Fourth-year PhD student Fahmida Khan loves the Renaissance, that period of European history when philosophy, literature, and the natural sciences blossomed, and art was transformed through the application of new scientific knowledge.

Scientists here have identified the function of a 'mystery protein' that kills healthy brain cells of people with Parkinson's disease.

It is with sadness that we announced that Professor David Buckingham CBE FRS FAA has died at the age of 91, peacefully at home surrounded by members of his family.

As Professor of Chemical and Molecular Biology in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Professor Sophie Jackson's research involves protein folding and peptide aggregation at the interface of chemistry and biological science.

A new online “café” has been created as a way for PhD students to converse with researchers from across the university.

Researchers here have demonstrated how to determine the elusive motions of proteins that remain disordered.

This year's BP Sustainability Lecturer will be Emily Weiss, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University (USA).

The creation of hydrogen from sunlight and waste has received funding to support development towards commercialisation.

For the second year running, researchers in the Nitschke group have had a molecule crowned as C & EN’s Molecule of the Year.

Our annual Diversity in Chemistry event has moved online to two interactive webinars on 11 February.

Dr Jenny Zhang has been awarded the 2020 Royal Society of Chemistry Biotechnology Medal for her work in combining electrochemistry with natural photosynthesis to find sustainable ways to fuel the planet.

The Department has received a major gift from alumnus Dr Yusuf Hamied which will support research and teaching for generations to come, and will secure the Department's leading position into the future.

Researchers in the Bernardes lab have created a new tool to modify RNA in living cells, which opens new possibilities for drug discovery and medical treatments.

It is with sadness that we announce that Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas ScD FRS FREng FRSE passed away on Friday 13 November, 2020.

Dr Lukas Schertel was awarded third prize in this year’s Postdoc Business Plan Competition for his spin-out Impossible Materials, which has developed eco-friendly cellulose-based white pigments.