Events: UK - South East

Quantum chemistry public engagement training for early career chemists

Event dates: 21 February - 31 October 2025
Event summary: A 9-month programme to develop demonstrations to engage young people with quantum science and technology, highlighting the critical role of chemists and chemistry in designing future devices.
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Comprehensive GC-MS (Agilent SQMS with MSD ChemStation)

Event dates: 20 May 2025 09:00 - 23 May 2025 17:00
Event summary: Join our Comprehensive GC-MS (Agilent SQMS with MSD ChemStation) Course!
Event Venue: Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

�� Sustainability Symposium 2025

Event dates: 20 May 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us for this exciting 1-day in-person symposium covering a wide breadth of topics around developing sustainable technologies and finding cleaner chemical solutions.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Hands-on Thermal Desorption (TD)

Event dates: 20 May 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This one day course begins with the theory of thermal desorption, types of samples that can be analysed using this technique, types of tube packing materials and how to collect samples.
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

From Senior Leader to Non-Executive Director

Event dates: 22 May 2025 18:00-20:00
Event summary: How does one become a Non-Executive Director? What skills and experience do you need? Professor Peter Matthews CBE will provide insights and tips on moving from executive to non-executive roles.
Event Venue: Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

�� MSCLS Member’s Spring Lunch 2025

Event dates: 25 May 2025 12:30-16:00
Event summary: The �� Mid-Southern Counties Local Section Member’s Spring Lunch will take place in Salisbury this year. The Local Section's AGM will be held after the lunch.
Event Venue: Milford Hall Hotel, Salisbury, SP1 3TE , United Kingdom

POSTPONED: 16-18 Chemistry Lectures and Network

Event dates: 27 May 2025 15:00-17:30
Event summary: Don't miss this incredible opportunity to visit the �� of Chemistry, broaden your horizons on topics of A-level Chemistry and network with fellow A-level Chemistry students.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

The 58th Annual International Meeting of the ESR Spectroscopy Group of the �� of Chemistry

Event dates: 1 June 2025 18:00 - 5 June 2025 13:00
Event summary: An international conference on the advancements of electron spin resonance (ESR or EPR), after Sunday evening social, academics sessions are Monday morning to Thursday lunchtime.
Event Venue: Mary Ward House, London, WC1H 9SN, United Kingdom

Second symposium on advances in actinide analysis and nuclear reference materials

Event dates: 3 June 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This symposium aims to act as a user forum to discuss the latest advances in the analysis of actinide materials. Workshops and a session on nuclear reference material needs is also planned.
Event Venue: Burlington House (��) - Library Suite, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics GC and GC-MS

Event dates: 6 June 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Absolute Basics GC and GC-MS
Event Venue: Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Formative Formulation 5

Event dates: 6 June 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Formative Formulation, our Early Careers event, has emerged as a key entry in the Formulation Science and Technology calendar.
Event Venue: Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, 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

Hands-on Data Analysis for Metabolic Profiling course

Event dates: 9 June 2025 13:00 - 13 June 2025 14:00
Event summary: This 4 day course (over 5 days) provides a comprehensive overview of data analysis for metabolic profiling studies focussing on data from NMR spectroscopy and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.
Event Venue: Imperial College London - Hammersmith Campus, London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom

Hands-on GC and GC-MS

Event dates: 9 June 2025 09:00 - 13 June 2025 17:00
Event summary: This course has been approved by the �� of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Event Venue: Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Powder Flow and Powder Rheology

Event dates: 10 June 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: Explore how advanced tools for powder flow and rheology offer key insights into powder behaviour, helping optimise manufacturing and formulation processes across various industries.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

