For 2023, the Salters’ Institute is running its reimagined Festivals of Chemistry. Still aimed at learners aged 14-16 years old, the Festivals offer a three-stage, hybrid approach to explore all that chemistry offers as a subject area and as a gateway to many careers. The hybrid offering will include online elements, activities for the classroom, in-person events hosted at universities and a nationwide challenge. Find out more about each stage below.
This year, the programme has been created in collaboration with universities, industry and careers specialists to inspire students to pursue pathways in to chemistry and the related sciences.
We encourage students from all backgrounds and abilities to engage with the Festivals of Chemistry. This is an opportunity for students to be inspired about chemistry and the exciting and varied opportunities and careers available through studying this subject.
There are also a wealth of resources to support curriculum teaching and learning in and outside of school developed for Festivals 2021, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Users can immerse themselves in the world of chemistry with fun experiment demonstrations, tours of university labs, mini lectures, interactive shows and much more. All these free resources are still available for teachers and learners to access.
Discover chemistry and immerse yourself in the breadth of possibilities opened by chemistry and the related sciences.
Stage 1
Use these videos and careers lesson plans during your science classes to delve into chemistry as a subject, learn more about its application in the real world and explore the different career pathways it offers.
Stage 2
Check out our university partners for 2023 and access our in-school practical for schools that are not able to join us in person this year.
Stage 3
Put together a team and research, innovate, test and evaluate solutions in our Chemistry for Good Challenge, which looks at how to create sustainable cities and communities for the future. The submission deadline for entries is Friday 20th October 2023.
Our Festivals of Chemistry are open to all schools and there are no costs to participate in any stage of the Festivals of Chemistry. To access the content please register on the Salters’ Institute website and you will be issued a log-in to this site along with a code for students to use on registration. Log-in here. Once registered you will have access to all content from Festivals 2021 onwards.
If you have registered to access our Festivals website in previous years, your login and password will still be valid.
