RSC Water Science Forum

ViCEPHEC2026 Proudly hosted by the University of Nottingham

**ALERT** The #ViCEPHEC26 website is now live! vicephec2026.wordpress.com

Abstract submission will open soon, with satellite meetings on Weds Aug 26th and the conference opening on Thursday Aug 27th.

Are you a water scientist, an early career researcher & a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry? The RSC Water Science Forum has grants to attend conferences, placements, and more. If you're a member of the WSF and an ECR, please consider applying! We love to support great work!

To celebrate 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 and raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for people and the planet, we would like to highlight some relevant articles from our Environmental Science journals (www.rsc.org/publishi...)🌱

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Bench-stable butyllithium & secrets of Pompeii’s limescale In this episode, we discuss the latest formulations designed to make a set of fiery reagents safer, explore what limescale can tell us about ancient civilizations and hear the latest headlines.

Host Mariana Kneppers is joined by guests Emma Pewsey and Phillip Broadwith, for a look at the formulations bringing safety to fiery reagents, and what limescale can tell us about ancient bathing culture. This, plus the headlines.

Three centuries of Roman limescale reveals a dirty secret about Pompeii’s public baths Carbon isotope ratios suggest that pre-aqueduct, the water was often contaminated with human waste

Take a moment to feel for the people who could only bathe late! Research suggests that a trip to the baths would have left some dirtier than when they went in...

To PhD or not to PhD? That is the question Undergraduate student Umaymah Ahmad finds out what it's like to go into academic research

A long list of 'maybes' are guaranteed when you don't know what you're in for. The question of taking on a PhD is no different – but as Umaymah Ahmad discovered, an introduction to the subject matter can go a very long way.

Our Teacher Developers’ Conference is back.. Online!

Join colleagues from across our vibrant Teacher Developer community on 26th June for a day of professional learning, shared expertise, and meaningful connections. 🔗 https://ow.ly/p3rJ50XXfTg

#EnvChem2026 is coming to the University of Warwick! 🌍🧪
Two days of environmental chemistry across air, water, soils, biota & human exposure — plus a conference dinner at a castle🏰
📍Warwick, UK 📅2–3 July 2026
🔗More details & registration: www.rsc.org/events/detai...
Looking forward to this edition!

Things we're excited about:
"Our Aquatic Environment: Conservation and Restoration" Conference on 12 February, Ulster University Belfast Campus
Expertise from across the island of Ireland to critically examine ‘our aquatic environment’ and the measures being taken to protect and restore it.

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