News and Updates

🌈 Join the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) for a Pride Month webinar 🌟 'Navigating Career Paths: Insights & Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Chemists' on June 27th, 2024 at 3 pm GMT. This eve...

🌱 Join us for an insightful webinar on "Sustainable Chemistry & Youth: Unveiling the Global Framework on Chemicals" hosted by the Committee on Science for Policy at the International Younger Chemi...

The EDI Committee is looking for new members! Join the team and have a meaningful impact on ensuring diversity throughout our network. #IYCN #EDI #YoungChemists ...

Last day for submission! We invite you to share your opinion on the IYCN Science Café Series 3! Which of IUPAC's 2023 Top 10 Emerging Technologies in Chemistry do you want to learn more about?Let us k...

Last week, the IYCN Mentoring Program had the pleasure of hosting Alaaeddin Alsbaiee, PhD from BASF and Christina Wegeberg from Lund University in an online panel discussion about postdocs for careers...

Global Women’s Breakfast this year is about Catalyzing Diversity in Chemistry, and we are thrilled to announce the speakers for webinar: Kara Branch (@BGDECorp), Dr. Laena D’Alton (@laenadalton), and ...

Advances in discovery science (including basic, curiosity-driven, blue-sky, or fundamental scientific research) make it possible to answer complex questions and provide the building blocks of new know...

INNOVATION CUP 2024 presented by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Compete for the 14th Innovation Cup and 20,000 EUR with students from all over the world through a week of networking, scientific chall...

Join the IYCN and Prof. Vincent Rotello from the University of Massachusetts for a conversation about Nanozymes! Happening November 28th, 2023 from 4-5 pm CEST - register now! 👉 http://bit.ly/Nanozyme...

We are happy to announce the IYCN Mentoring Program ‘Class of 2023’!We congratulate all selected participants and wish you fruitful discussions and long-lasting relationships. We look forward to a suc...

Exciting News! @‌merckgroup 2023 Stimulating Innovative Research Grant – Green Hydrogen is now open for applications until August 31, 2023! Calling green hydrogen researchers! If you're passionate ab...

Our recent IYCN Science Café focuses on the IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry 2022 This event highlights on Dr. Fernando Gomollón-Bel of Agata Communications Ltd. from the United Kingd...

Introducing Riya Rajayyan from India 🇮🇳 as our new Team Leader of the Governance Committee. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you. Welcome and congratulations, Riya! ...

Are you interested in joining the International Younger Chemist Network? Nominations for Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are now open until August 9th, 2023.   👉 Vice-Chair: The Vice...

The IYCN is excited to share our new publication in Angewandte Chemie, which explores strategies for engaging early-career scientists in policy-making. A group of chemists shares their insights on the...

Recently, José Caetano and Aline Villareal represented the IYCN at the ISC3 Policy Webinar - The Impacted are the Experts: Upgrading Chemicals Science-Policy with Knowledge and Perspectives of Youth a...

Join us for our July Science Cafe with Prof Erwin Reisner on July 19th from 4-5 pm CEST. He will be sharing about Liquid Solar Fuels. Register here: bit.ly/Solar_Cafe   ...

Join us in applauding the outstanding winners of the 4th IYCN Outreach Competition 2022! 🏆🎉   🥇 João Paulo Stadler - Exploring the potential of "Biodiesel Synthesis: Thinking Renewable Energ...

Applications for the IYCN Mentoring program are possible until June 15th! Apply now! Are you a PhD student who would like to receive support regarding your future career development? Could a ment...

Introducing Dan Reddy from Canada as our new Team Leader of the International Society Liaison Committee. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you. Welcome and congratulatio...

On May 23rd Dr. Fernando Gomollón-Bel will be highlighted on the IYCN Science Café. Please join us for an introduction to the 2022 IUPAC Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. ...

Do you feel addressed by the testimonial of the IYCN mentoring program mentee? If yes, apply as a mentee or mentor in the IYCN mentoring program.   Or: are you working in industry, ...

The IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2023 #GWB2023 with the IYCN is now posted on our YouTube channel!   Link in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nub2V5TLU8   This year's ...

