Member Network - Local Sections

�� 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

2025 Members Awards Celebration Dinner

Event dates: 24 November 2025 19:00
Event summary: A social event to recognise acheivments of local section members.
Event Venue: BAWA - tbc, Bristol, BS34 7RG, United Kingdom

Essex Section Chemistry Christmas Quiz

Event dates: 26 November 2025 12:00-15:00
Event summary: Essex Section Chemistry Christmas Quiz with a ploughman's lunch, tea, coffee or wine and a slice of cake.
Event Venue: Galleywood Heritage centre, Chelmsford , CM2 8TR, United Kingdom

Members Christmas Lunch

Event dates: 29 November 2025 12:30-15:00
Event summary: Members Christmas Lunch: Leonardo Hotel Middlesbrough, Fry Street, Middlesbrough TS1 1JH 12:30 Saturday 29 November 2025. All welcome
Event Venue: Leonardo Hotel Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JH, United Kingdom

2025 December Glasgow and West of Scotland Year End Networking Social

Event dates: 2 December 2025 17:00-21:00
Event summary: Year-End Networking social event for the Glasgow and West of Scotland (GWoS) Local Section.
Event Venue: The Social Hub, Glasgow, G1 1TQ, United Kingdom

�� 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

Sixth Form Christmas Lecture

Event dates: 3 December 2025 14:00-15:00
Event summary: 2025 Lecture for Y12 and Y13 students Chemistry in Action: What’s in Sheffield’s Rivers & How Do We Fix It? Dr Rachel Schwartz-Narbonne, Sheffield Hallam University
Event Venue: Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield, S1 1WB, United Kingdom

Retired Members' Christmas Lunch

Event dates: 4 December 2025 12:00-16:00
Event summary: Retired Members' Christmas Lunch
Event Venue: Racquet Club Hotel, Liverpool, L3 9AG, United Kingdom

Retired Members Social Event

Event dates: 5 December 2025 17:00-20:00
Event summary: A festive supper at The School Rooms, Low Bradfield, Sheffield.
Event Venue: The School Rooms, Sheffield, S6 6LB, United Kingdom

Thames Valley Christmas Social & Quiz Night

Event dates: 11 December 2025 18:30-21:00
Event summary: The countdown to Christmas has begun — and what better way to celebrate than with our Thames Valley Christmas Social & Quiz Night!
Event Venue: ZeroDegrees Reading, Reading, RG1 2LR, United Kingdom

Future Chemists' Competition 2026

Event dates: 13 January 2026 09:45 - 14 January 2026 14:30
Event summary: Thames Valley's new chemistry competition for states schools in the region.
Event Venue: University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3SR, United Kingdom

Retired Members Lunch (Centre of Section)

Event dates: 20 January 2026 12:15
Event summary: A social event for members in the Section who are retired or otherwise available.
Event Venue: Eastfield Inn - tbc, Bristol, BS9 4NQ, 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
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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

Invisible Forces. The Chemistry 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:

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

The Chemistry Communicators Challenge 2026

Event dates: 19 February 2026 18:00-20:00
Event summary: The Chemistry 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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

The Chemistry 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

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 ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Chemistry 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

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

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