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Read more at: Chemistry Open Day 18 March 2023
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Chemistry Open Day 18 March 2023

Slime pond at Chemistry Open Day, courtesy @Cambridge Photography

Mar 9 2023

After a three-year absence, the Chemistry Open Day makes a welcome return on Saturday 18 March.

Read more at: Where are they now?
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Where are they now?

Dr Victoria Steadman. Sai Life.

Mar 8 2023

Introducing Dr Victoria Steadman and Dr Teagan Stockdale, two alumni from the Paterson group and where they are today.

Read more at: Stephanie Smith receives Pilkington Prize
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Stephanie Smith receives Pilkington Prize

Dr Stephanie Smith, taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Mar 8 2023

Congratulations to Dr Stephanie Smith who received the Pilkington Prize in recognition of her excellence in teaching.

Read more at: Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023
Dr Olga Kennard

Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023

Dr Olga Kennard giving opening remarks at the CCDC's CSD 50th celebration

Mar 6 2023

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Dr Olga Kennard, founder of the Cambridge Structural Database and Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.

Read more at: Black Women in Science Network marks Black History Month
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Black Women in Science Network marks Black History Month

Tomi Akingbade, Black women in science

Feb 23 2023

PhD student Oluwatomi Akingbade founded the Black Women in Science Network when she was an undergraduate at the University of Nottingham in 2018.

Read more at: Coffee and chemistry: global women’s breakfast
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Coffee and chemistry: global women’s breakfast

Global Womens Breakfast Feb 2023 taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Feb 22 2023

Postdoctoral researchers hosted poster presentations alongside coffee and pastries to celebrate the IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast on 14 February.

Read more at: Conversations on Chemistry: watch Dr Peter Wothers alumni lecture
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Conversations on Chemistry: watch Dr Peter Wothers alumni lecture

Dr Peter Wothers presentation 11th Feb 2023 taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Feb 15 2023

Dr Peter Wothers gave a fascinating talk on pioneering science writer Jane Marcet at our annual alumni lecture on 11 February,

Read more at: New gift for Alzheimer’s disease research
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New gift for Alzheimer’s disease research

Chemistry of Health opening ceremony, Nathan Pitt, University of Cambridge.

Feb 14 2023

Mr R. Derek Finlay (Emmanuel 1952) has given another £2 million to promote further innovation in the Department’s Centre for Misfolding Diseases (CMD), located in our Chemistry of Health building.

Read more at: The women in neuroscience network and its student founder
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The women in neuroscience network and its student founder

Feb 9 2023

Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ English wanted to connect with other women in neuroscience but couldn’t find quite the right organisation. So she started the Women in Neuroscience Network in the UK.

Read more at: Chemistry Spin-out creates better sequencing method
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Chemistry Spin-out creates better sequencing method

Image of DNA courtesy Epigenetix

Feb 6 2023

Researchers at Balasubramanian Group spin-out Cambridge Epigenetix have found a new way to sequence genetic and epigenetic information in the same work flow, which could help detect diseases like cancer.

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