Going to Calgary this summer? Meet Early Career crystallographers from around the world at the ECSD networking event 🌎 💻 More info on: www.iucr2026.org See you in Canada! ⛰️ @iucr2026.bsky.social

For those of you going to the IUCr26 congress – don’t miss out on this careers panel! 🎤 💻 More info on: www.iucr2026.org See you in Canada! ⛰️

Are you going to IUCr26? Find out more about our friends at the Early Career Science Division (ECSD) who represent early career scientists within the IUCr (They're basically our cooler, international cousins) 💻 More info on: www.iucr2026.org See you in Canada! ⛰️ @iucr2026.bsky.social

Congratulations to all the Early-stage crystallographers who presented talks at our satellite meeting yesterday! You kicked the BCA off to a great start as always 👏 👏 From contributed talks, to flash presentations and a plenary from Ines Collings there was something for everyone in the community 🎉

Interested in getting more involved with the ESCG? We have several committee positions opening for election at our AGM. 🔗 Fill in the nomination form here: lnkd.in/eXfM6es2 👋 Get to know our committee and the roles here : lnkd.in/eDQhpdCQ

⌛ One week left to get Early Bird registration! We've got a wonderful programme lined up celebrating the diverse range of uses and applications of crystallography taking place in our community 🔗 Register Here: tinyurl.com/BCASpring2026 #Crystallography @crystallography.org.uk

Nominations are open for this year's BCA-CCG @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists. They close at the end of the month! For more information, see ccg-bca.github.io/ccgprize/ Please spread the word! @escg-bca.bsky.social @crystallography.org.uk

Happy New Year! For those hoping to join us for the BCA Spring Meeting (30th March-1st April), don't forget to submit an abstract before 09.00 on Monday 19th January. (tinyurl.com/BCASpring2026).

Just what IS a crystallographer, these days? Learn more at the BCA Spring Meeting 2026. The conference website is now live for you to view the scientific programme, register for the conference and submit your abstracts! tinyurl.com/BCASpring2026

Welcome to 2026! 🎉 ✍ First job of the year: submit an abstract for this year's BCA Spring Meeting @crystallography.org.uk 📅 Deadline 19th January 💎 Oral or poster, Main meeting or ESCG satellite, Any area of crystallography welcome! 🕸️ tinyurl.com/BCASpring2026

The Autumn Meeting of the @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group is being held online on October 22nd. There is still plenty of time to register, and we are still accepting abstracts for presentation. If you have interesting research to share, please submit! @escg-bca.bsky.social

Hello and welcome to the BlueSky account of the RSC Solid State Chemistry Group!

Participants in the annual serial crystallography workshop for graduates student some funded by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD program have got homework to do in the evening time …. @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social

April 6, 1801, birthday of Welsh mineralogist William Hallowes Miller, a pioneer of crystallography Miller indices are still used to describe the geometry of crystal faces: www.doitpoms.ac.uk/.../miller_i... The nickel sulfide mineral Millerite is named in his honor www.mindat.org/min-2711.html

'Not everything can be crystallised, and the structure you get if you do produce diffractable crystals is almost as much of a mystery' – Chemistry World's Neil Withers on a dark art.

Polymorphs matter – especially when they might disappear

Disappearing polymorphs offer a fascinating example of the dark arts of crystallisation

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This year's Lonsdale prize lecture opens #BCA25 and is delivered by Emma McCabe on Strategies and consequences of breaking inversion symmetry. See crystallography.org.uk/prizes for the history of this lecture

It’s that time of year where we say goodbye to some of our committee and welcome in some new people, meet the new ESCG committee!

Thank you to everyone who attended our outreach workshop this afternoon jointly hosted with the CCG and @ccdc.cam.ac.uk So much enthusiasm and ideas in one room! It was a lot of fun to brainstorm and share experiences 😊👩‍🏫🧠

Thank you to those who joined Emma Hawking's talk at #BCA25 yesterday about polymorphism and how it’s a crucial aspect that affects drug stability during manufacturing. Learn more: ccdc-info.com/3EqBchV #MaterialsScience #Pharma #DrugDevelopment

Fantastic presentation from Cameron Wilson from @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social featuring a racoon and candy floss while talking about high pressure crystallography 🤔 #BCA25 @crystallography.org.uk

This year’s Lonsdale prize lecture is awarded to Emma McCabe for her work on physical crystallography education 📈👩‍🏫

Our last session was a big one! Thank you to all our speakers for finishing the satellite with lots of great science 🧬 👩🏻‍🔬⚛️ Particularly thank you to Jere Tidey for his finishing plenary

We are delighted to award this years Parkin Lecture prize to Ilaria Gimondi for her outstanding contributions to outreach and education with the @ccdc.cam.ac.uk

We finished off day 1 with some big data, MOFs, polymorphs and the quick fire flash presentations ⚡️Great to see some old and new faces in the Early Stage Crystallographers

It’s been an excellent start to our satellite meeting in Leeds today! Everything from superconductors to crystal growth to high pressure - thanks to all our speakers and chairs so far!

Want to get more involved with the ESCG? Our AGM will be held during our satellite meeting on 14th April and there's committee roles up for grabs! Nominate yourself here: tinyurl.com/ESCGnominate ⬅️

We've been working hard on some exciting sessions for this years BCA! All around the theme of learning from others, we can't wait to see you there 🧠

Abstract deadline is Monday 24th February! Don’t leave it too late ⏰

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Hello BlueSky Crystallographers 👋! Come meet us at this years BCA Spring Meeting in Leeds 🌷💎 Register Here: tinyurl.com/bca2025

Hello BlueSky Crystallographers 👋! Come meet us at this years BCA Spring Meeting in Leeds 🌷💎 Register Here: tinyurl.com/bca2025

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience To celebrate, why not have a look at the European Crystallographic Association's Women in Crystallography video series (youtube.com/playlist?lis...), highlighting some of the experiences, challenges and successes of women in crystallography worldwide.

Women in Crystallography - A Video Series - YouTube

In this video series, Women in Crystallography around the globe tell their stories about their journey in our community. "Women in Crystallography - A Video ...

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