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.
Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing.
Interviewer Dr Leila Nahidiazar delves into Parkinson's disease research. She interviews PhD student Jonathan Breiter who works in the Vendruscolo and Lee labs to find out what it's like to be an expat and why exactly he works in the dark.
The department has awarded three PhD studentships in a pilot Widening Participation scheme aimed at tackling the under-representation of certain groups in Chemistry and in the University.
