Imperial education team wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

An undergraduate student conducting an experiment from home. The Department of Chemistry's 'Lab-In-a-Box' team has been named winners of the Society's Prize for Excellence in Higher Education. Nominated by their peers, the team was chosen by the RSC's prestigious panel of judges as some of the most inspirational, innovative and dedicated people in education. The team worked collaboratively to ensure that undergraduate students could continue to engage with hands-on practical chemistry learning while studying remotely. "Through our lab-in-a-box project, it has been incredibly rewarding to see students being able to continue engaging with practical chemistry..[their] hard work and dedication to learning is a real credit to them." After receiving the prize, the team said: "Working remotely during the pandemic lockdowns was undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges that university staff and students have had to face in recent times. "Through our lab-in-a-box project, it has been incredibly rewarding to see students being able to continue engaging with practical chemistry and working hard to develop skills which they are now bringing back into their on-campus lab classes. Our students' hard work and dedication to learning is a real credit to them.