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Bridging the skills gap through meaningful changes to the curriculum
The Government has indicated that there is no intention to update the National Curriculum to provide further emphasis on sustainability and climate ch
10 February 2022

Westminster Fellowship Scheme: applications opening soon
We caught up with RSC members Ella and Philippa, who undertook the 2020/21 Westminster Fellowship, to hear about their experiences working in Parliame
08 February 2022

The future of technical skills, roles and careers
Following its publication this week, here is our response to the TALENT commission’s report ‘Technical skills, roles and careers in UK higher educatio
02 February 2022

Promoting sustainability – how chemistry helps
º£½ÇÉçÇø Week 2021 – As the world came together for our planet and people at the Climate Change Conference, COP26, the Callywith College Sustainabili
13 January 2022

Sustainability and the chemistry curriculum: the view from academia and industry
We have published part two of our report into sustainability and climate change in the chemistry curriculum, this time focusing on the view from acade
13 January 2022

Plastic – Fantastic?
º£½ÇÉçÇø Week 2021 – With the help of an RSC outreach grant, Lesmahagow High School conducted a week of lessons for S1 and S2 themed on climate chang
12 January 2022

UK’s paint stash totals over 50 million litres, posing environmental issues
Our campaign to raise awareness of polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) in paints highlights how a ‘postcode lottery’ means 98% of leftover paint is
12 January 2022

Protect the Planet
º£½ÇÉçÇø Week 2021 – Protect the Planet – a project developed for Dundee City Council Primary Schools for º£½ÇÉçÇø Week 2021 – aimed to increase pri
11 January 2022

A successful º£½ÇÉçÇø Week at Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College
º£½ÇÉçÇø Week 2021 – Staff at Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College ran a series of activities for pupils during º£½ÇÉçÇø Week.
10 January 2022

Young Chemical Ambassadors
The Young Chemical Ambassador programme is a project run by the outreach group from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Universi
07 January 2022

Powering Einstein's Garden
Back in 2011, a group of Prof. Dan Brett’s postgraduate students at University College London were set the challenge of powering Einstein’s Garden at
06 January 2022

Pupil Power Roadshow: Bringing the youth voice to COP26
Amid calls from Greta Thunberg among others to more meaningfully involve young people at COP26, the Pupil Power Roadshow funded by a Royal Society of
05 January 2022