December 2021

POSTPONED 8th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (AOC-GSC8)

Event dates: 1 December 2021
Event summary: AOC-GSC8 will be held at the University of Auckland, New Zealand from 25th-27th November 2020 and encompass the latest advances across all aspects of Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
Event Venue: The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

Manipulating crops to make better oils

Event dates: 1 December 2021 19:00-20:00
Event summary: The World’s demand for vegetable oils has been rising at 5% every year for five decades. This talk will address this aspect and also show how crops can be manipulated to generate specific lipids.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Sheffield and District Sixth Form Christmas Lecture 2021, 'Redesigning the World of Plastics' by Prof Rachel O'Reilly, University of Birmingham

Event dates: 1 December 2021 14:00-15:30
Event summary: Prof O’Reilly will describe approaches polymer scientists have taken, inspired by nature, to solve the problem of rapid and uncontrolled growth in polymer production and subsequent over use.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Lancaster and District Local Section - Top of the Bench Competition

Event dates: 1 December 2021 00:00 - 17 December 2021 17:00
Event summary: ŷ��AV Lancaster and District Local Section regional heat of the ŷ��AV's Top of the Bench Competition.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

ŷ��AV LSM Christmas Lecture 2021: A Greener and Cleaner Society

Event dates: 1 December 2021 12:00-13:00
Event summary: As the world turns to sustainable technologies there remain challenges requiring scientific innovations. This Christmas, the Manchester Section presents a set of talks on clean technologies.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Dalton Transactions New Talent: Americas Desktop Seminar

Event dates: 2 December 2021 16:00-17:30
Event summary: A free Webinar featuring scientific talks from Dalton Transactions authors
Event Venue: GoToWebinar, Online

Cardiff University Science Seminar Series

Event dates: 2 December 2021 14:00-15:00
Event summary: Prof. Eric Rubin's (Harvard University): Mycobacteria – more than just blobs
Event Venue: Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF144XN, United Kingdom

Mini symposium: Beyond density functional theory for predictive excitations

Event dates: 2 December 2021 15:00-17:00
Event summary: In this mini-symposium, we will hear about the development of computational approaches for 'Beyond density functional theory for predictive excitations'.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Solubilising the Insoluble - Formulation Approaches

Event dates: 2 December 2021 09:15-17:00
Event summary: This conference will focus on the challenges associated with poorly water soluble pharmaceuticals and how formulation approaches can help in solving this issue in the industry.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Bringing Chemical Biology to Cancer Research

Event dates: 2 December 2021 09:30 - 3 December 2021 16:00
Event summary: The meeting will be focused on discussing recent advances in chemical biology to explore novel targets, functions of proteins and pathways important in cancer research.
Event Venue:

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 2 December 2021 09:30-15:15
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

PACN Seminar:Sensors and Analytical Microsystems

Event dates: 3 December 2021 15:00-16:30
Event summary: Sensors and Analytical Microsystems
Event Venue: University of Nairobi, Nairobi, +254, Kenya

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 6 December 2021 10:00-11:45
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

ONLINE EVENT: ŷ��AV Tokyo International Conference 2021 (ŷ��AV-TIC2021) : Spectroscopic imaging and sensing

Event dates: 6 December 2021 15:00 - 7 December 2021 20:00
Event summary: The ŷ��AV (ŷ��AV) and JAPAN Analytical Instruments Manufacturers’ Association (JAIMA) jointly organize the ŷ��AV-TIC 2021 ONLINE, focusing on "Spectroscopic imaging and sensing" .
Event Venue: Online, Japan

4th International Caparica Christmas Conference on Translational Chemistry

Event dates: 6 December 2021 08:00 - 9 December 2021 14:00
Event summary: Translational Chemistry (https://www.ic3tc2021.com/). The Chemistry at the interfaces.
Event Venue: PROTEOMASS Scientific Society, Costa de Caparica, 2825-466, Portugal

Organic Division poster symposium

Event dates: 6 December 2021
Event summary: The annual poster symposium is the ŷ��AV Organic Division’s flagship event for early career researchers.
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Comprehensive LC-MS Software Training (Agilent MassHunter for SQMS)

Event dates: 6 December 2021 09:00 - 8 December 2021 17:00
Event summary: This live, instructor-led training course introduces the Agilent MassHunter software for instrument control, data acquisition and data analysis focusing on single quadrupole LC-MS.
Event Venue: Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Meeting on the Life and Work of George Porter, Lord Porter of Luddenham (1920-2002)

Event dates: 6 December 2021 11:00-16:00
Event summary: This meeting, which is free of charge, will discuss the life and work of George Porter on what would have been his 101st birthday.
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Crop Protection: Barriers & Opportunities to Innovation

Event dates: 6 December 2021 14:00-16:10
Event summary: The second in a series of online symposia, this webinar will highlight the barriers and opportunities to innovation in crop protection.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

