Message from the chairman, Prof Steve Howdle

Welcome to the web site of Macro Group UK, affiliated to both the Royal Society ofChemistry and the Society for Chemistry and Industry. The Group is dedicated to furthering Polymer Science in The UK by promoting meetings and fostering interactions. This web site contains a range of information and links which we hope you will find useful and informative. Polymer Science is diverse in science and in its application with uses ranging from drug delivery to adhesives and coatings. As such we are a diverse groupreflecting our community.

If you are not a member I urge you to join via one of our parent societies and to get involved in our activities and if you are a member thank you for your continued support and we welcome further active involvement.

One area of focus for MacroGroup is to encourage participation by younger members of our community.  You can do this through the Young Researchers Meetings. In particular, I encourage you to apply to present a Poster or an oral paper and perhaps ypu might be the winner of one of our annual Domino/Macro Group YRM awards.  Make sure you attend these important meetings!

News items

• There is a wonderful opportunity for a young researcher to participate in an ACS led forum to shape the future of chemical information, the closing date is May 5th 2013. More information is available here.
• Registration has opened for the next RAPS meeting which is being held in Manchester on 4-6 September.
• We are delighted to announce that this year's Young Researchers Meeting will be held at the University of Nottingham on 24-25 June.
• We have received information regarding a number of job vacancies firstly for a Research Chemist with Econic Technologies and to join the Global Product Development Team at Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG. Follow the links to download more details.