Dr Timothy Dickens FRSC, Head of IT at the Chemistry Department, is retiring after 17 years. If you’ve ever emailed IT and received a ticket in response, you’ve taken part in one of Tim’s earliest projects in our department.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible across disciplines such as drug discovery and molecular research. Here are some examples of how AI is transforming research in our Department.
The Yusuf Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge is proud to announce its leadership of a groundbreaking €4 million innovation grant awarded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Challenge.
The Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) is an internship programme for undergraduate students to help undergraduates gain research experience in battery technology.
Breakthrough Blood Test Detects Cancer Early and Forecasts Treatment Success
Proteotype's co-founders Wesley Sukdao, Dr Emma Yates and Professor Gonçalo Bernardes. News story curated by Dr Fiorella Dell'Olio. Photo credit: pr@proteotype.com
In a recent publication, a research team from Cambridge and Proteotype Diagnostics unveiled a blood test that detects cancer early and predicts treatment response by decoding immune system signals rather than relying on tumour DNA.
Two years ago Hassan shared his experience of researching and lecturing with a lifelong stammer and the techniques he used to enhance his science communication. This is an update on his experiences since then.
Computer simulation of the most common form of ice in the Universe, low-density amorphous ice, courtesy of the ICE Group.
“Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists in our Department and at University College London (UCL).
Cambridge spin-out Sparxell receives grant to transform colour market
Cellulose-based colourant textile samples from Sparxell.
Sparxell, a sustainable colourants company started by Dr Benjamin Droguet (Fitzwilliam College) who completed his PhD with the Vignolini Group, has secured a European Innovation Council (EIC) grant to support the upscaling of its production.
In our outstanding workshop teams, skilled professionals across several disciplines contribute to the success of our Department. Among them is Shaun Impey, a dedicated mechanical engineer who built a metre-squared solar reactor.
Dr Mariana Rossi appointed Unilever professor of molecular sciences informatics
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr Mariana Rossi has been elected as the next Unilever professor of molecular sciences informatics. She will join the Department in January 2026.
Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Dr Pietro Sormanni have been named among this year’s recipients of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious Research and Innovation Prizes.
Challenge yourself with a cryptic crossword designed by Dr Tomas Deingruber who did his PhD in the Spring Group and now continues his research as a postdoc.
Our postgraduate representatives, Ioana Băltărețu (left) and Dorothea Böken (right), share their thoughts about the role and their vision for postgraduate life and wellbeing in the Department.
Dr Leila Nahidiazar interviews Livia Occhipinti, a first-year PhD student at the Lee Lab. Livia specialises in fluorescence microscopy and is collaborating with AstraZeneca to investigate new immunotherapeutic drugs.
