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Clare Grey to lead multi-million pound Integrated Energy Centre

Jan 17 2017

Professor Clare Grey has secured over £2 million with £1.4 million match-funding from industry and national laboratories for a virtual centre, in partnership with three other universities: Newcastle, St Mary’s and UCL.

Department members recognised in 2017 New Year Honours

Dec 31 2016

Shankar Balasubramanian and John Pyle have been named in the 2017 New Year Honours, in recognition of their contributions to society.

Academic Mentor and Tutor Meet & Greet Success

Dr Longbottom meets graduate students, photo courtesy of Department of Chemistry

Dec 15 2016

Following the great success of the Peer-to-Peer mentoring event held earlier this term, a similar event was held for the graduate students to meet their academic mentors and tutors on 24 November.

Hunter Group synthesize a new mechanism for signal transduction

Dec 12 2016

Researchers in the Hunter Group have synthesized molecules that can transmit a signal across a membrane and amplify that signal by triggering a catalytic reaction, mirroring many biological processes.

New imaging technique measures toxicity of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s diseases

Brain showing hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease courtesy Zeiss Microscopy

Nov 29 2016

Researchers in the Department of Chemistry have developed a new imaging technique to track how surface changes in proteins are related to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

New activation process forms versatile amide products

C-H bond activation process courtesy Gaunt Group

Nov 29 2016

Researchers in the Gaunt group have developed a general C-H bond activation process to make amines, which can be used in pharmaceutical agents, agrochemicals and functional materials.

Lindemann Trust Fellowship Applications Now Open

Sir Evelyn Wrench, ESU founder, courtesy ESU

Nov 29 2016

Applications for Lindemann Trust Fellowships are now open to postdoctoral researchers wishing to carry out research for one year in the USA.

Researchers reveal the structure behind colour of Margaritaria nobilis

Image of Margaritaria nobilis courtesy Silvia Vignolini

Nov 10 2016

Silvia Vignolini and colleagues have discovered that the iridescent colour of the fruits of Margaritaria nobilis originates from its cellulose cell structure.

Professor Ian Murison Smith, FRS

Image courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography

Nov 10 2016

Many Department of Chemistry alumni and former staff members will remember with great affection Ian Smith, who died on Tuesday 8 November.

Gift makes microfabrication laboratory a reality

Image of Tuomas Knowles courtesy Nathan Pitt Department of Chemistry

Nov 10 2016

Professor Tuomas Knowles has received a £250,000 gift from the Frances and Augustus Newman Foundation to set up and run a state-of-the-art microfabrication laboratory.

Clare Grey to lead multi-million pound Integrated Energy Centre

Department members recognised in 2017 New Year Honours

Academic Mentor and Tutor Meet & Greet Success

Hunter Group synthesize a new mechanism for signal transduction

New imaging technique measures toxicity of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s diseases

New activation process forms versatile amide products

Lindemann Trust Fellowship Applications Now Open

Researchers reveal the structure behind colour of Margaritaria nobilis

Professor Ian Murison Smith, FRS

Gift makes microfabrication laboratory a reality

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