Member Network Events

RSC Biomaterials ��ӰԺ Group Annual Meeting

Event dates: 8 January 2025 13:00 - 10 January 2025 13:00
Event summary: Annual meetings of the group are designed to promote biomaterials chemistry research and development, enhance existing links, foster new collaborations and spread expertise.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group Annual Symposium

Event dates: 13 January 2025 12:00 - 14 January 2025 15:00
Event summary: This annual flagship event of the RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group will cover recent developments in fundamentals and applications of novel nanomaterials.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Recent Appointees in Physical ��ӰԺ -- RAPC 2025

Event dates: 13 January 2025 12:30 - 15 January 2025 13:00
Event summary: This meeting is organised by the Faraday Council to bring together recent appointees across physical chemistry from the UK.
Event Venue: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom

Retired Members Lunch (Central)

Event dates: 14 January 2025 12:15-14:00
Event summary: Retired members lunch convenient for those located in the central area of the section around Bristol
Event Venue: Eastfield Inn, Bristol, BS9 4NQ, United Kingdom

Top of the Bench Thames Valley Local Section Heat

Event dates: 15 January 2025
Event summary: The next Top of the Bench Thames Valley local section heat will take place on Wednesday, 15th January 2025 (final timings to be confirmed).
Event Venue: University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3SR, United Kingdom

RSC Energy Sector Next Generation Materials for Solar Photovoltaics 2025

Event dates: 16 January 2025
Event summary: This symposium is a one day event.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Top of the Bench Lancashire Local Section Heat

Event dates: 16 January 2025 10:00-15:30
Event summary: 'Top of the Bench competition’ hosted by the School of Law and Policing at the University of Central Lancashire on Thursday 16th January 2025 at UCLan main campus in Preston.
Event Venue: University of Central Lancashire , Preston, PR1 2HE, United Kingdom

Drugging the Multimorbidity Associated with Ageing

Event dates: 17 January 2025 09:30-17:00
Event summary: Bringing skills in Medicinal ��ӰԺ, Chemical Biology, Compound Generation, AI, Machine Learning, Modelling, Screening, and Biology of Ageing to apply them to Drug Discovery for Multimorbidity.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Prof. Gordon J. T. Tiddy: In memory of a lifetime in formulation science

Event dates: 20 January 2025 11:00-17:30
Event summary: Please join us in celebration of Prof. Gordon J. T. Tiddy’s life.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Diamond Light Source - Virtual Visit

Event dates: 21 January 2025 19:00-21:00
Event summary: Join us for a 'virtual visit' of the UK's national synchrotron facility and learn more about how Diamond works, the discoveries that have been made and virtual walkaround of the synchrotron.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

RSC-SACI-IUPAC GWB Selfcare for STEM Academic

Event dates: 22 January 2025
Event summary: More academics are reporting stress-related symptom raising concern for health & well-being of academics, especially STEM women. The event targets key burnout factors & self-care strategies.
Event Venue: Foxwood House, Johannesburg, 2198, South Africa

RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series January 2025

Event dates: 23 January 2025 14:30-15:30
Event summary: The RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series will be restarting January 2025. The theme of this first seminar will be Raman Spectroscopy.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Fuelling the Future - Sustainable Materials, Challenges and Solutions

Event dates: 24 January 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: The ��ӰԺ Separation Science Group together with the Energy Institute Test Methods Standardisation Committee are holding a one-day symposium
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC Organic ��ӰԺ Community South-West Regional Meeting 2025

Event dates: 24 January 2025 10:00-17:30
Event summary: RSC Organic ��ӰԺ Community South-West Regional Meeting 2025
Event Venue: University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom

Solvent selection for industrial processes

Event dates: 28 January 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: January 2025 webinar on behalf of the RSC PCTG group. The speaker is Dr George Karageorgis from AZ.
Event Venue:

The Cutting Edge in Analysis of Complex Environmental Matrices

Event dates: 3 February 2025 12:30 - 20 March 2025 14:00
Event summary: Webinar on the Advances in the Analysis of Complex Environmental Mixtures
Event Venue:

Getting the food system right: from policy to production to processing

Event dates: 5 February 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: Join industry leaders, farmers, academics, and food industry professionals as we explore the critical intersections of economics, food production, and the supply chain.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Thermodynamic Tools for Sustainable Development

Event dates: 7 February 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: Student led symposium by SMTG-RSC
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

February Webinar on Protein and Peptide Science

Event dates: 7 February 2025 13:00-14:00
Event summary: The early career academics presenting in the next Peptide and Protein Science online series will be Dr Sona Krajcovicova, Cambridge University, and Dr Anna Peacock, University of Birmingham. .
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How ��ӰԺ Can Save the World - Short Story Competition

