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Wales can and must do more to win competitive research funding to enable it to further innovate, the Royal Society of Chemistry Chief Executive said today.

Great Britain is half a century behind the United States when it comes to comparing opportunities for women in science, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s President-Elect said today.

Ofqual’s review of A-level chemistry standards shows the Royal Society of Chemistry must play a greater role in exam regulation, according to the learned society’s Chief Executive.

Today’s protest by scientists outside Parliament highlights some significant concerns about the direction the EPSRC is, and has been, taking.

The great-great-grandson of James “Paraffin” Young unveiled the RSC landmark blue plaque in his ancestor’s honour at the Bennie Museum, Bathgate today.

Evidence provides clear role for professional bodies in science A-level design

The Royal Society of Chemistry has joined forces with Asia Information Services (AIS) to sell RSC eBooks in China and Hong Kong.

Dr Robert Parker responded to a "worryingly inaccurate" article in Research Fortnight on the RSC's position on Open Access

The lack of women in science is highlighted today with men making up 42 of the 44 Royal Society Fellows, said the RSC's incoming President.

Throwing away one of Britain’s few GDP-positive industries by adopting an unsustainable Open Access model would "destroy the fabric of scientific communications".

Dr Robert Parker's letter to the Guardian in response to the newspaper's editorial on Open Access.

Chemistry remains central to the clean-up and continuation of nuclear R&D, a panel of experts including the government’s chief scientific adviser heard today.

The UK economy cannot afford the wastage in talent that comes when women in STEM careers leave their profession prematurely, according to a new report.

The RSC secured the backing of a real life Sherlock and Dr Watson today in its bid to persuade the makers of the hit BBC show to update their periodic table.

American atmospheric chemist Professor Susan Solomon lectured at the Chemistry Centre on the doomed Scott expedition, the day after the centenary commemoration.

Two-time World Triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee launches the RSC's 2012 Global Experiment calling for children around the world to test the effects of sports drinks on athletic performance.

The EPSRC's shaping capability announcement is as good a sign as we could have hoped for in tough times for the continued importance of science to the economy, said the President of the RSC.

Dr Robert Parker today welcomed the announcement that dementia research funding is set to rise to £66m by 2015.

Sherlock Holmes’s forensic detective skills were called into question today as it was revealed this modern sleuth is relying on ancient equipment to solve his latest cases.

GlaxoSmithKline’s announcement it is investing £500m in UK manufacturing gives ‘Big Pharma’ a huge boost, said the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry.