Presentations

Research Lectures

1. The Power of Many - A Self-Assembled Multivalent Approach to Nanomedicine

2. Hard Facts about Soft Matter - Multi-Component Self-Assembled Nanomaterials

Education Lectures

1. From Delia to Drugs: Tips for Science Presentations

2. YouTube and the (T)Wittering Academic - Social Media in Academia

2. iTube, YouTube, WeTube - Social Media Videos in Education and Outreach

Public Understanding Lectures

1. Nanochemistry - Delivering New Medicines?

2. Professor Dave's Amazing Molecules - Life Saving Chemistry

3. From G&T to TLC - How Chemistry Makes You Feel Good

4. The Hidden Science of Afternoon Tea

Diversity (LGBT) Lecture

1. Where are all the LGBT Scientists - And Does it Matter?


Dave Smith on Tour - Past and Forthcoming Presentations

This website does not list schools' lectures (ca. 6 per year)
Number Presentation
126 From 2015 onwards, all of my presentations can be found listed under 'Activities' within PURE - follow the link below
PURE list of lectures and other activities
124 St Georges, London, UK
Invited Lecture
Apr 2015
123 University of Reading, UK
Diversity Lecture as Part of LGBT History MOnth in honour of Lord Wolfenden
Feb 2015
122 Norwich, UK
MASC 2014, Invited Lecture
Dec 2014
121 University of Sheffield, UK
CDT Invited Lecture
Dec 2014
120 San Francisco, USA
ACS Conference (Gels Letures)
July 2014
119 San Francisco, USA
ACS Conference (Education Lecture)
July 2014
118 Birmingham, UK
HEA National Conference (Education Lecture)
July 2014
117 Royal Insitution, UK
A Level Teachers' Conference
July 2014
115 Leeds, UK
PhD Student Conference
June 2014
115 Betty's Cafe, York
The Hidden Science of Afternoon Tea (Outreach)
June 2014
114 Brigantes Pub, York
From G&T to TLC - Pint of Science (Outreach)
May 2014
113 Galway, Ireland
Irish Science Teachers' Association (ISTA) - Plenary Science Education Lecture
April 2014
112 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Visting Professor - Innovative Methods in Science Education
March 2014
111 University of Southampton
RSC-Sponsored Departmental Seminar
February 2014
110 Santiago de Compostela
EDEN 4 (Spanish Dendrimer Conference) - Plenary Lecture
January 2014
109 Cardiff, UK
Departmental Seminar
November 2013
108 Valletta, Malta
COST Network 1005: Annual Scientific Meeting - Supramolecular Chemistry in Water - Plenary Lecture
November 2013
107 York, UK
Northern England Postgraduate Chemistry Conference - Plenary Lecture
July 2013
106 Kyoto, Japan
ISACS 10 (International Symposium of Advances in 'Chemical Science') - Plenary Lecture
June 2013
105 Hangzhou University, China
'Chemical Science' Symposium - Plenary Lecture
June 2013
104 Jilin University, China
'Chemical Science' Symposium - Plenary Lecture
June 2013
103 Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
Invited Departmental Seminar
April 2013
102 Newcastle, UK
RSC Chemical Nanoscience Symposium - Plenary Lecture
October 2012
101 University of Cork, Ireland
Corday Morgan Award Lecture
January 2013
100 University of Oxford, UK
Corday Morgan Award Lecture
January 2013
99 Cuenca, Spain
European School of MOlecular Nanoscience 5, ESMOLNA 5
October 2012
98 Toledo, Spain
3rd Biodendrimer International Symposium - Invited Lecture
September 2012
97 London, UK
Indo-UK Symposium on Molecular Materials - Invited Lecture
September 2012
96 Malahide, Dublin, Ireland
Annual COST Meeting - Presentation on Behalf of COST Network TD0802
June 2012
95 University of Cambridge, UK
ARO-MOD Workshop - Invited Talk
May 2012
94 University of Liverpool, UK
Departmental Seminar
April 2012
93 University of East Anglia, UK
Departmental Seminar
Mar 2012
92 Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Werner Chemistry Society Invited Lecture
Feb 2012
91 Bath, UK
UK Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Group Meeting - Invited Lecture
December 2011
90 Queen Mary and Westfield, University of London, UK
