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Protons (blue) passing through a layer of graphene (orange).

Controlling protons through graphene has implications for renewable technologies

Jun 19 2024

Unprecedented control over the inner workings of graphene.

New promotions announced

Clockwise from top: Bill Nolan, Alex Forse, Robert Phipps and Chiara Giorio, courtesy Chemistry Photography

Jun 13 2024

We are delighted to announce that Robert Phipps, Chiara Giorio, Alex Forse and Bill Nolan have all received academic promotions, which were announced in the Cambridge University Reporter today.

Students wearing lab coats in the teaching lab

Undergraduate Open Days 10 & 11 July

Students in the teaching lab, courtesy Chemistry photography

Jun 12 2024

We’ll be taking part in the Cambridge Open Days for potential undergraduates on 10 and 11 July.

Bernardes recognised with RSC Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize

Professor Gonçalo Bernardes, courtesy Chemistry Photography

Jun 12 2024

Professor Gonçalo Bernardes has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize for Chemistry.

Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

Professor Erwin Reisner at a St John's College alumni event, courtesy Dasha Tenditna

Jun 12 2024

Professor Erwin Reisner has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 Tilden Prize for Chemistry.

Tuomas Knowles in lab coat holding a microfluidics chip in his hand and looking at camera

Major grant will support new diagnostic platform for Parkinson’s disease

Professor Tuomas Knowles holds a microfluidic dish in the lab, courtesy Gabriella Bocchetti

Jun 12 2024

Professor Tuomas Knowles has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to develop a platform to diagnose early-stage Parkinson’s Disease.

Could lipids inhibit amyloid formation?

Zenon Toprakcioglu C@C taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Jun 11 2024

Dr Zenon Toprakcioglu studies protein misfolding diseases in the Knowles group. His latest research studies how lipids found naturally in our cells and in the brain’s grey matter could slow down the formation of protein aggregates.

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

The sorbent, courtesy the Forse group.

Jun 10 2024

The Forse group have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air

Energising the future: an interview with Sampurna Mitra

Sampurna Mitra, courtesy of Sampurna Mitra.

Jun 6 2024

Sampurna Mitra is a first year PhD student in the Reisner group and a Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar. She describes her journey to a PhD in the department, her research into solar power and her goals for a more sustainable world

Using AI for drug discovery

Jun 5 2024

Srijit Seal, a final-year PhD student in the Bender group, is using artificial intelligence to make drug discovery faster and safer. He has developed models that use AI to solve complex problems in medicine faster than ever.

Controlling protons through graphene has implications for renewable technologies

New promotions announced

Undergraduate Open Days 10 & 11 July

Bernardes recognised with RSC Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize

Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

Major grant will support new diagnostic platform for Parkinson’s disease

Could lipids inhibit amyloid formation?

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

Energising the future: an interview with Sampurna Mitra

Using AI for drug discovery

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