Materials events

RSC Prizes Lecture Tours

Event dates: 8 May 2024 - 30 September 2026
Event summary: As part of their prize, many of the RSC’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

��ֱ��app�� 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

76th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium

Event dates: 16 - 17 June 2025
Event summary: The 76th edition of the Chemistry Colloquium run annually under the aegis of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland will be hosted this year at Maynooth University by the Department of Chemistry.
Event Venue: Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23F2H6, Ireland

ECECR – EaStCHEM Conference for Early-Career Researchers 2025

Event dates: 17 June 2025 09:00-19:00
Event summary: 7th EaStCHEM Conference for Early Career Researchers (ECECR2025), jointly organised by St Andrews University and The University of Edinburgh
Event Venue: School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

Midlands Electrochemistry Group (MEG) Meeting

Event dates: 17 June 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This meeting aims to bring all electrochemists within the Midlands together to share their latest work and have a chance to network.
Event Venue: University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

4th Annual Conference on Global Nanotechnology

Event dates: 17 June 2025 09:00 - 20 June 2025 16:00
Event summary: Join #NanoSeries2025 at the University of Valencia! Connect with global experts, explore cutting-edge nanotech, and drive innovation.
Event Venue: Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Valencia, 46010, Spain

2nd UK Microfluidics Conference

Event dates: 18 June 2025
Event summary: The 2nd UK Microfluidics Conference – One-day meeting on Wednesday 18th June 2025, Leeds
Event Venue: Cloth Hall Court , Leeds, LS1 2HA, United Kingdom

(CO2)nnect UK: Advanced Solid Sorbents for Carbon Capture and their Characterisation

Event dates: 19 June 2025 09:30-16:30
Event summary: Discover how the future of Carbon Capture is being created with advanced Materials Characterisation, only at the (CO2)nnect UK Workshop. Hosted with Heriot-Watt University
Event Venue: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom

Frontiers of Molecular Systems Engineering Applied to Societal Problems International Workshop

Event dates: 22 June 2025 17:00 - 26 June 2025 19:00
Event summary: Join leading experts from around the world to explore the latest advancements in molecular systems engineering. Sponsored by the ��ֱ��app�� journal MSDE.
Event Venue: University of Chicago International Institute of Research in Paris, Paris, 75013, France

Cluster Meeting 2025

Event dates: 22 June 2025 00:00 - 27 June 2025 23:59
Event summary: A topical international conference with main focus on catalysis, reactivity, characterization, imaging and modeling of primarily size-selected clusters, both free and supported.
Event Venue: Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, Prague, 19000, Czech Republic

22nd International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU)

Event dates: 23 June 2025 15:00 - 27 June 2025 18:00
Event summary: The ICCDU 2025 conference will unite experts in CO2 utilization to discuss advancements and trends. The theme is “CO2 for a Circular Economy,” covering various relevant topics.
Event Venue: IST Congress Center, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, 1049-001, Portugal

European Congress on Nanomaterials

Event dates: 23 June 2025 09:00 - 24 June 2025 16:00
Event summary: The European Congress on Nanomaterials (ECN) will be held in the vibrant city of Athens, Greece, on June 23-24, 2025.
Event Venue: Candia Hotel, Athens, 104 38, Greece

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

9th ChIR Symposium - Towards a Safer and Sustainable Chemistry

Event dates: 30 June 2025 09:00 - 1 July 2025 17:30
Event summary: The International Symposium on Chemical Innovation and Regulation is the annual event that allows scientists and students to share their experience on chemical safety and sustainability.
Event Venue: University of Bologna - Department of Chemistry, Bologna, 40131, Italy

UK Symposium on Materials for Sustainability

Event dates: 1 July 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The UK Symposium on Materials for Sustainability will take pleace on 1st July at Keele University, uniting experts to explore advances, challenges, and opportunities in materials for sustainability.
Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

