The second edition of the GCIC summer conference took place on 22^nd June 2022. The event featured talks from Prof. Clare Grey (University of Cambridge), Dr Patricia Rodríguez-Maciá (University of Oxford) and Prof. Kit Cummins (MIT), presenting on developing new batteries, semi-synthetic enzymes for energy conversion, and alleviating strain in organic molecules by incorporation of phosphorus. Each talk was followed by a short Q&A session, stimulating some interesting discussions from all involved. This provided undergraduate students with a chance to not only to experience a conference environment, but also to ask questions and interact with the speakers. After the talks, attendees had the opportunity to have an informal chat with current graduate students from the OxICFM CDT. Set-up in small groups and a relaxed environment, undergraduate students were able to clear any potential queries related to graduate studies.

The first edition of the GCIC summer conference took place on June 24th 2021, and was a huge success, with over 200 delegates registered and at least 65% of those being undergraduate students. The event featured talks from Teri Odom (Northwestern University), Danna Freedman (MIT) and Omar Yaghi (UC Berkeley) presenting on drug-loaded gold nanostars, quantum systems and the application of MOFs to harvest water from for example desert air.