Chartered Scientist (CSci) is a
professional qualification in the
United Kingdom that is awarded by the
Science Council
The Science Council is a UK organisation that was established by Royal Charter in 2003. The principal activity of The Science Council is the promotion of the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of and education in science pure and applie ...
through its Licensed member organisations. Holders of this qualification can use the post-nominal letters CSci.
Chartered scientists are professional scientists who are practising and/or advancing science at the full professional level and are individuals for whom scientific knowledge or practice at that level form an essential element of their role.
The required standard
[Standards section of Chartered Scientist website http://www.charteredscientist.org/about/standards.html] for Chartered Scientist registration is a Masters-level science qualification (or equivalent) with four years of postgraduate work experience.
The standards of the Chartered Scientist designation are upheld by the Science Council’s Registration Authority, whose members are elected representatives from the Licensed Bodies and appointed experts from other areas.
Chartered Science Teacher
There is a specialist section of the register for scientists whose primary profession is teaching. Those registered are entitled to use the post-nominal CSciTeach. It was developed in 2007 by the Science Council in partnership with the
Association for Science Education
The Association for Science Education (ASE) is a professional association in the United Kingdom for teachers of science and science technicians. The association was formed in 1963 and is a member of the UK Science Council.
Aims
The Royal Chart ...
, and is also awarded by the
Royal Society of Biology
The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Fo ...
and the
Royal Society of Chemistry.
[www.charteredscientist.org]
SSciTeach Brochure[''Education in Chemistry'', March 2014 p3 "RSC to award CSciTeach"]
See also
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Chartered Biologist
The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Fo ...
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Chartered Chemist
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Chartered Engineer (UK)
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Chartered Physicist
Chartered Physicist (CPhys) is a chartered status and a professional qualification awarded by the Institute of Physics. It is denoted by the postnominals "CPhys".
Description
Achieving chartered status in any profession denotes to the wider co ...
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Chartered Statistician
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Chartered Mathematician Chartered Mathematician (CMath) is a professional qualification in Mathematics awarded to professional practising mathematicians by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) in the United Kingdom.
Chartered Mathematician is the IMA's ...
References
External links
Science Council website Chartered Scientist websiteChartered Science Teacher
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Professional certification in science
Professional titles and certifications
Post-nominal letters
Titles in the United Kingdom
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