New modalities: Innovations in RNA therapeutics

Event dates: 11 June 2025 10:00-17:10
Event summary: The SCI “New modalities” series comprises focussed in-person events and this year’s symposium brings together world-class scientists at the forefront of RNA research.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 11 June 2025 18:30-21:00
Event summary: AGM at 1900 followed by a lecture titled ‘From Drugs to Drink, the Story of Anno Distillers’ by Andy Reason of Anno Distillers
Event Venue: The Angel Centre, Tonbridge, TN9 1SF, United Kingdom

#EnvChem2025 Chemistry of The Whole Environment

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

2025 Sino-British Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Development Conference

Event dates: 13 June 2025 09:00-16:30
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Event Venue: Burlington House, Science Room, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

UK Magnetic Resonance Managers' Meeting (UKMRM) 2025

Event dates: 16 June 2025 10:00-16:00
Event summary: The UKMRM 2025 annual meeting will involve the usual combination of RTP support, career discussions, instrumentation, NMR methods/techniques, tips and tricks, and developments in helium recovery.
Event Venue: School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom

Comprehensive GC-MS (Agilent SQMS with MassHunter)

Event dates: 16 June 2025 09:00 - 20 June 2025 17:00
Event summary: This course has been approved by the �� of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Event Venue: Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

NMR Discussion Group Postgraduate Meeting 2025

Event dates: 16 June 2025 16:00 - 17 June 2025 16:30
Event summary: This meeting includes keynote talks alongside opportunities for PhD researchers and PDRAs to present their research to the magnetic resonance community in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Event Venue: School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom

Analytical Research Forum 2025 (ARF25)

Event dates: 17 June 2025
Event summary: Analytical Research Forum 2025
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

SCI Foundation medicinal chemistry workshop

Event dates: 18 June 2025 12:00-16:30
Event summary: Just started in Medicinal chemistry or interested in learning more about it? The SCI Foundation medicinal chemistry workshop has been designed by professional Medicinal chemists to provide insight.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Chilterns and Middlesex Section Annual Lecture 2025

Event dates: 19 June 2025 18:00
Event summary: This year, we're pleased to host Professor Paula Booth (King's college London) whose research addresses the biosynthetic folding of integral membrane proteins and celebrate long service members.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

‘Canterbury River Cruise’

Event dates: 21 June 2025 11:00-12:00
Event summary: Enjoy a boat trip through the picturesque city
Event Venue: The King's Bridge, Canterbury, CT1 2AF, United Kingdom

Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2025

Event dates: 26 - 27 June 2025
Event summary: Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2025 held at Imperial College London bringing together ECRs and established researchers working in photophysics and photochemistry.
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BB, 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Hands-on ICP-MS

Event dates: 1 July 2025 09:00 - 2 July 2025 17:00
Event summary: The course will look in detail at each component of ICP-MS and ICP-MS/MS instrumentation, followed by a practical exercise in developing an ICP-MS method.
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

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

Event dates: 2 July 2025 09:30-18:00
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

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Management Success

Event dates: 3 July 2025 14:00-19:00
Event summary: How can managers use the new AI tools to deliver success? Bring your laptops along and learn how common AI tools may provide you with competitive advantage.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

21st �� Nucleic Acids Forum – 2025

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

UK Exposure Science 2025

Event dates: 15 July 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: An annual meeting of occupational and environmental exposure science.
Event Venue: UKHSA Training Centre, Didcot , OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom

Hands-on FTIR Spectroscopy

Event dates: 7 August 2025 09:00 - 8 August 2025 17:00
Event summary: This course covers all the practical theory about Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy.
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Thanet Archery ‘Taster Session’

Event dates: 30 August 2025 14:00-17:00
Event summary: Why not come along to Thanet Archery Club and enjoy an afternoon with friends and family learning this noble and traditional sport
Event Venue: Thanet Archery Club, Ramsgate, CT12 5BL, United Kingdom

Technician Commitment relaunch event

Event dates: 3 September 2025 13:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us to celebrate five years of the ��'s support for the Technician Commitment.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

