Materials events

ŷ��AV Prizes Lecture Tours

Event dates: 8 May 2024 - 30 September 2026
Event summary: As part of their prize, many of the ŷ��AV’s Prize winners deliver lectures across the UK and Ireland.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

International Master in Fragrance Formulations (IMFF)

Event dates: 19 May - 30 November 2025
Event summary: The applications to the 2025 edition of the International Master in Fragrance Formulations (IMFF) are open. The course will be in English and online, from May to Nov 2025. www.fragranceschool.eu
Event Venue: United Kingdom

45th National Convention of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI-45)

Event dates: 30 November 2025 12:00 - 5 December 2025 13:00
Event summary: The South African Chemical Institute (SACI) and The University of the Witwatersrand will be hosting the 45th SACI National Convention.
Event Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa

Third Radionuclide Production in the UK Meeting: From Atoms to Applications

Event dates: 2 December 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Hosted by the ŷ��AV (ŷ��AV) and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), this meeting will explore the current and future status of radionuclide production for nuclear medicine.
Event Venue: The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9WU, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Southwest Chemistry Careers Showcase

Event dates: 3 December 2025 14:00-19:00
Event summary: Enjoy employer presentations, insights into their careers and what they look for in graduates and future scientists, followed by relaxed networking over pizza and drinks!
Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

3rd Annual Chemical Feedstocks for Sustainable Industry 2025

Event dates: 4 December 2025 18:00 - 5 December 2025 17:30
Event summary: The third annual event discussing the latest advances in sustainable technology to support the chemicals industry
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Bio-MANTHAN

Event dates: 4 - 7 December 2025
Event summary: Bio-MANTHAN 2025-40th International Conference, IIT Ropar, Dec 4-7.
Event Venue: IIT Ropar, Rupnagar, 140001, India

CRISTMAS 2025

Event dates: 9 - 12 December 2025
Event summary: CRISTMAS 2025 is a premier interdisciplinary materials conference uniting three established events, SNAIA, POEM, and HERMES, to explore the frontiers of materials research.
Event Venue: Chimie ParisTech, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, 0, France

ChemSci 2025: Leaders in the Field Symposium

Event dates: 11 December 2025 09:30 - 13 December 2025 14:30
Event summary: We are pleased to announce ChemSci 2025: Leaders in the Field (LiTF) Symposium, brought to you by Chemical Science, our flagship diamond open access journal.
Event Venue: IISER Pune, Pune, 411008, India

NMRDG Winter Meeting 2025

Event dates: 11 December 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: The annual winter meeting of the ŷ��AV NMR Discussion Group
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

2025 6th International Conference on Material Chemistry and Composite Materials

Event dates: 12 December 2025 09:00 - 14 December 2025 18:00
Event summary: MCCM 2025 aims to unite innovative academics and experts in the fields of material chemistry and composite materials, facilitating the exchange of scientific information between them.
Event Venue: Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China

International Conference on AI and Materials for Sustainability - AIMS 2025 : Organized by IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi

Event dates: 15 December 2025 09:00 - 17 December 2025 17:00
Event summary: The conference is designed to explore the innovative integration of AI, materials, chemistry, physics, and chemical engineering to address critical sustainability challenges.
Event Venue: Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, 114304, United Arab Emirates

44th Solid State Chemistry Group Christmas and ECR Meeting

Event dates: 15 - 17 December 2025
Event summary: The 44th annual Christmas meeting of the ŷ��AV Solid State Chemistry group will take place at the University of Leeds on 15-17 December 2025.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

2025 International Symposium on Liquid Salts Chemistry and Materials Technology

Event dates: 18 - 21 December 2025
Event summary: An international meeting to promote the innovative application of liquid salts technologies in clean energy and enhance international academic exchange and collaboration in the fields of ionic fluids.
Event Venue: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Jiading Campus), Shanghai, 201800, China

ŷ��AV 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 ŷ��AV Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group will cover recent developments in fundamentals and applications of novel nanomaterials.
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, 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: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

