Member Network - Interest Groups

Atomic Spectroscopy Virtual Symposium ‘M is for Micro’

Event dates: 28 January 2026 15:00-16:30
Event summary: A-Z webinar series
Event Venue: United Kingdom

McBain Medal 2025

Event dates: 30 January 2026 10:00-16:40
Event summary: This full day meeting will honour Dr Gemma-Louise Davies and at the same time the Medal will be presented.
Event Venue: University of Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

February Webinar on Protein and Peptide Science

Event dates: 6 February 2026 13:00-14:00
Event summary: The scientists presenting in the February webinar will be Dr Stacy Malaker, Yale University, and Dr Daniela Kalafatović, University of Rijeka.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

VR-Enabled Process Chemistry: AI Avatars, Live Data Streams & On-Demand 3D Printing

Event dates: 24 February 2026 14:00-15:00
Event summary: February 2025 PCTG webinar
Event Venue:

Atomic Spectroscopy Virtual Symposium ‘N is for Nano’

Event dates: 24 February 2026 15:00-16:30
Event summary: A-Z webinar series
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Towards a Biobased Chemical Future

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

13th SCI–ŷ��AV Retrosynthesis Competition

Event dates: 6 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Showcase your retrosynthetic and forward synthesis skills at the 13th SCI–ŷ��AV National Retrosynthesis Competition in Cambridge on 6 March 2026. Entries close on 5 December 2025.
Event Venue: The Discovery Centre (DISC) - AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB20AA, United Kingdom

2026 ŷ��AV Chemical Biology and Bio-Organic Group (CBBG) Forum

Event dates: 6 March 2026 08:00-18:00
Event summary: 2026 CBBG Forum - Cardiff
Event Venue: Cardiff University, Cardiff , CF10 3NS, United Kingdom

Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy III

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

Fifty Years of Chemistry – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the ŷ��AV 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 ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Formulating Materials

Event dates: 12 March 2026 09:30-16:00
Event summary: Connecting Formulation and Materials Science through cases that draw upon both fields.
Event Venue: Royce Hub Building, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

The BMCS Mastering MedChem X: 10th ŷ��AV-BMCS Symposium on Mastering Medicinal Chemistry

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

ŷ��AV CICAG_ŷ��AV SERAC Analyticode 2026

Event dates: 16 March 2026 09:00-17:00
Event summary: ŷ��AV Analyticode: Sustainable Innovation in Lab Automation, Analytics, Computational Chemistry One-Day Conference | Burlington House, London, 17th March 2026
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, 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 ŷ��AV 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 ŷ��AV, 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 ŷ��AV, 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 ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, 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 ŷ��AV, 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 ŷ��AV, 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 ŷ��AV NMR Discussion and Molecular Spectroscopy groups.
Event Venue: The Discovery Centre, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, United Kingdom

Integrating chemistry, engineering and biology to create the next generation of vaccines

Event dates: 30 March 2026 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This event aims to bring together physical scientists and life scientists to devise new approaches to vaccines that could have great impact on human and animal health.
Event Venue: Queens' College, Cambridge, CB3 9ET, 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

HTE: Solving Problems, Process Chemists hate dealing with

Event dates: 31 March 2026 14:00-15:00
Event summary: March 2026 webinar organised on behalf of the ŷ��AV PCTG
Event Venue:

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

24th ŷ��AV Fluorine Interest Group Postgraduate Meeting

Event dates: 1 April 2026 12:00 - 2 April 2026 14:00
Event summary: This event provides postgraduate and post-doctoral researchers with a unique opportunity to present their research via short oral presentations and a poster session.
Event Venue: University of Bristol - School of Chemistry, Bristol, BS8 1TS, 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

ŷ��AV Main Group Interest Group Annual Meeting and AGM

Event dates: 8 April 2026 10:00 - 9 April 2026 15:00
Event summary: Biannual meeting of the ŷ��AV Main Group Interest Group and AGM
Event Venue: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom

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

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 ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, 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

