Our mission
We fund a broad range of projects and organisations that connect communities with the chemical sciences.
Through this, we want to help bring different people and organisations together to share ideas, develop meaningful partnerships, inspire new ways of working and encourage dialogue about the importance and role of chemistry in making the world a better place.
Engagement encompasses many approaches with diverse people in different settings – from schools and laboratories to museums and gardens. We are interested in funding projects and organisations that work with different audiences including youth, families, young carers, older adults or school groups.
We are particularly interested in funding work with under-served and under-represented audiences including people with disabilities and people facing social, economic and educational disadvantages.
Through the Fund we aim to support projects or programmes that:
- Develop science communication skills of chemists - building capacity and opportunities for chemists and chemical scientists to engage with schools and public audiences
- Engage with school students - inspiring and raising aspirations of student audiences to nurture a future generation passionate about the chemical sciences
- Engage with public audiences - involving a wide range of people in relevant contemporary issues in the chemical sciences
- Provide under-represented audiences, communities and places with inspiring chemistry engagement opportunities, delivered or coordinated by skilled people
About the fund and how to apply
Applicants/applications to the outreach fund must:
- be aged 18 and over
- be a UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) resident (with a UK or ROI address and bank account), or are applying on behalf of an organisation registered in the UK or ROI
- not resubmit an unsuccessful Outreach Fund application unless invited to do so
- be submitted in line with the specified deadlines for consideration in a particular funding round. If an application deadline is missed, it may still be submitted in the instance that the fund remains open to applications, but will not be reviewed by the assessment panel until after the next submission deadline
- have a significant aspect which is related to the chemical sciences
For further details please read our application guidance
Please make sure you have read our application guidance before you apply.
View the application questions before applying online:
Download draft small grant application form
Download draft large grant application form
All applications must be submitted online using the buttons below:
Deadlines for 2024
Monday 12 February
Monday 8 April
Monday 10 June
Monday 9 September
Monday 11 November
*Outcomes will be notified within six weeks of the closing date. Please note that funded grant activity must not start before the outcome is announced and must be completed by 30 November 2025.
Successful applicants will initially be asked to sign an agreement regarding the grant and, once complete, will be asked to raise an invoice for 80% of the total grant. The final 20% of the grant will be awarded following a review of the submitted evaluation.
Evaluations must be submitted within two weeks of the completion of a project. The evaluations offer us an insight into the impact, the challenges faced and the legacy of projects which helps keep us informed of the effectiveness of varying science engagement strategies.
We are aware that projects may encounter unforeseen challenges, as exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the off-chance that this does occur, we ask that you consult us regarding any changes to a project as laid out in the original application.
We are currently prioritising funding for projects that have one or more of the following outcomes:
- Audiences are engaged with issues around sustainability linked to chemical sciences
- Under-served audiences are better connected with or represented by the chemical sciences
- RSC members have opportunities to develop and/or use their engagement skills
- Well-being is enhanced or supported through the activity of the project or partnership
- Families connect with chemistry in fun, creative and participatory ways
- Audiences are engaged with chemistry in and through local contexts
Hear about the impact this grant has had
Without this funding from the RSC, the project simply would not have been possible. Although it was rejected initially, your team saw potential in our application
"The opportunity to revise and resubmit our application with further details and clarifications in some areas was appreciated. Few grant applications offer such feedback and opportunity, so this in itself was hugely helpful."
Mhairi McCann, Founder & CEO, Youth STEM 2030
Interactive chemistry activities in youth centres for students aged seven to twelve
The Outreach Fund is a great opportunity to enrich students with science and to give students from different backgrounds the opportunity to engage with chemistry activities
Dr. Sharon Williams from the School of Life Sciences at Coventry University and Secretary for the Birmingham and West Midlands Local Section shares with us her experience and the impact of receiving Outreach Fund grants.
Recognising the limited access to practical chemistry education in some of the schools in her local community, Sharon wanted to establish and drive a new engagement project promoting chemistry. The project focuses on organising interactive chemistry activities in youth centres, catering to students aged seven to twelve, as well as their families from the local community. Through this, her goal is to ensure that every child, irrespective of background, is afforded the chance to actively engage with the captivating world of science.
Sharon has greatly valued the support provided by our Outreach Fund and community. Specifically, her local section has been instrumental in offering support, ranging from assistance with promotional materials to connecting her with individuals in the local area who want to volunteer their time towards the activities.
This has provided early career chemists from nearby universities with opportunities to develop their science communication skills and give back to their local community. Recognising the benefits from these connections, Dr. Williams recommends fellow grant holders seek out their local community resources to support them in their projects.
Local sections have knowledge of who is in the area and who might be able to help with a project. Having this level of communication can really help a grant holder.
In addition to enhancing their university experience, the project has provided them with a unique opportunity to actively engage with and contribute to the local community in ways that are often inaccessible to most students. This experience has undoubtedly broadened their perspectives, making a positive and lasting impact on their personal and academic development.
Sharon says "Students can lack a sense of belonging while at university as they are placed into new environments. Outreach can help them feel a part of the community".
She feels that that the Outreach Fund grants she has been awarded have greatly contributed to her professional development as well. Running these events has helped her develop her confidence in areas such as organisation, leadership, and management. She also believes that the community knowledge she has gained is immensely beneficial in her role as a course director.
Showing that I can manage a project and practicing these skills has helped me develop.
Sharon understands that applying for grants can seem intimidating, but she encourages those considering applying to the Outreach Fund to take the leap. While the process may be challenging, it can lead to invaluable opportunities for funding and support. She offers some advice for those considering applying:
“If you are hesitant about applying, I would recommend starting small. Apply for a small grant and take your time in planning your event.
Start by running one or two activities, go through the procedure and gain confidence. Once you feel more confident, you can start to think about upscaling your events if you think it would suit your objectives.
I would also recommend involving your local section where possible. They will be able to offer help in the running of your project and can offer support should you need it.”
View projects our Outreach Fund has helped
In the tables below you can see all the varied activities that we are currently supporting and have supported in the past in your area of the UK.
