Molecular Nodes Workshop in London, UK

​This in-person workshop introduces participants to Molecular Nodes (MN), an add-on for Blender that brings structural biology data into industry-leading 3D visualisation and animation software. MN is built on top of MDAnalysis, the widely-used Python package for analysing molecular dynamics simulations.

​Day 1: Learn the basics of working in Blender, importing molecular data (.pdb, .cif, MD simulations), and building animations from it.

​Day 2: Using skills from Day 1, you will be working on your own simulation data to produce images/animations, supported by our instructors.

​No prior Blender or MDAnalysis experience is required.

​Dates: September 17-18, 2026

​Day 1 (September 17): 10:00–17:00

​Day 2 (September 18): 10:00–15:30

​Capacity: 30 ( + waitlist)

​Application deadline: September 4, 2026 11:59 PM BST

​What to bring:

• ​Laptop (the more powerful GPU, the better)

• ​Laptop charger (you will run out of battery)

• ​External 3-button mouse (strongly encouraged, not required)

• ​Your own simulation/molecular data (optional for Day 1, required for Day 2)

​Questions: workshops@mdanalysis.org