Analytical events

European Glycoscience Community Webinar Series

Event dates: 25 January 2024 15:00 - 19 December 2024 18:00
Event summary: A series of free to attend Webinars providing a platform for young and established researchers to network, share ideas, and build long-term partnerships to drive glycoscience innovation
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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

Comic-Cartoon Competition 2024

Event dates: 9 September - 18 October 2024
Event summary: Students in years 12/13 are invited to draw and submit a single comic-cartoon picture connected to this year’s chosen theme “Improving Life with Wearable Sensors”.
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28th International Symposium on Separation Sciences

Event dates: 22 - 25 September 2024
Event summary: ISSS 2024 is focused on fundamental and practical aspects of separation and detection methods.
Event Venue: Campus University of Messina, Messina, 98166, Italy

Summer School "Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes"

Event dates: 22 September 2024 12:00 - 28 September 2024 18:00
Event summary: We combine teaching at an advanced level on spectroscopic methods of relevance to molecular transition metal complexes, with instruction on how to employ ORCA as the quantum chemical software.
Event Venue: Mülheim 91AV Campus, Muelheim an der Ruhr, 45470, Germany

Applied Interpretation of GC-MS Mass Spectra

Event dates: 23 September 2024 09:00 - 25 September 2024 09:00
Event summary: This course is an introduction to mass spectral interpretation, aimed at presenting the fundamental tools and rules when examining high quality full-scan GC-MS data.
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Applied Interpretation of GC-MS Mass Spectra

Event dates: 23 September 2024 09:00 - 25 September 2024 17:00
Event summary: This advanced-level course is an introduction to mass spectral interpretation, aimed at presenting the fundamental tools and rules when examining high quality full-scan GC-MS data.
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FOOD AUTHENTICITY TESTING BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR TRAINING)

Event dates: 23 September 2024 09:00 - 27 September 2024 16:00
Event summary: Food authenticity testing using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a powerful technique to verify the composition and quality of food products.
Event Venue: University of Nairobi , Nairobi , 00100, Kenya

XRF/XRD/TXRF INSTRUMENTATION TRAINING

Event dates: 23 September 2024 09:00 - 27 September 2024 16:00
Event summary: Introduction to XRF, Introduction to X-rays, Excitation and characteristic radiation, Instrumentation part one WDXRF, EDXRF, Detectors.
Event Venue: Government Chemist Laboratories - Nairobi , Nairobi , 00100, Kenya

QC chemistry crash course

Event dates: 24 September 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: A refresher course in 91AV
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Global Conversation on Sustainability 2024 (GCS24)

Event dates: 25 September 2024 14:00-17:00
Event summary: The main theme is "Sustainability in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)".
Event Venue: Aston University (Adrian Cadbury Lecture Theatre - ABS 0.05 Aston Business School) , Birmingham , B4 7UP, United Kingdom

ChemCareers India

Event dates: 25 September 2024 09:00-13:00
Event summary: Introduction This event focuses purely on the chemical sciences and gives you the chance to:
Event Venue: St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, 575003, India

Continuous Manufacturing and Analytical Strategy

Event dates: 26 September 2024 09:00-16:50
Event summary: This symposium will examine some of the challenges and opportunities in the development, manufacturing and quality assurance of continuous manufacturing of drug substances and drug products.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

7th Blind Test of CSP Methods: Triumphs, Challenges and Insights

Event dates: 26 September 2024 16:00-17:00
Event summary: Crystal structure prediction (CSP) seeks to predict the most likely crystal structures of a compound from only a 2D chemical structure.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Hands-on Gas Sustainability and Health Check

Event dates: 30 September 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This practical course provides an onsite gas health check along with training on how to carry out leak checks, maintenance and 'gas saver' techniques, providing long-term cost savings.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of Elemental Analysis

Event dates: 30 September 2024 09:30-17:30
Event summary: This is a perfect introduction for absolute beginners to ICP. The course will cover the what, how, why, where and when of ICP-OES & ICP-MS.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Hands-on Splitters and Backflushing

Event dates: 1 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course mixes classroom and laboratory training and is designed for those who want to enhance their skills in the use of Agilent CFT devices.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Hands-on ICP-MS