XVI Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers (SMLKI)

Event dates: 19 February 2026 08:00 - 20 February 2026 18:00
Event summary: The XVI Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers (SMLKI 2026) brings young researchers together to present work and exchange ideas in chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering.
Event Venue: University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

Pittcon

Event dates: 7 March 2026 09:00 - 11 March 2026 15:00
Event summary: Pittcon is a catalyst for the exchange of information, a showcase of the latest advances in laboratory science, and a venue for international connectivity.
Event Venue: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, 78205, United States

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

Chem4Energy 2026

Event dates: 23 - 26 March 2026
Event summary: The Chem4Energy community has grown out of a number of collaborative UK-Africa consortium programmes and 2026 will see the fifth in this series of annual meetings.
Event Venue: Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Johannesburg, 1459, South Africa

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

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

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

2nd Annual International Conference on Materials Science and Nanoscience

Event dates: 13 April 2026 09:00 - 15 April 2026 17:00
Event summary: It is a great pleasure to invite you all to join the 2nd Annual International Conference on Materials Science and Nanoscience, in Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon during April 13-15, 2026.
Event Venue: Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, 1600-042, Portugal

2nd International Connect and Expo on Materials Science & Engineering

Event dates: 20 April 2026 09:00 - 22 April 2026 07:00
Event summary: Join us from April 20-22, 2026, in Osaka, Japan, for the 2nd International Connect & Expo on Materials Science and Engineering—a premier gathering of global experts, innovators, and researchers.
Event Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka , Osaka, 530-0004, Japan

Revealing the Past: Analytical Methods in Heritage Science

Event dates: 23 April 2026 10:00-16:45
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 ŷ��AV and the UKRI/AHRC.
Event Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom

9th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology

Event dates: 10 May 2026 09:00 - 13 May 2026 17:00
Event summary: Join us for the 9th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology which will take place in Kuala Lumpur from the 10-13 May 2026.
Event Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur , Kuala Lumpur, 50400, Malaysia

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

AES 2026, The 12th International Conference on Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems

Event dates: 3 - 6 June 2026
Event summary: AES 2026 will bring together the international community of researchers, academics, and industry specialists to share the latest scientific advances in antennas and electromagnetic systems.
Event Venue: University of Catania, Catania, 95131, Italy

2nd International Connect on Clean & Traditional Energy

Event dates: 22 June 2026 09:00 - 23 June 2026 18:00
Event summary: Welcome to CLEANENERGY-2026 – the 2nd International Connect on Clean & Traditional Energy, taking place on June 22–23, 2026 in the dynamic city of Munich, Germany.
Event Venue: Munich, Germany, Munich, 80336, Germany

EFMC-ACSMEDI Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers 2026

Event dates: 22 June 2026 17:00 - 25 June 2026 13:00
Event summary: Symposium co-organised by EFMC and ACSMEDI, and including 3 top speakers & 9 sessions on key topics in Medicinal Chemistry, as well as 18 oral comms selected from the submitted abstracts.
Event Venue: Trinity Conference Centre, Dublin, 2, Ireland

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

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

8th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering

Event dates: 7 July 2026 08:00 - 10 July 2026 18:00
Event summary: ICNMSME-2026 aims to address on Modern Problems of Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry.
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

HarwellXPS Summer School 2026

Event dates: 13 July 2026 09:00 - 17 July 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

META 2026, the 16th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics

Event dates: 14 - 17 July 2026
Event summary: META 2026 is the flagship international conference that brings researchers, scientists, and professionals working on cutting-edge developments in metamaterials, photonic crystals, and plasmonics.
Event Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

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

ŷ��AV 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: 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

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

18th International conference on materials chemistry (MC18)

Event dates: 5 - 8 July 2027
Event summary: The 'MC' conference series has provided a showcase for materials chemistry for two decades, and is the flagship event of the ŷ��AV's Materials Chemistry Community
Event Venue: TBC, United Kingdom