CPD Courses and Events

Chem4Energy is pleased to announce the 2026 conference on ‘Materials and Processes for a Sustainable Energy Future’. 

The Chem4Energy community has grown out of a number of collaborative UK-Africa consortium programmes and 2026 will see the fifth in this series of annual meetings, which focus in particular on:

• Highlighting the synergy between experiment and computation
• Offering opportunities for early career researchers to disseminate their work in oral and poster presentations - often their first conference talk!
• Allowing plenty of opportunity for discussion of the research presentations

The Chem4Energy conferences aim to bring together local academic and industrial researchers and developers from South Africa with colleagues from Europe, the USA and further afield, to discuss the latest developments in sustainable energy materials and processes, build new collaborations, and influence and support future directions in the field of sustainable energy research.  

Please read the 'More Info' section before completing your registration

Live Online Delivery
Delegates will be together in our virtual training room and speakers will deliver their presentations live to include interactive elements. We may ask delegates to have their cameras on for some of the sessions to engage with discussion.

Please note, recordings will not be provided to delegates. Virtual attendance at each two hour online session (6.30pm – 8.30pm GMT/BST) is the delivery mode for this course.

About the course
This course is designed to improve your understanding of contracts, covering contractual conditions, their legal framework and the management procedures you need to successfully complete projects. It follows the Institution of Civil Engineers syllabus and will prepare you for the ICE Law and Contract Management examinations in June 2026.

If you’re wishing to take the exams you will be able to do so at an additional charge to be confirmed and registration and payment will be direct with the ICE. Please note any examination queries, bookings and payments (for ICE exams) should be made directly with the ICE contractsanddisputes@ice.org.uk

The live online presentations take place on Monday evenings 6.30pm – 8.30pm GMT/BST and the course extends to the end of June with breaks at Christmas, Easter, May and the Spring Bank holidays. We also offer revision evenings for those taking the ICE exams at the end of the course. 

Course provider
The course is provided by the Leeds Centre for Projects at the University of Leeds. The Leeds Centre for Projects is a globally leading centre of excellence advancing the knowledge in project management research and education and creating impact through engagement with industry, government and third sector organisations.

The University of Leeds is pleased to host the RSC Solid State Chemistry Group 44th Christmas Meeting and Early Career Researcher (ECR) Meeting as a combined event in December 2025. Taking place over three days, the programme begins with the ECR Meeting (15–16 December), offering a supportive platform for emerging researchers to present their work and build networks. This is followed by the long-standing SSCG Christmas Meeting (16–17 December), showcasing cutting-edge research from across the solid-state chemistry community.

One registration covers both meetings, and all participants are warmly encouraged to attend the full programme.

The University of Leeds is pleased to host the 44th Christmas Meeting and Early Career Researcher (ECR) Meeting on the 15 - 17 December 2025.

The programme begins with the ECR Meeting offering a supportive platform for emerging researchers to present their work and build networks followed by the long-standing SSCG Christmas Meeting showcasing cutting-edge research from across the solid-state chemistry community.  This year, we are welcoming contributions from the solid-state chemistry community for original research in the following areas:

• Mineral/organic/fluid interfaces
• Fuel cells/batteries
• Zeolites
• Metal surfaces/nanoparticles

Please visit the SSCG website for further details.  Our key objective is to present a meeting of the highest standard, attracting early-career researchers and PhD students, and financial support to help us achieve this is gratefully appreciated.

Christmas Meeting 2025 Sponsors Terms and Conditions — RSC Solid-State Chemistry Group