Event dates: 10 February 2025
Event summary: The Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section Committee invites participants to write creative short stories inspired by how ��ӰԺ can bring novel solutions to current affairs.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Bristol and District Local Section AGM 2024

Event dates: 11 February 2025 18:00-19:00
Event summary: Local section Annual General Meeting followed by buffet supper. All members of the section are invited and encouraged to attend and stay for the lecture which will follow.
Event Venue: BAWA, Bristol, BS34 7RG, United Kingdom

From Bench Chemist to Vice-President: Decoding a career journey in the pharmaceutical Industry

Event dates: 11 February 2025 18:00-19:00
Event summary: In celebration of International Day of Girls and Women in Science, Tina Taylor, chemist and Vice President of Disease Intelligence and Epidemiology at GlobalData, will share her career journey.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Global Women's Breakfast USP Ribeirao Preto

Event dates: 11 February 2025 09:00-11:30
Event summary: The GWB USP Ribeirao Preto will be jointly organized by the school of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of ��ӰԺ of Ribeirão Preto for the first time.
Event Venue: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao preto, Ribeirao Preto, 14040903, Brazil

Bonding to create Future Leaders and Equity in STEMM

Event dates: 11 February 2025 08:30-10:30
Event summary: Bonding to create Future Leaders and Equity in STEMM is to bring women boys and girls together to share ideas, also use films and documentaries to sensitize and retain girls.
Event Venue: Scc Event Place Akobo, Ibadan, 200222, Nigeria

The ��ӰԺ Communicators Challenge 2025

Event dates: 13 February 2025 18:00-20:00
Event summary: The ��ӰԺ Communicators Challenge 2025 aims to showcase chemists' communication skills through brief, themed presentations.
Event Venue: ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Atmospheric chemistry in cold environments Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 17 - 19 February 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

2025 RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-Organic Group (CBBG) Forum

Event dates: 18 February 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This is the CBBG's annual meeting, bringing together the UK’s Chemical Biology community to showcase and discuss new research at the chemistry-biology interface.
Event Venue: University of Bristol, School of ��ӰԺ, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom

Advancements in prosthetic/artificial heart valve devices

Event dates: 25 February 2025 17:00-18:30
Event summary: Dr Ajit Yoganathan, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech, will share his 40 year career and his ground-breaking research in heart valves, heart disease and minimally invasive cardiovascular interventions.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Hydrogen-assisted catalytic conversion of plastic waste into value-added products

Event dates: 25 February 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: Part of the RSC PCTG's monthly webinar programme.
Event Venue:

BMCS 2nd Conformational Design in Drug Discovery

Event dates: 3 March 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: BMCS 2nd Conformational Design in Drug Discovery, Monday 3rd March at AstraZeneca, Cambridge
Event Venue: AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, United Kingdom

12th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition

Event dates: 7 March 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: To celebrate this and following on from the success of the previous eleven competitions, we are pleased to announce the 12th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

‘Scenic Coastal Walk’ along the beautiful shores of Kingsgate

Event dates: 8 March 2025 10:00-13:00
Event summary: Join us for a leisurely 3-hour walk exploring the stunning coastline, taking in the dramatic cliffs, sandy bays, and local landmarks
Event Venue: Captain Digby Pub, Broadstairs, CT10 3QH, United Kingdom

The BMCS Mastering MedChem IX: 9th RSC-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal ��ӰԺ

Event dates: 14 March 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The BMCS Mastering MedChem IX: 9th RSC-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal ��ӰԺ, Friday 14th March at Burlington House, London
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Sustainable Analytical Science

Event dates: 18 March 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us at Burlington House, London, for a day exploring sustainability in analytical science. Engage with experts, share ideas, and drive eco-conscious innovation through talks, panels, and posters.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Central Yorkshire Section AGM, Dinner and Talk

Event dates: 20 March 2025 18:00-21:30
Event summary: Our regular Section annual dinner and AGM will be followed by a talk from Professor Jacqui Hamilton, titled "How clean is your home? Understanding the sources and impacts of indoor air pollution".
Event Venue: Leeds City College, Leeds, LS10 1JY, United Kingdom

Careers in Process ��ӰԺ

Event dates: 25 March 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: A series of short talks, aimed at students and early career scientists, to promote the attractiveness of a career in Process ��ӰԺ & Technology.
Event Venue: Zoom, United Kingdom

Networking and Cake – an irresistible combination!

