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Read more at: Students choose outstanding supervisor David Spring
David Spring and group

Students choose outstanding supervisor David Spring

Outstanding Supervisor Award event taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

May 30 2024

Professor David Spring won the Outstanding Postgraduate Supervision Award, chosen by postgraduates in the department.

Read more at: Black Women in Science Network’s Brunch Talks Live
Tomi Akingbade talks at the BWIS brunch event

Black Women in Science Network’s Brunch Talks Live

Tomi Akingbade talks at the BWIS brunch event courtesy Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

May 29 2024

For the second year running, the department hosted the Black Women in Science Network’s Brunch Talks LIVE!

Read more at: Casting a wider net

Casting a wider net

May 29 2024

We are changing preconceived notions of the ‘traditional Cambridge student’ by recruiting students from a much wider range of backgrounds and experience. And it’s good for science too.

Read more at: Let there be light: improving microalgae growth
microscopic images of aggregates

Let there be light: improving microalgae growth

Confocal imaging of chlorophyll autofluorescence emitted from microalgae aggregates and close-up of a single aggregate, courtesy the authors.

May 27 2024

Trees in a forest use photosynthesis to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide to oxygen. But some trees don’t grow as well as others because they are overshadowed. Imagine the same process on a microscopic scale, with exactly the same problem.

Read more at: Become a mentor
David Izuogo holding a microphone and speaking

Become a mentor

David Izuogu opens AODI's first ever chemical science conference at the University of Nigeria last June.

May 20 2024

Applying to study at Cambridge can be an intimidating process, even if you're familiar with the UK education system. Now imagine being a student from Africa who dreams of getting a top-quality education but has no idea where to start.

Read more at: Robinson to receive Honorary Doctorate
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Robinson to receive Honorary Doctorate

Professor Robinson presenting the John Fenn Lecture 2023; courtesy IsilSenol - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

May 16 2024

Professor Dame Carol Robinson will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Cambridge in a ceremony on 19 June.

Read more at: Clare Grey elected by National Academy of Sciences
Clare Grey in front of the Yusuf Hamied department of chemistry.

Clare Grey elected by National Academy of Sciences

Clare Grey courtesy Gabriella Bocchetti.©University of Cambridge

May 1 2024

Professor Dame Clare Grey has been elected as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Read more at: Zhang appointed Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry
Jenny Zhang smiling at camera

Zhang appointed Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry

Assistant Professor Jenny Zhang, courtesy Nathan Pitt

Apr 25 2024

Dr Jenny Zhang has been appointed as Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry, with effect from 1 July 2024. The post is jointly funded by Newnham College.

Read more at: New technique identifies individual aggregates associated with Alzheimer’s disease
microscopic images of aggregates

New technique identifies individual aggregates associated with Alzheimer’s disease

Images of aggregates observed in tissue, courtesy Klenerman Lab

Apr 18 2024

Researchers here have developed a new method to detect and characterise with unprecedented detail the protein clumps that cause Alzheimer’s.

Read more at: Mess is best: disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
Prof Dame Clare Grey Xinyu Liu Dr Alex Forse in the lab

Mess is best: disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance

Prof Dame Clare Grey, Xinyu Liu and Dr Alex Forse, taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Apr 18 2024

The energy density of supercapacitors – battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes – can be improved by increasing the ‘messiness’ of their internal structure.

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