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Read more at: SynTech CDT students launch start-up to accelerate chemical synthesis
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SynTech CDT students launch start-up to accelerate chemical synthesis

ReactWise founders Daniel Wigh (left) and Alexander Pomberger at the company launch, courtesy Chemistry Photography

Two PhD students from our department have launched a start-up which will democratise access to advanced optimisation strategies with a new, no-code software platform.


Read more at: NAS Award winner in Chemical Sciences to give Melville Lectures
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NAS Award winner in Chemical Sciences to give Melville Lectures

Professor Matyjaszewski, courtesy Carnegie Mellon and National Academy of Science

Professor Kris Matyjaszewski of Carnegie Mellon University will deliver our prestigious Melville Lectures on 14 and 16 May in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre.


Read more at: Chair in Emerging Technologies supports solar-driven research
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Chair in Emerging Technologies supports solar-driven research

Professor Erwin Reisner, courtesy Cambridge Festival

Professor Erwin Reisner has been awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies.


Read more at: Lambda recognised for its light-management technology
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Lambda recognised for its light-management technology

The Santander winners, courtesy Lambda Energy

Lambda Agri, a company embedded in Professor Dominic Wright’s research group, has received another prestigious award for its light-management technology that is used to increase crop yields.


Read more at: Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm
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Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm

Professor Erwin Reisner, courtesy Cambridge Festival

Professor Erwin Reisner will show how his group is developing ways to turn carbon dioxide, biomass and plastic waste into precious resources to underpin a solar-powered economy at his Open Day lectures in the Wolfson Theatre on Saturday 16 March.


Read more at: More honours for DNA sequencing pioneers
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More honours for DNA sequencing pioneers

Klenerman (left) and Balasubramanian in front of the pub where it all happened.

Professors Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian have been awarded the 2024 Novo Nordisk prize for their co-invention of Next Generation DNA Sequencing, which has transformed medicine and science.


Read more at: Bioplastics for a sustainable future
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Bioplastics for a sustainable future

Courtesy Cambridge Science Festival

The next Alex Hopkins memorial lecture will be held Friday 22 March from 5pm - 6:15pm in the BMS lecture theatre.


Read more at: New schemes aim to widen participation in postgrad education
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New schemes aim to widen participation in postgrad education

Learning new research skills in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Two new widening participation schemes will provide research experience to students from underrepresented groups and support their postgraduate applications.


Read more at: New discovery contradicts textbook models
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New discovery contradicts textbook models

Graphic representation of the liquid/air interface in a sodium chloride solution, courtesy Yair Litman

Textbook models will need to be re-drawn after a team of researchers found that water molecules at the surface of salt water are organised differently than previously thought.


Read more at: Herchel Smith Fellowship extended application deadline
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Herchel Smith Fellowship extended application deadline

Herchel Smith Fellow in the Gaunt Group Dr Alexander Fawcett (middle row, far right) is now a Senior Scientist at a local pharma company.

We have extended the application deadline for a three-year Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Organic or Biological Chemistry to 31 December 2023.