Event dates: 1 October 2024 09:00 - 2 October 2024 17:00
Event summary: The course will look in detail at each component of ICP-MS and ICP-MS/MS instrumentation, followed by a practical exercise in developing an ICP-MS method.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Hands-on Heart-cutting

Event dates: 2 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course includes an introduction to heart-cutting gas chromatography; selection and installation of the column set into the CFT device; development of the method and analysis of the data.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Virtual Auditing Skills

Event dates: 2 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: In today’s evolving landscape of auditing practices, virtual audits are becoming more frequent due to their cost -effectiveness
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Mastering Vaccine Characterization Formulation & Adjuvants Masterclass

Event dates: 2 October 2024 08:30 - 4 October 2024 12:30
Event summary: Expert-led 3-day virtual course on vaccine development. Covers adjuvants, analysis methods, and formulation advances. Led by Dr. Tudor Arvinte. Blends science and practical insights.
Event Venue: Online: live, instructor-led virtual classroom training, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of HPLC & LC-MS

Event dates: 4 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This is a perfect introduction for absolute beginners to liquid chromatography and LC-MS. The course will cover the what, why, where, when and how of LC & LC-MS.
Event Venue: Online, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of HPLC and LC-MS

ISC 2024

Event dates: 6 - 10 October 2024
Event summary: The 34th International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2024) will take place in Liverpool from 6th to 10th October 2024.
Event Venue: ACC Liverpool, Liverpool , L3 4FP, United Kingdom

Hands-on HPLC & LC-MS

Event dates: 7 October 2024 09:00 - 11 October 2024 17:00
Event summary: Intermediate level training course providing the theory of HPLC and LC-MS, along with the hands-on practical element in the laboratory to practice and re-enforce the theoretical knowledge.
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Live Online Course: Validation, Verification and Transfer of Methods for Biopharmaceutical Analysis

Event dates: 7 October 2024 09:00 - 10 October 2024 15:00
Event summary: This course covers analytical method lifecycle, which includes the activities of validation, verification, and transfer, and enables informed interpretation of current regulatory guidance, e.g. ICH Q2
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CCDC Virtual Workshop: First Steps in Protein-Ligand Docking With GOLD

Event dates: 8 October 2024 16:00-17:45
Event summary: In this free 90-minute hands-on, designed for complete beginners to GOLD, you will learn hands-on the basics of how to perform protein-ligand docking using the CCDC's docking software GOLD.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Why crystals will save the world - a talk on crystal engineering, in-situ analysis and application in chemistry and industry

Event dates: 9 October 2024 17:45-20:45
Event summary: Crystal engineering has evolved to offer a mechanism to design the right crystalline material for the right application, with new bespoke crystalline materials to address global challenges.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Particles and Protein Aggregation in Parenteral Products Masterclass

Event dates: 9 October 2024 08:30 - 11 October 2024 12:30
Event summary: 3-day masterclass on protein aggregation in biopharmaceuticals. Covers types, formation, impacts on drug development and safety. Balances theory and practice for therapeutic proteins.
Event Venue: Online: live, instructor-led virtual classroom training, United Kingdom

Applied Extractables and Leachables Methods

Event dates: 14 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course provides an introduction for beginners to Extractables and Leachables (E&L) Methods.
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São Paulo School of Advanced Science on 4th Generation Synchrotron Techniques

Event dates: 14 October 2024 08:15 - 25 October 2024 18:00
Event summary: SyncLight 2024 calls young researchers from around the world to discuss advanced experimental synchrotron techniques at Sirius, the Brazilian 4th generation light source.
Event Venue: Sirius at CNPEM campus, Campinas-SP, 13083-100, Brazil

Hands-on Sample Preparation

Event dates: 15 October 2024 09:00 - 25 October 2024 09:00
Event summary: These courses have a 50:50 mix of theory and hands-on practical in a laboratory environment.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Cleaning Validation

Event dates: 15 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This is a practical based course. We explore the issues and pitfalls you may experience when performing Cleaning Validation.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

