In 2024, we are launching a new 3-day residential chemistry programme for children aged 13 to 14 years old, aimed at providing an opportunity for children from underserved communities, especially care experienced children to gain practical laboratory experience, explore and celebrate chemistry and be inspired to pursue chemistry as a subject and future career.

When you are 13 years old and are in year 9 at school, you choose your GCSE subjects. This can be daunting for most of us, as our decision can determine our future. Luckily, we have family, friends and teachers who can be there for us and help guide us.

Yet if you are in care, you don’t necessarily have family to help guide and support you. Your education is often disrupted because you are always moving home and looking into the future is not a reality.

Every child deserves the best chance.

This new initiative offers a unique chance to invest in the potential of care-experienced and underserved children. With 60 available places, over 50% are dedicated to care experienced children. Through this programme, participants will immerse themselves in chemistry, conducting experiments at a UK university, embracing university life, and engaging with professionals from the chemical industry, all while forging new friendships and expanding their horizons. This experience holds the potential to transform their futures.

Join us so we can together unlock their potential and pave the way for incredible opportunities.

Please donate and give these children their chance to step Into The Limelight.