UK Catalysis Hub Summer Conference 2026
Event Summary
On the 17 and 18 of June 2026 the UK Catalysis Hub will host its annual summer conference and networking meeting. The Conference will take place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire. The event will be a hybrid event so we will have the option to attend virtually for those who can't attend in person.
The conference will start at lunchtime with a buffet lunch on the 17th and the main conference will conclude at lunchtime on the 18th June. There will be a poster session on the evening of the 17th and dinner by invitation at a local venue.
The scientific programme will be built around four key themes: Digital Chemistry, Sustainability, Advanced Characterization, and Catalysis for Net Zero.
Speakers include researchers from the Catalysis Hub and internationally renowned speakers and industrialists covering a range of topics in catalysis.
Speakers include:
Dr., Giuseppe Bagnato, Lancaster University
Prof., Céline Chizallet, IFP Energies Nouvelles
Dr., Arunabhiram Chutia, University of Lincoln
Prof., Paula Diaconescu, University of California, Los Angeles
Prof., James Durrant, University of Oxford
Dr., Florence Hardy, University of Manchester
Assoc. Prof., Rebecca Ingle, University College London
Prof., Alice Larkin, University of Manchester
Dr., Richard Lewis, Cardiff University
Prof., Frank Liebfarth, University of South Carolina
Dr., Clare Megarity, University of Manchester
Prof., Audrey Moores, McGill University
Dr., Bastian Skjelstad, University of Oxford
Dr., Charlotte Vogt, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Prof., Charlotte Williams, University of Oxford
Prof., Xuning Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)
Poster Abstracts:
We are open for poster abstracts with 3 fantastic prizes. Please submit your poster abstract at Submit a Poster Abstract for the UK Catalysis Hub Summer Conference 2026 – Fill in form for your chance to win a prize. Deadline 1st June 2026 17:00. In person registration required. Poster prizes kindly sponsored by RSC journals Energy & Environmental Science, EES Catalysis and Catalysis Science & Technology.
For more information and to register for free visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-catalysis-hub-summer-2026-conference-tickets-1975613586419?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A5xbrm9%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMjA2NDc1MTU0Ni4xNzY2NDEwNDEx%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NjY0MTA0MTAkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjY0MTA0NjgkajIkbDAkaDA.
Accommodation:
Attendees need to organise their own accommodation.
There are also several local hotels including:
- The Marriott Courtyard, Oxford South Didcot
- Ridgeway House
- Premier Inn Oxford South Didcot
- Travelodge Oxford Abingdon Road
As above, please contact the hotels directly to book.
