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

Royal Society of ��ҹ��Ʒ Teesside Local Section AGM

Event dates: 13 March 2026 18:30-21:00
Event summary: RSC Teeside Local Section AGM: come along to hear about our activities and join us for food and drinks, and a quiz.
Event Venue: Parkmore Hotel, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0DH, United Kingdom

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

Event dates: 16 March 2026 17:00-18:30
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

Jeremy Knowles Prize Talk: Professor Zoe Waller

Event dates: 18 March 2026 13:00-14:00
Event summary: This is an RSC Prize talk delivered by Professor Zoe Waller, hosted by the Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Event Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15GD, United Kingdom

RSC MSCLS’ Titanic Trail and Dinner

Event dates: 20 March 2026 18:30-21:00
Event summary: The RSC Mid-Southern Counties Local Section invites you for an evening out following the trail of the Titanic, followed by fish & chips at the Wellington Pub!
Event Venue: Oak Tree tours, Southampton, SO14 2AD, United Kingdom

Quiz Night

Event dates: 24 March 2026 19:00-22:00
Event summary: Join RSC members from across Lancashire for a fun and interesting quiz night with food and drink.
Event Venue: Broughton and District Club, Preston, PR3 5DA, 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

Dying for Work: Dangerous Trades for Women, 1880s-1970s

Event dates: 26 March 2026 19:30-22:00
Event summary: An online presentation of a talk by Geoff Rayner Canham from May 2025 on behalf of the RSC Historical group
Event Venue:

��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

South East Wales local section AGM

Event dates: 2 April 2026 18:00-21:00
Event summary: The annual general meeting of the local section of the RSC is open to all members in the region.
Event Venue: Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff, CF10 3AL, United Kingdom

AGM and "The ��ҹ��Ʒ of the Chocolate Box"

Event dates: 22 April 2026 19:00-21:00
Event summary: After a short AGM Dr Josh Smalley (Science Kitchen, University of Leicester and finalist in the 14th series of the Great British Bake Off) will explore the chemistry of the chocolate box.
Event Venue: University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

The Shiny New Pub Quiz

Event dates: 23 April 2026 19:30-22:00
Event summary: New quiz, new format, new quiz masters, new venue!
Event Venue: The Forum, Sheffield, S3 7SB, 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

Mid Scotland Section AGM

Event dates: 24 April 2026 19:00-22:00
Event summary: The local section will hold their AGM followed by a meal and talk by Dr Alan Dronsfield.
Event Venue: Falkirk Golf Club, Falkirk, FK2 7YP, United Kingdom

A Spring Walk through Bluebell Woods

Event dates: 25 April 2026 10:30-13:30
Event summary: We have decided to repeat this much-loved traditional walk looking at bluebells in King’s Wood. Meet outside The Church Mouse Tea Room (2 The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY) at 10:30
Event Venue: Church Mouse Tea Room, Chilham, CT4 8BY, United Kingdom

Site Visit to Severn Trent Water’s Minworth Wastewater Treatment Works

Event dates: 30 April 2026 09:45-14:30
Event summary: The RSC Water Science Forum and adjacent RSC Local Sections are arranging a site visit to Minworth Wastewater Treatment Works, near Birmingham, on Thursday, 30th April 2026.
Event Venue: Minworth Wastewater Treatment Works, W. Midlands, B76 9DP, United Kingdom

Retired Members Lunch May 2026

Event dates: 8 May 2026 12:30-15:30
Event summary: The Section will be holding a Retired Members Lunch on May 8th 2026 at the Randolph Hotel, Reydon. Southwold, IP18 6PZ
Event Venue: Randolph Hotel, Suffolk, IP18 6PZ, United Kingdom

Wine tasting evening

Event dates: 8 May 2026 19:00-22:00
Event summary: The local section will hold our annual wine tasting evening with professor John Hepworth offering a selection of French wines.
Event Venue: Falkirk Golf Club, Falkirk, FK2 7YP, 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

RSC Liverpool Local Section AGM 2026 and Invited Speaker Presentation

Event dates: 13 May 2026 18:00-20:30
Event summary: This in-person event combines the AGM of the Liverpool Local section with a presentation from LJMU Senior Lecturer Dr. Lauren Mullin on "Measuring “Forever Chemicals” in Cosmetic Products."
Event Venue: The Racquet Club Hotel, Liverpool, L3 9AG, United Kingdom

RSC MSCLS Member’s Spring Lunch 2026

Event dates: 14 May 2026 12:00-16:00
Event summary: The RSC Mid-Southern Counties Local Section is delighted to invite you to our Member’s Spring Lunch, which this year will take place in Emsworth.
Event Venue: Emsworth Sailing Club, Emsworth, PO10 7ES, United Kingdom

Retired Members and Members Lunch

Event dates: 21 May 2026 12:00-15:00
Event summary: Retired Members and Members Lunch at the Dartmoor Lodge, Ashburton, Devon on 21 May 2026 12:00-15:00,
Event Venue: The Dartmoor Lodge Hotel, Ashburton, TQ13 7JW, United Kingdom

Tayside Annual School Lecture

Event dates: 11 June 2026 10:00-16:00
Event summary: RSC Tayside will host its annual schools lecture on 11th June 2026. This year, we are delighted to have Prof. Bill MacDonald's MagiCHEM team who will reveal the wonders of chemistry through magic.
Event Venue: University of Dundee and St. Andrews University, Dundee and St. Andrews, N/A, 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

Chemical Sciences Research Symposium

Event dates: 26 June 2026 15:00-19:00
Event summary: The third research symposium.
Event Venue: Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield, S1 1WB, United Kingdom