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Read more at: Lindemann Trust Fellowship Applications Now Open

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.

Read more at: Researchers reveal the structure behind colour of Margaritaria nobilis

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. 

Read more at: Professor Ian Murison Smith, FRS

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.

Read more at: Gift makes microfabrication laboratory a reality

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.

Read more at: Algorithm for predicting protein pairings

Algorithm for predicting protein pairings

Image of interacting proteins courtesy Dr Lucy Colwell

Nov 7 2016

Dr Lucy Colwell has helped develop an algorithm which models how proteins inside cells interact with each other, shedding light on how proteins work together and aiding our understanding of how living systems work.

Read more at: Prospective graduates visit department for Open Day

Prospective graduates visit department for Open Day

Image courtesy Nathan Pitt, Department of Chemistry.

Nov 7 2016

The department opened its doors to approximately 100 prospective applicants at the Graduate Admissions Open Day on 21 October. 

Read more at: New class of antibody-drug bio-conjugates

New class of antibody-drug bio-conjugates

Courtesy of Ella Marushchenko.

Oct 27 2016

A group of researchers led by Gonçalo Bernardes have developed a new site-selective method for the construction of complex protein/antibody conjugates.

Read more at: Safe new storage method could be key to future of hydrogen-powered vehicles

Safe new storage method could be key to future of hydrogen-powered vehicles

Courtesy Department of Chemistry

Oct 24 2016

Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas and colleagues have discovered a potential safe hydrogen storage method that could pave the way for widespread adoption of hydrogen-fuelled cars. 

Read more at: Department to host Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium

Department to host Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium

Image courtesy RSC/shutter stock

Oct 20 2016

The Department of Chemistry will host the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 10th Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium on 16 December.

Read more at: HFC phase-out agreed at 28th Montreal Protocol meeting

HFC phase-out agreed at 28th Montreal Protocol meeting

2015 was the warmest year since modern record keeping began, image courtesy NASA (colours indicate temperature anomalies)

Oct 18 2016

197 nations agreed to drastically reduce their use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) at the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in October.

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