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UK team wins gold and silver at the 2026 International Chemistry Olympiad

2026-08-17T08:20:00+01:00By Emily Kelly

Four students achieve outstanding results at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad

RSC publishes Kickstart your science teaching career

2026-05-20T06:02:00+01:00By Lisa Clatworthy

Discover this curated collection of articles offering support to new science teachers

2026 UK Chemistry Olympiad round one results

2026-03-20T06:10:00+00:00By Emily Kelly

The Royal Society of Chemistry reveals the grade boundaries for this year’s UK Chemistry Olympiad

Celebrating Keith Taber’s contribution to chemistry education

2026-03-09T17:35:00+00:00By Lisa Clatworthy

A giant of chemistry education and research, Keith Taber has died. Read tributes from colleagues at the RSC and beyond

Spark students’ curiosity for British Science Week 2026

2026-02-06T06:31:00+00:00By Joanna Buckley and Emma Lumb

Everything you need to plan for 6–15 March

RSC announces 2025 Education Prize winners

2025-11-19T06:03:00+00:00By Laura-Alexandra Smith

Celebrate excellence in chemistry education with this year’s prize winners

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Take action for Chemistry Week 2025

2025-10-17T07:31:00+01:00By Georgia Murphy

Experiments, practicals and resources to help you plan for 10–16 November

RSC publishes teachers’ standards framework for chemistry

2025-09-30T05:31:00+01:00By Emma Lumb and Abby Bunting

Strengthen, develop and enhance your teaching practice with this subject-specific framework, based on the teachers’ standards for England

The latest news and articles from Education in Chemistry

Have your say on the chemistry curriculum

2026-09-11T07:39:00+01:00By Lisa Clatworthy

The Education Voice and Influence team have been busy reinvigorating GCSE chemistry for England. Now it’s your turn

Mastering IR spectroscopy with hands-on models

2026-09-09T06:45:00+01:00By Anna Kennedy

How a simple spring and trolly set-up helps post-16 learners grasp the underlying theory

Bring and brag CPD

2026-09-08T06:00:00+01:00By Jane MacGruer

A simple premise with a big impact – how can a little bragging benefit learners and develop your teaching practice?

The other side of the two-faced reaction

2026-09-04T06:00:00+01:00By Declan Fleming

Paint blue images into a colourless solution to demonstrate UV light energy overcoming a kinetic barrier in a redox reaction

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