#ŷ��AVBatteriesPoster 24hr Twitter conference

Event dates: 7 December 2021 12:00 - 8 December 2021 12:00
Event summary: We are excited to be running a second, spin-off #ŷ��AVPoster Twitter conference this year, solely focused on batteries and energy storage, as part of our COP26 activities.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

IP Case Law Update

Event dates: 7 December 2021 12:30-13:30
Event summary: Join us for this short end of year webinar to look at recent developments in the world of IP law, all with a chemical flavour.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of Metabolomics

Event dates: 7 December 2021 09:30-13:00
Event summary: This training course provides an introduction to Metabolomics, covering the types of instrumentation that produce data, a summary of workflows used and worked examples of statistical analysis.
Event Venue: Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes and increasing flood risks

Event dates: 7 December 2021 19:00-20:00
Event summary: Short-duration rainfall extremes can cause serious damage to infrastructure and loss of life through rapidly developing flash floods calling for urgent measures to manage increasing flood risks.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Essex Section Christmas Quiz Night

Event dates: 7 December 2021 20:00-21:30
Event summary: A virtual pub style quiz - with a bit more science! 7th December 2021 7.45pm for 8pm start
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Particle Characterisation Basics -

Event dates: 7 December 2021 09:00-16:00
Event summary: Particle Characterisation plays an important part in many processs, reaseach and development projects. People will have used a particle characterisation without a full understanding of the options
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

"CHEMICAL MAGIC" THE 45th ANNIVERSARY PRESENTATION

Event dates: 7 December 2021 19:00-20:00
Event summary: Lecture for Sixth Form Students There is no fee for this online lecture but registration is required.
Event Venue: An Online event, United Kingdom

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 7 December 2021 09:30-15:15
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 8 December 2021 09:00-15:15
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Formulating Functional Films and Coatings IV

Event dates: 8 December 2021 10:00-17:00
Event summary: Formulation makes films and coatings function.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

2021 Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment

Event dates: 8 December 2021
Event summary: An annual meeting to update those in the field on new and emerging topics in contaminated land risk assessment. Posters are welcome - contact info@sobra.org.uk
Event Venue: The ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

7th Winter Process Chemistry Conference

Event dates: 8 December 2021 09:00 - 9 December 2021 17:00
Event summary: 7th International Conference & Exhibition
Event Venue: Crowne Plaza, Leeds, Leeds, LS1 4DL, United Kingdom

Inclusion and Diversity Forum 2021: Why belonging and inequalities in race and ethnicity matter

Event dates: 8 December 2021 14:00-17:00
Event summary: Throughout this interactive event, we will discuss inequalities and building a sense of belonging in the chemical sciences, with a focus on race and ethnicity.
Event Venue:

The role of Life Cycle Assessment in delivering the UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy

Event dates: 8 December 2021 19:00
Event summary: Dr Sophie Parsons will give a talk on life cycle assessment (LCA) and its use to understand environmental impact across a product's life cycle from a systems perspective.
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ŷ��AV Desktop Seminar Series with ŷ��AV Medicinal Chemistry & ŷ��AV-BMCS

Event dates: 8 December 2021 15:30-16:50
Event summary: A free webinar series hosted by ŷ��AV Medicinal Chemistry and the ŷ��AV-BMCS
Event Venue: GoToWebinar, Online, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Desktop Seminar Series with ŷ��AV Medicinal Chemistry & ŷ��AV-BMCS

Event dates: 9 December 2021 14:00-15:20
Event summary: A free webinar series hosted by ŷ��AV Medicinal Chemistry and the ŷ��AV-BMCS
Event Venue: GoToWebinar, Online, United Kingdom

Intensification and electrification of flow chemistry

Event dates: 9 December 2021 14:00-15:00
Event summary: Online Beilstein Talk by Thomas Wirth from Cardiff University
Event Venue: United Kingdom

JPAG Symposium: Regulatory Hot Topics VI

Event dates: 9 December 2021 13:00-16:30
Event summary: This symposium will address issues and challenges associated with the implementation of new and emerging pharmaceutical guidelines.
Event Venue: VIRTUAL EVENT : 1pm-4:30pm (UK GMT), https://www.jpag.org/, n/a, United Kingdom

On the hunt for next generation antimicrobial agents

Event dates: 9 December 2021 12:00 - 10 December 2021 18:00
Event summary: This symposium will bring together some of the most influential researchers involved in the exciting challenge of replenishing the antibiotic development pipeline with innovative molecules.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

CChem Consultations 9th December 2021

Event dates: 9 December 2021 09:30-16:30
Event summary: CChem consultation by Zoom meeting
Event Venue: Online event, United Kingdom

The 3rd Chemistry International Days `3èmes Journées Internationales de Chimie` (JIC 2021)

Event dates: 9 December 2021 09:00 - 11 December 2021 16:00
Event summary: The third Chemistry International Days `3eme Journées Internationales de Chimie` (JIC 2021) will be organised by the Mauritanian Chemical Society from 9 to 11 December 2021 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Event Venue: Nouakchott Hotel, Nouakchott, 932, Mauritania