Departmental Symposium
Nov 2011
89 Athens, Greece
COST Network Student Training School - Invited Lecture
Oct 2011
88 Denver, USA
American Chemical Society Meeting - Two Invited Lectures
Aug 2011
87 Liverpool, UK
Nanoscale Chirality Meeting - Plenary Lecture
July 2011
86 Brighton, UK
International Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry Symposium - Bob Hay Plenary Lecturer
July 2011
85 Barcelona, Spain
COST Network Meeting - invited external lecture
Apr 2011
84 East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
RSC/Unilever Lecture Tour - plenary lecture
Nov 2010
83 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
RSC/Unilever Lecture Tour - plenary lecture
Nov 2010
82 Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
RSC/Unilever Lecture Tour - plenary lecture
Nov 2010
81 Boston, USA
American Chemical Society Meeting - invited lecture
Aug 2010
80 University of Leeds, UK
Departmental Seminar
Apr 2010
79 Rimini, Italy
COST Network Meeting - invited progress talk
Feb 2010
78 University of Southampton, UK
International Supramolecular Science Symposium - invited lecture
Jul 2009
77 Maastricht, Netherlands
International Symposium of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC 4) - invited lecture
Jun 2009
76 University of Strathclyde
SymPOC 2009 (Symposium of Physical Organic Chemistry)
Apr 2009
75 Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain
Invited Departmental Seminar
Mar 2009
74 University of Castellon, Spain
Invited Departmental Seminar
Mar 2009
73 University of Sheffield, UK
Invited Departmental Seminar
Feb 2009
72 Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Invited Departmental Seminar
Dec 2008
71 Tokyo, Japan
UK/Japan Frontiers of Science Meeting - invited lecture
Oct 2008
70 Torino, Italy
EU Chemistry Meeting - symposium convener
Sep 2008
69 Cheshire, UK
Transatlantic Frontiers of Chemistry Meeting - invited lecture
Aug 2008
68 Lodz, Poland
BIO-Dendrimer - invited lecture
July 2008
67 Copenhagen, Denmark
EU Meeting - invited lecture
Mar 2008
66 University of Reading
Departmental Seminar
Feb 2008
65 University of Newcastle
Departmental Seminar
Feb 2008
64 Syngenta, UK
Invited industrial lecture
Dec 2007
63 Athens, Greece
COST Meeting on dendrimers - invited lecture
Dec 2007
62 University College Dublin, Ireland
Departmental Seminar
Nov 2007
61 University of York, UK
Educational Seminar as part of the HEA organised physical sciences lecturer training programme
Nov 2007
60 University College London, UK
Organic Seminar
Oct 2007
59 Zagreb, Croatia
COST meeting on gels - invited lecture
Oct 2007
58 Sitges, Spain
Nanoscale Chirality Meeting - Invited Lecture
Sep 2007
57 York, UK
British ACademy of Science Meeting
Sep 2007
56 Toulouse, France
International Dendrimer Symposium 5 - Invited Lecture
Aug 2007
55 Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
Physical Organic Chemistry Meeting 2007 - Invited Lecture
Jul 2007
54 Delhi, India
UK-India Symposium on the Chemical Sciences - Joint RSC/EPSRC/CRSI Meeting - Invited Lecture
Feb 2007
53 Durham University, UK
Student Chemical Society - Invited Seminar
Jan 2007
52 Warwick University, UK
Departmental Seminar
Nov 2006
While in Warwick, Dave took part in a podcast about nanotechnology in medicine
To listen to the podcast, click here
51 Leicester University, UK
Educational Seminar as part of the HEA organised physical sciences lecturer training programme
Sep 2006
50 Beijing University, China
Invited Seminar
Sep 2006
49 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Invited Seminar
Sep 2006
48 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Invited Seminar
Sep 2006
47 Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Invited Visiting Lecturer (2 lectures)
Sep 2006
46 Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
Physical Organic Chemistry Meeting 2006 - Invited Lecture
Jul 2006
45 University of Leicester, UK
Symposium on Science Education - Plenary Lecture
