High Polymer Research Group

Polymers for an increasingly challenging world

Planned Meetings of the High Polymer Research Group

2026 — Polymers in an increasingly challenging world

Sunday 26/04/2026 - Thursday 30/04/2026

The 64th Meeting of the High Polymer Research Group entitled "Polymers for an Increasingly Challenging World" will bring together academic researchers and industrialists to explore the key role of polymer science in responding to contemporary global challenges. The programme encompasses a broad spectrum of themes, including sustainable polymers and formulations, along with the design of smart and responsive materials. Sessions will explore the role of polymers in water purification and environmental remediation, the industrial innovations driving the production of new sustainable materials, and emerging applications of polymers in medicine and biotechnology. The conference will also examine the digitisation and automation of polymer synthesis, next-generation polymer technologies with applications in energy storage and electronics, and the implications of polymers on human health, including the detection and impact of environmental nanoplastics.

Please see the provisional programme on the HPRG website.

Dates for 2027 and 2028

Sunday 25/04/2027 - Thursday 29/04/2027

Sunday 23/4/2028 - THursday 27/4/2028


Sponsorship

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Sponsorship contact

The banner for our 2026 conference is by kind permission of Zena Holloway, Bio-designer at ROOTFULL.

The High Polymer Research Group is grateful to the following companies and organisations for their support of our 2025 conference Responsive Polymers and Active Matter, our 63rd annual conference:

Silver sponsors:

Bronze sponsors: