Member Network - Local Sections

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

History of Stourbridge Glass - via Zoom

Event dates: 27 January 2026 19:00-20:00
Event summary: From forest glass making to industrial furnaces
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Tayside Local Section AGM

Event dates: 29 January 2026 18:00-19:30
Event summary: Tayside Local Section AGM
Event Venue: Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Dundee, DD1 5JJ, United Kingdom

MSCLS Family Lecture 2026: How to see, hear and smell the structure of molecules

Event dates: 31 January 2026 14:00-17:00
Event summary: After a brief hiatus, the Mid-Southern Counties Local Section is delighted to announce the return of the Family Lecture this year, which will include a lecture and some science board games!
Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Invisible Forces. The ��ҹ��Ʒ Behind Everyday Actions – Short Story Competition 2026

Event dates: 9 February 2026
Event summary: This year's short story competition, hosted by the Chilterns and Middlesex local section, is on the theme of Invisible Forces.
Event Venue: 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

Bristol & District Local Section AGM 2025

Event dates: 10 February 2026 18:00-18:30
Event summary: Local section AGM.
Event Venue: BAWA - tbc, Bristol, BS34 7RG, United Kingdom

2025 AGM Lecture - Medicines from plants (provisional)

Event dates: 10 February 2026 19:00-20:00
Event summary: Evening lecture following the Local section AGM.
Event Venue: BAWA - tbc, Bristol, BS34 7RG, United Kingdom

East Anglia IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2026 (GWB 2026)

Event dates: 10 February 2026 08:00-10:00
Event summary: A networking opportunity to celebrate Women in ��ҹ��Ʒ in Norfolk, part of IUPAC's Global Women's Breakfast.
Event Venue: University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

Western Cape Global Women's Breakfast 2026

Event dates: 10 February 2026 10:00-12:00
Event summary: Networking breakfast for chemists in the Western Cape, South Africa
Event Venue: Picnic Cafe and Deli, Montebello, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa

The ��ҹ��Ʒ Communicators Challenge 2026

Event dates: 19 February 2026 18:00-20:00
Event summary: The ��ҹ��Ʒ 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 Royal Society of ��ҹ��Ʒ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC NuTNEC LS AGM and “Coffee Power for Electronics”

Event dates: 19 February 2026 18:00-20:30
Event summary: Join the NuTNEC LS committee for our AGM and interactive demonstration by Dr Kezia Sistharan on “Coffee Power for Electronics”.
Event Venue: Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, 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

Visit to the Blending Room Coffee Roastery, Hull

Event dates: 26 February 2026 19:00-21:00
Event summary: The Blending Room have been roasting a range of single origin coffees as well as blends in Hull since 2009.
Event Venue: The Blending Room, Hull, HU3 4AY, United Kingdom

Pub quiz

Event dates: 27 February 2026 19:00-21:00
Event summary: Come and test your grey matter & have a catch up with RSC members and friends.
Event Venue: The Chase Hotel, Whitehaven, CA28 8AA , 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

Salt for Fission Ships?

Event dates: 10 March 2026 19:00-20:30
Event summary: Could the stuff you put on your chips be the answer to a safe, sustainable nuclear fuel cycle?
Event Venue: Hunday Manor Hotel, Workington, CA14 4JF, United Kingdom

The ��ҹ��Ʒ of Cooking

Event dates: 11 March 2026 19:30
Event summary: A joint lecture with the Cirencester Science and Technology Society
Event Venue: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, GL7 6JS, United Kingdom

Design of Manufacturing Processes in Pharmaceutical Industry: The Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Drug Supply

Event dates: 16 March 2026 17:00-19:30
Event summary: Dr Scott Gibson will provide an introduction to life as a process chemist in the pharmaceutical industry in bringing a drug substance from discovery to commercial launch.
Event Venue: University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, 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 Royal Society of ��ҹ��Ʒ, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

��ҹ��Ʒ A-Level Science Communication Challenge

Event dates: 27 March 2026 23:59
Event summary: Communicating scientific information clearly and succinctly is an essential skill for chemists. Your challenge is to produce an essay of 1000-1500 words. 1st place will win £100.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

NI Local Section Annual Dinner

Event dates: 24 April 2026 19:00-23:00
Event summary: Advance notice of intended NI Local Section Annual Dinner for 2026
Event Venue: The Ulster Reform Club, Belfast, BT1 1DA, United Kingdom

Retired Members Lunch (South of Section)

Event dates: 12 May 2026 12:15
Event summary: A social event for members in the Section who are retired or otherwise available.
Event Venue: King William Inn, Tunley, BA2 0EB, United Kingdom

Tour of the Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Dundee

Event dates: 12 May 2026 12:00-14:30
Event summary: A tour of the Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Dundee for retired members
Event Venue: Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Dundee, DD1 5JJ, 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 ��ҹ��Ʒ 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