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Read more at: Sparxell's sustainable pigments win 1st prize
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Sparxell's sustainable pigments win 1st prize

Some of Sparxell's vivid pigments, courtesy Chemistry Photography

Chemistry spin-out Sparxell has been awarded first prize at the Chris Abell Business Plan competition.


Read more at: We are searching for our next Unilever Professor
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We are searching for our next Unilever Professor

Searching to fill the role of Robert Glen, who retired in 2020, courtesy Chemistry

Help us attract as diverse a field as possible for the Unilever Professorship of Molecular Sciences Informatics.


Read more at: 10 Million Euros for Nanoscale Water Research
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10 Million Euros for Nanoscale Water Research

1968 Professor of Chemistry Angelos Michalides, courtesy Chemistry Photography

An international team jointly led by 1968 Professor of Chemistry Angelos Michaelides has received a €10 million grant to better understand water that’s confined to nanometre dimensions.


Read more at: Power Cuts spark passion for clean energy revolution

Power Cuts spark passion for clean energy revolution

Sandile Mtetwa, courtesy @University of Cambridge

Final year PhD student, Sandile Mtetwa, experienced a lot of power cuts during her undergraduate years at the University of Zimbabwe, which got her thinking about energy and sustainability.


Read more at: Frenkel recognised for influential research
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Frenkel recognised for influential research

Emeritus Professor Daan Frenkel has been awarded the 2022 Institute of Physics Sam Edwards Medal and Prize.


Read more at: Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

The Queen's younger sister, Princess Margaret (shown with Lord Todd), opened the new Chemistry Laboratory on Lensfield Road in 1958.

The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.


Read more at: New metric to measure ozone recovery
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New metric to measure ozone recovery

Researchers prepare to launch an instrument measuring ozone depleting substances, Brazil

Scientists here have proposed a comprehensive new way to monitor the international agreement which protects the ozone layer.


Read more at: Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production
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Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production

An artificial leaf floats on the River Cam near King's College Chapel, courtesy UofCambridge

Researchers here have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.


Read more at: Chemistry tops Physics
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Chemistry tops Physics

The Chemistry and Physics Cricket Teams - in their element

It's official: Chemistry tops Physics -- in cricket, that is.


Read more at: Team ICE test triathlon skills for WaterAid
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Team ICE test triathlon skills for WaterAid

ICE group members did the Triathlon to support WaterAid

Members of Professor Angelos Michaelides’ ICE group once again swam, ran and bicycled in support of WaterAid at the Castle Howard Triathlon in July.