2023 Projects
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Chemistry: A Pathway for a Sustainable Future? |
Educational organisation to run a residential course for a group of year 12 students from underrepresented backgrounds focused on green chemistry. |
£10,000 |
Claire Coburn |
Villiers Park Educational Trust |
East England |
| EnLighten: A reusable toolkit for outreach demonstrations | Develop an interactive kit to be used at the Cambridge festival, but then used in further outreach events and school visits. This kit will explore the chemistry around light. | £3,000 | Georgina Burgoyne Morris | Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge | East England |
| Nuclear Technology for the Future | Run a series of workshops in schools with a focus on Nuclear technology and chemistry | £1,993 | Megan Owen | Imperial College London | East England |
| Toddler and Early Years STEAM | Free group sessions to be run in Essex for children typically aged 2-4 years in which they will be exposed to basic chemistry principles. The sessions aim to instil a passion for chemistry in audience members from an early age. | £1,000 | Sandra Beale | Toddler and Early Years | East |
| Soothe, Dance Theatre & Brain Chemistry—Cambridge Festival | Develop a show based on the chemical basis of mental health and emotion, including both a dance performance and a talk by a chemist, to be delivered at a university, a school and the Red Balloon learning centre | £4,994 | Daniel Cossette | Infusion Physical Theatre | East |
| The Tasty Adventures Continue... | An independent science communicator is aiming to develop a series of workshops aimed at children, hosted both in-school and at a variety of other venues, to explore the chemistry of their food. | £8,767 | Sai Pathmanathan | Independent science communicator and author | Mid Anglia |
| Cambridge Hands On Science (CHaOS) Summer Roadshow 2023 | A student volunteer organisation is running a science roadshow bringing the chemical sciences to audiences, particularly targeting underrepresented audiences, with a focus on children aged 9-13 | £5,000 | Margaret Johncock | Cambridge Hands On Science | Mid Anglia |
| Big Bang STEM day | A school will be hosting a STEM fair, bringing partners in to engage with students in a variety of workshops, talks and shows, engaging participants around the chemical sciences and STEM more generally. | £780 | Ashley Levy | The City Academy, Hackney | Essex |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Atelier Labs |
Combining chemistry and art, Atelier Labs aims to enrich the lives of disadvantaged students in Leicestershire and the West Midlands. Chemists will communicate chemistry concepts beyond verbal language, through the interests and ‘languages’ of the young people and artists as co-collaborators. Over 7 days of activities, the children will collaborate with chemists and artists to shape their research together, along with highlighting pathways into further chemistry study. |
£9,985 |
Bob Christer |
Attenborough Arts Centre |
Midlands |
|
Pint of Science in Nottingham where science is accessible to all |
PhD student at the University of Nottingham to help run a festival that creates a space and platform where people with limited scientific knowledge can discuss ideas, ask questions and meet the scientific community. The activities combine the arts with the sciences and will involve scientific talks, exhibitions, performances and workshops. |
£700 |
Alexandra Kremmyda |
University of Nottingham |
Midlands |
|
Dynamic dyes and disco lights |
Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham to showcase how chemistry can be used as a key tool to tackle and monitor plastic pollution in the environment. The activities will be launched during British Science Week with 3 in-person sessions, followed by the dissemination of online resources and online, follow-up workshops. The project will be targeted at secondary school pupils. |
£2,620 |
Katie Reilly |
University of Birmingham |
Midlands |
|
CoCoElectro Bag |
Outreach Officer to engage the public with chemistry and materials science involved in energy and electricity through hands-on activities at public festivals. Activity stands will introduce areas of electricity and energy storage which the public will continue to learn about through take-home bags. |
£4,994 |
Christopher Hamlett |
University of Birmingham |
Midlands |
|
Chemistry Summer School at the University of Leicester |
University of Leicester to run a chemistry summer school that consists of a 3-day programme designed for A-level students. Disadvantaged students will be given the opportunity to experience life as a university chemistry student and will be supported by a mentor network. |
£4,072 |
Fabrizio Ortu |
University of Leicester |
Midlands |
|
Come Alive With Chemistry |
Deliver a series of in-school science sessions building projects which students will then present at the real science in schools symposium. Online open access resources will also be produced for teachers to conduct activities afterwards. |
£4,850 |
Sarah Walley |
Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity |
Midlands |
| Micro-Chemistry | Run 6 weeks of science club sessions for year 7-9 pupils, this will focus on micro-chemistry. | £474 | Angharad Baines | Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | Midlands |
| The Crystallisation Game (with live music) | Engage audiences at the ‘CoCoMAD’ community festival around topics related to crystallisation. This will involve a game with live music as well as hands-on activities and models to be run by early-career chemists who will receive training for the purpose. | £4,999 | Hamish Yeung | University of Birmingham | Midlands |
| Afterschool Science Club for Disadvantaged Girls | Funding has been awarded to allow a primary school to extend its offering of a science club programme offered to girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. | £1,733 | Elizabeth Sanders | Starbank Primary School | West Midlands |
| Chemistry for all: interactive session for the whole family | A freelance science communicator has been awarded funding to host a series of monthly sessions in a public library, targeting children and their families these sessions will aim to bring in a variety of chemists to run the individual events. | £3,000 | Leen Elhadi | Freelance | West Midlands |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
School STEM Room |
To purchase resources for an allocated STEM room which will support high-quality teaching and learning for topics that fall outside of the curriculum. The school will also provide resources through interdisciplinary topic boxes and STEM-a-story boxes. |
£2,396 |
Kate Vickers |
Chirnsyde Primary School |
Scotland |
|
Sustainable Plastic Challenge – Young Chemical Ambassadors |
The University of Strathclyde will build a network of ‘young chemical ambassadors’ who will spread the message about sustainable chemistry in their Schools. The programme will engage S3 pupils from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM, participating in a 4-day masterclass held at the University. Selected ambassadors will learn about chemical engineering, meet their mentors and gain practical lab skills. Ambassadors will present their experiences and research to their peers and classmates. |
£3,856 |
Sylvia Battcock |
University of Strathclyde |
Scotland |
|
Chemistry- how to challenge the Cost of Living! |
Deputy headteacher to allow children in school to complete a Discovery Award linked to a local business. School children and their families will focus on the chemistry involved when producing bread, along with exploring the costs of ingredients. |
£3,564 |
Carol Wilson |
Dumfries and Galloway Council |
Scotland |
|
The Body Game: a new way to improve biochemistry teaching and enhance the student experience |
