Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.


Lynn Kidwell
Birches Head Academy
For significant and sustained contributions to safe chemistry practical education.

The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry & Sunamp Ltd
For the creation of a successful partnership that has led to the development and commercialisation of heat-storage technology using novel formulati...

RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group
For the successful transition of their programme to run online during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RSC South India Local Section
For the creation and development of a diverse programme for their community in South India.

The Northumbria-Sunderland-Freeman-bioM茅rieux collaboration
For the design and development of chromogenic reagents for the rapid detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria.

The Molecular Flow Sensor Team
For the development of a molecular flow sensor for non-invasive breath analysis to provide measurements of respiratory disease and cardiac output.

Team Nanobodies
For the development of tools for the fight against Covid-19.

Team Ice
For the development, application and translation of chemical tools for cryobiology.

In-cell Organometallic Redox Catalysis
For pioneering work on catalysis of redox reactions in cancer cells by synthetic organometallic complexes.

Sustainable methanol
For the discovery, fundamental understanding, and technical development of a novel catalytic technology for the recycling of carbon dioxide to prod...

Chiroptical Harmony
For the discovery of chiroptical harmonic scattering, theoretically predicted in 1979 and demonstrated experimentally 40 years later.

Single Atom Alloy Catalysis
For the development of single-atom alloys, a new class of catalysts that play a prominent role in the energy and sustainability fields.

E-TAC water splitting
For the development of an innovative membraneless water splitting technology for low-cost production of green hydrogen at scale.

The Chiral Materials Team
For the discovery of chiral organic materials that allow high control of photon and electron spin.

Team P(V)
For the discovery of a sustainable and scalable platform of P(V) reagents for the synthesis of stereodefined and variable phosphate chimeric oligon...

Sign Language Incorporation in Chemistry Education (SLICE...
For pioneering and disseminating an innovative sign language lexicon to facilitate the learning of organic chemistry by d/Deaf and hard of hearing...

Chemistry Lab-In-a-Box Team
For working collaboratively to ensure that undergraduate students could continue to engage with hands-on practical chemistry learning while working...

Greenhead College Chemistry Department
For enhancing and enriching the chemistry learning of a huge and diverse group of students by offering a high quality and broad chemistry education...

Leeds Lab Educators
For the creation of experiments and activities that improve students’ preparation for research in organic synthesis

Bond Chemical Education Team
For the development of gamified virtual laboratory experiments that enhance student engagement, laboratory self-efficacy and theoretical understand...