Member Network - Interest Groups

Solvent selection for industrial processes

Event dates: 28 January 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: January 2025 webinar on behalf of the UU��ֱ�� PCTG group. The speaker is Dr George Karageorgis from AZ.
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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
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WSF Webinar: Citizen Science in Environmental Monitoring

Event dates: 4 February 2025 14:00-16:00
Event summary: Webinar organised by the Water Science Forum interest group to discuss opportunities and challenges in organising citizen science research projects.
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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-UU��ֱ��
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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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 Chemistry of Ribeirão Preto for the first time.
Event Venue: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao preto, Ribeirao Preto, 14040903, Brazil

Global Women Breakfast 2025

Event dates: 11 February 2025 10:00-12:00
Event summary: Round table discussions
Event Venue: University of Botswana, Gaborone, 00267, Botswana

Global Women's Breakfast 2025 (GWB25)

Event dates: 11 February 2025 09:00-13:00
Event summary: Global Women's Breakfast 2025 will be held at Aston University, to discuss ways to move forward and to make positive impacts in science.
Event Venue: Aston University , Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom

Valuing a Consultancy

Event dates: 12 February 2025 19:00-20:00
Event summary: A webinar looking at the key issues when valuing a consultancy, particularly if a potential sale of the business is being considered.
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2025 UU��ֱ�� 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 Chemistry, 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.
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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 UU��ֱ�� PCTG's monthly webinar programme.
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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-UU��ֱ�� 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-UU��ֱ�� National Retrosynthesis Competition.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

The BMCS Mastering MedChem IX: 9th UU��ֱ��-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal Chemistry

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

Careers in Process Chemistry

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 Chemistry & Technology.
Event Venue: Zoom, 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 UU��ֱ��-BMCS/SCI Symposium on Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets

Event dates: 31 March 2025 09:00 - 1 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: 8th UU��ֱ��-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 UU��ֱ�� 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

POPsNet 2025

Event dates: 4 April 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: Conference to advance the understanding of all aspects of research into POPS and to disseminate this information to the wider community, including researchers, regulators and industry.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

UU��ֱ�� Toxicology Award Seminar

Event dates: 7 April 2025 13:00-18:00
Event summary: An event to recognise Dr Stephanie Wright, Imperial College London, as the Early Career Awardee of the 2024 UU��ֱ�� Toxicology Award.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

SCI-UU��ֱ�� 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 Chemistry, 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 UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry
Event Venue: University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

36th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 24 April 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: 36th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, 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

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.
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Getting chemistry with your audience – what social media strategy in Business-to-Business (B2B) tech can teach you.

Event dates: 29 April 2025 17:00-18:00
Event summary: A webinar on the best practices for building a social strategy for B2B tech marketing including the importance of employee advocacy and influencer marketing
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Analytical Horizons in Oligonucleotide Separation Science

Event dates: 7 May 2025 09:00 - 8 May 2025 16:00
Event summary: Join other experts from the analytical community to explore the cutting-edge of separation techniques for oligonucleotide therapeutics at 'Analytical Horizons in Oligonucleotide Separation Science'.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, 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 UU��ֱ��/SCI Symposium on Kinase Inhibitor Design

Event dates: 12 May 2025 09:00 - 13 May 2025 17:00
Event summary: 11th UU��ֱ��/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

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

The Chemistry of Phosphorus that goes into the Large Scale Manufacture of Organophosphine Ligands and Catalysts

Event dates: 27 May 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: June webinar organised by the UU��ֱ�� Process Chemistry and Technology group
Event Venue: United Kingdom

European Symposium on Biological and Organic Chemistry (ESBOC)

Event dates: 28 May 2025 16:00 - 30 May 2025 13:00
Event summary: The European Symposia in Bio-Organic Chemistry (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

UU��ֱ�� Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series May 2025

Event dates: 29 May 2025 14:30-15:30
Event summary: The UU��ֱ�� Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series May Seminar
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BMCS 5th Synthesis in Drug Discovery and Development 2025

Event dates: 3 June 2025 13:00 - 4 June 2025 17:00
Event summary: BMCS 5th Synthesis in Drug Discovery and Development, Tuesday 3rd – Wednesday 4th June, 2025, Virtual (Zoom)
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Advanced School in Liquids and Complex Fluids: Solutions in the Spring

Event dates: 9 - 12 June 2025
Event summary: The aim of this school is to provide a comprehensive foundation for researchers in the field of soft matter, liquids and complex fluids and is aimed as postgraduate students.
Event Venue: Institute of Physics, London, N1 9BU, United Kingdom

4th UU��ֱ�� Anglo-Nordic Medicinal Chemistry 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

#EnvChem2025 Chemistry of The Whole Environment

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

International Network of Environmental Forensics 2025 Conference: University of Tampa, Florida

Event dates: 23 June 2025 08:00 - 25 June 2025 17:30
Event summary: INEF 2025 Conference, June 23rd to 25th at the University of Tampa in Florida, USA.
Event Venue: University of Tampa Florida, Tampa, 33606, United States

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 UU��ֱ��'s Process Chemistry and Technology Group.
Event Venue: Zoom, United Kingdom

Dealing with the issue of PFAS in the aquatic environment – presence, detection and impact

Event dates: 1 July 2025 09:00-16:00
Event summary: This one-day meeting will address the issue of PFAS in the aquatic environment from a regulatory, water industry and monitoring perspective.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Early Career Researcher Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (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

21st UU��ֱ�� Nucleic Acids Forum – 2025

Event dates: 11 July 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This is the UU��ֱ�� 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 UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Leveraging preparative chromatography in the manufacture of active ingredients

Event dates: 29 July 2025 16:00-17:00
Event summary: July 2025 webinar organised by the UU��ֱ�� Process Chemistry and Technology Group
Event Venue: Zoom, United Kingdom

Chemical Nanoscience Early Career Summer Symposium 2025

Event dates: 8 September 2025 10:00 - 9 September 2025 17:00
Event summary: A UU��ֱ�� CNN Early Career Researcher Symposium at the University of Leeds. A free event with talks, workshops, and networking for PhDs, PDRAs, and ECAs.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, William Henry Bragg Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

Non-Targeted Analysis of Food and Flavours

Event dates: 3 November 2025 10:00 - 4 November 2025 16:00
Event summary: Non-Targeted Analysis of Food and Flavours is jointly organised by the Food and Separation Science Interest Groups and will take place at Burlington House on the 3rd and 4th November 2025.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Joint SoBRA / UU��ֱ�� Winter Conference 2025 Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment

Event dates: 10 December 2025 09:50-18:00
Event summary: An annual meeting to update those in the field on new and emerging topics in contaminated land risk assessment.
Event Venue: The UU��ֱ�� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom