Inclusion and diversity

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promote inclusivity and accessibility in order to improve diversity.</p> <p><strong>Chemistry should be for everyone. We’re working to make that a reality.</strong></p> </div> </div><div class="block a2maintextblock "> <div class="content-block hashtaglink"> <hr> </div> </div><div class="block a2maintextblock "> <div class="content-block hashtaglink"> <h2>Our approach to improving diversity</h2> <p>Our goal is to increase the diversity of people choosing the chemical sciences and fulfilling their potential for a truly inclusive community.</p> <h3>Key aims of our strategy to 2025</h3> <ul> <li>Collate, analyse and use data to ensure an evidence-driven approach.</li> <li>Investigate perceptions of who can be a chemical scientist.</li> <li>Support early career chemists encompassing all career routes to the profession.</li> <li>Ensure fair and equal progression for talented chemical scientists.</li> <li>Learn from, and share with, our global partners the insight, knowledge and tools to progress inclusion and diversity across the chemical sciences worldwide.</li> </ul> <p>Read more in the Strategy 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