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IUCr and ResearchGate announce new Journal Home partnership for complete journals portfolio [posted 18 Jul 2024]  The IUCr and ResearchGate have announced a new partnership that will drive readership and authorship for IUCr Journals through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering. “We’re very pleased to be partnering with ResearchGate for the IUCr’s complete portfolio of journals, supporting our goals to ensure high-quality peer-reviewed structural science research reaches the widest possible community,” said Alex Stanley, IUCr CEO. See here for more information.
Dieter Schwarzenbach (1936–2024) [posted 09 Jul 2024]  We were saddened to learn of the recent death of Dieter Schwarzenbach, Emeritus Professor at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, at the age of 88. Professor Schwarzenbach was Editor of Acta Cryst. A from 2002 to 2011, and Chair of the IUCr Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature's Subcommittee on Statistical Descriptors. Read more here.
LAAAMP call for 2025 FAST Team applications [posted 01 Jul 2024]  A call for applications for Faculty-Student (FAST) Teams to spend two months during 2025 at participating advanced light sources is now open. Deadline: 31 October 2024. Read more here.
Job Opportunity: Head of Publishing at IUCr [posted 08 May 2024]  

Are you ready to lead publishing endeavours at the forefront of crystallography? The IUCr is seeking an exceptional individual to take on the role of Head of Publishing, overseeing our journals and other publications. As the primary liaison between editorial teams, the Executive Committee and external partners, this role is instrumental in maintaining operational excellence of our publications. See the full details here.
Exciting news! The IUCr has a fresh new logo [posted 07 May 2024]  The interconnected and modern design embodies our mission to advance structural science globally and empower a thriving structural science community. Read more here.
Winners of the 2023 IUCr Crystal Growing Competition [posted 10 Apr 2024]  

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 IUCr Crystal Growing Competition. Schoolchildren from Argentina, Spain and Vietnam impressed the judges with videos that conveyed their crystal growing experiences. Read the full story here.
Distinguished Lectures on Quantum Crystallography and Complementary Fields [posted 02 Apr 2024]  

Martin Rahm (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden) and Peter Baum (Universität Konstanz, Germany) will present the next two lectures in this online series on Thursday 18 April 2024 at 16:00 CET. Please see here for more information.
Inaugural meeting of the Senegalese Crystallography Association [posted 16 Feb 2024]  

We are delighted to announce that the Senegalese Crystallography Association is organising its first «Cristal Ô» day on 19 February 2024 at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal. The event, which is being held in collaboration with the IUCr and the African Crystallographic Association, marks a significant milestone in the advancement of crystallography in Senegal and beyond. Read more.
Distinguished Lectures on Quantum Crystallography and Complementary Fields [posted 31 Jan 2024]  

Julia Contreras-Garcia (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France) and Eva Zurek (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA) will present the next two lectures in this online series on Thursday 29 February 2024 at 16:00 CET. Please see here for more information.
International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, 2024–2033 [posted 30 Jan 2024]  An important outcome of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022/2023) was the proclamation of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD; 2024–2033). The IUCr was pleased to support the Year and is now proud to support the Decade, with the IUCr President, Professor Santiago García-Granda, due to attend a meeting of the Steering Committee on 9 February 2024. IDSSD will be formally launched in Colombia in October 2024, and aims to foster a more transdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and a scientifically literate global population. Read more.
Distinguished Lectures on Quantum Crystallography and Complementary Fields [posted 09 Jan 2024]  Marek Żukowski (University of Gdansk, Poland) will present the next lecture in this online series on Thursday 25 January 2024 at 16:00 CET. Please see here for more information.