Event dates: 26 March 2025 19:30-21:00
Event summary: 19.30 to 21.00, Wednesday 26th March 2025 Online in Zoom - Book by 10th March 2025
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Frontiers of Magnetic Resonance

Event dates: 31 March 2025 10:00 - 1 April 2025 16:00
Event summary: NMR Discussion Group Spring Meeting
Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton , SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

8th RSC-BMCS/SCI Symposium on Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets

Event dates: 31 March 2025 09:00 - 1 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: 8th RSC-BMCS/SCI Symposium on Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets, 31st March - 1st April 2025 at Hinxton Hall, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge
Event Venue: Hinxton Hall, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1RQ, United Kingdom

Graham Award Symposium 2025: Colloidal Collaborations

Event dates: 1 April 2025 10:00-17:30
Event summary: The symposium for 2025 will feature a range of speakers from industry and academia, highlighting colloidal research on industrial processes and procedures.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Dalton 2025

Event dates: 1 - 3 April 2025
Event summary: Dalton 2025, organised by the RSC Dalton Community and associated interest groups, is a key event for the Inorganic community, covering the full breath of research in inorganic chemistry.
Event Venue: University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

SCI-RSC Workshop on Computational Tools for Drug Discovery 2025

Event dates: 8 April 2025 08:15-18:00
Event summary: Attendees will be able to choose from sessions covering data processing and visualisation; ligand and structure-based design, or ADMET prediction run by the software providers.
Event Venue: The Studio, Leeds, LS1 4AW, United Kingdom

Chemical Nanoscience Early Career Spring Symposium 2025

Event dates: 9 April 2025 10:00 - 10 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: Biannual early career-focused symposium for the CNN Interest Group.
Event Venue: University College London (UCL) Department of ��ӰԺ, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom

TAC 2025 - 60th Anniversary Conference

Event dates: 14 April 2025 09:00 - 16 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: Thermal Analysis Conference is an annual event organised by the Thermal Methods Group of the ��ӰԺ
Event Venue: University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

Structural and functional asymmetry of plasma membranes Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 23 - 25 April 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC Organic ��ӰԺ Community Midlands Regional Meeting 2025

Event dates: 24 April 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: The meeting will showcase synthetic chemistry (organic, chemical biology, medicinal) from across the Midlands region.
Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom

36th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal ��ӰԺ

Event dates: 24 April 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: 36th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal ��ӰԺ, Thursday 24th April 2025 at the Fielder Centre, Hatfield
Event Venue: Fielder Centre, Hatfield, AL10 9TP, United Kingdom

12th Analytical Biosciences Group Early Career Researcher Meeting 2025

Event dates: 24 April 2025 09:00 - 25 April 2025 16:00
Event summary: The Analytical Biosciences Group Early Career Researcher Meeting (ECRM) is back in 2025 for our 12th edition! It will be held at the University of Sheffield on the 24th and 25th April 2025.
Event Venue: University of Sheffield , Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom

Mid Scotland Local Section AGM and lecture

Event dates: 25 April 2025 19:00-22:00
Event summary: The Mid Scotland Section AGM will be followed by dinner and a talk by a guest speaker. Cost: £10 per head (Members), £15 per head (Non-Members)
Event Venue: Falkirk Golf Club, Falkirk, FK2 7YP, United Kingdom

Schools' Analyst Competition 2025

Event dates: 28 April - 13 June 2025
Event summary: The Schools' Analyst Competition is back for 2025. Registration will open soon for a chance to receive one of 400 kits to be sent to schools in the UK and Ireland.
Event Venue: Your School, Your Town, W1J 0BF, United Kingdom

Culinary chemistry: Exploring the science of baking

Event dates: 28 April 2025 16:00-17:00
Event summary: Josh Smalley, research associate at the University of Leicester and finalist of The Great British Bake Off, explores how chemistry plays an all-important role in the success or failure of bakes.
Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

Greening peptide synthesis and purification

Event dates: 29 April 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: A webinar sharing Euroapi's progress in improving the sustainability of the synthesis and purification of the peptides they manufacture.
Event Venue:

Advances in supramolecular gels Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 30 April - 2 May 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences
Event Venue: Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom

26th Lakeland Symposium (Grasmere) 2025

Event dates: 11 May 2025 17:00 - 15 May 2025 13:00
Event summary: 26th Lakeland Symposium (Grasmere) 2025
Event Venue: Grasmere Village Hall, Grasmere, LA229TA, United Kingdom

11th RSC/SCI Symposium on Kinase Inhibitor Design

Event dates: 12 May 2025 09:00 - 13 May 2025 17:00
Event summary: 11th RSC/SCI Symposium on Kinase Inhibitor Design, 12th - 13th May 2025, taking place at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Event Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ, United Kingdom

Chemical biology symposium 2025

Event dates: 12 May 2025
Event summary: This symposium will showcase the state of the art in chemical biology, bringing together the wider community with leading national and international experts in the field
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Retired Members Lunch (South)

Event dates: 13 May 2025 12:15-14:00
Event summary: Retired members lunch convenient for those located in the southern area of the section.
Event Venue: King William Inn, Tunley, BA2 0EB, United Kingdom

Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 14 - 16 May 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 6UG, United Kingdom

Innovations in crop protection

Event dates: 14 May 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: Although the rate of new crop protection product approvals has decreased in recent years, investment in the sector remains high as there is a need to provide more innovate and sustainable products.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Wine tasting - 'There's more to Portugal than Port'

Event dates: 16 May 2025 19:00-22:00
Event summary: A wine tasting evening where Portuguese wines will be sampled. Nibbles will be provided to accompany each wine and followed by a warm buffet. Cost: £15 for members and £20 non members
Event Venue: Falkirk Golf Club, Camelon, FK2 7YP, United Kingdom

Liverpool local section Celebratory Gala Dinner

Event dates: 16 May 2025 18:00-23:59
Event summary: Celebratory Gala Dinner May 16th 2025
Event Venue: Royal Liver building, Liverpool, L3 1HU, United Kingdom

European Symposium on Biological and Organic ��ӰԺ (ESBOC)

Event dates: 28 May 2025 16:00 - 30 May 2025 13:00
Event summary: The European Symposia in Bio-Organic ��ӰԺ (ESBOC) Symposia, established by Cedric Hassall in 1967, will take place on May 28th-30th at Gregynog Hall, mid-Wales.
Event Venue: Gregynog Hall, Newtown, SY16 3PL, United Kingdom

4th RSC Anglo-Nordic Medicinal ��ӰԺ Symposium

Event dates: 10 June 2025 00:00 - 13 June 2025 00:00
Event summary: This 2.5 day symposium is the fourth in the very successful series of biannual meetings started in 2017.
Event Venue: Hotel Comwell Borupgaard, Snekkersten , 3070, Denmark

International Conference on Sustainable ��ӰԺ for Net Zero

Event dates: 10 June 2025 14:00 - 13 June 2025 14:00
Event summary: The inaugural International Conference on Sustainable ��ӰԺ for Net Zero (ICSC-NZ) in St Andrews, Scotland.
Event Venue: University of St Andrews, St-Andrews, KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

#EnvChem2025 ��ӰԺ of The Whole Environment

Event dates: 12 June 2025 10:00 - 13 June 2025 15:30
Event summary: RSC's ECG flagship event for the environmental chemistry community in the UK.
Event Venue: University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3AH, United Kingdom

Impurity Retention Mechanisms and Process Design Strategies for Industrial Crystallization

Event dates: 24 June 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: A talk on industrial crystallisation by Professor Gerard Capellades of Rowan University as part of the monthly webinar series organised by the RSC's Process ��ӰԺ and Technology Group.
Event Venue: Zoom, United Kingdom

RSC Dalton Community Northern Regional Meeting 2025

Event dates: 30 June 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: Annual meeting of the Northern Dalton community.
Event Venue: Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, LA1 4YX, United Kingdom

Early Career Researcher Macrocyclic and Supramolecular ��ӰԺ (ECR MASC) Meeting 2025

Event dates: 2 July 2025 09:30-19:00
Event summary: ECR MASC 2025 is an excellent opportunity for PhD students as well as postdoctoral and early career researchers to present and discuss their research in the field of supramolecular chemistry.
Event Venue: University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, United Kingdom

17th International conference on materials chemistry (MC17)

Event dates: 7 - 10 July 2025
Event summary: The 'MC' conference series has provided a showcase for materials chemistry for two decades, and is the flagship event of the RSC's Materials ��ӰԺ Community
Event Venue: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh , EH3 8EE, United Kingdom

21st RSC Nucleic Acids Forum – 2025

Event dates: 11 July 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This is the RSC Nucleic Acids Group’s annual meeting, bringing together the Nucleic Acids Research community to showcase and discuss new research at the chemistry-physics-biology interface.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

28th International symposium: Synthesis in organic chemistry

Event dates: 21 - 24 July 2025
Event summary: The synthesis in organic chemistry conference is a flagship event for the international organic chemistry community
Event Venue: Homerton College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 8PH, United Kingdom

Polymerisation and depolymerisation chemistry: the second century Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 8 - 10 September 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: Trinity College, Oxford, OX1 3BH, United Kingdom

Frontiers in physical chemistry for lignin valorisation Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 10 - 12 September 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

High-entropy alloy nanostructures: from theory to application Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 24 - 26 September 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Vibrations at interfaces Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 8 - 10 April 2026
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: National STEM Learning Centre, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Emerging materials for optoelectronics applications Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 1 - 3 July 2026
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: Edinburgh - TBC, Edinburgh, tbc, United Kingdom

Solid electrolyte interfaces Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 13 - 15 July 2026
Event summary: The Faraday Discussions are unique international discussion meetings that address current and emerging topics at the forefront of the physical sciences.
Event Venue: The ��ӰԺ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom