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Read more at: Graduate student recognised for innovative research

Graduate student recognised for innovative research

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Oct 8 2019

Congratulations to Aaron Trowbridge, a recent graduate student of ours, who was named this week as a winner of the prestigious Reaxys PhD Prize 2019 for the research he conducted here.

Read more at: Welcoming two new members of staff

Welcoming two new members of staff

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Oct 2 2019

We are welcoming two alumni – Alex Forse and Alex Thom – who have just become members of our academic staff.

Read more at: Meet Haydn Francis, Battery Researcher

Meet Haydn Francis, Battery Researcher

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Oct 1 2019

Meet PhD student Haydn Francis. He is just starting the second year of his research project here into new technologies that could slow the degradation of electric vehicle batteries.

Read more at: Let's Brew This

Let's Brew This

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Sep 27 2019

Chemists consumed coffee and cake today as part of The World's Biggest Coffee Morning, raising £348 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Read more at: Tributes to Professor Sir Christopher Dobson

Tributes to Professor Sir Christopher Dobson

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Sep 9 2019

Heartfelt tributes are being paid to our distinguished colleague Professor Sir Christopher Dobson – a pioneering researcher in the chemistry of neurodegenerative diseases – who died on Sunday, 8 September 2019. 

Read more at: AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines

AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines

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Sep 3 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm that predicts the outcome of chemical reactions with much higher accuracy than trained chemists and suggests ways to make complex molecules, removing a significant hurdle in drug discovery.

Read more at: Are you coming to our Chemistry Networks event?

Are you coming to our Chemistry Networks event?

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Aug 29 2019

Are you coming to this year's Chemistry Networks – our annual networking and showcase event in September where we bring together scientists from academia and industry? This year, it focuses on AI and machine learning.

Read more at: Students win places to study NatSci through UCAS Adjustment

Students win places to study NatSci through UCAS Adjustment

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Aug 19 2019

67 UK students from under-represented backgrounds who did not originally get into Cambridge will now be coming here to study courses including Natural Sciences after achieving stunning A-level results.

Read more at: Overcoming imposter syndrome in science

Overcoming imposter syndrome in science

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Aug 13 2019

Many questions – on women-only prizes, the role of job sharing in academic research and how to overcome imposter syndrome – arose at our 2019 Women in Chemistry alumni event, as you can see on our new video.

Read more at: Viewing the invisible in science and art

Viewing the invisible in science and art

Aug 12 2019

Two alumni of this department have just had their portraits painted as part of Viewing the Invisible - a BBSRC-funded project bringing scientists together with artists to explore the similarities in their working methods.

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