Events: UK - South East

RSC Kent Local Section Level 3 YoungChemist Award

Event dates: 26 October 2025 10:00 - 31 March 2026 23:59
Event summary: YoungChemist is an award created to acknowledge academic excellence and the promotion of chemistry among young people in Kent.
Event Venue: Online, N/A, N/A, United Kingdom

Women in Science - Reading

Event dates: 9 February 2026 18:00-20:00
Event summary: Join RSC Thames Valley at RSSL in Reading to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026
Event Venue: RSSL, Knight Building, Reading, RG6 6LA, United Kingdom

RSC IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2026 (GWB 2026)

Event dates: 10 February 2026
Event summary: The �� Inclusion and Diversity team will be hosting an event for the 2026 IUPAC Global women’s breakfast (GWB 2026).
Event Venue: ��, London, W1J0BA, United Kingdom

Global Women's Breakfast 2026 at Middlesex University

Event dates: 10 February 2026 09:00-11:00
Event summary: An interactive STEM event with talks by Sophie Cloutterbuck and Kate Bellingham, followed by networking and a collaborative collage where individual voices come together to spell STEM.
Event Venue: Middlesex University, London, NW4 4BT, United Kingdom

From Chemistry to Commercialising Deep-Tech

Event dates: 10 February 2026 17:00-19:00
Event summary: A lecture by Wenmiao Yu, Co-founder and Director of Business Development, Quantum Dice
Event Venue: Christopher Ingold Building (UCL Department of Chemistry), London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom

The Chemistry Communicators Challenge 2026

Event dates: 19 February 2026 18:00-20:00
Event summary: The Chemistry Communicators Challenge is on the topic of the vital role chemistry plays in protecting our health, food, and environment. Providing an opportunity to test your communication skills.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Ten Pin Bowling at Hollywood Bowl

Event dates: 25 February 2026 18:45-21:00
Event summary: Please join us with your family and friends at the Ashford Hollywood Bowl for a fun bowling night
Event Venue: Hollywood Bowl, Ashford, TN23 1PP, United Kingdom

Towards a Biobased Chemical Future

Event dates: 26 February 2026 13:00-17:00
Event summary: An afternoon seminar with the �� and the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association discussing our chemical future and the role of new sustainable bio-based chemicals
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

An Early Spring Snowdrop Walk

Event dates: 28 February 2026 10:30-14:30
Event summary: Walk in the woods near Hythe. Meet outside Sandling Station (APCOA Sandling Rd. Hythe CT21 2HG) at 10:30
Event Venue: Meet outside Sandling Station , Hythe, CT21 2HG, United Kingdom

BMCS 3rd Conformational Design in Drug Discovery

Event dates: 2 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: BMCS 3rd Conformational Design in Drug Discovery, GSK, Stevenage, Monday 2nd March 2026
Event Venue: GSK Conference Centre , Stevenage , SG1 2FX, United Kingdom

EMBL-EBI Training course: Introduction to multi-omics data integration and visualisation

Event dates: 2 March 2026 11:00 - 6 March 2026 15:00
Event summary: This introductory course will highlight the challenges that researchers face in integrating multi-omics data sets using biological examples.
Event Venue: EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, United Kingdom

SCI Advanced medicinal chemistry workshop

Event dates: 3 March 2026 12:00-17:00
Event summary: This event will be of interest to early career scientists, typically with five years or fewer post-graduate experience in medicinal chemistry.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Proton Beam Therapy: How the Large Hadron Collider Cures Cancer

Event dates: 3 March 2026 17:00-19:00
Event summary: A lecture by Simon Jolly, Professor of Visceral Physics, University College London
Event Venue: Christopher Ingold Building (UCL Department of Chemistry), London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom

Fifty Years of Chemistry – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the RSC Historical Group

Event dates: 10 March 2026 10:00-16:45
Event summary: This meeting celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Historical Group by examining how chemistry has changed over the last fifty years since 1975.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy III

Event dates: 10 March 2026 09:30 - 11 March 2026 17:30
Event summary: The �� is running its Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy meeting on Mar 10-11th 2026
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