What does a digital IUPAC look like? Join us for a conversation in chemical data management about managing and sharing data, standards, identifiers, and metadata in a #FAIR world and emerging reso...

Check out the ISC3 Sustainable Chemistry Spotlights! With four online live event days, we raise awareness for the concept of sustainable chemistry and the actors in this field.   St...

The IYCN Social Media Committee is looking for a Newsletter Lead to join our team! Applications are open now until May 8th 2023. We look forward to hearing from you!   Apply now: h...

Opportunity alert!   The IYCN Conference Presence Committee is looking for new members. If you're keen to help spread the mission and vision of IYCN, then this is for you!   Ap...

We are looking for suggestions for our next topic in our Science Café series!   Submit suggestions for which 2022 IUPAC Top Ten Technology you would like to hear about next by March 15th...

The IYCN Science for Policy workshop focuses on what learned societies can do to promote knowledge exchange.   With guest Dr. Lorenzo Melchor, a Policy Analyst at the European Commission...

The IYCN is now accepting applications for the Industry Relations Committee! Applications are open until February 22nd. If you have the flare and the passion to help, please join us now! ...

Join us for the @IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2023 on February 14th. This event, held in conjunction with the @un International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we will explore the 2023 theme ...

Our third IYCN Science Café focuses on the IUPAC 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry!   This event features Dr Yalinu Poya Gow from Papua New Guinea and highlights the import...

Do you know a top 10 emerging technology for 2023? IUPAC has started their search and is inviting everyone to nominate anything between a “new scientific discovery and a fully-commercialized techn...

We would like to introduce our Graphic Designer for 2022-2023 - Anyanwu Solomon Nonso from Nigeria. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you.   Welcome and congratulations! ...

Interested in materials and methods for solar chemical production? Join Solar2Chem for their Valencia Winter School at the Universitat Politècnica de València on February 22-24, 2023.   ...

Green Sciences for Sustainable Development Foundation present the 15th Edition of the Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School (in person and online options available) taking place in Venice, It...

Science Innovation Opportunity!   We are excited and pleased to share the 13th Innovation Cup presented by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany!   The challenge brings together stude...

Dear IYCN Members, Volunteers and Partners, We are excited to share with you updates on our past, ongoing and planned activities. Here's some positive vibe. The most recent IYCN newsletter (17th issue...

Join IUPAC WorldFAIR Chemistry for their 3rd “What is a Chemical” webinar hosted by the American Chemical Society- Division of Chemical Information (CINF)!   Join guest speakers and CINF...

Join us for a IYCN Science for Policy Webinar- Science advice to policymaking: what can learned societies do to promote knowledge exchange?   Dr. Lorenzo Melchor, Policy Analyst at the E...

Introducing our Web Designer for 2022-2023 - André Welßeling. The IYCN Executive Board is excited to work with you. Welcome and congratulations, André!   We look forward to working with ...

The International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is accepting applications to the Young Observer Program that will take place in The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 18-25, 2023. This ...

There is still time to participate in the IYCN Mental Health Survey.   The IYCN has already received more than 200 submissions from 25 countries to shed light on mental health in the che...

The IYCN is currently looking for a Graphic Designer. If you have the creativity and the skills for this, send us your applications!   Apply by November 30th through this link: https://f...

🙌 Introducing the 2022-2023 IYCN Executive Board 🙌   Representing 13 countries and 5 continents, we are excited to continue to connect with younger chemists and work on diverse projects....

Our second “IYCN Science Café” is here! This series focuses on the IUPAC 2021 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. In this video, Prof. Abdullah Ely from the University of the Witwatersrand...

The IYCN is looking for members for our Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Apply using the google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyWqNn4hfes3qGzEWOwoYlJIr1J7w5I9qiSLZto...

If you have received your Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree, or completed all Ph.D. requirements including successful defense of the doctoral thesis, during calendar 2022 in any of the Adhering Organiz...

The IYCN is still looking for a Web Designer until the position is filled. If you are have experience in mobile-friendly webpages and want to volunteer for the IYCN, please fill out the Goog...

It is World Mental Health Day: The IYCN wants to shed light on the mental health of #chemistry students, early-career researchers and graduates. Take part in our survey. Your experiences all...