SPICA 2024 - 19th International Symposium on Preparative and Industrial Chromatography and Allied Techniques

Event dates: 15 October 2024 14:00 - 18 October 2024 13:00
Event summary: SPICA is the prime international event to learn about the latest progresses and best practices in the field of Preparative and Industrial Chromatography.
Event Venue: Politecnico di Milano - Bovisa Campus, Milan, 20100, Italy

Absolute Basics of Techniques for Determination of Physical and Structural Properties of Molecules

Event dates: 16 October 2024 09:00 - 18 October 2024 09:00
Event summary: This course provides an introduction to a range of techniques used in the analysis of physical and structural properties of molecules.
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Radionuclide Production in the UK 2024

Event dates: 16 October 2024 09:00-18:30
Event summary: Following the success of the first Radionuclide Production in the UK meeting in October 2023, the Radiochemistry Group are pleased to present a second meeting in the series, co-hosted by NPL.
Event Venue: National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom

Comprehensive ICP-MS Software Training (Agilent MassHunter)

Event dates: 21 October 2024 09:00 - 22 October 2024 09:00
Event summary: The Comprehensive ICP-MS Software Training course introduces the Agilent MassHunter software for instrument control, data acquisition and data analysis focusing on single quadrupole ICP-MS.
Event Venue: The University of Manchester , Manchester , M13 9PL, United Kingdom

53rd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques

Event dates: 21 - 23 October 2024
Event summary: 53rd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques
Event Venue: Dalian International Conference Center, Dalian, 116000, China

CCDC Virtual Workshop: ConQuest to Mercury – From Searching to Data Analysis

Event dates: 22 October 2024 13:00-14:45
Event summary: In this free 90-minute workshop, you will learn hands-on how to search the CSD using ConQuest and how to gain more insights into the results using the Data Analysis module in Mercury.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Data Integrity, Electronic Records and Signatures

Event dates: 22 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course covers the key concepts of Record and Data Integrity and Electronic Records and Signatures.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

GxP Computerised Systems Validation and Compliance

Event dates: 23 October 2024 09:00 - 24 October 2024 17:00
Event summary: This course covers the key concepts of GxP computerised systems validation and compliance, including the key regulatory requirements and effective industry good practice based on GAMP®5.
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NextGen Omics 2024

Event dates: 23 - 25 October 2024
Event summary: Explore NextGen Omics 2024: Unlocking Future Insights in Multi-Omics Research Connecting the industry for high-level discussions on the latest innovations in discovery and therapeutics development.
Event Venue: Novotel London West, London, W6 8DR, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)

Event dates: 25 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course provides an introduction for beginners to Size Exclusion Chromatography.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Leadership and influencing skills for QPs and new managers

Event dates: 29 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Developing effective leadership and management skills is challenging in any situation
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Microbiology Environmental Monitoring in Partnership with Cherwell Laboratories

Event dates: 31 October 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The course agenda includes Technical Representatives from Cherwell explaining Microbial Air Sampling options, implementation aspects.
Event Venue: Cherwell Laboratories Ltd, Bicester , OX26 4XB, United Kingdom

Live Online Course: Validation, Verification and Transfer of Methods for Pharmaceutical Analysis

Event dates: 4 November 2024 09:00 - 7 November 2024 15:00
Event summary: This course covers analytical method lifecycle, which includes the activities of validation, verification, and transfer, and enables informed interpretation of current regulatory guidance, e.g. ICH Q2
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The 5th International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials ICEAN 2024

Event dates: 4 November 2024 08:00 - 8 November 2024 18:00
Event summary: The 5th ICEAN 2024 conference will be held at the NEX in Newcastle, Australia from November 4 to 8, 2024 which aims to bring together scientists active in the fields of advanced nano and biomaterials.
Event Venue: The Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Center, Newcastle, 2302, Australia

Comprehensive GC-MS (Agilent SQMS with MassHunter)

Event dates: 4 November 2024 09:00 - 8 November 2024 09:00
Event summary: The Comprehensive ICP-MS Software Training course introduces the Agilent MassHunter software for instrument control, data acquisition and data analysis focusing on single quadrupole ICP-MS.
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Good Manufacturing Practice - the Essentials

