Welcome to the SRC Young Chemists website!

Presentation

The SRC Young Chemists is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Royal Society of Chemistry (SRC), dedicated to supporting young researchers. Our committee comprises PhD students from universities across the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB) in Belgium, including ULB, UCLouvain, ULiège, UMons, and UNamur.

Objectives

Our mission is to connect young chemists from the FWB—whether they are Master’s students or early-career researchers—and provide a supportive environment to help them integrate into the scientific community. To achieve this, we organize a variety of events aimed at fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.

Our signature event, the “SRC Young Chemists’ Day”, is an annual one-day seminar that allows participants to showcase their research through poster presentations or short oral talks. This event highlights the breadth of research conducted across the FWB and serves as a valuable platform for networking, enabling young researchers to meet peers, exchange ideas, and forge potential collaborations. While sharing knowledge lies at the heart of our mission, we also emphasize the importance of exploring new opportunities—whether by building scientific collaborations or gaining exposure to industrial chemistry. To support this, we actively engage industrial and non-academic partners to contribute to the event through keynote talks and networking activities.

In addition to promoting professional development, we organize company visits to provide young chemists with insights into the diverse facets of the chemical industry and its related fields. To further enrich our offerings, we include non-scientific activities that encourage informal networking and social bonding, helping young researchers build connections that extend beyond the workplace.