Faraday Community poster symposium
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Faraday Community poster symposium

The Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry brings together PhD students, postdocs, and early-career scientists to network and share research.

Date

30 November 2026

Subject areas

Physical

Location

London, UK

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The Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry is proud to bring together outstanding PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and early-career scientists working in industry for the fourth ever Faraday Community poster symposium.

The Faraday Community poster symposium provides a fantastic opportunity to:

  • Develop key skills vital for your future career.
  • Network with peers and senior researchers in academia and industry.
  • Benefit from careers advice; get the advice and insight to inform and support your future.
  • Get recognised and gain visibility within the scientific community by showcasing your work.
  • Get feedback from peers and experts.

This is a rare opportunity to gain this experience in an event dedicated to you, as an early career scientist working in the field of physical chemistry.

Our judging panel will recognise the best posters on the day for several prizes,and delegates willalso choose their favourite poster, which will win a prize of a £200 gift voucher for a book.

The Faraday Community poster symposium is free to attend for successful applicants.

Careers consultations

Qualified career and professional development advisers for the Royal Society of Chemistry will be available for free, confidential, one-to-one, consultations on any aspect of your career.

Each consultation will last 15 minutes. Examples of topics you may wish to discuss include:

  • Exploring your next career step
  • CV review and feedback
  • Job-searching strategies.

Successful applicants who are RSC members may book consultation slots during registration. Successful non-member applicants may book any remaining slots during the event on a first-come, first-served basis.

Career discussion panel

Join our career discussion panel to hear from invited speakers representing a variety of career routes across industry, academia, and related sectors. Panellists will share short reflections on their career paths and the lessons they've learned along the way. The session will finish with an interactive QandA led by a member of the RSC Careers team, giving you the opportunity to ask your own questions.

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Committees

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Paul Brewer

NPL

UK

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Brianna Heazlewood

University of Liverpool

UK

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Sarah Horswell

University of Birmingham

UK

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Andy Logsdail

Cardiff University

UK

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Alisyn Nedoma

University of Sheffield

UK

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Martijn Zwijnenburg

University College London

UK

Event details

Eligibility

To be eligible to attend the Faraday Community poster symposium, you must be presenting a poster or have received an invitation to attend. 

To be eligible to present a poster at this event, you must be: 

  • A PhD student, post-doctoral researcher, or a researcher working in industry with equivalent experience. 
  • Presenting a poster on work within the field of physical chemistry in its broadest sense. 
  • Based in the UK or Ireland.  
  • Selected by the Scientific Organising Committee. 

Successful applicants will be contacted within 4-6 weeks of the abstract closing date. 

Deadlines

Presenters

Bursaries will be available to poster presenters to support their attendance at the meeting. Only expenses that enable participation at the poster symposium are eligible for the contribution. Further details of the scheme and how to apply for support will be provided to successful applicants with the registration information.

Grants for carers

With our Grants for carers, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help you attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference or workshop or a professional development event. This money would be used to cover any additional costs you incur, paying for care that you usually provide.  Please visit the website for further information and eligibility criteria.

Accessibility grants

With our Accessibility grants, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help with the cost of specific support to attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference, workshop, or professional development event. This support might be any form of equipment, service, or other personal expense associated with meeting your access needs.

A selection of sponsorship opportunities are available for companies that would like to promote their activities at the Faraday Community poster symposium. 

If you would like more information about sponsoring the Faraday Community poster symposium please contact the Commercial Sales Department at the Royal Society of Chemistry at [email protected]

The Royal Society of Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, UK

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Royal Society of Chemistry

Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WF UK