Chemistry in the Oil Industry XIX - Shaping the Future of Energy

Event dates: 21 - 22 April 2026
Event summary: Focusing on chemical applications critical to future O&G operations, to boost new field profitability, extend mature well life & support asset repurposing for geothermal, CCUS, and hydrogen storage.
Event Venue: The Lowry, Manchester , M50 3AZ, United Kingdom

UK Exposure Science 2026

Event dates: 21 April 2026 12:00 - 22 April 2026 13:00
Event summary: An annual meeting of occupational and environmental exposure science.
Event Venue: UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, 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 ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process Models

Event dates: 28 April 2026 14:00-15:00
Event summary: April webinar for PCTG
Event Venue: 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

ŷ��AV-BMCS 6th Synthesis in Drug Discovery and Development

Event dates: 18 - 19 May 2026
Event summary: This symposium aims to celebrate the crucial role of synthesis in the success of drug discovery and development.
Event Venue:

Webinar on enzyme engineering

Event dates: 26 May 2026 14:00-15:00
Event summary: Webinar as part of the ŷ��AV PCTG webinar series
Event Venue:

5th SCI / ŷ��AV 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-ŷ��AV 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 ŷ��AV Chemical Biology and Bio-organic Group Postgraduate Symposium

Event dates: 8 June 2026 09:30-17:30
Event summary: The ŷ��AV 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

UK Porous Materials (UKPorMat) Annual Conference - 2026

Event dates: 9 June 2026 08:30 - 10 June 2026 17:30
Event summary: The 9th UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat) will take place at the University of Bristol from 9th to 10th June 2026.
Event Venue: University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom

7th ŷ��AV-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 ŷ��AV and DMDG.
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

NMR Discussion Group Postgraduate Meeting 2026

Event dates: 24 June 2026 16:00 - 25 June 2026 16:00
Event summary: The ŷ��AV NMR Discussion Group (NMRDG) is pleased to announce its annual Postgraduate meeting, to be held at the University of Liverpool on 24th and 25th June 2026.
Event Venue: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7BX, United Kingdom

UK Magnetic Resonance Managers' Meeting (UKMRM) 2026

Event dates: 24 June 2026 10:00-16:00
Event summary: The UKMRM is an informal association for managers of magnetic resonance laboratories across the UK.
Event Venue: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7BX, United Kingdom

13th Early Career Researcher Meeting

Event dates: 25 June 2026 09:00 - 26 June 2026 16:00
Event summary: Welcome to the ŷ��AV Analytical Biosciences Group Early Career Researcher Meeting (ECRM 2026).
Event Venue: Waters Ltd, Wilmslow, SK9 4AX, United Kingdom

BNASS 2026: The 22nd Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium

Event dates: 1 July 2026 12:30 - 3 July 2026 13:00
Event summary: Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium- more details to follow
Event Venue: The Cutler's Hall, Sheffield , S1 1HG, United Kingdom

#EnvChem2026 Chemistry of The Whole Environment

Event dates: 2 July 2026 09:00 - 3 July 2026 16:30
Event summary: Yearly flagship meetings for environmental chemists around the UK and Europe
Event Venue: University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7SH, 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 ŷ��AV 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 ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

EUCHEMSIL 2026

Event dates: 26 - 31 July 2026
Event summary: 30th EUChemS Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids
Event Venue: Churchill College, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0DS, United Kingdom

Accelerating the vial-to-plant timeline with high-throughput experimentation

Event dates: 28 July 2026 14:00-15:00
Event summary: Webinar as part of a monthly series provided for ŷ��AV PCTG members
Event Venue:

ŷ��AV Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2026

Event dates: 3 September 2026 10:00 - 4 September 2026 16:00
Event summary: We are very pleased to announce that the 2026 Early Career Meeting will be held over two days, on 3–4 September 2026, at Durham University.
Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, 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

Chemical Biology meets Drug Discovery

Event dates: 14 September 2026 09:30 - 15 September 2026 16:30
Event summary: The 2026 Chemical Biology meets Drug Discovery unifies the chemical biology/drug discovery community with applications in biomedicine.
Event Venue: AstraZeneca Discovery Centre (The DISC), Cambridge UK, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, 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

ŷ��AV-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