We are delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 call for BLCS Prizes and Medals. The British Liquid Crystal Society is calling for nominations for the below listed society awards. All nominations must be sent to the Secretary (contact details and advert can be view here) by the deadline of Friday 10th February 2023. Society awards:

• G.W. Gray Medal
• C. Hilsum Medal
• BLCS Young Scientist Prize

We are delighted to announce that the 2023 British Liquid Crystal Annual Meeting will take place in Glasgow, jointly hosted by the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. The meeting will take place 19-21 April 2023.

As always, the Annual Meeting brings together researchers from all fields of liquid crystal science, at all career stages, but in particular aims to be a platform for early career researchers, from academia and industry, to present their work.