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Medicinal Chemistry Summer School 2026

7 - 12 June 2026, Loughborough, United Kingdom


Introduction
The Â鶹AV Medicinal Chemistry Summer School will cover topics of interest to drug discovery researchers, helping to increase understanding of the factors governing modern drug discovery from the initial concept through to translational science and intellectual property. Established since 1981, our Summer School has trained many of the world’s leading medicinal chemists working in the pharmaceutical industry and academic research institute.

Who should attend?

The school is designed for graduate and post-doctoral chemists with 1-5 years’ experience in the field of drug research. Drug discovery is an interdisciplinary subject so delegates from biological or computational backgrounds will benefit from attendance at the school.

In addition, final year PhD students from pharmaceutical or organic chemistry contemplating a career in drug discovery are also encouraged to attend.

Method and Structure

The 2026 Summer School will take place over 5 days and content is delivered by experts in the field from industry and academia. The programme includes lectures focusing on the fundamental principles of drug discovery, hands-on tutorials allowing delegates to put into practice what they have learnt and case histories from previous drug discovery projects. The programme will also include an evening lecture from a distinguished speaker.

Throughout the week course tutors and speakers will be available for informal discussion and there will be plenty of opportunities to network with the broad range of academic and industrial researchers in attendance.

Subject to change, the programme will run from 08:00 on Monday 8 June and will finish at 13:00 on Friday 12 June. An optional welcome reception will take place on Sunday evening.

Topics

The course includes the following topics:
  • Target Validation
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Biological Mechanisms
  • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Screening of New Compounds
  • Patents
  • Molecular Biology in Medicinal Chemistry
  • Exploiting a Chemical Lead
  • Combinatorial Chemistry and Molecular Diversity
  • Case Histories of Drug Discovery
  • Toxicology in Drug Discovery
  • Pharmaceutical Considerations in Drug Development
  • Structure-guided Drug Design
  • Physical Properties and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships
  • Hints and Tips in Medicinal Chemistry

Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry

The Â鶹AV is pleased to offer all registered delegates the opportunity to purchase the 2nd edition of the Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry (published in 2022). The Handbook is written to complement the Medicinal Chemistry Summer School tutorial content and is recommended as an ideal overview of the content of the School.

Delegates can purchase the book at the discounted rate of 40% from the Â鶹AV online bookshop.

Careers consultations

Medicinal Chemistry Summer School delegates can also book one of 20 career consultation appointments with an Â鶹AV career and professional development adviser who will review your CV and provide one-to-one advice. 

Slots will be available to book via the link in the Introduction section of this page.  If the slots are fully booked, please email careers@rsc.org including information that you are attending the Medicinal Chemistry Summer School and the Careers Team will contact you directly to arrange an alternative slot.

Please note these consultations are only available for Â鶹AV members.
Abstract Submission
Delegates registering to attend the Medicinal Chemistry Summer School are invited to present their research during the poster session which will be held on the Monday evening (8 June).

This interactive poster session will provide a chance to view the range of research interests amongst delegates as well as offering ample time to network.

Prizes will be presented to the best two posters.
Bursaries

Grants for Carers

With our Grants for carers, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help you attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference or workshop or a professional development event. This money would be used to cover any additional costs you incur, paying for care that you usually provide.  Please visit the website for further information and eligibility criteria.

Accessibility Grants

With our Accessibility grants, you can apply for up to £1,200 per year to help with the cost of specific support to attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference, workshop or professional development event. This support might be any form of equipment, service, or other personal expense associated with meeting your access needs.

Researcher Development and Travel Grants

If you are an Â鶹AV member and you are one of the following:
  • ​a PhD student actively undertaking a PhD course in the chemical sciences;
  • a researcher in the chemical sciences (including post docs, research technicians and research assistants);
  • working in academia, industry or any sector;
  • within 10 years of leaving full time education (at the time of the application deadline).
You can apply for up to £500 to support your participation in this event. Please note it is not necessary to have confirmation of abstract acceptance before applying for a Researcher Development and Travel Grants and we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Please see the website for up-to-date information on eligibility, how to apply and submission deadlines.

Researcher Development and Travel Grants can be applied for in addition to Grants for Carers and Accessibility Grants.
Venue
Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel

Burleigh Court Conference Centre and Hotel, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom

Accommodation
Dinner, bed & breakfast packages at Burleigh Court Conference Centre can be booked when you register for the course. All overnight accommodation for the course will be in en-suite executive standard double rooms (reserved on a single occupancy basis).

The standard accommodation package is for the nights of Monday 8 - Thursday 12 June inclusive, to check out on Friday 12 June. For those arriving on Sunday, an additional dinner, bed and breakfast package is available for the night of Sunday 7 June. 

Accommodation packages include dinner, bed & breakfast, excluding 20% VAT.  All accommodation needs to be booked before 14 April 2026. We cannot guarantee availability for accommodation after that date:

Room for 1 night (Sunday 7 June)                                              £190
Room for 4 nights (8 June, 9 June, 10 June and 11 June)         £700

Please be aware that anyone who chooses to stay elsewhere or books their accommodation directly with Burleigh Court will not be entitled to the evening dinner.

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