SCHEMA PDRA Dr Oska Pugh presents at 'Pride in Chem' Conference
9 September 2026
The event, organised by the SCI Young Chemists’ Panel, is dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ chemists by providing a safe and inclusive environment to share their work research, ideas and experiences authentically.
Attendees have the opportunity to engage with research from both academia and industry, across all branches of chemistry. The conference aims to foster meaningful connections, encourage inter-disciplinary collaboration and promote visibility and representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in chemistry.
Dr Oska PughPride in Chem showcased a diverse array of both people and chemistry, many of the speakers talked about both their research and their experiences as LGBTQ+ chemists, I presented a poster on hydroxylamines and indoles.
Oska received his Masters at Manchester Metropolitan University focusing on fragment-based drug discovery under the joint supervision of Dr Mark McLaughlin and Dr Vittorio Caprio. He then moved on to a PhD in chemistry at the University of Nottingham as part of the Sustainable Chemistry CDT supervised by Prof Ross Denton, focusing on organosilicon chemistry for synthetic methodology development. Outside of chemistry Oska enjoys PC and tabletop gaming, and hiking. In the Vincent group Oska has worked on biocatalytic nitro reductions and on an iCAST project, and is now supported by SCHEMA Hub.