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Events organised by the UK Catalysis Hub. Visit webinars for our online events. For catalysis events organised by external providers visit the external events page.

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Single or Double? A Radical Approach to Frustrated Lewis Pairs

When: 20 August 2024, 15:00 – 16:00 BSTWhere: Online Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLP) are molecules (or a combination of two molecules) which contain a Lewis acidic and Lewis basic sites and are often derived from the p-block elements. The acidic and basic centres work cooperatively to activate small molecules such as…

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UK Catalysis Hub Summer Conference 2024

When: 17 – 18 June 2024Where: Pickavance Theatre (Building R22), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX We held our annual summer conference on the 17th and 18th of June. The conference took place at the Pickavance Theatre (Building R22), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire…

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UK Catalysis Hub Town Meeting

When: 25 January 2024, 10.00 to 4.30pmWhere: The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace 6-9, London, SW1Y 5AG, UK The UK Catalysis Hub has been funded for 10 years so far by the UK’s EPSRC and we have been informed that we will be eligible to apply for  funding for a further…

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Winter Conference 2023 – Watch now

When: 18 & 19 December 2023Where: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX On the 18th and 19th of December 2023 the UK Catalysis Hub held its annual winter conference and networking meeting. The Conference took place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire. The event was a hybrid event so attendees had the…

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Watch Now: A Perspective on Catalyst Testing in Industry

When: 6 October 2023, 15:00 BSTWhere: Online The evaluation of catalysts through testing is ubiquitous in laboratories world wide, and there are many textbooks and literature articles that describe in varying levels of detail how such tests should be undertaken.  In the chemical industry, catalyst testing also forms an essential…

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UK Catalysis Hub Workshop – NMR spectroscopy in Catalysis

When: 27 June 2023, 10:30 – 18:00 BSTWhere: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom NMR spectroscopy has played pivotal role in catalytic research – both in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. The power of the technique comes from its ability to identify and…

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UK Catalysis Hub Summer Conference 2023

On the 17th and 18th of July 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…

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Watch Now Early Career Researcher symposium – Lignins

When: 22 March 2023, 15:00 – 17:00 GMTWhere: Online The UK Catalysis Hub are hosting a series of seminars for Early Career Researchers on the use of catalysts (bio, hetero- and homo-geneous) towards sustainable solutions in the carbon economy. The next virtual seminar for Early Career Researchers will be on…

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Watch Now – UK Catalysis Hub Winter Conference 2022

When: 29 & 30 November 2022Where: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX On the 29th & 30th of November 2022 the UK Catalysis Hub held its annual winter conference and networking meeting. The Conference took place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire.  The conference began at…

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