Prize lectures
Find a prize lecture near you
As part of their prize, many of the RSC’s prize winners deliver lectures across the UK and Ireland. These lectures provide an opportunity for winners to share their outstanding work, and in turn, for members of the community to hear about and discuss that work, meet with winners and develop new connections.
This page provides information on lectures with confirmed dates.
Find a lecture near you
The list below is divided by region, so you can see which speakers are visiting near you and when. For more information on a particular lecture, we recommend that you get in touch directly with hosts.
June 2026
Tuesday 9 June 2026
University of CambridgeProfessor Sarbajit Banerjee
2025 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
July 2026
Thursday 16 July 2026
University of CambridgeDr Lauren Hatcher
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
June 2026
Thursday 4 June 2026
University of NottinghamDr Lauren Hatcher
2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Wednesday 10 June 2026
University of BirminghamDr Rebecca Beveridge
2025 Analytical Science early career Prize: Joseph Black Prize
Wednesday 10 June 2026
University of WarwickProfessor Sarbajit Banerjee
2025 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Thursday 11 June 2026
Loughborough UniversityProfessor Rachel O'Reilly
2025 Tilden Prize for Chemistry
Wednesday 17 June 2026
University of LincolnProfessor Dave Adams
2025 Tilden Prize for Chemistry
October 2026
Wednesday 21 October 2026
University of BirminghamProfessor Thomas Penfold
2025 Faraday mid-career Prize: Bourke-Liversidge Prize
June 2026
Wednesday 10 June 2026
University of YorkDr Clare Bakewell
2025 Dalton early career Prize: Sir Edward Frankland Prize
October 2026
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Durham UniversityProfessor Anita Maguire
2025 Bader Prize
Currently no events are scheduled in this area
June 2026
Thursday 25 June 2026
Queen's University BelfastProfessor Donna Blackmond
2025 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
June 2026
Friday 12 June 2026
University College DublinProfessor Sarbajit Banerjee
2025 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
October 2026
Wednesday 14 October 2026
University College CorkProfessor John Plane
2025 Faraday open Prize: Faraday Lectureship Prize
November 2026
Thursday 5 November 2026
Trinity College DublinProfessor Mauro Pasta
2025 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
January 2027
Tuesday 26 January 2027
University of GalwayProfessor Duncan Graham
2025 Interdisciplinary Prize
Wednesday 27 January 2027
University College CorkProfessor Duncan Graham
2025 Interdisciplinary Prize
June 2026
Friday 5 June 2026
University of St AndrewsProfessor Sarbajit Banerjee
2025 Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication
Wednesday 17 June 2026
University of St AndrewsDr Zoë Waller
2025 Chemistry Biology Interface mid-career Prize: Jeremy Knowles Award
October 2026
Wednesday 14 October 2026
University of AberdeenProfessor Mauro Pasta
2025 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
June 2026
Friday 12 June 2026
King's College LondonProfessor Valeria Nicolosi
2025 Materials Chemistry mid-career Prize: Peter Day Prize
July 2026
Wednesday 22 July 2026
King's College LondonProfessor Ali Tavassoli
2025 Interdisciplinary Prize
October 2026
Wednesday 7 October 2026
University of SurreyProfessor Cameron Alexander
2025 Interdisciplinary Prize
Wednesday 14 October 2026
University College LondonProfessor Saiful Islam
2025 Environment, Sustainability and Energy open Prize: Environment Prize
Wednesday 21 October 2026
University of SussexProfessor Perdita Barran
2025 Tilden Prize for Chemistry
Wednesday 21 October 2026
University of SouthamptonProfessor Mauro Pasta
2025 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
November 2026
Wednesday 4 November 2026
University College LondonDr Rebecca Beveridge
2025 Analytical Science early career Prize: Joseph Black Prize
Wednesday 18 November 2026
University of SurreyDr Chun Ann Huang
2025 Faraday early career Prize: Marlow Prize
Currently no events are scheduled in this area
September 2026
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Swansea UniversityProfessor Kim Jelfs
2025 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prizes for Chemistry
November 2026
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Swansea UniversityDr Jon Major
2025 Environment, Sustainability and Energy mid-career Prize
"The lecture tour provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the work of my research group. All hosts made me feel very welcome. They had advertised my talk widely. The presentations were very well-attended and on every occasion, I received relevant questions from the audience. I hope that the work presented might have inspired some students to opt for research in analytical chemistry, who knows, maybe as a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University!"
Professor Frank Vanhaecke, Ghent University, 2023 Analytical Science open prize: Theophilus Redwood Prize
"I wanted to thank the RSC again for this prize and the fantastic opportunity to speak to chemists around the country about the work we do. As a process chemist, I find people often don’t understand the role – which we can only remedy by going out and speaking about it. I had a fantastic time engaging with scientists I might not necessarily have met otherwise, and a great opportunity to engage directly with students. This has given ideas for future collaborations as well as enhancing my network."
Dr Katherine Wheelhouse FRSC, GSK, 2022 Organic Chemistry mid-career Prize
"Thank you for funding the lectures. It has been a huge privilege to visit departments across the UK and tell them about my work and to hear about what they do. Winning the prize has been the highlight of my career and helped in so many ways such as increasing visibility, impact of my work and opening new opportunities (conference invitations, promotion, etc.)."
Dr Alison Hill, University of Exeter, 2022 Excellence in Higher Education Prize
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