9th International Conference of the Institut of Metal in Biologie of Grenoble on Fuel Synthesis: From Metalloproteins to Bio-inspired Models and Materials

Event dates: 1 - 4 July 2025
Event summary: Electro- and photocatalytic transformations
Event Venue: Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, 38000, France

AES 2025, The 11th International Conference on Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems

Event dates: 1 - 4 July 2025
Event summary: AES, the 11th International Conference on Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems, brings together experts in the field of antennas, electromagnetics, propagation, and measurements.
Event Venue: Kenzi Solazur Hotel, Tangier, 90000, Morocco

Applied Materials & Interfaces Conference (AMIC 2025)

Event dates: 3 - 5 July 2025
Event summary: AMIC 2025 aims to bring together leading researchers in materials science to discuss the latest advancements and innovations.
Event Venue: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore

Chemical ��ֱ��app��s Research Symposium

Event dates: 3 July 2025 16:00-20:00
Event summary: An event for local researchers to share their work.
Event Venue: University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom

10th European Conference on Boron Chemistry - Euroboron10

Event dates: 6 July 2025 15:00 - 10 July 2025 15:00
Event summary: Euroboron10 will represent a forum where all aspects of boron chemistry in basic research.
Event Venue: University of Lodz, Lodz, 90-236, Poland

17th International conference on materials chemistry (MC17)

Event dates: 7 - 10 July 2025
Event summary: The 'MC' conference series has provided a showcase for materials chemistry for two decades, and is the flagship event of the RSC's Materials Chemistry Community
Event Venue: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh , EH3 8EE, United Kingdom

7th International Conference on Nanomaterials ��ֱ��app�� and Mechanical Engineering

Event dates: 8 July 2025 08:00 - 11 July 2025 18:00
Event summary: ICNMSME-2025 aims to address on Modern Problems of Nanomaterials ��ֱ��app�� and Mechanical Engineering,
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

21st RSC Nucleic Acids Forum – 2025

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

14th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes

Event dates: 13 July 2025 18:00 - 18 July 2025 18:00
Event summary: ISP, held biennially since 1995, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers studying charged macromolecules, bridging chemistry, physics, and materials science.
Event Venue: University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil

Solutions in ��ֱ��app�� (SinS) 2025

Event dates: 15 July 2025 09:00 - 17 July 2025 17:00
Event summary: SinS unites analytical scientists to explore solutions to global challenges. Run by ILM, RSC interest groups, the BMSS, ChromSoc & others to host the UK’s top analytical conference in Brighton.
Event Venue: The Brighton Centre, Brighton , BN1 2GR, United Kingdom

ADVANCED STUDY COURSE ON OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS (ASCOS2025)

Event dates: 20 July 2025 17:00 - 27 July 2025 10:00
Event summary: The aim of ASCOS 2025 is to establish education, discussion, and a contact platform for researchers (from Master level upwards) working in the growing field of optical chemical sensors and biosensors.
Event Venue: University of Leon, Leon, 24071, Spain

Warwick Atomic Layer Processing (WALP) 2025 workshop

Event dates: 22 July 2025 09:00 - 23 July 2025 17:00
Event summary: WALP 2025 (22–23 July 2025, University of Warwick) brings together leading academic and industrial experts in atomic layer processing (ALP) and showcase ALP apps for energy storage and semiconductors.
Event Venue: University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

META 2025, the 15th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics

Event dates: 22 - 25 July 2025
Event summary: META, 15th international conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics features the latest developments in the area of Metamaterials and Nanophotonics (Scopus-indexed conference).
Event Venue: Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de la Costa del Sol, Torremolinos, 29620, Spain

Advanced Nano Materials (ANM2025 Portugal)

Event dates: 23 July 2025 08:00 - 25 July 2025 17:00
Event summary: 23rd Edition of Advanced Nanomaterials, 23-25 July 2025, University of Aveiro, Portugal ( Both Virtual and In Person presentation)
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

6th International Symposium on the Synthesis and Application of Curved Organic π-Molecules and Materials - CURO-π6

Event dates: 23 - 25 July 2025
Event summary: Non-planar molecular π-systems and materials, covering their synthesis, properties, and applications across chemistry, physics, biology, and technology, both experimentally and theoretically.
Event Venue: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, A1B 3X7, Canada

Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications 2025 (VCCA-2025)

Event dates: 11 - 15 August 2025
Event summary: VCCA-2025 is organised by the Computational Chemistry Group in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair of Computational Chemistry of the University of Mauritius and is endorsed by IUPAC.
Event Venue: Online, Online, Reduit, 80837, Mauritius

2025 MSILDG Summer Research Meeting

Event dates: 19 - 20 August 2025
Event summary: Join us at Loughborough University on 19th and 20th August for two days of discussion on topics across ionic liquids and molten salts.
Event Venue: Burleigh Court, Loughborough, LE11 3GR, United Kingdom

Fast ionic transport systems 2025

Event dates: 24 August 2025 16:00 - 28 August 2025 16:00
Event summary: The goal is to highlight the most recent developments in various aspects of charge transport in materials from the fundamental understanding to application.
Event Venue: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of ��ֱ��app��s, Prague, CZ16200, Czech Republic

2nd Sodium-Ion Technology Research Innovations and Key Enhancements (STRIKE) Symposium

Event dates: 27 August 2025 09:00 - 29 August 2025 17:00
Event summary: We are happy to announce that the 2nd STRIKE Symposium will take place 27th–29th August 2025 at Swansea University, UK.
Event Venue: Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, United Kingdom

10th EFEPR Summer School (Manchester UK)

Event dates: 31 August - 6 September 2025
Event summary: The European Federation of EPR groups (EFEPR) 10th Summer School will be hosted at the University of Manchester, from August 31st to September 6th 2025.
Event Venue: University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

5th International solar fuels conference

Event dates: 1 - 5 September 2025
Event summary: The field of solar fuels has the potential to deliver carbon free fuels and chemicals with applications ranging from energy storage, heating, transportation and manufacturing.
Event Venue: Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle, NE4 5TG, United Kingdom

International Conference on Functional Nanomaterials and Nanodevices - NANOMAT2025

Event dates: 2 - 5 September 2025
Event summary: The NANOMAT2025 is tailored to unite prominent scientists, researchers, engineers, and technology developers in nanotechnology
Event Venue: The Westin Zagreb Hotel, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

Elemental Analysis and TOC Forum

Event dates: 2 September 2025 09:00 - 3 September 2025 17:00
Event summary: This event will provide an opportunity to learn more about the field of elemental analysis from expert operators, and to improve your understanding of your elemental analyser or TOC analyser.
Event Venue: Manchester Museum, Manchester, M13 9PL, 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 RSC's support for the Technician Commitment.
Event Venue: The ��ֱ��app��, 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

Faraday Institution Conference 2025 | Energising the UK Battery Ecosystem

Event dates: 9 - 11 September 2025
Event summary: The Faraday Institution’s largest, most open science dissemination and networking event, showcasing novel electrochemical energy storage research for those working in academia, industry and policy.
Event Venue: University of Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, CV4 7AL, 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: ��ֱ��app��, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2025: Organic Semiconductor Materials: Challenges and Opportunities

Event dates: 23 - 25 September 2025
Event summary: This Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium is organized by Stefan Bräse, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Jessica Wade, Imperial College London.
Event Venue: Lindner Hotel Frankfurt Hochst, Frankfurt am Main, 65929, Germany

GDCh ��ֱ��app�� Forum Chemistry 2025

Event dates: 29 September 2025 09:00 - 1 October 2025 16:00
Event summary: The aim of our conference is the exchange and dissemination of scientific knowledge, the creation of a platform for networking and transdisciplinary and international cooperation.
Event Venue: KIT, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany

Conference Series on Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials

Event dates: 6 October 2025 08:30 - 10 October 2025 13:00
Event summary: San Sebastián (Spain) is hosting the inaugural edition of the Conference Series on Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials, between October 6th and October 10th, 2025.
Event Venue: University of the Basque Country, Donostia-San Sebastian, 20007, Spain

International Semiconductor Conference – CAS 2025

Event dates: 7 - 11 October 2025
Event summary: CAS conference is an IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) event devoted to novel research in the nanoscience, micro- and nanotechnologies, semiconductor devices physics and technology.
Event Venue: Hotel Sinaia, Sinaia, 106100, Romania

International Conference on Green and Sustainable Materials (ICGSM-2025)

Event dates: 13 October 2025 09:00 - 14 October 2025 16:00
Event summary: The International Conference on Green and Sustainable Materials (ICGSM-2025), hosted by College of Applied and Health ��ֱ��app��s at A’Sharqiyah University.
Event Venue: A'Sharqiyah University, Ibra, 400, Oman

The International Symposium “Priorities of chemistry for a sustainable development Priochem XXI"

Event dates: 15 October 2025 09:00 - 17 October 2025 16:00
Event summary: Early-stage and experienced researchers are invited to the XXIst edition of PRIOCHEM to present their most recent results in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering.
Event Venue: National Institute of Research-Development for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM Bucharest, Bucharest, 060021, Romania

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

I Sentiatech Congress

Event dates: 21 October 2025 09:30 - 22 October 2025 14:30
Event summary: One of the most important European events in the field of the development of robust solutions for the early detection, measurement and control of emerging chemicals, pathogens and pollutants.
Event Venue: Las Naves & La Harinera complex, Valencia, 46024, Spain

6th International Conference on Advanced Polymer ��ֱ��app�� and Engineering

Event dates: 28 October 2025 08:00 - 30 October 2025 18:00
Event summary: The conference will cover a broad spectrum of topics, including the characterization of synthetic and natural polymers, polymers in chemistry, polymer hybrids, nanocomposites, polymer biomaterials.
Event Venue: GF Gran Costa Adeje Hotel, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38660, Spain

RSC FIRST 2025: Energy Materials Frontiers

Event dates: 31 October - 2 November 2025
Event summary: Supported by EES family journals, this summit gathers leading experts to address challenges and showcase innovations in clean energy production, conversion, and storage.
Event Venue: Wuhu Macrolink Legend Hotel, Wuhu, 241000, China

Dry Coating Forum

Event dates: 3 November 2025 13:00 - 4 November 2025 14:00
Event summary: Shaping the Future of Dry Battery Electrode Processing
Event Venue: Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden, 01277, Germany

12th Workshop “Lithium-Sulfur Batteries”

Event dates: 17 November 2025 13:00 - 18 November 2025 14:00
Event summary: Lithium-sulfur batteries promise high energy storage at low cost. Recent research enhances materials and performance. The 12th Workshop will showcase innovations and insights from leading experts.
Event Venue: Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden, 01277, Germany

Chemical ��ֱ��app�� 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 ��ֱ��app��, we’ll be shining a spotlight on cutting-edge chemistry research.
Event Venue: The ��ֱ��app��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology Research and Innovation

Event dates: 18 November 2025 08:00 - 21 November 2025 18:00
Event summary: ICNTRI-2025 looks for significant Modern Problems of Nanomaterials Research and Innovation
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

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 ��ֱ��app��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

��ֱ��app��DG Winter Meeting 2025

Event dates: 11 December 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: The annual winter meeting of the RSC ��ֱ��app�� Discussion Group
Event Venue: The ��ֱ��app��, 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 ��ֱ��app�� is running its Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy meeting on Mar 10-11th 2026
Event Venue: Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

2nd Annual International Conference on Materials ��ֱ��app�� 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 ��ֱ��app�� and Nanoscience, in Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon during April 13-15, 2026.
Event Venue: Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, 1600-042, Portugal

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