Networks Newsletter- December 2022
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the November Networks Newsletter, our way to keep our member network committee members and representatives up to date with RSC activities, services and new initiatives.We want to gauge the engagement of our volunteers with this newsletter. Therefore, please click on the short survey (<5 minutes) below to confirm you have opened this month’s Networks Newsletter. There is also an option in the survey to provide feedback on what we call the newsletter in the future to better emphasise the importance of the content.Confirm you have seen this messageThis month’s Newsletter contains:
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Upcoming Events
- Spotlight: Free student membership
- Your Local Section Education coordinators
- Updates from across the RSC
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| Spotlight: Free Student Membership |
In this month’s spotlight we want to highlight that the RSC offers free membership to undergraduate-level students and apprentices. This message has been communicated through our student networks also but feel free to pass this information on to anyone interested.To support the next generation of chemical scientists build strong professional foundations, free RSC student membership is now available to all Undergraduate students studying in the UK/ROI and all undergraduate students studying at an RSC accredited institution internationally. This includes individuals undertaking a relevant Higher National Diploma. To become part of our membership community, please visit members.rsc.org/student to complete an application and use the code CATALYST100 to waive the subscription.
Individuals undertaking an apprenticeship can also receive a free membership subscription by visiting members.rsc.org/affiliate and using the code APP100 to waive costs.
Please share this with your networks and help us to grow our community. For any further queries, please contact the membership team.
Thank you to all those who attended our Local Section Day online or at Burlington House on 16 November.Many of our volunteers have been asking about who their Education Coordinator is for their area. Therefore, please find below a list of our Education Coordinators and which areas they cover. You can also find a map of them on the RSC Education website.
| Rizwana Alvi |
East England |
East Anglia, Essex, Mid-Anglia
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| Beth Anderson |
Midlands |
East Midlands, Thames Valley |
Laura-Alexandra Smith
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Mid-South Scotland |
Edinburgh & SE Scotland, Glasgow & W Scotland, Tayside |
| Johanne Brolly |
Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
Joanna Buckley
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North East England |
Hull & E Yorkshire, Central Yorkshire, Southumbria, Huddersfield, Sheffield & District |
Stephanie Sdepanian
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North East England |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Teesside, Lancaster & District |
Dawn Gillies
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North Scotland |
Aberdeen & N Scotland, Mid-Scotland |
Katayune Presland
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North West England |
Cumbria, Liverpool, Manchester & District |
| John O'Donoghue |
Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| Rita Buttegieg |
South East England |
Chilterns & Middlesex, Kent |
| Katie Nuttall |
South England |
Downland |
Kate Whetter
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South West England |
Bristol & District, Mid-
Southern Counties, Peninsula |
Rebecca Laye
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Wales |
SE Wales, N Wales, S Wales West, Mid-Wales |
| Ross Christodoulou |
West England |
Birmingham & W Midlands, N Staffordshire |
| Communications from across the RSC |
Here are updates about events and activities from our Global Inclusion, Prizes, Publishing, Careers, and Education teams. Please pass on to your networks where relevant.Chemistry and Plants: Creative Forms of Public EngagementWould your committee like to engage public audiences in novel and creative ways? Are you keen to widen your networks’ reach in science communication?Join Eve Barro from Chelsea Physic Garden for an online workshop from 12-1pm (UK time) 26 January on how to engage publics with chemistry through plants and botanical gardens! Find out more and registerInclusion and Diversity Forum on 6 December 2022 The Inclusion and Diversity Forum will take place on 6 December. Join us for a day of talks, interactive discussions, and highlights of our recent work on race and ethnicity, and disability and accessibility. Although in-person registration has closed, the Forum content is also being made available virtually through live and on-demand viewing to registrants. Registration is required.Find out more and registerIndustry Technician of the Year Nominations openEvery year, technical staff make outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences. With their experience and passion, the work technicians do every day supports high quality science. All this deserves to be appreciated and celebrated – and our annual award does just that.The Industry Technician of the Year award recognises technical staff for their role in the chemical sciences. The lucky winner is selected by the Industry Prizes Working Group and will be awarded £1,000.The award is open to anyone working in a technical role in the chemical sciences in the UK or Ireland, no matter their career stage, and they don’t have to be an RSC member to be nominated.Nominations are now open until Wednesday 18 January at 5pm (UK time).Submit a nominationRSC commits to 100% Open Access
The RSC announced in October that we aim to make all fully RSC-owned journals Open Access within five years. In doing so, we become first chemistry publisher and one of the first society publishers to commit to a fully Open Access future.
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In 2023 and beyond, we will engage with partners and communities to evolve the open access landscape towards a model where the author does not pay article processing charges, but rather these are covered by institutional or funder level deals.Read the AnnouncementRSC Desktop Seminar Series: Interface of Chemistry & Biology
| This series is a joint collaboration of RSC Chemical Biology, RSC Advances, Chemical Science, and ChemComm featuring a range of global speakers highlighting their research at the interface of chemistry and biology. |
Register to watch on demandRSC Chemical Biology Outstanding Paper Award winners announcedThe Outstanding Paper Award recognises some of the outstanding work published in the journal, as well as the authors behind those articles. We are delighted to announce the first RSC Chemical Biology Outstanding Paper 2021 is awarded to Prof. Jennifer Andexer and her research group from the University of Freiburg. The winning paper, chosen by the journal’s editorial board highlighted a bicyclic S-adenosylmethionine regeneration system applicable with different nucleosides or nucleotides as cofactor building blocks.Find out moreChemCareers Webinar Programme 2023Run by the Career Management team, and available for all membership categories, ChemCareers is a monthly webinar series providing advice, access to experts and career inspiration. Next year's ChemCareers webinars will cover a range of topics, from managing workload to careers in biotechnology. Our programme starts with our Mental Health and Careers series in January. Read the full programme2022 Education Prize winners announcedThe winners of the 2022 Excellence in Education prizes and Horizon Prizes for Education have been announced, celebrating inspirational, innovative and dedicated people working within chemistry education.Celebrate the Winners
This Newsletter has been tailored to you, but the full version can be found on the Networks Newsletter blog. Please read the online version and get in touch with suggestions for what you would like included or feedback about what we've sent you!Send us your feedbackKind regards,
The Networks Team
Fiona, Debbie, Claire and Barney
