You are invited to our 3rd Women in Photochemistry Symposium on Wednesday 4 March 2026, in the Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK. 

The symposium is timed to be in the week before International Women’s Day 2026 (Sunday 8 March). It is co-sponsored by UCL Chemistry, and EPSRC UPDICE and COSMOS Programme Grants.

Marsha Lester, Maria Sanz, and Susannah Bourne-Worster will talk about their research and share insights into their career paths, including challenges that they have faced and overcome, and tips for aspiring early career researchers. The symposium will be followed by a Q&A session and a networking event. 

Programme

1:10 PM Welcome

1:15 PM Susannah-Bourne-Worster (University of Durham, UK) Adventures in modelling light-activated processes in biology

2:00 PM Maria Sanz (King’s College London, UK) Revealing molecular architecture with rotational spectroscopy

2:45 PM Tea

3:15 PM Marsha Lester (University of Pennsylvania, USA) Photo-induced dynamics of reaction intermediates in atmospheric chemistry

4:00 PM Q&A

4:45 PM Networking and drinks reception

5.45 PM Close

Attendance is free, but places are limited and we would like to have an idea of numbers for catering purposes. If you would like to attend, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-photochemistry-symposium-2026-tickets-1981855679688?aff=oddtdtcreator

Professor Helen Fielding