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Support for students
Our wide range of inspiring and interactive resources highlight the interconnectivity and relevance of chemistry in the modern world.
Periodic table
Use our app, interactive periodic table website and Top Trumps game to explore the periodic table.
Interactive periodic table
Discover the elements through videos, podcasts, data trends and uses
Elements Top Trumps
Have fun with the elements and their properties: each of these 30 game cards represents one element, with data on its melting point, density, price, discovery date and atom size
International Year of the Periodic Table activities
In celebration of the International Year of the Periodic Table, explore the chemical elements using innovative and interactive resources
Resources to use independently
Test yourself with these quick quizzes
Find out how art and science have been working symbiotically for centuries
Unlock the grid using just your chemistry knowledge…
Revise chemical concepts using computer simulations
Practice your experimental skills with these online, interactive activities
Explore 366 days of chemistry history
Thinking about the future
Future in chemistry
Real-life career stories and articles to inspire and inform you about your future in chemistry
Decision time
A former admissions tutor reveals what students should really care about when choosing an undergraduate chemistry course
Getting started on your UCAS application
Dr Careers offers some advice on how to choose your course and write your personal statement
More careers articles
Earn while you learn
How the new apprenticeship levy is shaping opportunities for school students
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Chemistry: the ultimate facilitating subject?
Kristy asks: why is chemistry such a prized qualification for entering higher education?
So you want to be a chemist?
Francesca Burgoyne from RSC ChemNet takes a look at why you should get some work experience and how to go about finding a placement
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Why I became a teacher
Rosie Coates, an RSC teacher scholar, talks about how a career in science communication led her into teaching