The BMCS Mastering MedChem X: 10th RSC-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 13 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The BMCS Mastering MedChem X: 10th RSC-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal Chemistry, Friday 13th March at Burlington House, London
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC CICAG_RSC SERAC Analyticode 2026

Event dates: 16 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: RSC Analyticode: Sustainable Innovation in Lab Automation, Analytics, Computational Chemistry One-Day Conference | Burlington House, London, 17th March 2026
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Catalysis Science & Technology Symposium

Event dates: 17 March 2026
Event summary: Catalysis Science & Technology Symposium
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RESCHEDULED From Dinosaur Juice to Green Dreams: Reimagining Transport Fuels

Event dates: 20 March 2026 12:00-17:30
Event summary: The RSC Environmental Chemistry Group's one-day Distinguished Guest Lecture and Symposium for 2025/6. This event explores the future of fuels from fossil fuels to “green” alternatives.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Environmental Chemistry Group Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 20 March 2026 14:30-15:25
Event summary: The Annual General Meeting for the Environmental Chemistry Group to discuss the current status of the ECG and allow members an opportunity to speak directly with Committee Members
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Workshop on Evaluating the Reliability and Relevance of Environmental Exposure Data

Event dates: 24 March 2026 10:00-15:30
Event summary: The Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Exposure Datasets (CREED) approach provides a framework for the use of environmental exposure data within environmental assessments.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Highway network resilience and impact of low carbon technologies

Event dates: 24 March 2026 09:30-16:00
Event summary: This symposium will consider what is available to the asphalt paving industry to tackle the damaging effects of the changes in climate and traffic on road pavement life.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Carbon Capture or Carbon Fiction? Science, Policy, and the UK’s Methane Blind Spot

Event dates: 26 March 2026 17:45-20:45
Event summary: Is UK climate policy sufficiently grounded in science? Dr Andrew Boswell takes a critical look at the UK’s carbon capture & storage strategy, revealing emissions significantly higher than expected!
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Longevity, Looking good for longer

Event dates: 26 March 2026 10:00-17:00
Event summary: A one-day symposium looking a the growing trend for products improve appearance or stop the signs of ageing.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Structure 2026: automated interpretation of spectroscopy data

Event dates: 27 March 2026 09:30-16:15
Event summary: A spring meeting organised jointly by the RSC NMR Discussion and Molecular Spectroscopy groups.
Event Venue: The Discovery Centre, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, United Kingdom

TAC 2026 short course

Event dates: 30 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: A day course on the use of thermal analysis techniques in different fields of analysis.
Event Venue: University of Reading , Reading , RG6 6DX , United Kingdom

TAC 2026 conference

Event dates: 31 March 2026 09:00 - 1 April 2026 15:00
Event summary: Annual conference organised by The Thermal Methods Group.
Event Venue: University of Reading , Reading , RG6 6DX , United Kingdom

Rideal Lecture and Symposium: Polymer Colloids: From Engineering to Biology

Event dates: 8 April 2026 10:00-18:00
Event summary: A one-day scientific meeting is organised around the Rideal award winner. The 2026 awardee is Professor Joe Keddie from the University of Surrey.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

The 59th Annual International Meeting of the ESR Spectroscopy Group of the ��

Event dates: 13 April 2026 15:00 - 16 April 2026 23:00
Event summary: The 59th meeting, organised annually by the Group, will take place at the University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Event Venue: University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

Biotechnology for Sustainability: From Discovery to Deployment

Event dates: 15 April 2026
Event summary: This conference will bring together scientists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in the growing field of sustainable biotechnologies.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

42nd SCI Process Development Symposium

Event dates: 15 April 2026 11:00-12:30
Event summary: This meeting brings together experts from across the entire spectrum of the discipline to present state of the art process development.
Event Venue: Churchill College, Cambridge, CB3 0DS, United Kingdom

