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Read more at: Chemistry Race 2022 returns in-person!
Sixth formers attend the Third Chemistry Race

Chemistry Race 2022 returns in-person!

Mar 16 2022

The Third Chemistry Race returned in-person this February when we had the pleasure to welcome over 50 teams of bright sixth-form students to Cambridge.

Read more at: PhD student May M.M. Chim wins outstanding poster presentation
Man Mei Chim next to her poster

PhD student May M.M. Chim wins outstanding poster presentation

Mar 7 2022

The Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) was awarded to PhD student May M.M. Chim for her poster titled “Model simulations of the climate impacts of volcanic eruptions in a future warming scenario.”

Read more at: Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity

Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity

J Z Zhang Nanoforests Electrode

Mar 3 2022

3D-printed hierarchical pillar array electrodes for high performance semi-artificial photosynthesis.

Read more at: Researcher honoured for Supramolecular Chemistry research
Professor Jonathan Nitschke in his lab

Researcher honoured for Supramolecular Chemistry research

Professor Jonathan Nitschke in his lab, courtesy Department of Chemistry photography

Mar 2 2022

Professor Jonathan Nitschke has been awarded the International Izatt-Christensen Award in Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry for 2022.

Read more at: Cambridge scholars present at Blavatnik Awards

Cambridge scholars present at Blavatnik Awards

Blavatnik Award

Mar 2 2022

The 2022 Blavatnik Awards ceremony for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom was hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum on the 28th February 2022.

Read more at: Nature-inspired concepts turn CO2 into clean fuels
Dr Sam Cobb in lab gear working at a lab instrument

Nature-inspired concepts turn CO2 into clean fuels

Dr Sam Cobb works at the flow electrolysis station, courtesy Department of Chemistry photography

Feb 28 2022

Researchers here have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.

Read more at: IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast
IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2022

IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast

Feb 17 2022

The breakfast on the 16th February was the ideal spot for coffee, croissants and chemistry.

Read more at: 2022 Gates Cambridge Scholars Announced

2022 Gates Cambridge Scholars Announced

Cambridge taken by Jorge CG

Feb 16 2022

Amongst the twenty three selected US Scholars-elect is Nisita Dutta who will start a PhD in chemistry in 2022. We offer a warm welcome to Nisita who will join the Bernardes lab.

Read more at: Sandile Mtetwa Curates Our Twitter for the International Day for Women in Science

Sandile Mtetwa Curates Our Twitter for the International Day for Women in Science

Feb 10 2022

We handed the keys of @ChemCambridge to PhD student Sandile Mtetwa to celebrate the UN International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Mtetwa researches metallicity and sustainable fuels, and is a co-chair of the organisation Africans in STEM.

Read more at: Aggregate imaging gives hope for blood test for Parkinson’s disease
A laser instrument on left; Evgenia Lobanova on right

Aggregate imaging gives hope for blood test for Parkinson’s disease

Image taken within the enclosure of a Class 2 laser system, and postdoctoral researcher Evgenia Lobanova

Jan 19 2022

Researchers have imaged protein aggregates in blood for the first time, which could lead to a new diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s disease.

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