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Read more at: Andrew Marsden wins 1st prize in the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2015

Andrew Marsden wins 1st prize in the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2015

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Jul 20 2015

Andrew Marsden, CEO of Immaterial and 3rd year PhD student in Professor Jane Clarke’s Group in the Department of Chemistry, has won the 1st prize at the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition. 

Read more at: Colour-shifting seaweed

Colour-shifting seaweed

Photo courtesy Silvia Vignolini

Jul 7 2015

How does red algae turn blue?

Read more at: Gonçalo Bernardes wins 2nd prize of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

Gonçalo Bernardes wins 2nd prize of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

Jul 2 2015

Dr Gonçalo Bernardes has won the 2nd prize for his work on Immunomodulation by CO delivered from artificial metalloproteins as a new strategy in cancer therapy.

Read more at: Daan Frenkel awarded Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal

Daan Frenkel awarded Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal

Photo courtesy of Nathan Pitt

Jun 29 2015

The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences has awarded its 2015 Bakhuis Roozeboom Medal to Head of Department Professor Daan Frenkel, for the outstanding contribution of his creative computer simulations to the development of phase theory.  

Read more at: Clare Grey wins Arfvedson-Schlenk Award

Clare Grey wins Arfvedson-Schlenk Award

Image courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography

Jun 25 2015

Professor Clare Grey is the 2015 winner of the Arfvedson-Schlenk Award, which honours outstanding scientific and technical achievements in the field of lithium chemistry.

Read more at: Enass Abo-Hamed Finalist in Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

Enass Abo-Hamed Finalist in Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

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Jun 24 2015

Chemistry Department postdoctoral researcher Enass Abo-Hamed has been nominated as a finalist in the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards.

Read more at: Expanding the DNA alphabet

Expanding the DNA alphabet

DNA representation courtesy of Andy Leppard

Jun 23 2015

A rare DNA base, previously thought to be a temporary modification, has been shown to be stable in mammalian DNA, suggesting that it plays a key role in cellular function. 

Read more at: A-level students visit the Hunter Group

A-level students visit the Hunter Group

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Jun 23 2015

16 students from Manchester visited the Hunter Group on 12 June to find out more about chemical research at the University of Cambridge.  

Read more at: Catalysis@Cambridge Showcase

Catalysis@Cambridge Showcase

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Jun 23 2015

On 14 April Catalysis@Cambridge hosted its first Showcase and Networking Event. 

Read more at: Informal Talk highlights the need for creativity in science

Informal Talk highlights the need for creativity in science

Photo by Nathan Pitt

Jun 15 2015

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