Dalton Young Members Event (DYME) 2026

Event dates: 16 April 2026 10:30 - 17 April 2026 17:15
Event summary: This symposium is designed to support PhD students and post-doctoral researchers within the Inorganic community, providing presentation and networking opportunities for early-career researchers.
Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Bridging the gap from surface science to heterogeneous catalysis Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 20 - 22 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: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Revealing the Past: Analytical Methods in Heritage Science

Event dates: 23 April 2026 10:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us for a day of talks at the Victoria and Albert Museum on a wide array of analytical techniques, jointly hosted by the �� and the RICHeS programme (UKRI/AHRC).
Event Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom

37th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 23 April 2026
Event summary: Known colloquially as the “Hatfield MedChem” meeting, this is a highly successful, long-standing, one-day meeting that runs annually.
Event Venue: Fielder Centre, Hatfield , AL10 9TP, United Kingdom

Advances in Chemical Analysis of Food V

Event dates: 24 April 2026 09:30-16:30
Event summary: This is the Fifth meeting on the Advances in Chemical Analysis of Food, to be held at Burlington House on Friday 24th April 2026, jointly organized by the Food and Separation Science interest groups.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Spring Social and Networking Day and AGM

Event dates: 29 April 2026 10:30-16:00
Event summary: Following the 33rd AGM of the Consultancy Group, this premier event features two expert talks on forensic science and digital technology, plus a networking lunch with members and guests.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

BioCatUK 2026 - UK Meeting in Biocatalysis

Event dates: 7 - 8 May 2026
Event summary: BioCatUK 2026 brings together academia, industry, and the entire biocatalysis community to share research, explore future directions, and network across all career stages.
Event Venue: University College London, London, E20 2AE, United Kingdom

Chemical biology symposium 2026

Event dates: 11 May 2026
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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Joint Professional Bodies QP Symposium 2026 - Leadership and Innovation

Event dates: 12 May 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The JPB QP Symposium is a key calendar event that brings together peers across Pharmacy, Chemistry and Biology.
Event Venue: Leonardo Royal London St Paul's Hotel, London, EC4V 5AJ, United Kingdom

What a chemist needs to know about Patents 2026

Event dates: 13 May 2026 09:00-17:40
Event summary: SCI’s Young Chemists’ Panel in collaboration with UK-based patent attorneys and litigators, EIP, will hold this one-day workshop to introduce patent law and IP to those with a scientific background.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

5th SCI / RSC Symposium on Anti-Infectives Drug Discovery

Event dates: 1 - 2 June 2026
Event summary: This two-day symposium will examine the latest advances in anti-infectives drug discovery from a medicinal chemist’s perspective.
Event Venue: Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, United Kingdom

5th SCI-RSC Symposium on Anti-Infectives Drug Discovery

Event dates: 1 June 2026 09:15 - 2 June 2026 18:00
Event summary: This symposium will examine the latest advances in anti-infectives drug discovery from a medicinal chemist’s perspective, focusing on the challenges associated with developing anti-infectives.
Event Venue: Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, United Kingdom

2026 RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-organic Group Postgraduate Symposium

Event dates: 8 June 2026 09:30-17:30
Event summary: The RSC CBBG PGR symposium at Queen Mary University invites abstract submissions from PGR students for oral presentations and all ECRs for poster presentations.
Event Venue: Queen Mary University, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom

7th RSC-BMCS / DMDG New Perspectives in DMPK and Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 10 June 2026
Event summary: We are excited to return for our 7th New Perspectives meeting jointly organised between the RSC and DMDG.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Analytical research forum 2026 (ARF26)

Event dates: 15 June 2026
Event summary: The event will showcase cutting-edge analytical chemistry and applications to stimulate new research, collaboration and engagement between academia and industry.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Analyst 150th Anniversary Symposium

Event dates: 16 June 2026
Event summary: Analyst 150th Anniversary Symposium
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Innovations in polymeric coatings

Event dates: 16 June 2026 09:00 - 17 June 2026 17:00
Event summary: This two-day symposium aims to cover the field of polymeric coatings and promote new developments in the field.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 17 June 2026 18:30-21:00
Event summary: AGM at 1900 followed by a lecture entitled The Chemistry of Sparkling Wine: From Grapes to Glass" by Dr Belinda Kemp, Niab-East Malling
Event Venue: Niab-East Malling, East Malling, ME19 6BJ, United Kingdom