Advanced Research Fellow to use the concept of gamification to improve the student experience when learning chemistry. Having developed a board game which tasks players to explore the human body, the University of Aberdeen will disseminate the game amongst schools, providing a development opportunity for university students to interact with and support school pupils. Teachers will also be trained to deliver the game in classrooms. |
£4,981 |
Sergio Dall’Angelo |
University of Aberdeen |
Scotland |
|
Communicating Research- Advancing Chemistry |
A higher education institution is piloting a project funding five postgraduate research student volunteers to develop engagement projects from their research. This will primarily engage school audiences while developing the communication skills of participating students |
£1,500 |
Beth Paschke |
University of Glasgow |
Scotland |
|
Mentors for Careers in the Chemical Sciences (MCCS) |
An organisation connecting young people with mentors from older generations will expand to offer an in-depth chemistry mentoring programme for a number of young people from underserved backgrounds. |
£10,000 |
Alastair Wilson |
Intergenerational Mentoring Network/University of Strathclyde |
Scotland |
|
STEM Family Engagement |
A primary school has been awarded a grant to run a club offering pupils as well as their families to get involved with hands-on science. |
£487 |
Hilary Gorman |
Harrysmuir Primary School |
Scotland |
|
A Multimedia Approach to Increase Science Engagement |
A University chemistry department has been awarded funding to develop multimedia highlighting the work done within the department and then present it to the public. |
£2,200 |
Jason McNulty |
University of St Andrews |
Scotland |
|
Famous Four STEM Outreach Programme |
An existing STEM engagement programme has been awarded funding which will allow them to deepen their existing programme which focuses on STEM storytelling. |
£1,650 |
Johnathan Doran |
Forth Valley College |
Scotland |
|
Energy Conversion and Storage Workshop |
Hold a series of presentations with workshops at the University of Aberdeen focussed on chemistry relating to batteries and renewable energy for secondary school groups. |
£10,000 |
Jani Shibuya |
University of Aberdeen |
Scotland |
|
Lab learners |
School workshops look at testing soil quality, with a focus on hypothesis testing and the scientific method. |
£2,400 |
Brian Crighton |
Fallin Primary School |
Scotland |
| Chemistry at Work | Run an event with secondary school pupils with demonstrations, workshops and talks from chemistry professionals which highlight the importance of studying chemistry and the career options available in the field. | £4,250 | Alasdair Jappy | Mearns Academy | Scotland |
| Fizz Boom Bang workshops in the Isle of Islay and Isle of Jura, 2024 | Bring trained science communicators to Islay and Jura to deliver the “Fizz Boon Bang” workshops in primary schools on the islands, providing them with experiences and opportunities that may normally be hard for them due to the remote location. | £4,585.00 | Dovile Jancionyte | Edinburgh Science Foundation | Scotland |
| MagiChem - Revealing the Wonders of Chemistry Through Magic | Run chemistry ‘magic’ shows in schools, explaining the underlying chemical principles behind the ‘magic tricks’. Online resources will also be developed out of the shows. | £4,948.00 | Suzanne Halden | ScotChem Ltd | Scotland |
| Enhancing Chemistry and Science Career Motivation in Scottish Primary Learners. | A higher education institution is aiming to create resources for schools focusing on STEM careers, particularly the variety of careers available, and the variety of backgrounds of scientists. This will outfit participants with knowledge about the opportunities in STEM careers, as well as more understanding of current issues in science. | £9,998 | Fraser Scott | Strathclyde University | Glasgow & West Scotland |
| Solarpunk Island - piloting a learning experience between arts and science | A science education organisation is expanding their existing workshops to also be able to cater to a younger audience. This will help enrich curriculum content for the | £10,000 | Helena Good | Daydream Believers | Edinburgh & SE Scotland |
| Crime Scene Chemistry Expansion | A science centre is expanding the delivery of a current chemistry workshop providing children with interaction and enrichment with the chemical sciences. They will be expanding the scope of delivery including expanded access to underserved audiences. | £4,476 | Steph McCann | Aberdeen Science Centre | Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire |
| Crime Lab Chemistry: Inspiring Chemistry Investigators | A higher education institution is working with the Dundee Science Centre and local schools to develop chemistry at-home kits focussed on forensic science. There will also be in-school engagement as well as family-day events allowing researchers to engage directly with the audience. | £9,000 | Herve Menard | Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee | Tayside |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Chemistry4Change |
The CEO of Big Ideas introduced young people to chemical scientists as role models and challenged young people to imagine how they could change the world using chemistry. This project aims to connect social action with chemistry to broaden the aspirations of KS2 students in Tyne and Wear. |
£10,000 |
Virginia Crompton |
Big Ideas |
South East |
|
Inspiring Home-Educated Students in Chemistry |
SATRO to deliver chemistry workshops to those who are home-educated. The sessions will be held in a community-based location that is accessible to all. |
£5,000 |
Anne Edward |
SATRO |
South East |
|
Sensory Superstars |
The Disability Union to expand their accessible, inclusive space where senses are used to learn through exploring and play. They will host an afterschool club in their local accessible garden centre which will welcome the families of disadvantaged pre-school children. |
£3,654 |
Natasha Lowman |
The Disability Union |
South East |
|
Open Access Labs and Year 12 Summer School |
Kings College London to run an outreach program that consists of an Open Access Lab and a Summer School. These projects will provide hands-on experiences with advanced chemistry which will be supported by postgraduates and undergraduates, providing an opportunity for them to develop their communication skills. |
£4,906 |
Helen Coulshed |
Kings College London |
South East |
|
Mud, Flood and Fire |
The Brunel Museum to develop a new Key Stage 2 science show, using the Thames Tunnel story to explore states of matter. They will work with chemists and RSC members to develop content for the science show. |
£4,714 |
Katherine McAlpine |
The Brunel Museum |
South East |
|
Summer Science Exhibition 2023 – from Mars to Humans |
Professor of Chemical Biology to hold an exhibit at Summer Science 2023 that will showcase the importance of Raman imaging. The exhibit will be delivered by some 15 PhDs and PDRA that will be provided with engagement and research training before the event. |
£5,000 |
Mark Bradley |
University of Edinburgh |
South East |
|
Ionic Liquids |
Chief science technician to offer an opportunity for students to make and test the properties of ionic liquids. |
£300 |
Razika Berboucha |
Lampton Academy |
South East |
|
Connect with STEM! |
ETSP to run chemistry lab demos at the Primary STEM Fair, in conjunction with a STEM Enrichment Day. Year 5 classroom teachers will engage in training to teach STEM in their lessons, while STEM workshops will be delivered in 18 primary schools. |
£1,875 |
Susan Matambanadzo |
Enfield Town Schools’ Partnership (ETSP) |
South East |
|
Valuing Our Technicians: Family Open Day |