May 2006
44 University of Manchester, UK
Departmental Seminar
Mar 2006
43 National Science Learning centre, University of York, UK
Speaker on Nanotechnology in open meeting - What is a Chemist?
Feb 2006
42 University of York, UK
Public Understanding of Science Lecture - Part of the Departmental Lecture Series
Feb 2006
41 University of Sheffield, UK
Materials Chemistry Symposium - Invited Lecture
Feb 2006
40 University of Hull, UK
Education Lecture
Jan 2006
39 University of Glasgow, UK
Invited Seminar
Jan 2006
38 University of Leeds, UK
RSC UK Macrocycles and Supramolecular Group Meeting - Invited Lecture
Jan 2006
37 Melville Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
Departmental Seminar
Nov 2005
36 University of Pennsylvania, Philadellphia, USA
Departmental Seminar
Oct 2005
35 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Departmental Seminar
Oct 2005
34 University of Columbus, Ohio, USA
Departmental Seminar
Oct 2005
33 University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Departmental Seminar
Oct 2005
32 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
Departmental Seminar
Oct 2005
31 Edinburgh, UK
RSC Materials Chemistry MC7 International Conference, Invited Lecture
Feb 2006
30 University of Keele, UK
Variety in Chemical Education Conference - Plenary Chemical Education Lecture
June 2005
29 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Queens University Belfast - Invited Education and Research Lectures
June 2005
28 Michigan, USA
International Dendrimer Symposium 4 - Invited Lecture
May 2005
27 City Screen, York
Cafe Scientifique - Public Understanding of Science Lecture on Nanotechnology
Apr 2005
26 Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
Departmental Seminar
Apr 2005
25 ECPM, Strasbourg, France
Departmental Seminar
Mar 2005
24 Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
All Ireland Variety in Chemical Education Meeting - Plenary Lecture
Mar 2005
23 MIT, Boston, USA
EPSRC/NSF Joint Meeting
Mar 2005
22 University of Oxford, UK
Departmental Seminar
Jan 2005
21 SOMS Centre, Leeds, UK
Group Seminar
Nov 2004
20 Imperial College, London, UK
YC04 (Young Chemists 2004) - Invited Lecture
Jul 2004
19 ICI Technology, Teeside, UK
Industrial Research Lecture
Feb 2004
18 University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK
Departmental Seminar
Jan 2004
17 Berlin, Germany
International Dendrimer Symposium 3 - Contributed Lecture
Sep 2003
16 New York, USA
226th ACS Meeting - Invited Lecture
Sep 2003
15 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Departmental Seminar
May 2003
14 Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Departmental Seminar
Feb 2003
13 Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Royal Society of Chemistry - Reaction Mechanisms Group Meeting - Invited Lecture
Jan 2003
12 University College London, UK
Organic Seminar
Dec 2002
11 University of Birmingham, UK
Organic/Biological Seminar
Oct 2002
10 University of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Visiting Lecture - Part of lecture tour
May 2002
9 University of Nijmegen
Visiting Lecture - Part of lecture tour
May 2002
8 Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Departmental Seminar
Mar 2002
7 University of Nottingham, UK
Royal Society of Chemistry, Dalton Division, Transition Metal Chemistry - Actions and Reactions - Invited Lecture
Jan 2002
6 Sapri, Italy
EURESCO Conference - The Chemistry and Physics of Multifunctional Materials - Invited Poster
Sep 2001
5 University of Southampton, UK
Royal Society of Chemistry, UK Macrocycles and Supramolecular Group Meeting, Invited Lecture
Jan 2001
4 Strasbourg, France
Scientia Europaea - Interdisciplinary Conference - Invited Contribution
Sep 2000
3 University of Durham, UK
Departmental Seminar
May 2000
2 Unilever, Port Sunlight, Wirral, UK
Industrial Research Lecture
Nov 2000
1 Avecia, Blackley, Manchester, UK
Industrial Research Lecture
Sep 1999