Event dates: 5 November 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This interactive course examines why we have Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Event Venue: United Kingdom

CCDC Virtual Workshop: Introduction to Pharmacophore Searching Using CSD-CrossMiner

Event dates: 5 November 2024 10:30-12:15
Event summary: In this free 90-minute hands-on workshop, designed for complete beginners to CSD-CrossMiner, you will learn how to perform a pharmacophore search using the CCDC's software CSD-CrossMiner.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics: From Analytics to Formulation Excellence Masterclass

Event dates: 6 November 2024 08:30 - 8 November 2024 12:30
Event summary: 3-day virtual course on monoclonal antibody therapeutics. Covers analytics to formulation, focusing on latest advancements in antibody-based therapies.
Event Venue: Online: live, instructor-led virtual classroom training, United Kingdom

Liverpool local section Celebratory Gala Dinner

Event dates: 9 November 2024 18:00-23:59
Event summary: Celebratory Gala Dinner including a 3 course meal at the Royal Liver building.
Event Venue: The Royal Liverpool Liver Building, Liverpool, L3 1HU, United Kingdom

Practical Essentials of Advanced Injection for GC and GC-MS

Event dates: 11 November 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course provides an introduction for beginners to Size Exclusion Chromatography.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

JPAG Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Awards & Careers Symposium 2024

Event dates: 12 November 2024 09:00-17:30
Event summary: The annual JPAG Symposium is an incredible opportunity to practice your presentation skills, network with peers and find out about career paths available in the field.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of Chemometrics

Event dates: 12 November 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: The course will provide an overview of different Mass Spectrometry-based instrumentation and other techniques (such as NMR and Infrared) that produce data used for chemometric analysis.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

The Forge 2024

Event dates: 12 November 2024 09:30 - 13 November 2024 16:00
Event summary: Particle Characterizations group's leading event returns for its third edition. Expect the usual mix of inspiring plenaries and a key focus on presentations from PhDs and early career scientists .
Event Venue: Cloth Hall, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS1 2HA, United Kingdom

Hands-on Advanced Injection for GC & GC-MS

Event dates: 13 November 2024 09:00 - 14 November 2024 09:00
Event summary: The 2-day Hands-on Advanced Injection course combines the two advanced GC courses on the Hands-on Multi-Mode Inlets (MMIs) and Programmable Temperature
Event Venue: The Open University , Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of GC & GC-MS

Event dates: 15 November 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course teaches the fundamentals of gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of GC and GC-MS

Complete HPLC & LC-MS

Event dates: 18 November 2024 09:00 - 22 November 2024 17:00
Event summary: The Complete HPLC & LC-MS course provides a complete training solution enabling you to understand your LC or LC-MS instrument, application method development, troubleshooting & maintenance.
Event Venue: The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Complete HPLC and LC-MS

Event dates: 18 November 2024 09:00 - 22 November 2024 09:00
Event summary: This course covers all the practical theory you need to know about liquid chromatography and its related techniques including liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Event Venue: Providion, Oldham, OL9 9XB, United Kingdom

RSC Analytical Biosciences Group Annual General Meeting 2024

Event dates: 20 November 2024 14:00-18:00
Event summary: The Analytical Biosciences Group will be holding our 79th Annual General Meeting on the 20th November 2024. The meeting will take place at the University College London and will also be live streamed.
Event Venue: University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

New Zealand Institute of 91AV Conference 2024 (NZIC-24)

Event dates: 24 November 2024 14:00 - 28 November 2024 14:00
Event summary: The New Zealand Institute of 91AV (NZIC) conference is our biennial event, bringing together scientists to discuss the latest research across all fields of the chemical sciences.
Event Venue: The University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand

Auditing to Pharmaceutical Standards

Event dates: 2 December 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: It is a regulatory requirement for organisations within the Pharmaceutical and Allied Industries to audit active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Applied Interpretation of LC-MS Mass Spectra

Event dates: 2 December 2024 09:00 - 4 December 2024 09:00
Event summary: This course is an introduction to mass spectral interpretation presenting the fundamental tools and rules when interpreting full-scan LC-MS data.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