The Open University to hold a project for their technical staff which aims to enable families to visit their laboratories. The event offers an opportunity for staff and their families to tour the laboratories, experience outreach activities and socialise to celebrate the technicians. |
£2,226 |
Zoe Ayres |
Open University |
South East |
|
1001 Inventions: Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry educational programme at Milton Keynes Central Library" |
An organisation hosting shows focused on the golden age of Islamic science has been awarded funding to host their show for the public in Milton Keynes. |
£9,910 |
Hanan Dowidar |
1001 Inventions |
South East |
|
"Atomic pathways: Connecting GCSE and A-level nuclear chemistry through medicine, energy, and forensics" |
A higher education institution has been granted funding to run workshops introducing children to nuclear chemistry. |
£3,375 |
Shaun Hemming |
University of Southampton |
South East |
|
iTAPS – Investigating the Toxicological Assessment of PFAS: Evaluating human health impacts from "forever chemicals" |
A Higher education organisation has been awarded funding to run a citizen science project investigating the impact on human health of PFAS chemicals. |
£10,000 |
Alexandra Richardson |
Imperial College London |
South East |
|
The Scholars Programme STEM placements |
An educational organisation will Run a scheme allowing young people from less advantaged backgrounds to deliver sessions across a term by PhD researchers including a University visit. |
£10,000 |
Eve Saunders |
The Brilliant Club |
South East |
| My Hydrogen Life: Stories from a Hydrogen-filled World | Connect hydrogen scientists with a performance-maker to create and perform a live show with interactive activities allowing scientists to reflect on their journeys into hydrogen science, their research and their vision for the future of hydrogen in the world. The performance will take place at a public festival, and be filmed to share online. | £10,000 | Stuart Andrews | Brunel University | South East |
| Careers in Energy - schools outreach panel/fayre day | Host an event focused on chemistry careers in the energy sector for KS4/5 students. This will involve speakers and stands with people working in the industry as well as academics. | £3,690 | James Wright | University of Surrey | South East |
| Schools' Analyst Competition 2024 | An event providing schools with kits to take part in a chemistry competition has been awarded funding to expand their reach to audiences which may have previously been prohibited by cost. | £10,000 | Caroline Pollard | National Physical Laboratory | London |
| In2Science Summer Programme | A summer programme has been awarded funding to allow a number of young people from underserved audiences to take part in their programme over the summer | £10,000 | Paul Davis | In2Science UK | London |
| Chemistry at Work: Businesses tackling big issues | A social enterprise is developing workshops with scientists covering their work in the chemical sciences with a focus on sustainability. There will also be specific sessions run to accommodate specific underserved audiences. | £9,550 | Xanthe Pitt | Discovery Planet C.I.C. | Kent |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Science Creates Outreach Schools Programme |
Science Creates Outreach to immerse year 5-9 students in workshops that are led by chemists. They will host 4 sessions a week, welcoming 3,000 children over the year, offering an opportunity for two-way engagement between chemists and students. |
£9,971 |
Charlie Proctor |
Science Creates |
South West |
|
Learning Laboratory Skills |
Creative Tuition Ltd provides applied science students between the ages of 16 and 19 with the opportunity to develop practical skills and the requisite confidence within a laboratory setting. |
£4,803 |
Lara Lalemi |
Creative Tuition Ltd |
South West |
|
Sustainable Transport Challenge: Celebration Event |
STEM Learning to create a STEM engagement activity designed to inspire young people to think about how to explore the planet in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. STEM Learning will train Climate Ambassador mentors who will offer support to participants. |
£4,950 |
Rhona Phelps |
STEM Learning |
South West |
|
Jurassic Lab |
A science center has been awarded funding for a project focusing on chemistry relating to fossils on the local Charmouth coast. |
£8,361 |
Phil Davidson |
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre |
South West |
|
Escape the Atom 'relaunch' |
Funding has been awarded to redevelop and relaunch an online game focused on chemistry. The game will be changed slightly based on feedback before being relaunched and publicised ahead of British Science Week. |
£1,270 |
Daniel Cooper (1) |
testtuberevise.com |
South West |
|
Incredible Chemistry |
A charity working with children with disabilities has been funded to enhance the offering of chemistry content in its activities. |
£5,000 |
Jennie Prewett |
Incredible Kids |
South West |
|
REDOX of Renewables mobile outreach project |
Run science activities at various community locations and events focussed on sustainable chemistry, particularly biomass power and fuel cells |
£9,000 |
Nicholas Waitz |
Treverbyn Community Trust |
South West |
| Seeking Employment, Education and Training in the Chemical Industry | Work with students identified as at risk of not entering employment education or training post-16 to engage them with career opportunities in the local chemical science industry, offering workshops, demos, 1-1 mentoring, work experience and post-programme support. | £10,000 | Janine Bisson | Cornwall council | South West |
| Chemistry: its foundations and their development | A higher education institution is developing a project to explore the foundations of chemistry and the philosophical underpinnings of the subject. This will encourage key stage 3 and 4 pupils to deepen their thinking and understanding of chemistry as a subject. | £9,710 | James Ladyman | University of Bristol | Bristol & District |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
The Humber STEM Event 2023 |
A teacher to host 2 STEM events. The events aim to address barriers to participation in chemistry for students, offering an opportunity for children to see chemistry representatives in different vocations. The project also looks to create equitable partnerships between primary schools, academics, community outreach officers and representatives from industry. |
£9,940 |
Liam Johnson |
Humber STEM Event |
North East |
|
Dyes, Textiles and eco-sustainability |
A higher education institution has been funded to deliver a programme in schools focussed on eco-sustainability, followed by a weekend of events at a local outdoor venue focussed on sustainability as it pertains to dyes and textiles. |
£10,000 |
John Dean |
Northumbria University |
North East |
|
The Science of Drug Design |
Funding has been awarded to a project introducing children to pharmaceutical chemistry in Durham. |
£436 |
Alice Rowan |
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation |
North East |
|
The Burngreave Chemistry Club |
Run a series of workshops targeting young people from underrepresented backgrounds in the Burngreave area, including bilingual activities. |
£10,000 |
Hassun El-Zafar |
Freelancer |
North East |
|
The World of Microbes |
Develop workshops in collaboration with Durham and Newcastle Universities to be delivered to children and families, focusing on wastewater treatment with microbes. |
£9,925 |
Katy Vanden |
Cap-a-Pie |
North East |
|
Chemistry Outreach in SEND schools |
Create and deliver a programme of chemistry workshops for children with special educational needs and disabilities, including trips to encourage aspirations for chemistry careers. |
£4,998 |
Elle Wilks |
Lightyear Foundation |
North East |
| Science Clubs! | Work with a science centre to run specialist sessions for autistic and neurodivergent children. | £2,722 | Mark Hall | North East Autism Society (NEAS) | North East |
| What's in my Water? | An environmental organisation has been granted funding to run a project in local schools on water environmental analysis focused on using their local water sources. | £10,000 | James Kirk | Groundwork Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Past, Present, Future | An archaeological company will run workshops in schools that focus on the importance of chemistry to archaeology. | £9,978 | Sara Willis | Wessex Archaeology Ltd | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
My best friend, the Earth! |
Postdoctoral research assistant to deliver 10, 3-hour long, free sessions in collaboration with different schools in the Yorkshire area that will introduce the concept of sustainability to children aged 7 to 11 years old, along with their families. |
£5,000 |
Ana Maria Totea |
University of Huddersfield |
North West |
|
A Summer of Science: Learning from the Past for a Sustainable Future |
A festival that will engage members of the public with science and sustainability through links to historical and everyday objects and events. The sessions aim to show that chemistry can be found everywhere and is accessible to all. |
£3,180 |
Kate Dobson |
Nantwich Museum Trust Ltd |
North West |
|
Chemistry at Work |
A science center is running a careers fair to showcase the wide variety of careers available in the chemical sciences |
£5,999 |
Lucinda Lewis |
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum |
North West |
|
Chemistry4Change Merseyside |
An educational charity has been funded to run their chemistry workshops in schools in Merseyside, having previously had success with the project elsewhere |
£10,000 |
Virginia Crompton |
Big Ideas |
North West |
| Future Food Challenge - using the chemistry of aquaponics to grow food for the future | Deliver workshops in underprivileged schools which examine the role of chemistry in tackling global food challenges. | £10,000 | Abby Williams | Farm Urban | North West |
| 'Sustainable School Chemists - Fostering Chemical Curiosity through a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Challenge!' | Run workshops in Liverpool schools with high pupil premium rates which focus on sustainable development. Pupils will also be able to visit the university for some practical chemistry sessions in the university labs. | £10,000 | Andrea Mallaburn | Liverpool John Moores University | North West |
| Pipes and Poo: an interactive game-show adventure | Run workshops for children aged 4-10 developed with chemists to examine the chemistry of wastewater cleaning and filtration. This will particularly target pupils from schools with high rates of pupil premium. | £9,479 | Sarah Punshon | One Tenth Human | North West |
| Science Discovery Workshops | Run curriculum-linked youth clubs in community venues. There would be daytime sessions as well as afternoon ones which would allow families to join in. | £4,726 | Awen Ashworth | Inspire by Sbarduno CIC | North West |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
| Colour in Chemistry | Cardiff-based science education consultancy to run workshops connecting schools and community groups with STEM ambassadors. This project aims to target underrepresented and rural areas. | £10,000 | Cerian Angharad | See Science | South East Wales |
|
Sustainable Farming for Primary Schools |
Run school sessions looking at the chemistry of their soil and its applicability to sustainable farming practices. |
£9,970 |
Rebecca Davies |
Engineering Education Scheme Wales Limited |
Wales |
|
Chemistry in the Workplace |
Educational organisation to host a Chemistry careers fair at Swansea University including a carousel of hands-on Chemistry workshops. |
£5,000 |
Cerian Angharad |
See Science |
Wales |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Pharma Lab: School outreach for primary and secondary schools |
A higher education institution is upscaling its science outreach programme, creating workshops to engage underrepresented youth audiences with topics based on pharmaceutical chemistry. |
£5,619 |
Chiara Hanlon |
Dundalk Institute of Technology |
Republic of Ireland |
|
Carnival of Science Cork 2023 |
A Higher education institution is hosting a Chemistry Marquee at the Carnival of Science in Cork. This will host live chemistry magic shows and provide the opportunity for chemistry students and academics to engage directly with members of the public. |
£7,000 |
Eric Moore |
University College Cork |
Republic of Ireland |
|
Catalysing Change: How Green Chemistry Promotes Sustainability |
Educational organisation to run interactive workshops for schools focused on green chemistry. |
£6,000 |
Criodán Ó Murchú |
Midlands Science |
Republic of Ireland |
| Polymer Playground Chemistry for Gifted Disadvantaged Students | Deliver chemistry activities at Dublin University to school students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are identified as having high academic potential. | £4,070 | Leeanne Hinch | Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland (CTYI) | Republic of Ireland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
| Chemistry at Work 2023 | A university has been awarded funding to host a careers fair in Northern Ireland which would demonstrate to school students the variety of career options available to them in the chemical sciences. | £5,000 | Kevin Morgan | Queen's University Belfast | Northern Ireland |
| NI Science Festival | Hold talks as part of NI science festivals delivered by scientists targeting under-represented audiences and with hands on experiments. | £5,000 | Sarah Jones | Science Festivals NI | Northern Ireland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Science At Shotley – SAS – Who Does Wins (Science Club) |
Teacher at primary school to run a weekly after-school chemistry club to engage UKS2 pupils with the science of Chemistry. |
£750 |
Gary Purnell |
Shotley Community Primary School |
East |
|
Spect-acular Spectrography |
STEMPOINT East to loan kits that consist of 1-5 iPhos spectrometers, software, sources and instructions to schools/STEM clubs in the East of England, along with the home educator community. |
£3,000 |
Helen Spencer |
STEMPOINT East |
East |
|
Country Trust Soil Health campaign |
The Country Trust wants connect children with the land that sustains them through connecting 4 schools with a soil expert farmer, a soil scientist. The campaign will also allow the students to learn about soil chemistry through fun, hands-on activities. |
£10,000 |
Jill Attenborough |
The Country Trust |
East |
|
Chemical Shift – Bringing the Chemical Sciences to underserved audiences in the East of England |
This project aims to take Cambridge Science Centre into the centre of underserved communities in the East of England in order to create accessible, hands-on science experiences which will provide an enriching experience for the audience. |
£10,000 |
Rebecca Porter |
Cambridge Science Centre |
East |
Ireland
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
South West College- Sustainability Gardens and Workshops |
South West College to run sustainability workshops using garden resources to provide a practical learning environment for participants from all backgrounds. |
£10,000 |
Supriya Foster |
South West College |
Ireland |
|
Beauty and the Chemistry Beasts |
Midlands science to run an open public event as part of the Midlands Science Festival that explores how Chemical sciences are involved in personal care products and cosmetics. This event is targeted towards disadvantaged schools and aims to raise awareness of sustainability issues surrounding cosmetics. |
£5,000 |
Jackie Gorman |
Midlands Science |
Ireland |
|
Chemistry at Work 2022 |