2nd CBIC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers

Event dates: 10 September 2025 10:00 - 12 September 2025 13:00
Event summary: The second �� Chemistry Biology Interface Community (CBIC) Leadership Retreat for early career researchers
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

The future of TiO₂ in the coatings industry

Event dates: 15 September 2025 09:00-18:00
Event summary: A one-day conference dedicated to exploring the future of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) in the coatings industry. Academia and industry will discuss key challenges, innovations, and regulatory developments.
Event Venue: �� of Chemistry, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

New synthetic methods – Design and application III

Event dates: 18 September 2025 09:30-17:20
Event summary: The aim of the meeting is to highlight new synthetic approaches, disconnections and methods, and their application as developed by key researchers from both academia and industry.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Beaker to bulk: Introduction to scalable synthesis

Event dates: 23 September 2025
Event summary: This event focuses on introducing the fundamentals of process chemistry and aims to be both accessible for those with no prior experience in the challenges of developing scalable syntheses.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Biomarkers and Precision Medicine UK 2025

Event dates: 30 September - 1 October 2025
Event summary: Biomarkers and Precision Medicine 2025, in its 20th year, showcases trends in biomarker research. Highlights include Spatial Biology, Digital Pathology, AI, and sessions with experts in their fields.
Event Venue: QEII, London, SW1P 3EE, United Kingdom

Future feedstocks for sustainable chemistry

Event dates: 7 October 2025 09:30-17:00
Event summary: This one-day meeting on the subject of future feedstocks will continue SCI’s focus on sustainability.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

What Drug Hunters need to know about Computational Chemistry 2025

Event dates: 14 October 2025 09:30 - 15 October 2025 16:30
Event summary: The ability to exploit information through computational chemistry is vital for any modern drug hunter wishing to develop a therapeutic more efficiently and effectively.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Road surface characteristics and measurement

Event dates: 21 October 2025 09:30-16:15
Event summary: This event has been put together to demonstrate some of the innovative applications of changing technology for constructing and maintaining highways with asphalt.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Securing an independent academic research career - Funding Workshop.

Event dates: 28 October 2025 10:00-17:30
Event summary: Funding workshop to gain critical feedback on your research proposals and gain insights into applying for funding from a funders point of view.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

So you want to be a manager?

Event dates: 29 October 2025 17:30-19:30
Event summary: The Management Interest Group is hosting a series of events for managers at different career stages to provide advice, support and practical guidance to help attendees navigate their own careers.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Towards a Biobased Chemical Future

Event dates: 30 October 2025 13:00-17:00
Event summary: An afternoon seminar with the �� of Chemistry and the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association discussing our chemical future and the role of new sustainable bio-based chemicals
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Chemical Science symposium 2025: Chemistry of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics

Event dates: 18 - 19 November 2025
Event summary: Under the banner of our flagship diamond open access journal, Chemical Science, we’ll be shining a spotlight on cutting-edge chemistry research.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Materials chemistry poster symposium

Event dates: 25 November 2025
Event summary: The Materials chemistry poster symposium is the flagship event for the Materials Chemistry Community that is aimed specifically at early career scientists in materials chemistry.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Organic chemistry poster symposium 2025

Event dates: 1 December 2025
Event summary: Organic chemistry poster symposium 2025
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Faraday Community poster symposium 2025

Event dates: 9 December 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry brings together PhD students, Post-Doctoral researchers and early career researchers in industry.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Joint SoBRA / �� 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

NMRDG Winter Meeting 2025

Event dates: 11 December 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: The annual winter meeting of the �� NMR Discussion Group
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

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

Event dates: 12 January 2026 12:00 - 13 January 2026 17:00
Event summary: This annual flagship event of the �� Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group will cover recent developments in fundamentals and applications of novel nanomaterials.
Event Venue: The �� of Chemistry, 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 �� of Chemistry is running its Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy meeting on Mar 10-11th 2026
Event Venue: Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, 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 �� of Chemistry, 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 �� of Chemistry, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom