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Nuffield practical resources improved and easier to find

2021-05-24T14:31:00+01:00By

Discover how we’ve optimised the experiments and demonstrations in our Nuffield practical collection, so you can find and use them more easily

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Our best climate change and sustainability resources are now in one place

2021-05-07T13:14:00+01:00By

Inspire your students about chemistry for a greener, more sustainable future by connecting chemistry to climate and sustainability

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Education prizes open for nominations

2021-04-19T14:16:00+01:00

The recently overhauled set of awards for educators opens for nominations today

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Entries open for International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry 2021

2021-04-13T16:07:00+01:00By

Submit your presentation or poster to the online microscale conference by 1 July

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What teacher professional development support is available from the RSC?

2021-03-30T17:54:00+01:00By

‘Whatever your specialism or experience, the RSC has a course that’s right for you’

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How you shaped our primary science website

2021-03-17T13:36:00+00:00By

Find out how we worked with teachers to test and develop our primary science website, Steps into Science, and hear how your feedback helped to shape it.

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Steps into Science primary education website launches

2021-03-12T12:31:00+00:00By

Brand-new primary education website with all the RSC’s primary science resources in one place is live

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Round one results of Chemistry Olympiad 2021 released

2021-02-26T12:17:00+00:00By

Grade boundaries revealed for annual Olympiad competition

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Chemical allsorts puzzles

2021-02-22T16:34:00+00:00By

RSC interest group is publishing downloadable fact sheets and puzzles for students

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Migrating resources from our older microsites

2021-01-04T13:51:00+00:00By

Some of our resources have moved. Find out why, and discover what we’ve added to the RSC education website while migrating a range of pre-existing microsites.

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Schools’ Analyst 2021 competition opens with slightly different format

2020-12-18T11:22:00+00:00By

The annual science competition is now open for registration and will be run in a socially distanced way

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Results of RSC’s 5-year-long outreach study call for action

2020-11-19T16:08:00+00:00

The results of the RSC’s Chemistry for All outreach study call for action from outreach providers, policy makers, teachers, schools, and parents to make chemistry more accessible for all

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RSC becomes official TikTok partner to inspire next generation of chemists

2020-11-04T13:42:00+00:00

We are excited to announce a partnership with social media platform TikTok, to become the first learned society in the world to join its #LearnOnTikTok programme

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Winners of Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund’s logo and video competition announced

2020-08-05T10:59:00+01:00

ACTF trustees announce the winners of their new logo and TikTok video competitions, run in lieu of the 2020 Schools’ Analyst competition

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Success for UK team at the International Chemistry Olympiad

2020-07-30T08:20:00+01:00

A team of four A-level students from the United Kingdom won one gold medal and three silver medals at the 52nd International Chemistry Olympiad competition, held virtually for the first time in the competition’s history

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Education in Chemistry launches new series for trainee teachers

2020-07-10T16:12:00+01:00By

Entering the world of teaching can be overwhelming, now trainee teachers have the opportunity to ask all kinds of questions to experienced educators to help them get one step ahead

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Our magazine created for chemistry teachers is full of material to support and inspire you. Published online and in print by the Royal Society of Chemistry, we deliver a teacher-tailored experience, including science articles, teaching ideas, and downloadable resources