Welcome to the
International Union of Crystallography

The IUCr is an International Scientific Union. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in crystallography and to contribute to all aspects of crystallography, to promote international publication of crystallographic research, to facilitate standardization of methods, units, nomenclatures and symbols, and to form a focus for the relations of crystallography to other sciences. Read more »

Announcements

  • Inaugural meeting of the Senegalese Crystallography Association

    We are delighted to announce that the Senegalese Crystallography Association is organising its first «Cristal Ô» day on 19 February 2024 at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal. The event, which is being held in collaboration with the IUCr and the African Crystallographic Association, marks a significant milestone in the advancement of crystallography in Senegal and beyond. Read more.

  • Distinguished Lectures on Quantum Crystallography and Complementary Fields

    Julia Contreras-Garcia (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France) and Eva Zurek (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA) will present the next two lectures in this online series on Thursday 29 February 2024 at 16:00 CET. Please see here for more information.

  • International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, 2024–2033

    An important outcome of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022/2023) was the proclamation of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD; 2024–2033). The IUCr was pleased to support the Year and is now proud to support the Decade, with the IUCr President, Professor Santiago García-Granda, due to attend a meeting of the Steering Committee on 9 February 2024. IDSSD will be formally launched in Colombia in October 2024, and aims to foster a more transdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and a scientifically literate global population. Read more.

The best in crystallographic research

Uniquely among International Scientific Unions, the IUCr publishes its own primary research journals. Acta Crystallographica Sections A–F, IUCrJ, Journal of Applied CrystallographyJournal of Synchrotron Radiation and IUCrData communicate the highest quality peer-reviewed research findings across the many scientific areas to which crystallography is relevant.

Meetings and webinars

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27th IUCr Congress

Calgary, Canada; 11-18 August 2026


Regional Associate meetings
[ACA]
ACA2024
Denver, CO, USA
7-12 July 2024

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AsCA2024
Selangor, Malaysia
1-6 Dec 2024

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ECM34
Padova, Italy
26-30 August 2024

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LACA VI
Montevideo, Uruguay
23-26 September 2024

IUCr Corporate Associates

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