• How to: Use Colour to Reveal Trends in Data in Mercury: In this video, we demonstrate how to apply colour to spreadsheet columns and how to add colour as an indicator of a third variable in scatterplots. This will be of interest to researchers analysing 3D data from structure searches of the CSD, as well as educators and students seeking to understand or demonstrate fundamental chemistry concepts such as hydrogen bonding.

• How to: Use Cambridge Structural Database Subsets: In this 5-minute video, you can learn about the different CSD subsets available, how to view and search them in ConQuest, and how to access them in Mercury. You can also find out about CSD classifiers as a complementary way to uncover entries belonging to different chemical classes.

• How to: Use Filters and Selections in Mercury for CSD Data Analysis: Learn how to select and filter data in Mercury’s Data Analysis module, using results from ConQuest searches. You’ll learn how to apply numerical and text filters to explore and save datasets.  These tools are useful for crystallographers, chemists, and materials scientists working with complex data, and can also support teaching core chemistry concepts.

• How to: Search Scientific Literature with the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD): With this tutorial, you'll learn how to search using WebCSD and download data, making it ideal for enhancing literature reviews and research. It’s a great starting point for students and researchers looking to explore the CSD, contextualise results, and see how the CSD can support scientific writing

• How to: Build and Combine Searches in ConQuest: This video tutorial shows you how to create different query types and combine them in a single search in ConQuest. You can also see how to view search results and information, how to export results and how to save search sessions.

• How to: Search and Visualize 3D Structural Data using WebCSD: Explore, search, and view 3D structures in WebCSD. Watch this tutorial to learn how to draw substructure queries, set 3D constraints like distances and angles, and explore structural data using built-in tools.

• Exploring Metal-Organic Frameworks and Coordination Polymers in Mercury: In this workshop, you can explore methods to compare closely related coordination polymers using tools in Mercury and calculate the pore properties of a metal-organic framework (MOF).  You will learn how to visualise and control the display of coordination polymers, overlay structures in Mercury, run a Pore Analyser calculation, and calculate of pore properties programmatically using the CSD Python API.

• Analysing the Molecular Geometry of Disordered Structures using Mogul and the CSD Python API (MOG-003): Explore molecular geometry with Mogul and the CSD Python API in our new self-guided workshop! In this workshop you can also learn about the handling of disorder in the CSD and how to assess the geometry of disordered structures. It’s a practical way to deepen your understanding of 3D disorder data in over 300,000 CSD entries.

This year, we hosted four panel webinars to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the CCDC and the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). Each session brought together experts from our community to explore key themes: Data, Education, Drug Discovery, and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).

Together, they reflected on progress made in these areas and shared inspiring insights into the many opportunities still ahead for the scientific community.

All webinars are available to watch on demand.