Atmospheric pollutants are often associated with warming the environment, but Vichawan ‘Print’ Sakulsupich investigates aerosols that cool down the atmosphere.

Summer internships are a great way for undergrads to meet researchers, gain new skills and find out if working in a lab is for them. Here, four students describe their 2022 summer internships, all of which were funded by alumni gifts.

Our new postgraduate education team are working together to support our postgrads from initial application to viva and beyond.

Meet some of the postgraduate students supported by philanthropic studentships and discover the range of research, from antibody design to sustainable catalysts, that is happening across the department.

Srijit Seal, third year PhD student studying drug toxicity in the Andreas Bender group and former President of the Graduate Student Body at Clare Hall, has won the Best College Officer Award.

Dr Chiara Giorio and Dr Jenny Zhang share their top tips for PhD students and early career researchers.

The department is collaborating with two visiting researchers who are researching materials to detoxify groundwater that is contaminated with heavy metals, mainly arsenic.

We are delighted to celebrate the promotions of Professor Alexander Archibald, Dr Peter Wothers, Dr Deborah Longbottom, Dr Sally Boss and Dr James Keeler.

Like many researchers, Emeritus Professor Daan Frenkel found that lockdown gave him an unexpected gift – time.

This year’s prestigious Melville Lectures were given by Professor Nicholas Kotov, an international leader in inorganic nanoparticle research.

Professor Angelos Michaelides has been chosen by postgrads in the department as Outstanding Supervisor of the year.

Researchers from the Reisner group have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel. 

PhD student Chloe Balhatchet has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award in Sustainability.

Professor Gonçalo Bernardes has been honoured for his ground-breaking contributions to chemical and cancer biology.

Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor Jane Clarke have been elected as International Members of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.