The fifth International Conference on the Chemistry of the Platinum Group Metals will be held at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, from 11th to 16th July, 1993. The conference will be organised by the Dalton Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry and provides an important opportunity for researchers in the field to meet and discuss recent developments.

Topics to be covered include applications of platinum group metals in organic synthesis, materials science, biology and medicine; their electrochemistry; advances in homogeneous catalysis, co-ordination chemistry, clusters, particles and the solid state.

People wishing to contribute or to receive further information should contact Dr. John F. Gibson, Secretary (Scientific), Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0BN, England.