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.

Meet the rest of our summer students who finished eight-week project in a research group in our department

Meet this year’s summer interns, who each completed an eight-week project in a research group, thanks to generous donors Wyn Lewis-Bevan (Churchill 1979), donors to our Chemistry@Cambridge Opportunity Fund, and the EPSRC.

Dr Leah Webster is developing catalysts for a more sustainable future.

It’s been a year since Dr Ruth Webster and her group came to our department from the University of Bath. Discover Ruth’s mission is to find sustainable catalysts that speed up essential chemical reactions.

Recycling plastic waste is difficult and often unprofitable. Reisner group spinout Protonera has the perfect solution. 

The shortlist has been announced for the Sustainable Labs Competition, which is seeking innovative ideas on making labs across the university more sustainable.  

Alumnus Kelly Chibale has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship at his alma mater, Queens’ College.

Professor Erin Johnson is a Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow from Dalhousie University in Canada.

Chemistry Sustainability held its first 'In Conversation' event in November, which featured an intimate conversation between Emeritus Professor John Pyle CBE FRS and Assistant Professor Jenny Zhang.

Widespread misunderstandings about the contribution of tyre wear to air pollution have crept into government reports in the UK, EU and US and could wrongly influence critical policy decisions.

Professor Jason Chin has received an honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich to honour his outstanding achievements in the field of synthetic biology.

We are inviting applications for a Herchel Smith Research Fellowship in organic or biological chemistry, to start in October 2025.

Professor Jonathan Nitschke has been awarded the 2024 Supramolecular Chemistry Award for his contributions to macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry.