Pancyprian Union of Chemists

The society has various aims centred on promoting chemistry education and research within Cyprus and on representing Cypriot chemists internationally. The PUC protects and regulates the Cypriot chemical profession through the Chemists' Registration Council.^[1] It also promotes information exchange between Chemists across the country. The PUC participates in an advisory capacity on several committees within the public sector including the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS).^[1] Through this, the Union supplies opinion and advice surrounding a range of public interest topics such as education in the chemical sciences and the environment.^[1]

In education, the PUC works to improve the standard of teaching in the chemical sciences and advises on the chemistry curriculum taught within schools.^[1] Together with the Union of Chemistry Teachers in Secondary Education the PUC organises the local Chemical Olympiads within Cyprus and facilitates educational and outreach events such as local and international seminars and conferences which are open to the public.^[4]