What's in that Perfume? - The 91AV behind an iconic Christmas gift

Event dates: 3 December 2024 18:00-20:00
Event summary: An interactive evening of science and smelling from a perfumer and researchers from Givuadan, a Swiss world leader in fragrances. Hear and smell the olfactive and chemical structures of perfumes.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

JPAG Symposium: Regulatory Hot Topics IX

Event dates: 5 December 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Mitigating counterfeit and falsified medicines will open the JPAG Hot Topics meeting this year followed by updates from the British Pharmacopoiea (BP) team and highlights on ePILs and devices.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Root cause analysis and CAPA

Event dates: 5 December 2024 09:00 - 6 December 2024 17:00
Event summary: This course is suitable for personnel involved in risk assessment, failure investigation, root cause analysis and CAPA management at policy maker or practitioner levels in the organisation.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Absolute Basics of MALDI-TOF

Event dates: 9 December 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This is a perfect introduction for absolute beginners to MALDI and MALDI-TOF. The course will cover the what, how, why, where and when of MALDI-TOF.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Live Online Course: Validation, Verification and Transfer of Methods for Biopharmaceutical Analysis

Event dates: 9 December 2024 09:00 - 12 December 2024 15:00
Event summary: This course covers analytical method lifecycle, which includes the activities of validation, verification, and transfer, and enables informed interpretation of current regulatory guidance, e.g. ICH Q2
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Joint SoBRA / RSC Winter Conference 2024 Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment

Event dates: 10 December 2024
Event summary: An annual meeting to update those in the field on new and emerging topics in contaminated land risk assessment.
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

NMRDG/BRSG Winter Meeting

Event dates: 12 December 2024 10:00 - 13 December 2024 16:00
Event summary: The annual winter meeting of the RSC NMR Discussion Group and IOP British Radiofrequency Spectroscopy Group
Event Venue: The 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Applied Stability Indicating Methods (SIM)

Event dates: 13 December 2024 09:00-17:00
Event summary: This course provides an introduction for beginners to Stability Indicating Methods.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Practical Essentials of Sample Preparation

Event dates: 16 December 2024 09:00 - 19 December 2024 09:00
Event summary: This course combines the 8 individual sample preparation modules.
Event Venue: Online, Virtual Classroom, United Kingdom

Conference on Advances in 91AV for Energy and Environment (CACEE-2024)

Event dates: 16 December 2024 13:00 - 20 December 2024 15:00
Event summary: CACEE-2024 aims to bring together diverse branches of chemistry, materials science, spectroscopy, and computational studies to further advance this dynamic field of research.
Event Venue: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai , 400005 , India

Frontiers of Magnetic Resonance

Event dates: 3 April 2025 11:00 - 4 April 2025 16:00
Event summary: NMR Discussion Group Spring Meeting
Event Venue: Southampton TBC, Southampton , n/a, United Kingdom

Chem4Energy 2025 Conference

Event dates: 7 April 2025 12:00 - 11 April 2025 12:00
Event summary: The Chem4Energy conference aim to bring together local and international academic and industrial researchers from Namibia, to discuss the latest developments in sustainable energy
Event Venue: Protea Hotel Walvis Bay in Pelican Bay, Africa, Walvis Bay, 0001, Namibia

TAC 2025 - 60th Anniversary Conference

Event dates: 14 April 2025 09:00 - 16 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: Thermal Analysis Conference is an annual event organised by the Thermal Methods Group of the 91AV
Event Venue: University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

3rd Commonwealth 91AV Congress

Event dates: 11 - 14 May 2025
Event summary: The Federation of Commonwealth Chemical Sciences Societies is delighted to announce that the third Commonwealth 91AV Congress will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa, 11-14 May 2025.
Event Venue: Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

International Conference on Sustainable 91AV for Net Zero

Event dates: 10 June 2025 14:00 - 13 June 2025 14:00
Event summary: The inaugural International Conference on Sustainable 91AV for Net Zero (ICSC-NZ) in St Andrews, Scotland.
Event Venue: University of St Andrews, St-Andrews, KY16 9ST, United Kingdom