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.
The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce and warmly congratulate two distinguished academics on their promotions: Rosana Collepardo to Professor (Grade 12) and Alex Thom to Professor (Grade 11).
Cambridge Chemists Discover Simple Way to Build Bigger Molecules – One Carbon at a Time
Content curated and edited by Dr Fiorella Dell'Olio - Image by Michael Webb, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge.
A team of chemists at the University of Cambridge has developed a powerful new method for adding single carbon atoms to molecules – offering a one-step approach that could accelerate drug discovery and the design of complex chemical products.
The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry was delighted to hear and share the news that three of its former PhD students - Professors Alessio Ciulli, Jonathan Clayden and Dek Woolfson - have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society(FRS).
In a recent talk hosted by the Sustainability Committee and the Materials RIG Seminar series, Dr Claire Barlow explored the complexities of recycling, offering insights into its limitations and the broader context of sustainable materials use.
On 24 April, the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry at Cambridge hosted a delegation from the University of Trieste (Italy) to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions.
On 4 April 2025, as part of the Novo Nordisk Prize 2024, Prof. Shankar Balasubramanian and Prof. David Klenerman hosted the “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium at the Yusuf Hamied Dept. of Chemistry.
New independent UCAS analysis shows attainment and outcomes for educationally disadvantaged and under-represented students improved after STEM SMART programme – launched following COVID-19 learning disruption.
