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Our dedicated policy team, working with our members, wider community and expert partners, provide authoritative and robust information to shape current debates.
Whether maximising the effectiveness of research and education, or facilitating policymakers to use scientific information, our goal is to shape the development of policy relevant to the chemical sciences.

Life sciences and the industrial strategy
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Building our industrial strategy
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Response to the Future Research Assessment Programme
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HEFCE's consultation on the Research Excellence Framework
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Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework
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Improving diversity in the chemical sciences

Plan S consultation response from the RSC
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UKRI consultation on New deal for postgraduate research
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The Science Teaching Survey 2024 full report
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