Welcome to the 
2025 MacroGroup Annual Symposia and Medal Lectures
! Join us at the 
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
 for the annual gathering of the UK polymer and macromolecular community. We have a line-up of leading UK researchers and will be awarding the MacroGroups medals. There are opportunites for poster presentations with prizes.
Event programme: 
8th - 9th September
Day 1: 8th September
10:30
 – Welcome
11:00 - 12:20
 – Macro Group Medal Winner 2025 and Stephen Boothroyd
12:30 - 13:30
 – Lunch and Poster Session
13:30 - 15:00
 – Emily Draper, Paul Topham, Macro Group Young Researchers Medal Winner 2025
15:30 - 16:00
 – Break
16:00 - 17:30
 – Annela Seddon, Roman Boulatov, Chris Kay
17:30 - 17:45
 – Sponsor announcements and poster prize winners awarded
19:00
 – Dinner - North Bar, Circle Square
Dinner is generously supported by a panel of RSC journals: RSC Applied Polymers, Polymer Chemistry and Materials Horizons
Day 2: 9th September
09:00 - 10:30
 – Steve Eichhorn, Hugo Bronstein, TBC
10:30 – 11:00
 – Break
11:00 - 12:30
 – Adèle Gapin, Stefan Bon, Jon Weaver PhD prize winner 2025
12:30 - 13:30
 – Lunch and Poster Session
13:30 - 15:30
 – Rachel O’Reilly, Macro Group Medal Winner 2024
Posters
All participants are encouraged to bring a poster to display and discuss during the meeting. For submission we only require a title and list of authors, to be supplied at the point of registration.
Poster prizes:
 2 x £150 prizes along 1 years free membership to ACS
Poster prizes are generously sponsored by ACS polymer journals
Travel
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology is exceptionally well connected, less than 10 mins walk from Picadilly train station.
Arrival via other train stations: 
Frequent trains connect Oxford Road and Picadilly station directly. There are tram and bus options between Victoria Station to Picadilly Station, many stop in the city centre leaving a short walk to the conference location (<10 mins).
Taxi
:
 We DO NOT recommend using taxis for travel around Manchester, as it is slower and more expensive than the excellent public transport.
Conference Location
Address 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom: 
https://www.mib.manchester.ac.uk/
The main entrance to the MIB is best found using this EXACT location link: 
https://w3w.co/active.cubs.icon
Or via google maps: 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wCtJj2RL5RSSud738
It is a < 10 minute walk from the main train station (Piccadilly) and 15 minute walk from Oxford Road train station. The nearest Tram stop is St. Peters square (15 min walk).
Hotels
The Conference organisers recommend you book accommodation soon as possible Manchester, being one of the most exciting cities in Europe, is a popular destination. Some suggestions are below but good value can be had by being further out and using the trains/tram. E.g. Stockport is 10 minute train into the city.
The following hotels are close
Good value
 Options
Premier Inn
This hotel is opposite the conference venue. <1 minute walk.
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/greater-manchester/manchester/manchester-city-centre-princess-street.html
(Many other Premier Inn Locations).
Pendulum Hotel
1 min from conference location. Exceptionally close.
https://www.pendulumhotel.co.uk
Ibis Hotel
3 min from conference location.
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3143/index.en.shtml
Travel Lodge.
Upper Brook Street. 20 minute walk
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/523/Manchester-Upper-Brook-Street-hotel
0r Manchester Piccadilly
IN the cite centre (so might be noisy). 15 minute walk.
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/581/Manchester-Piccadilly-hotel
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