Lecturer from Queen’s University Belfast to run a Chemistry at Work event to take place over 2 days. This event aims to encourage women into careers within Chemistry through showcasing differing areas of employment within the science. |
£4,000 |
Dr Kevin Morgan |
Queen’s University Belfast |
Ireland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
SLoWCat; (Securing a) Sustainable Future with a Low-Dimensional Catalysts |
Professor at Loughborough University to train students in the delivery of outreach events focused on the use of catalysts to reduce energy requirements of fuel and fine chemical production from waste. Design of outreach exhibits will take place in collaboration with partner schools and their families. |
£7,546 |
Professor Sandie Dann |
Loughborough University |
Midlands |
|
Atelier Labs |
SENsory atelier will combine Chemistry with art within school and gallery settings, showcasing chemistry experiments to disadvantaged children to promote enjoyment of the sciences. |
£4,920 |
Bob Christer |
Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester |
Midlands |
|
In Your Element |
Flatpack Projects to present their 16th Flatpack Festival. Taking place in Birmingham, the festival aims to encourage disadvantaged children to pursue chemistry by engaging audiences in Chemical sciences through performances by a combination of artists and scientists. |
£2,000 |
Sam Groves |
Flatpack Projects |
Midlands |
|
Chemistry for all |
Assistant professor to increase public interest in Chemistry by running hands-on activities within youth centres for Coventry and Birmingham communities. The activities aim to connect with students aged 7-12 and their families. |
£3,100 |
Sharon Williams |
Coventry University |
Midlands |
|
CoCoBioMater Bag |
Outreach officer to run a project that introduces students to self-led work and good scientific practice in domestic and school settings. Young people will make their own ’bioplastics’ out of kitchen waste. |
£4,985 |
Dr Christopher Hamlett |
Friends of Cotteridge Park |
Midlands |
|
Parent outreach workshops |
Science lead at local primary school to run science family engagement evenings for years R – 6 to increase family engagement in the child’s science experiences. |
£3,500 |
Clare Barry |
Whittington CE Primary School |
Midlands |
|
Science Club |
Teacher at a primary school to run Chemistry themed sessions at the school science club to raise pupils’ aspirations in the sciences. |
£90 |
Andrew Blair |
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School |
Midlands |
|
Chemistry and Sustainability for All! |
Lab Rascals to visit 3 primary schools in the most underprivileged areas of Grimsby on 3 separate occasions. The workshops will encourage the children and their families to explore careers in the local renewables sector, ideas surrounding CO2 and the environment, along with investigating insulation materials. |
£10,000 |
Katie Norman |
Lab Rascals |
Midlands |
|
Metal Heads |
PhD students, post-docs and lecturers at the University of Leicester to create a pop-up stand that introduces the public to the role that metals play in our daily lives. The display will be used at several public events such as university open days and science festivals. |
£5,000 |
Dr Guillaume Zante |
University of Leicester |
Midlands |
|
BLAST Chemistry and Art Lab |
BLAST FEST to enable 4 of their Fellows (underprivileged artists and scientists) to explore the Chemical aspects of their work by bringing them together with Chemical scientists through a series of workshops. BLAST FEST also wishes to develop 2 of the Fellows’ subjects and create a piece of art that can be shared during Black History Month. |
£10,000 |
Anita Shervington |
BLAST Fest Ltd |
Midlands |
|
Chemistry of Chocolate |
The RSC Food Group to engage underprivileged students, from hundreds of different schools, in a fun and informative one-hour session on the complex chemistry of chocolate. The session aims to get students interested in chemistry through educating the pupils on food chemistry. |
£2,500 |
Robert Cordina |
RSC Food Group |
Midlands |
|
ChemBAM at Turves Green Boys’ School |
The outreach officer at the University of Birmingham aims to inspire 3 middle-set year 9 classes from a secondary school in Birmingham by providing them with monthly chemistry activities. There will be 6 monthly 1-hour sessions for each class involved. |
£897 |
Rachel Chataway-Green |
University of Birmingham |
Midlands |
|
Become a chemist for a day |
A PhD student to deliver a one-day drop-in workshop to members of the public in underserved communities of Reading Borough. |
£2335 |
Symiah Barnett |
Loughborough University |
Midlands |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Improving vocational routes into STEM jobs STEM through primary science |
Teacher to run a STEM event for children aged 9-11 years old. The event will support vocational routes into STEM jobs, inspiring school audiences in underprivileged areas of Hull. |
£6,965 |
Liam Johnson |
Holderness Teacher Research Group |
North-East |
|
Animate Materials |
Producer to create a theatrical production to educate 5–10-year-olds in underprivileged areas of the Northeast about the moral and ethical considerations raised by the development of animate materials. |
£9,955 |
Katy Vanden |
Cap-a-Pie |
North-East |
|
Careers in Chemistry Inspiration |
The national careers week CIC will supply downloadable and free chemistry-linked resources to teaching staff to allow them to explore concepts behind careers in Chemistry, therefore igniting interest from pupils of all ages. |
£10,000 |
Stephen Logan |
National Careers Week CIC |
North-East |
|
Empowering Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma Communities to Understand and Monitor Air Quality |
Dr Katherine Manfred from the University of York to distribute PM2.5 sensors to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma (GTR) communities to allow them to monitor air quality at sites and to educate GTR communities on sources of air pollution. |
£4,200 |
Dr Katherine Manfred |
University of York |
North-East |
|
Chemistry Club |
STEM coordinator at secondary school to run a Chemistry club that engages the interests of Year 7-9 students with the field of Chemistry. |
£500 |
Sarah Ford |
King James 1 Academy |
North-East |
|
Tiny Sparks- Under 5’s program |
Development officer of charity to run weekly play sessions for children aged 3-5 years-old in which they investigate topics and themes linked to the Discovery Museum collection, aiming to build aspirations of underprivileged children from Tyne and Wear. |
£10,000 |
Anna Snell |
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum Development Trust |
North-East |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Creating a Sustainable Life on Earth through Chemical Sciences (CASLOE-CS) |
The head of research and programme development to deliver workshops and webinar programmes within secondary schools in underprivileged areas of the Northwest. |
£9,900 |
Mark Waters |
4wardFutures |
North-West |
|
Positive Power: Chemistry |
Wirral Unplugged CIC to run two, 2-hour community family events and make 150 Chemistry take-home play boxes to reach disadvantaged families in Birkenhead and encourage the uptake of chemistry careers within these communities. |
£5,000 |
Dr Diana Powell |
Wirral Unplugged CIC |
North-West |
|
Battery Power |
Chief executive of Woodcraft Folk to support underprivileged children and young adults in the exploration of practical applications of chemistry including solar energy, batteries and energy storage. Workshops will be run, allowing young people to build solar arrays and battery units. |
£4,758 |
Deborah McCahon |
Woodcraft Folk |
North-West |
|
Chemistry at Work |
An education Manager to run a 4-day science event that aims to inspire and inspire students from disadvantaged backgrounds about the myriad of careers available within the chemical science sector by bringing pupils together with practising chemists. |
