This document outlines the current state of chemistry in the UK and proposes next steps to develop a vision for UK chemistry. It provides data on the economic, social, and environmental impacts of chemistry as well as research funding and capabilities. It also examines skills, education, and engagement to identify areas for improvement and growth towards realizing a vision for UK chemistry by 2020. Key working groups and a process of town hall meetings, reports, and ongoing work are outlined to develop recommendations and achieve the vision.

1. Developing a Vision for UK Chemistry

2. Economic benefitsDirect contribution of the downstream chemistry-using industries to UK GDP, 2007 £billion Source: Oxford Economics, EPSRC, RSC

3. Social Source: A Century of Change: Trends in UK statistics since 1900, HoC Library Estimated from 1996

4. Environmental Endangered elements: the periodic table in short supply Source: Sustainable Technologies Roadmap, Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network (CIKTN)

5. UK and German share of world goods exports, 1960-2009 Source: World Trade Organisation

6. Research income and costs 2007/2008 £000s Chemistry department Source: Finances of Chemistry and Physics Departments in UK Universities, 2010 Nigel Brown Associates

7. The global R&D landscape Source: OECD 2010

8. Research pooling

9. Patent application growth rate by patent office (%): selected offices Source: WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators, 2010

10. UK R&D expenditure by industry sector, 2002–2009 Source: ONS

12. Technology Innovation Centres Source: BIS: The Current and Future Role of Technology and Innovation Centres in the UK, 2009

13. Employers seeking scientific andmathematically skilled staff (%) Source: CBI

14. Employer satisfaction with school/college leavers’ employability skills (%) Source: CBI

15. Teaching income and costs 2007/2008 £000s Chemistry department Source: Finances of Chemistry and Physics Departments in UK Universities, 2010 Nigel Brown Associates

16. PISA Ranking UK * Range given as too few schools participated to provide an accurate result Source: OECD

17. Next Steps Town Hall Meeting Research capability Engagement Business landscape Skills pipeline Working groups 2020 Vision Report Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct 2012……. 2020