Prizes and awards 2017

Our chief executive Robert Parker says: “It is an honour to celebrate the innovation and expertise of our community through our prizes and awards.

“We know that chemistry can be a powerful force for good, and quality research and communication of that research are more important than ever before.

“Our charitable mission is to advance excellence in the chemical sciences, and we are proud to celebrate our inspiring and influential winners, who share that mission.”

Our winners are drawn from across the breadth of the chemical sciences and from around the world. We have categories for both early career researchers and more established researchers – and with over 80 prizes and awards in our main portfolio, there is something for everyone.

Among this year’s prizes and awards are four aimed specifically at the education sector, and these are covered in more depth in our magazine for chemistry educators, Education in Chemistry.

There are also eight prizes and awards aimed at those working in industry. The winners of these were announced at our flagship event for the chemical-using industry, Chemistry Means Business, in Manchester on 13–14 June.

Online article collection

In celebration of our 2017 prizes and awards, we have collected together some of the exciting research recently published by the winners in our journals.

The collection is free to access for a limited period.

Inclusion and diversity

Across all areas of the Royal Society of Chemistry we are committed to supporting and improving diversity and inclusion. Our statistics relating to gender diversity in our prizes and awards programme are published below.