£6,000 |
Lucinda Lewis |
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum |
North-West |
|
Chemistry with Cabbage for Schools in areas of Deprivation |
The Director of Chemistry with Cabbage to run full-day chemistry workshops in schools in Salford, Liverpool, Wythenshawe and Stoke-on-Trent. Hands-on activities will engage students with real life chemistry and aims to show students that chemistry can offer a fun, rewarding career. |
£5,000 |
Lorelly Wilson |
Chemistry with Cabbage |
North-West |
|
Rochdale Science Extravaganza (Climate Change & Sustainability) |
Rochdale Science Initiative to develop a climate change and sustainability community engagement programme for disadvantaged families living in Rochdale borough. The project will consist of an inclusive one-day science festival and exclusive chemistry-based face-to-face workshops. |
£5,000 |
Mohammed Rahman |
Rochdale Science Initiative C.I.C |
North-West |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Workshop in a Box |
PhD student to run 2 themed workshops (‘Murder in the Lab?’ and ‘Historical Hoax’) aimed at children aged from 11 to 18 years old from disadvantaged or rural areas within Scotland. |
£9,893 |
Katie Grant |
University of Edinburgh |
Scotland |
|
Rannsachadh Àrainn Eucoir: Am Puffin Bochd (English: Crime Science Investigation: The Poor Puffin) |
University of Strathclyde to provide STEM learning activities in Gaelic for those living within remote communities. |
£10,000 |
Dr Kirsty Ross |
University of Strathclyde |
Scotland |
|
Pharmacy Elements – the chemistry of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences |
Lecturer at Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences to promote Chemistry in pharmacy and allied pharmaceutical science along with careers that are available in pharmaceutical sciences. This will be achieved through a pilot study that will produce resources that will be targeted at secondary schools in Scotland. |
£4,820 |
Dr Geoff Coxon |
Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences |
Scotland |
|
Family Science Club |
West Lothian Council to run after-school Chemical science clubs at schools with a high number of disadvantaged students to support primary children and their parents or carers to see Chemical science as a career pathway. |
£1,500 |
Nicola Connor |
West Lothian Council |
Scotland |
|
Lass O’Pairts |
A theatre company to deliver a performance exhibition in the Highlands consisting of three scheduled performances about pioneering female scientists. The project aims to improve science capital and provide diverse, relevant role models to underrepresented groups in chemistry. |
£10,000 |
Angie Dight |
Mischief La-Bas |
Scotland |
|
Molecular Gastronomy |
Turnbull High School to run a lunchtime club for disadvantaged S2 and S3 pupils that will focus on career opportunities in food science, along with further study options such as Modern Apprenticeships and college courses. Senior leaders will lead activities and develop science communication skills that will support their transition to further education/employment. |
£1,120 |
Helen Scally |
Turnbull High School |
Scotland |
|
‘Let’s experiment’: chemistry engagement activities for disadvantaged schools and community groups |
The Edinburgh Science Foundation to transform City Art Centre into a science playground for 3 days. Local primary schools in the most deprived areas of Edinburgh will be invited to attend the Festival with their families to try hands-on activities which will engage the audience with chemistry. |
£10,000 |
Dovile Jancionyte |
Edinburgh Science Foundation |
Scotland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
The Food Clinic Podcast and Events Series |
Producer and filmmaker to produce a podcast and event series targeted at disadvantaged young adults to raise awareness for the role that nutrition and diet play in reducing disease risk. |
£5,000 |
Dr Yemisi Bokinni |
Remedy Studios Limited |
South East |
|
Routes Into Chemistry |
The EDT to deliver chemistry-themed experience days in schools to promote Routes into Stem (RIS) and to increase the uptake of chemistry in higher education from girls and young women. |
£9,954 |
Tess Gallacher |
The Engineering Development Trust |
South-East |
|
Celebrating the work of Sir Harry Kroto |
A senior lecturer at the University of Sussex to run a one-off event celebrating the work of Harry Kroto to demonstrate the relevance of fundamental chemistry. |
£2,370 |
Dr Shane Lo Fan Hin |
University of Sussex |
South-East |
|
Carbon literacy, chemistry and the climate emergency |
The chief executive of Woodcraft Folk to adopt a peer education model to train young adults to teach disadvantaged younger generations about the role of Chemistry in finding a solution to the climate emergency. |
£4,985 |
Deborah McCahon |
Woodcraft Folk |
South-East |
|
The Magic of Molecular Chirality |
PhD student at ICL to conduct hands-on demonstrations that explore Chirality at schools across the UK and at the Great Exhibition Road Festival. |
£3,000 |
Louis Minion |
Imperial College London |
South-East |
|
Country Trust soil and health campaign |
The Country Trust to connect disadvantaged children to the land that sustains us through food, in particular soil and the chemical reactions that take place within it. Activities will be sensory-based, curriculum-linked and contribute to a citizen science project. |
£10,000 |
Jill Attenborough |
The Country Trust |
South-East |
|
STEM club – aspirational activities |
The STEM organiser of Hove Park School to invest in scientific equipment that can be used within the STEM club to improve engagement and help underrepresented students engage with Chemical Sciences in a capacity not achievable through the current school curriculum. |
£873 |
Charlotte Lacny |
Hove Park School |
South-East |
|
SouthWestFest: A Breath of Fresh Air – Performance and Workshop Project |
South Westminster community festival to bring Golden Toad Theatre Company’s educational family musical ‘Errol’s Garden’, along with planting workshops, to SouthWestFest’s festival day. This aims to open conversations with local families from disadvantaged backgrounds around the subject of sustainability and chemistry in the natural world. |
£3,513 |
Dodie Finamore |
South Westminster Community Festival |
South-East |
|
Acid Box: The chemistry of psychedelic research |
The creative director of Wowbagger Productions to create a comic with the participation of 20+ marginalised young artists and scientists that explores the use of drugs with hopes to widen access to the Chemical sciences for disadvantaged young adults and exemplify how artistic pursuits can be part of the solution to global problems. |
£10,000 |
Sara Kenney |
Wowbagger Productions |
South-East |
|
Oval Learning Science Partnership |
Oval learning to nurture a network of science leads from 12 diverse and deprived schools who will share resources and co-create activities in relation to contemporary issues in the chemical sciences. These activities will reach 3,000 students. |
£10,000 |
Sue Armitage |
Oval Learning |
South-East |
|
Inside and Out: Connecting young people to Chemistry research |
Senior lecturer at the University of Kent to connect young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds in Kent to Chemistry research by creating social media content on TikTok and Instagram, by designing and running workshops for schools and by bringing marginalised students into a Chemistry research lab. |
£10,000 |
Dr Jennifer Leigh |
University of Kent |
South-East |
|
Curious ChemiStories |
