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Read more at: Dr Reginald Prince, 1927 - 2015

Dr Reginald Prince, 1927 - 2015

Courtesy of St John's College

Many Department of Chemistry alumni and former staff members will remember with great affection Reg Prince, who has died at the age of 88.     


 


Read more at: Registration for Joliot Curie Conference now open

Registration for Joliot Curie Conference now open

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The Royal Society of Chemistry is sponsoring the annual Joliot Curie Conference at Murray Edwards College on 16-17 September.


Read more at: Chemistry Department hosts Salters' Chemistry Camp

Chemistry Department hosts Salters' Chemistry Camp

University of Cambridge, photographer Nathan Pitt

120 fifteen-year-olds from schools across the UK recently took over the department's teaching lab to conduct university level experiments.


Read more at: Department of Chemistry scientists showcase research in Parliament

Department of Chemistry scientists showcase research in Parliament

Professor Chris Abell, courtesy Department of Chemistry

A Department of Chemistry spin-out which developed a ground-breaking method for drug discovery showcased its work last week in Parliament, as part of a national campaign celebrating the value of scientific research


Read more at: ERC funding for David Klenerman

ERC funding for David Klenerman

David Klenerman has won ERC funding.


Read more at: Andrew Marsden wins 1st prize in the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2015

Andrew Marsden wins 1st prize in the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2015

Royal Society of Chemistry / MPP Image Creation

Andrew Marsden, CEO of Immaterial and 3rd year PhD student in Professor Jane Clarke’s Group in the Department of Chemistry, has won the 1st prize at the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition. 


Read more at: Colour-shifting seaweed

Colour-shifting seaweed

Photo courtesy Silvia Vignolini

How does red algae turn blue?


Read more at: Gonçalo Bernardes wins 2nd prize of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

Gonçalo Bernardes wins 2nd prize of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

Dr Gonçalo Bernardes has won the 2nd prize for his work on Immunomodulation by CO delivered from artificial metalloproteins as a new strategy in cancer therapy.


Read more at: Daan Frenkel awarded Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal

Daan Frenkel awarded Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal

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The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences has awarded its 2015 Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal to Head of Department Professor Daan Frenkel, for the outstanding contribution of his creative computer simulations to the development of phase theory.  


Read more at: Clare Grey wins Arfvedson-Schlenk Award

Clare Grey wins Arfvedson-Schlenk Award

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Professor Clare Grey is the 2015 winner of the Arfvedson-Schlenk Award, which honours outstanding scientific and technical achievements in the field of lithium chemistry.