Educational Techniques Group

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Purpose and scope

The Educational Techniques Group has been at the forefront of chemical education for the last 20 years and was involved with the creation of several major innovative & exciting projects which saw nationwide release. Today the group is moving forward into the 21st Century and is always looking for members involvement and enthusiasm. The group is looking to work closely with the RSC's fantastic learn chemistry team and are hoping to promote the use of different technologies within education.

Aims

The aim of the group is to further the interests of both academic and industrial members of the RSC in the subject by:

  • Keeping group members informed and provide a mechanism for discussion
  • Supporting professional members of the Sector and the RSC
  • Encouraging links between academic, research and industrial organisations
  • Assisting in the formulation of the RSC's position papers on Government action in the sector

Benefits of joining this group

  • Advance notice of relevant events, meetings and conferences and courses
  • Reduced registration fees for meetings
  • Networking opportunities
  • General info of various topics associated with the interest group and related RSC Subject Communities
  • Keeps members up-to-date with current developments within the sector and promotes Continuous Professional Development

How to join

RSC members can join this interest group by updating their details in the “Manage my interest groups” section of the online RSC membership area.

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Get involved

The group is run by a committee of RSC members who are always keen to hear from group members. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see your group doing please do not hesitate to contact the secretary.

Forthcoming events

View forthcoming events organised by the Educational Techniques Group.

Annual report

Please get in touch with the Networks Team if you would like to be sent a copy of last year’s annual report for the Educational Techniques Group.  

Keep in touch

The group issues e-alerts which provides links to group events and other relevant information which may be of interest to you.


Community

You can also keep up to date with us on Twitter/X by following us @EdTech_RSC.



Committee

The committee members listed are responsible for designing programmes that will advance chemistry in the subject area, helping the RSC to meet its aims, engaging with and supporting our members.
We are always keen to welcome new members to the committee. When vacancies arise, we circulate a “Call for Committee”, where an email is sent to all members of the group to make them aware of new opportunities to join the committee. 
It is important to have diverse representation on committees to consider the needs of our membership. All RSC members are welcome to stand for committee positions when vacancies are advertised. 

PositionPrefixFirst NameLast NameRsc Letters
CHAIRDrJamesWrightMRSC
MEMDrMalcolmBuchananCSciTeach MRSC
MEMDrGlebAleshin 
MEMMsJACOBCOXMRSC
MEMMrRobertWorleyFRSC
MEMDrSamuelPerryMRSC
MEMDrMilanAntonijevicFRSC
MEMDrNancyEl-FarargyMRSC
SECDrAnnaKirkhamCSciTeach MRSC
TREASDrPeterHoareMRSC

Glossary for Committee Positions

 Acronym  Position
 CHAIR  Chair
 TREAS  Treasurer
 SEC  Secretary
 MEM  Member
 MEMCO  Co-opted Member

Contact the Committee

For any queries about the interest group, please contact the Committee Secretary using the contact form, accessible via the button below.

Email the Secretary

Contact us

Contact the Networks team with your queries.

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