Career talks and events
Practical tips, advice and resources to inspire your professional development.
Enhance your scientific knowledge and career skills with our range of talks, webinars and panel discussions.
Our career and professional development advisers can provide support through webinars and in-person events, to support you to make confident decisions about your career.
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ChemCareers webinars
Get your questions answered and receive practical advice and information from employers, career professionals and experienced chemical scientists. All RSC members can register for our ChemCareers lunchtime webinars, which are broadcast live, but with catch-up available to watch at a later date.
A colleague and I gave a talk on patents to the ChemCareers group, and I’m delighted to say we had nearly 200 people attend.
Katy Pellow MRSC, Part-qualified Patent Attorney at Abel + Imray
In a typical ChemCareers webinar, you will:
- learn about the career opportunities open to you as a chemical scientist
- get career management and professional development tips
- gain insights into marketing yourself in job applications and interviews and how to stand out as a candidate
- receive expert advice on dealing with career challenges
10 September 2025 | Applying for Fellow
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17 September 2025 | Preparing for a patent law job interview
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24 September 2025 | Recruitment agencies: the benefits for employers
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15 October 2025 | Careers in regulatory affairs
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19 November 2025 | Careers in the nuclear power industry
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Webinars in our ChemCareers 2026 programme will be announced at the end of this year
Missed a webinar? All RSC members can access our library of previous recordings, including - How to network, Leadership skills and lots of other sectors across the chemical sciences.
Career talks at conferences and events
Our career and professional development advisers frequently speak at conferences and events, as well as provide one-to-one CV advice.
Contact our Careers team to book us for your upcoming event.
Enhance your scientific knowledge and career skills by registering for an event below.
Download and read our talks brochure to find out more about what you can expect and you can view recordings of our previous webinars.
7–10 July | International conference on materials chemistry
1–5 September | International solar fuels conference
25 November | Materials chemistry poster symposium
9 December | Faraday community poster symposium
Supporting your research career
View recordings of webinars to support early career academic researchers
We provide additional support for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in academia who aspire to establish an independent career in research.
As part of this programme, we are running a funding workshop in October.
Browse our accompanying programme of webinars available to watch in our Members' area.
Have some suggestions?
The ChemCareers webinar programme is a great way for our community to share practical experience of professional development, as well as experience of working in a sector or role. If you have a topic you would like to see covered, please get in touch with us.
Contact our careers team
We're here to help. Get in touch with any questions about your chemistry career or the support we can provide.
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