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Read more at: AI in chemistry: Accelerating research in our department
Reseacher (Niamh O'Neill) works on a simulation of salt.

AI in chemistry: Accelerating research in our department

Niamh O'Neill works on a simulation of salt taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge.

Jul 28 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible across disciplines such as drug discovery and molecular research. Here are some examples of how AI is transforming research in our Department.

Read more at: Dr Timothy Dickens and 17 years of IT Leadership and Service
Tim Dickens in the server room.

Dr Timothy Dickens and 17 years of IT Leadership and Service

Dr Tim Dickens with servers. Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Jul 28 2025

Dr Timothy Dickens FRSC, Head of IT at the Chemistry Department, is retiring after 17 years. If you’ve ever emailed IT and received a ticket in response, you’ve taken part in one of Tim’s earliest projects in our department. 

Read more at: Meet our FUSE summer interns researching battery technology
Clara Morgan in the lab.

Meet our FUSE summer interns researching battery technology

Clara Morgan FUSE intern, taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge.

Jul 23 2025

The Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) is an internship programme for undergraduate students to help undergraduates gain research experience in battery technology. 

Read more at: Overcoming a stammer: Hassan shares his experience
Hassan Mobassar in the lab.

Overcoming a stammer: Hassan shares his experience

Hassan Mobassar, taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge.

Jul 16 2025

Two years ago Hassan shared his experience of researching and lecturing with a lifelong stammer and the techniques he used to enhance his science communication. This is an update on his experiences since then. 

Read more at: ‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought
Computer simulation of the most common form of ice in the Universe, low-density amorphous ice.

‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought

Computer simulation of the most common form of ice in the Universe, low-density amorphous ice, courtesy of the ICE Group.

Jul 7 2025

“Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists in our Department and at University College London (UCL).

Read more at: Powering the future: Visiting researcher explores next-gen battery technology
Lautaro Acosta on Panton Street

Powering the future: Visiting researcher explores next-gen battery technology

Lautaro Acosta on Panton Street, taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Jul 6 2025

Dr Lautaro Nicolás Acosta is a Visiting Research Fellow from Argentina working with Prof. Dame Clare Grey’s Group for six months.

Read more at: Cambridge spin-out Sparxell receives grant to transform colour market
Cellulose-based colourant textile samples from Sparxell.

Cambridge spin-out Sparxell receives grant to transform colour market

Cellulose-based colourant textile samples from Sparxell.

Jul 2 2025

Sparxell, a sustainable colourants company started by Dr Benjamin Droguet (Fitzwilliam College) who completed his PhD with the Vignolini Group, has secured a European Innovation Council (EIC) grant to support the upscaling of its production. 

Read more at: Behind the scenes: Our mechanical workshop
Shaun Impey in front of the solar reactor.

Behind the scenes: Our mechanical workshop

Shaun Impey stand infront of the solar reactor taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Jul 2 2025

In our outstanding workshop teams, skilled professionals across several disciplines contribute to the success of our Department. Among them is Shaun Impey, a dedicated mechanical engineer who built a metre-squared solar reactor.

Read more at: Dr Mariana Rossi appointed Unilever professor of molecular sciences informatics
Professor Mariana Rossi appointment announcement

Dr Mariana Rossi appointed Unilever professor of molecular sciences informatics

Jun 27 2025

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr Mariana Rossi has been elected as the next Unilever professor of molecular sciences informatics. She will join the Department in January 2026.

Read more at: Two Royal Society of Chemistry Awards for our department researchers
Shankar Balasubramanian (left) and Pietro Sormanni.

Two Royal Society of Chemistry Awards for our department researchers

Shankar Balasubramanian (left) and Pietro Sormanni. Courtesy Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge

Jun 23 2025

Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Dr Pietro Sormanni have been named among this year’s recipients of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious Research and Innovation Prizes.

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