# Top of the Bench

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/royal-society-of-chemistry/top-of-the-bench

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** Royal Society of Chemistry (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/royal-society-of-chemistry)
- **Subjects:** Chemistry
- **Age groups:** Intermediate
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Online
- **Entry route:** See organiser website for entry details.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2027-04-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.rsc.org/campaigning-outreach/outreach/top-of-the-bench/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/royal-society-of-chemistry/top-of-the-bench
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/royal-society-of-chemistry/top-of-the-bench.md

## Summary

A long-running UK team competition for 14–16-year-old chemistry students, culminating in a national final.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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