Registration is now open for the Thames Valley section regional heat of the 2025 RSC Top of the Bench competition, taking place at the Chemistry Teaching Laboratory, University of Oxford on Wednesday 15th January 2025.
The competition is free to enter and is open to teams of 4 pupils (two from Year 9 and one each from Years 10 and 11). The day will involve a practical lab challenge and a careers talk. The winning team will go through to represent the Thames Valley region in the national finals.
There are bursaries available to support state school attendance. The programme will take place during the school day and lunch will be provided. Teams need to be accompanied by an adult (this does not have to be chemistry teacher).
Please apply using this form (use this link to check if your school is in the Thames Valley region).
