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The is our annual innovation initiative, turning promising ideas into commercial reality.

The competition brings cutting edge science to the real world for the benefit of society. It aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative technologies in health and wellbeing, energy and environment, food and water, and materials.

We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the GDCh during a joint symposium to celebrate their 150th anniversary year in 2017. Through this agreement, we partner to promote and enable the chemical sciences in Europe and in particular through support of the European Chemical Society, EuChemS.

We collaborate with IChemE on the interdisciplinary journal, Molecular Systems Design and Engineering.

The journal focuses on understanding molecular properties, behaviour and interactions, and how this can be applied to the design of processes, to solve global technological problems. It brings together selected disciplines in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computational and materials science.

We were awarded 拢300,000 from the Mayor of London through the London Schools Excellence Fund, to support our Inspiring 浪花直播 Teachers programme.

This programme was aimed at developing the subject knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers who deliver chemistry lessons in London鈥檚 schools. This support for teachers resulted in a positive effect on pupil鈥檚 enjoyment, interest and achievement in chemistry.

The National Science Academy Grant Scheme has supported the Welsh activities of our Spectroscopy in a Suitcase (SIAS) outreach programme with a donation of 拢33,500. The SIAS programme provides students with demonstrations and access to spectrometers and analytical equipment.

The aim of our partnership is to increase the number of Welsh pupils studying chemistry at university and electing to follow a science-based career. We also aim to increase the participation of students from areas of low engagement with chemistry.

We are participating in two programmes within the UK Government鈥檚 Newton Fund programme.

Through our operational alliance with the British Council, we鈥檙e one of the organisations involved in co-funding Newton Fund researcher links grants, which create new bilateral partnerships between the UK and scientifically developing countries through co-organised workshops.

In partnership with the Royal Society we are co-funding Newton Fund international researcher exchanges between scientists in the UK and Africa.

, which launched in September 2014, is an open access journal publishing research across the entire range of science, using objective peer review and without any restrictions on scope, length or impact. The journal comprises 12 subject sections, including chemistry.

As part of this collaboration we manage the editorial aspects up to acceptance, including editorial content development and peer-review, for articles published in the chemistry section of this journal.

With the support of SFI, we are expanding our current Spectroscopy in a Suitcase programme (SIAS) across Ireland. The support provides enhanced training and equipment to help to meet the high demand for SIAS visits. 

The SIAS programme provides students with demonstrations and access to spectrometers and analytical equipment.

Our 'Inspire To Teach' programme is supported by a grant of 拢60,000 over three years from the Wilkinson Charitable Trust.

This programme aims to:

• reach and educate a wide audience of individuals about the merits of science teaching
• support newly qualified teachers by broadening their professional network, enabling them to identify with each other and seek out mentoring opportunities
• combine training, networking and celebration to maximise impact on the scholars
• result in more of the best students choosing to study chemistry at university.

During four years of support and a financial donation of 拢1m the Wolfson Foundation has made a substantial difference to the aspirations of thousands of talented and gifted students.

Through our Reach & Teach programme, this generous donation has enabled us to enhance the knowledge and skills of hundreds of chemistry teachers, through:

• development of continuous professional development courses
• providing thousands of students with enrichment and enhancement activities
• access to 浪花直播 at Work events and .

The Pan Africa 浪花直播 Network (PACN) works to support the creation of a self-sustaining science base in Africa, to solve local challenges and contribute to global knowledge in the chemical sciences.

In 2015, we launched a partnership with GSK that, over a period of seven years, trained 520 African scientists in key analytical chemistry techniques. Volunteers from GSK shared their technical expertise as trainers and advisers on the programme, which was based at the PACN hubs in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria.

The training covered Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), which are vital analytical techniques. Delegates learned the theory and practical aspects, as well as how to repair and maintain the machines.

A key part of the programme was training local chemical scientists to run the GC-MS training into the future. We recruited 15 local trainers, some of whom went on to roll out the course to regional universities in their home countries.

GC-MS and LC-MS are complementary techniques, both crucial in analytical chemistry, and have different strengths. LC-MS can be carried out using liquid samples and is therefore suitable for a wider range of compounds than GC-MS. It is particularly useful in pharmaceuticals research, water analysis and environmental monitoring.

The programme benefitted from equipment donations from Waters Corporation, Agilent Technologies, Peak Scientific, Providion, and Recycling Organisation Research Opportunities (RORO).

We are continuing to see how the training and support has made a real impact on individuals and their science.

With their new skills, previous course delegates say they are better able to troubleshoot the equipment at their universities, and are applying their expertise to research that includes exploring the anti-malarial properties of plants, screening drinking water for contaminants and identifying counterfeit medicine.

"Our equipment was purchased in 2013 and since then it has been abandoned due to some problems, such as lack of technical know-how, inability to replace the GC accessories (column, septum, and liner), gas leakages from gas lines and familiarization of the GC software.
 
 "Immediately after my training in November 2016, we ordered gases and these were installed without leakages. During the training, I took some photographs on how to change a column, so this helped me a lot, as I was able to remove the existing column and replace it with a new one. I also changed the septum and liner in the injection port.
 