NCFE to build the science capital of parents, teachers and professionals working with disadvantaged families so that they can confidently use Chemistry concepts and language in storytelling activities with children. This will be achieved through the delivery of a workshop to 50 professionals, the production of a downloadable resource pack for organisations and through the curation of two events which combine storytelling and Chemistry for families and schools during Family Learning Festival. |
£8,820 |
John Beattie |
Campaign for Learning (a division and trading name of NCFE) |
South-East |
|
Chemistry4Change |
Big Ideas to run a place-based programme with primary school in underprivileged areas across the Tees Valley. The programme will connect children to chemists working on sustainability agenda and challenge these children to then build their own ideas of using Chemistry to change the world around them. |
£10,000 |
Dr Virginia Crompton |
Big Ideas |
South-East |
|
Open Arms – Wellbeing through science |
Discovery Planet C.I.C to deliver 4 hands-on Chemistry workshops to 10 unaccompanied young refugees/asylum seekers, allowing them to engage with Chemistry to enhance their wellbeing, along with leading to development of personal skills. |
£2,580 |
Xanthe Pitt |
Discovery Planet C.I.C |
South-East |
|
Quest fore |
The social impact coordinator of a secondary school on the south coast to develop the aspiration of disadvantage pupils through interactive practical activities, role model programmes, guest speakers and engagement with chemists. |
£9,970 |
Jan Lefley |
Park Community School |
South-East |
|
Dream Big for STEM: Chemistry Edition |
A fundraising manager to provide an opportunity for underprivileged Key Stage 1 pupil to interact with real-life scientists, inspiring them with the range of roles in STEM and the literacy skills they use day-to-day. |
£9,984 |
Laura Leonard |
National Literacy Trust |
South-East |
|
Further Greener Fragrances |
The Institute for Research in Schools to engage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with practical chemistry research. With the guidance of scientists, the project aims to teach young people how developments in chemistry can lead to improvements in their everyday lives. |
£10,000 |
Neil Garrido |
The Institute for Research in Schools |
South-East |
|
KS5 STEM Tutoring in Westminster 2022-23 |
Tutorfair Foundation to deliver 300 hours of one-to-one A-Level tutoring to 30 disadvantaged students in London. |
£2,300 |
Joss Serraillier |
Tutorfair Foundation |
South-East |
|
Soap meets Art of Marbling |
PhD student at ICL to deliver a series of workshops in schools and public libraries that explore the chemistry behind ‘paper marbling’. The workshops aim to increase the science capital of underrepresented groups in STEM. |
£9,623 |
Liva Donina |
Imperial College London |
South-East |
|
The Creative Chemistry Tent |
The educational outreach officer at the University of Oxford to nurture an interest in the chemical sciences by running activities that involve the creation of droplet artworks using common plant-based indicators. The project is targeted at underprivileged communities in Oxfordshire. |
£6,390 |
Saskia O’Sullivan |
University of Oxford |
South-East |
|
THE MOBILE LAB |
A senior chemistry technician at Winchester College to set up a chemistry club for local primary schools in the Winchester area. Children that attend would be able to use equipment which will help them prepare for science lessons at secondary school. |
£1,162 |
Jodie Parsons |
Winchester College |
South-East |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Future Green Jobs |
The council to run interactive workshops within secondary schools in rural and disadvantaged regions of Cornwall to promote green jobs within Chemistry to 11–14-year-olds. |
£10,000 |
Janine Bisson |
Cornwall Council |
South-West |
|
The Explorers Family Festival |
The explorers programme at the Natural History Museum (NHM) to run a series of ‘family festivals’ which aim to encourage families from disadvantaged backgrounds to visit the NHM and use this platform to inform them about careers in the environmental sector. |
£5,000 |
Nuzhat Tabassum |
The Explorers Programme at the Natural History Museum |
South-West |
|
Somerscience Festival |
The Somerscience Trust to run a community-led family festival in rural South Somerset. The event will be an exciting mix of interactive science shows, workshops, performances and demonstrations. |
£5,000 |
Teresa Bower |
The Somerscience Trust |
South-West |
|
CARGO - Henrietta |
The University of Bristol to develop and an online lesson in their mixed-media approach to education called the CARGO Classroom. The lesson will focus on Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells and as the CARGO classroom is free, all members of the public are welcome to use it. |
£5,000 |
Caroline McKinnon |
University of Bristol |
South-West |
|
Empowering young people to lead on the future of Green Chemistry in their communities in Bristol |
The head of science at the Orchard School Bristol to enrich the existing school curriculum and exposed disadvantaged students to science-related careers. Children from KS2-4 will use air pollution detectors to collect data, create their own biodiesels, attend an immersive day at the University of Bristol and collaborate with other students in the Trust in Learning Academies to evaluate the sustainability of their school practices. |
£3,852 |
Janet Criddle |
Orchard School Bristol |
South-West |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
|
Chemistry: The Small World Around Us |
Swansea University students work with neighbouring schools in disadvantaged areas, running hour-long sessions consisting of hands-on chemistry experiments. This aims to develop the science communication skills of aspiring chemists while engaging with children in a fun and appealing way. |
£1,595 |
Tia Ansell |
Swansea University |
Wales |
|
Chemistry at Work |
See science in collaboration with the Chemistry department at Swansea University to run 4 one-day events, which include workshops, to at least 8 secondary schools from underprivileged areas in South Wales. The events will focus on highlighting relevant contemporary issues within Chemical sciences and how Chemistry is used within the workplace. |
£4,800 |
Cerian Angharad |
See Science |
Wales |
|
Discover your Chemical Potential |
Chwarae Teg to run a series of events that will introduce young women to female role models and experts in STEM, with the overarching aim to provide girls with an insight into a variety of industries where Chemistry is an integral discipline. |
£9,968 |
Hayley Dunne |
Chwarae Teg |
Wales |
|
Tri Chemistry |
Wild Elements to run a 3-session outdoor chemistry programme that will bring chemistry to years 5 and 6 in 9 primary schools in deprived and/or rural areas in Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd. Wild Elements wants to show young people that a career in chemistry is available to all. |
£9476 |
Claudia Howard |
Wild Elements |
Wales |
|
Chemistry Clubs |
The manager of Reaching Wider Partnership to develop ‘chemistry capital’ in year 9 pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing opportunities for participation in out-of-school science learning along with exposure to role models in science-related roles. |
£4,992 |
Alice Davies |
Reaching Wider Partnership – Swansea University |
Wales |
|
Chemistry at the Lab |
Techniquest to offer free visits for 750 pupils to their recently renovated lab. It aims to familiarise disadvantaged students with the laboratory environment, equipment and encourage further STEM engagement. |
£5,000 |
Andrea Meyrick |
Techniquest |
Wales |
|
Creative Chemistry |
Xplore! to develop a new chemistry show based around everyday chemicals and with a strong focus on sustainability that is suitable for family audiences. The show will be taken to 4 venues in disadvantaged areas of North Wales. |
£2,815 |
Clair Griffiths |
Xplore! |
Wales |
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