Researchers develop slick solution for oil spills
Pelican in oil slick courtesy Louisiana GOHSEP creative commons agreement
Researchers in the department have helped to create a low-density polysulfide which acts like a sponge to soak up oil spills.
Non-covalent catalysis breakthrough
Courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography
Dr Robert Phipps and his group have used chiral non-covalent catalysis to enable a well-known chemical reaction that is used in pharmaceutical drug discovery to be carried out in a new way.
Clare Grey receives Royal Society Research Professorship
Professor Clare Grey has been awarded a 2018 Royal Society Research Professorship, the Society's premier research award.