Postgraduate Symposium XV - Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Symposium for Postgraduates 2021

Event dates: 10 December 2021 10:00-16:25
Event summary: The ŷ��AV BMCS will host its 15th symposium for PhD students and post-doctoral workers researching in biological or medicinal chemistry. Registration for this online meeting is FREE.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

International Conference on Complex Fluids and Soft Matter - Virtual CompFlu 2021

Event dates: 13 December 2021 09:00 - 15 December 2021 18:00
Event summary: The Indian Society of Rheology (ISR) along with IIT Gandhinagar is organizing the Virtual Complex Fluids conference, popularly known as CompFlu from Dec 13th to 15th 2021.
Event Venue: India

Microencapsulation

Event dates: 13 December 2021 09:00 - 15 December 2021 16:30
Event summary: 3-day course covering the basic science and engineering of microencapsulation across a wide range of applications.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

CHEMSCI2021: Leaders in the field symposium

Event dates: 13 December 2021 15:00 - 15 December 2021 17:30
Event summary: CHEMSCI2021 : Leaders in the field symposium is being held in India for young investigators in the field of chemistry
Event Venue: Go to Webinar, Online, India

ChemCareers India

Event dates: 13 December 2021 15:00-16:30
Event summary: This event focuses purely on the chemical sciences
Event Venue: Online, India

31st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, PVSEC-31

Event dates: 13 - 15 December 2021
Event summary: PVSEC-31 will provide an excellent platform for the world’s photovoltaic scientists and engineers to showcase their best and most innovative development in solar photovoltaic technologies.
Event Venue: Online, United Kingdom

MSILDG 2021 Christmas Research Meeting

Event dates: 13 December 2021 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The annual MSILDG Christmas Research Meeting will take place as an online-only meeting again in 2021. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Event Venue: Online meeting - via Zoom, Online meeting, Online, United Kingdom

Sustainable Chemical Approaches for CO₂ Reduction: UK-Brazil Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop

Event dates: 14 - 16 December 2021
Event summary: Join us for this workshop to develop collaborations between early career researchers in the UK and Brazil and share research results in the area of sustainable chemical approaches for CO₂ reduction.
Event Venue: Leeds University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

Cell Therapy Analytical Development Summit

Event dates: 14 December 2021 08:30 - 16 December 2021 17:00
Event summary: Advance Cell Therapy Tools and Standardize Regulatory Expectations to Confidently Measure Quality, Safety, Purity and Potency.
Event Venue: The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, 02116, United States

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 14 December 2021 10:00-12:45
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series - December 2021

Event dates: 15 December 2021 14:30-15:30
Event summary: This event is a one-hour, online seminar with a speaker giving an historical retrospective talk in the field of Molecular Spectroscopy
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Careers in computational chemistry

Event dates: 15 December 2021 12:30-13:30
Event summary: This live webinar will feature experts who will explore the various career opportunities in computational chemistry
Event Venue: United Kingdom

CCS-ŷ��AV Young Chemists Summit 2021

Event dates: 15 - 16 December 2021
Event summary: CCS-ŷ��AV event
Event Venue: China

ChemCareers India

Event dates: 16 December 2021 15:00-16:30
Event summary: This event focuses purely on the chemical sciences
Event Venue: Online, India

ŷ��AV Desktop Seminar with Molecular Omics

Event dates: 16 December 2021 09:00-10:20
Event summary: A free webinar featuring scientific talks from Molecular Omics Associate Editor Dr Hyungwon Choi and Professor Albert Koulman
Event Venue: GoToWebinar, Online, United Kingdom

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 16 December 2021 09:00-19:45
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

CChemCafé: Super charge your Chartered Chemist application

Event dates: 17 December 2021 10:00-11:00
Event summary: This is an online event for Chartered Chemist applicants. CChemCafé is a regular and informal get together, where you can meet other applicants, discuss all things Chartered Chemist and beyond.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Career Consultation (remote)

Event dates: 20 December 2021 09:00-14:45
Event summary: The ŷ��AV's qualified career and professional development advisers are available for free one-to-one, confidential consultations for Associate members, Members and Fellows.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

40th ŷ��AV Solid State Chemistry Christmas Meeting

Event dates: 20 December 2021 09:30 - 21 December 2021 15:30
Event summary: The SSCG Christmas Meeting celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with an online meeting 20-21st December 2021
Event Venue: Online, United Kingdom

Christmas Pudding Extravaganza

Event dates: 20 December 2021 12:00-13:00
Event summary: An informal meeting at Christmas with fellow Consultants and learn about the history of Christmas Pudding.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Modern Kinetic Analysis

Event dates: 21 December 2021 14:00-15:00
Event summary: The webinar will introduce Compunetics, a solution that dismantles the expertise barriers typically necessary for kinetics and thereby makes kinetic analysis accessible.
Event Venue: United Kingdom