 "With all these changes, our GC is working perfectly. The GC-MS training held in Lagos was of immense benefit to me and to my institution."

Chijoke Olisash from Redeemer鈥檚 University attended the GC-MS training course in Lagos in November 2016

Through the partnership with GSK, PACN held 33 courses on GC-MS and LC-MS between 2015 and 2022. Since then, PACN has continued to run these courses at its Hubs through support from the RSC.

In 2020, we published a textbook for scientists carrying out GC-MS, which was written by the PACN course trainers. This textbook covers the theory and practical aspects of GC-MS and is tailored to the particular challenges faced by scientists working in Africa.

Meanwhile, the local trainers, who will continue running the programme in the long term, are helping to build a sustainable community of analytical chemists in Africa and create a lasting legacy.

From December 2011, worked with the Pan Africa 浪花直播 Network (PACN) to develop talent in the chemical sciences. P&G made a significant investment to develop skills and increase science capacity within Africa; collaborating with leading scientists and students to exchange knowledge and generate opportunities for innovation in the areas of hygiene, health and waste.

With P&G鈥檚 generous support we established two new centres of excellence in analytical chemistry at the University of Lagos and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. P&G donated equipment and provided experts who offered technical support and industrial experience to the centres.

In February 2016, we held the 4th joint 浪花直播 P&G Symposium returning to the inaugural host city of Lagos focusing on the importance of the Chemical Sciences and Technology for Growth in Africa. This series of symposia provided an opportunity to build relationships between academia and industrial partners across the PACN, boosting knowledge and skills in research and publishing while empowering African students through opportunities such as internships.

Further, through their collaboration laboratory at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, P&G supported a number of academic internships through this innovative model which provides collaborative industrial-academic research projects.

was established in 2006, and aims to promote collaboration throughout the community of chemists and chemical scientists in Africa. We collaborate with FASC by participating in scientific meetings and supporting African scientists through the Pan African 浪花直播 Network (PACN).

In March 2007, we signed an international cooperation agreement with the . Through the agreement we have co-organised symposia through the Pan African 浪花直播 Network (PACN). This agreement was re-signed in June 2012 and again in 2018.

Roche is committed to improving the standards of healthcare for people worldwide.

Together with Roche, we launched a series of symposia in China, which address global healthcare challenges through innovative and interdisciplinary chemical research. The symposia enable participants to present research, share best practices, and establish new connections with potential collaborators.

Unilever R&D Shanghai, China, are committed to advancing the chemical sciences in the area of functional materials, and we partnered to organise a series of symposia in China.

The symposia enable academic and industrial scientists, including graduate and postgraduate students, to share leading research in functional materials science. Participants exchange ideas and experiences, and have the opportunity to establish new research collaborations.

We signed a reciprocal agreement with the Canadian Society for 浪花直播 in 2014. This agreement enables members from each society to access benefits from each other.

We signed an international cooperation agreement with the CCS in 2006.This agreement was renewed in 2010 and again in July 2016. Through this agreement, we have co-organised scientific symposia in China to strengthen research relationships between China and the UK.

We signed an international cooperation agreement with the CPA in November 2011 and this will be resigned in August 2016. The agreement has enabled joint symposia to be organised in China and the UK on topics of global importance in human health and medicinal chemistry.

In February 2007, we signed an international cooperation agreement with the CRSI. Through this agreement, we have co-organised symposia in India and the UK, helping to build links between researchers in both countries. This agreement was renewed in February 2016.

We signed an international cooperation agreement with the CSJ in July 2010. The agreement has enabled joint Japan-UK symposia to be organised each year alternating between Japan and UK in order to facilitate new collaborations between researchers in each country. The agreement was re-signed in March 2023 in Japan.

We signed an international cooperation agreement with the KCS at their national meeting in October 2009. Through this agreement, we have co-organised joint Korea-UK symposia and exchanged researchers between the UK and Korea, strengthening research links between the two countries. The agreement was renewed in April 2014 and again in April 2019.

Since 2012 we have organised joint symposia with the NSFC on topics of importance to researchers in the UK and China. The symposia are organised both in China and the UK on topics such as natural products, optoelectronics and organic synthesis, enabling participants to establish new research collaborations.

We signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Royal Australian Chemical Institute at their Awards Ceremony in November 2018. This agreement enables members from each society to access benefits from each other.

We signed an international cooperation agreement with the SBQ on 31 May 2007. The agreement has delivered support and services to members of both societies and improve their networking through joint scientific meetings, encouraging participants to establish new research collaborations. The agreement was re-signed in 2012 and again in 2018.

Philanthropist and healthcare pioneer Dr Yusuf Hamied has made a very generous donation and enabled us to launch the  for school students in India. Over the next five years, we aim to:

• equip 8,000 teachers across India with the specialist knowledge and skills to deliver exciting and engaging chemistry lessons, and to share their knowledge with their colleagues
• provide 1,600 of the brightest chemistry students from all backgrounds with places at chemistry camps to motivate and inspire them to reach the necessary standards to study chemistry at university.