Education News
18% for 'good' GCSE chemistry pass
06 February 2009
RSC document points to need for better quality assurance in exams
New GCSEs and A-levels
Information and support for the new GCSEs and A-levels introduced in 2006 and 2008
UK chemists force funding compromise
07 January 2009
EPSRC reinstates cap on first grants to spread funds more widely - but adds two year time limit
Molecular gastronomer writes Foreword to RSC book
05 December 2008
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal introduces the 5th edition of 'Food: The Chemistry of its Components'
Science minister: no dumbing down on my watch
05 December 2008
Lord Drayson responds to widely-reported concerns over exam quality
RSC welcomes EPSRC chemistry funding
05 December 2008
18 of 44 new doctoral training centres, worth £114m, will centre on chemical sciences
Investment rekindles interest in science
22 October 2008
Upturn in England's student science demand sees £350 million plan heralded a success
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SET award goes to UCL chemist
Vijay Chudasama, University College London, picks up best chemistry student prize at the 2008 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Student of the Year Awards.
European chemistry education database
SusChem launches online database of European education activities in sustainable chemistry.
UK chemists warn of funding crisis
20 October 2008
Sharp drop in grant numbers hits young scientists and blue skies research
Sunday Telegraph highlights RSC views on exam standards
29 September 2008
Richard Pike speaks of slipping standards in a Sunday Telegraph piece
31 Scottish industry PhD studentships in chemistry
26 September 2008
Universities invest in research to boost the chemicals industry in Scotland
CFOF rolls out to Wales
Chemistry for our future (CFOF) awarded £183k over the next two years for outreach projects in Wales.
Government investment must match students' enthusiasm for chemistry
15 August 2008
Entries for chemistry A-level are at a 10-year high - but funding needs to increase to accommodate the chemists of the future
Emperor's new clothes for education
09 May 2008
The emerging framework for UK education risks leaving the economy unable to compete effectively
MPs berate UK government and funding agency over research cuts
30 April 2008
Science and Technology Facilities Council is 'poorly managed', says report
Are STEM subjects really difficult?
Two independent studies investigate whether some school subjects, notably science and maths, are more difficult than others
The full picture for chemistry graduates
25 April 2008
In a letter to the Independent the RSC corrects the 'employment prospects' listed for graduates
Chemistry chief stamps on exam eggshells
21 August 2008
The time for bland, politically correct statements is over - science testing is dominated by what is easy to teach and easy to mark, says Richard Pike
Science pupils couldn't handle O-level questions in online challenge
09 July 2008
1960s O' level chemistry questions are much tougher than GCSE questions used today
International advisory board for Education in Chemistry
Education in Chemistry invites practising chemistry teachers in the secondary and tertiary sectors from around the world to join its International Advisory Board
Funding boost moves chemistry forward again across England
18 April 2008
An RSC-centred higher education programme has been awarded a further £1.65 million
Tight US budget hits chemistry research
14 March 2008
NSF cuts university grants, NIST halts chemical lab programme
Scientists of the future have their voices heard in Parliament
12 March 2008
Young scientists had the opportunity to put probing questions of their choice to a panel of MPs
