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Petals produce a ‘blue halo’ that helps bees to find flowers

The base of the petals of daisy Ursinia speciosa contains a dark pigment but appears blue due to the presence of disordered striations on the cell surface. Image: Fred Lewsey, University of Cambridge

Oct 19 2017

An interdisciplinary group of researchers which includes the department's Dr Silvia Vignolini, has found that 'messy' microscopic structures on the petals of some flowers manipulate light to produce a blue colour effect that is easily seen by bees.

Lindemann Trust Fellowships now open

Courtesy ESU

Oct 18 2017

The English-Speaking Union is offering up to three grants a year for postdoctoral scientists to carry out research in the USA.

New lecturer receives prestigious award

Courtesy: School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds

Oct 11 2017

Dr Anja Schmidt has been awarded the Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Helping Caribbean students pursue their ambitions

PhD student Jerelle Joseph in the gym at Churchill College (photo: Nick Saffell)

Oct 10 2017

Jerelle Joseph wasn’t sure she wanted to leave Dominica to take a PhD in Computational Chemistry in chilly Cambridge. Now she runs a mentoring scheme to encourage others from the Caribbean to pursue their ambitions.

Nobel Laureate gives 2017 Herchel Smith Lecture

Image of Professor Cech with students courtesy of the Department of Chemistry

Oct 9 2017

Nobel Laureate Professor Tom Cech came to the Department of Chemistry on 16th October, to give the 2017 Herchel Smith Lecture: 'Shedding some Light on the Dark Matter of the Genomic Universe.'

2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Richard Henderson

Courtesy MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Oct 5 2017

The department would like to congratulate Dr Richard Henderson of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Jacques Dubochet and Joachim Frank.

Building Chemistry Networks

Head of Graduate Education Dr Deborah Longbottom introduces student prizewinners, courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography

Oct 3 2017

The Department of Chemistry threw open its doors to researchers from academia and industry when it held its annual Chemistry Networks event at the end of September – a get-to-know-us day for current and prospective research partners

Research Fellow’s Start-Up Company wins Commendation

Courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography

Oct 2 2017

A company started up by a Research Fellow to develop robust, small and cheap sensors for detecting toxic gases has just won a commendation in a new awards scheme.

Cambridge tops 2018 University League Tables

Department of Chemistry makes a big bang at the annual science festival

Sep 26 2017

The University of Cambridge has topped the 2018 Complete University Guide league tables, and has been named in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for the fifth year in a row as the best higher education institution in the country.

Cambridge-AstraZeneca PhD Programme in Chemical Synthesis

Courtesy University of Cambridge

Sep 14 2017

Applications are invited for a four-year PhD programme based in the Department of Chemistry in connection with the new AstraZeneca Global Research and Development Centre at Cambridge.

Petals produce a ‘blue halo’ that helps bees to find flowers

Lindemann Trust Fellowships now open

New lecturer receives prestigious award

Helping Caribbean students pursue their ambitions

Nobel Laureate gives 2017 Herchel Smith Lecture

2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Richard Henderson

Building Chemistry Networks

Research Fellow’s Start-Up Company wins Commendation

Cambridge tops 2018 University League Tables

Cambridge-AstraZeneca PhD Programme in Chemical Synthesis

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