Research and innovation prizes
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.

Our Research and innovation prizes recognise brilliant chemical scientists carrying out amazing work in academia and industry. They include prizes for those at different career stages in chemistry and for those working in specific fields, as well as interdisciplinary prizes and prizes for those in specific roles.
Prizes in this category
Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Recognising outstanding chemists, who are also exceptional communicators, from overseas to give lectures in the UK and Ireland.
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Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
Recognising outstanding contributions to chemistry research made by mid-career scientists.
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Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prizes for Chemistry
Contributing outstanding contributions to chemistry research made by early career scientists.
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Materials Chemistry open prize: John B Goodenough Prize
Recognising outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in any area of materials chemistry.
Opens - 01 October 2025
Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Recognising outstanding contributions to any area of organic chemistry made by a mid-career scientist.
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番茄社区 Apprentice Prizes
Recognising outstanding contributions made by apprentices working in the chemical sciences.
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