HarwellXPS Summer School 2026

Event dates: 22 June 2026 09:00 - 26 June 2026 14:00
Event summary: The exclusive HarwellXPS photoelectron spectroscopy summer school is returning in 2026! We will be in Oxford for a week of beginners and advanced seminars hand-on practicals, and discussion forums.
Event Venue: voco Oxford Thames by IHG, Oxford, OX4 4GX, United Kingdom

SynTech - University of Greenwich Synthesis Technology Summer School

Event dates: 6 July 2026 09:00 - 8 July 2026 18:00
Event summary: A three day summer school on enabling technologies for modern synthesis with leading experts in electrochemistry, flow, photochemistry, AI, mechanism and process chemistry.
Event Venue: The University of Greenwich, London, SE10 9LS, United Kingdom

The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry

Event dates: 8 July 2026 09:00 - 10 July 2026 16:30
Event summary: This is a conference for schoolteachers and technicians, academics, and educational professionals from the UK and overseas with the aim of promoting Microscale and Small-Scale Techniques (MaSSTs).
Event Venue: St Paul's School, London, SW13 9JT, United Kingdom

22nd RSC Nucleic Acids Forum – 2026

Event dates: 10 July 2026 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This is the NAG’s annual meeting, bringing together the Nucleic Acids Research community to showcase and discuss new research involving nucleic acids at the chemistry-physics-biology interface.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Solid electrolyte interphases in next-gen batteries 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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

From molecules to mobility: The future of sustainable fuels

Event dates: 23 July 2026 09:30-17:00
Event summary: This event is aimed at researchers in materials chemistry with an interest in the development of materials for the production of sustainable fuels.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

RSC Applied symposium: Interfaces and polymers for a sustainable future

Event dates: 23 July 2026 10:00-17:00
Event summary: A one day symposium showcasing application focussed materials research that aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Pride in Chem

Event dates: 27 August 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This event is dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ chemists by providing a safe and inclusive environment to share their work research, ideas and experiences authentically.
Event Venue: University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom

15th International Symposium on Nuclear and Environmental Radiochemical Analysis (ERA15)

Event dates: 13 September 2026 17:00 - 17 September 2026 14:00
Event summary: This conference will invite presentations of current research into the development and application of radiochemical analysis in the nuclear, medical and environmental sectors.
Event Venue: TBC, TBC, TBC, United Kingdom

10th Fragment-based Drug Discovery Meeting

Event dates: 14 - 16 September 2026
Event summary: The Fragment series was started in 2007 and continues with this theme in having over three-quarters of the presentations focused on case studies.
Event Venue: Churchill College , Cambridge , CB3 0DS, United Kingdom

RSC-BMCS/SCI Targeted Protein Degradation 5

Event dates: 21 - 22 October 2026
Event summary: This meeting aims to present the latest developments in the design, biology, chemistry and ADME in TPD within the general themes of PROTACS, Molecular Glues and non-PROTAC degraders.
Event Venue: Fielder Centre, Hatfield, AL10 9TP, United Kingdom

Bridging electrochemical devices across Earth and space applications Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 2 - 4 November 2026
Event summary: Bridging electrochemical devices across Earth and space applications Faraday Discussion
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Horizons symposium 2026

Event dates: 11 - 12 November 2026
Event summary: Join us for this exciting in person 2-day symposium hosted by Materials Horizons and Nanoscale Horizons.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Surface-enhanced raman scattering Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2027
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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

29th International symposium: Synthesis in organic chemistry

Event dates: 13 - 15 September 2027
Event summary: The Synthesis in Organic Chemistry conference is a flagship event for the international organic chemistry community.
Event Venue: Keble College, Oxford, OX1 3PG, United Kingdom

Challenges and solutions for photothermal materials and applications Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 15 - 17 September 2027
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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Designing catalysts for a sustainable future Faraday Discussion

Event dates: 15 - 17 November 2027
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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom