President
Members have until 23 May to submit their ballots and decide who will fill 11 posts across the RSC.
29 April 2024

33 projects awarded grants to cut environmental footprint of labs
The ÍâÍøÌìÌà has announced the first projects funded by our new Sustainable Laboratories Grants, which are designed to help improve
25 April 2024

No time to waste – government must act to tackle the e-waste crisis
ÍâÍøÌìÌà presents plan for government to take urgent action
19 April 2024

Northern Ireland local section's dedication leads to restoration of grave of Belfast science pioneer Thomas Andrews
RSC chiefs Prof Gill Reid and Dr Helen Pain joined local section members for a special event in honour of a man whose influence on the world of chemis
12 April 2024

Much-loved retired Queen's University Belfast professor AP de Silva honoured with National Chemical Landmark plaque
Professor AP de Silva said he was ‘bowled over’ as his contributions to science were recognised with one of our National Chemical Landmarks.
11 April 2024

First steps towards better access to labs
In our Access to Laboratories workshop, we uncovered the reasons why access to lab space is such an age-old problem, and began to identify solutions.
08 April 2024

University of Macau strikes deal to join our growing global Open Access community
The addition of Macau to our OA community takes the total number of countries and regions in which we have partner organisations up to 41.
26 March 2024

RSC joins call for urgent clarity on chemicals strategy
We have joined environmental charities and organisations from across the chemical sciences to issue a statement calling for urgent updates from the UK
14 March 2024

Successful conclusion of Burlington House lease negotiations
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced the successful conclusion of a process that will grant the Royal Society of Chem
08 March 2024

University of Cyprus joins our Open Access community after striking 'RSC Platinum' agreement
The ÍâÍøÌìÌà is happy to announce an innovative new agreement with the University of Cyprus, marking our first Open Access deal in t
08 March 2024

ÍâÍøÌìÌà response to the 2024 UK Budget Statement
Tanya Sheridan, our Head of Policy and Evidence, has shared her thoughts on the impacts for the chemical sciences after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's addre
06 March 2024

Accreditation first as Keele University masters-level apprenticeship programme earns prestigious RSC quality mark
The Research Scientist programme awards successful apprentices an MSc and backs up our belief in the value of technicians to the chemistry world.
04 March 2024