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Read more at: Postgraduate representatives paving way for their peers
Ioana & Dorothea on the BMS balcony.

Postgraduate representatives paving way for their peers

Ioana & Dorothea taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Jun 18 2025

Our postgraduate representatives, Ioana Băltărețu (left) and Dorothea Böken (right), share their thoughts about the role and their vision for postgraduate life and wellbeing in the Department.

Read more at: Is Recycling Just a Load of Rubbish? Dr Claire Barlow Explores the Complexities of Waste

Is Recycling Just a Load of Rubbish? Dr Claire Barlow Explores the Complexities of Waste

Content authored by Dr Fiorella Dell'Olio, Image by Michael Webb, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry©University of Cambridge.

May 23 2025

In a recent talk hosted by the Sustainability Committee and the Materials RIG Seminar series, Dr Claire Barlow explored the complexities of recycling, offering insights into its limitations and the broader context of sustainable materials use.

Read more at: Trieste–Cambridge Partnership Achieves Breakthrough Scientific Collaborations

Trieste–Cambridge Partnership Achieves Breakthrough Scientific Collaborations

From left to right: S. Marchesan, N. Bampos, B. Milani, J. Keeler, E.Lengo, J. Nitschke. Image by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge.

May 2 2025

On 24 April, the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry at Cambridge hosted a delegation from the University of Trieste (Italy) to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions.

Read more at: Novo Nordisk Foundation Funds “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium at Cambridge with Leading Scientists

Novo Nordisk Foundation Funds “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium at Cambridge with Leading Scientists

Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Apr 24 2025

On 4 April 2025, as part of the Novo Nordisk Prize 2024, Prof. Shankar Balasubramanian and Prof. David Klenerman hosted the “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium at the Yusuf Hamied Dept. of Chemistry.

Read more at: A-level grades rise through free UK-wide STEM SMART initiative
STEM Smart outreach event in the department, 2023. Courtesy Nathan Pitt © University of Cambridge

A-level grades rise through free UK-wide STEM SMART initiative

STEM Smart outreach event in the department, 2023. Courtesy Nathan Pitt © University of Cambridge

Apr 7 2025

New independent UCAS analysis shows attainment and outcomes for educationally disadvantaged and under-represented students improved after STEM SMART programme – launched following COVID-19 learning disruption.

Read more at: Paymaster General visits Cambridge to see success of EU research funding
Erwin Reisner and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP.

Paymaster General visits Cambridge to see success of EU research funding

Erwin Reisner and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP.

Mar 19 2025

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, the Paymaster General and Minister with responsibility for EU relations, visited Cambridge on Thursday 13 March. 

Read more at: Breaking the surface: how damage reshapes ripples in graphene
Small holes in an orange digital representation of a sheet of graphene.

Breaking the surface: how damage reshapes ripples in graphene

Defects in a flexible sheet, courtesy Dr Camille Scalliet.

Feb 27 2025

Scientists discover how defects in the surface of two-dimensional sheets alter ripple effects, even freezing the sheet’s motion altogether.

Read more at: Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ produce clean fuels
Left: the reactor. Right: a digital rendering of the copper nanoflowers on a tree.

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ produce clean fuels

Solar fuel generator courtesy of Virgil Andrei.

Feb 24 2025

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing.

Read more at: Working in the dark
Leila Nahidiazar & Jonathan Breiter

Working in the dark

Leila Nahidiazar & Jonathan Breiter taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Feb 17 2025

Interviewer Dr Leila Nahidiazar delves into Parkinson's disease research. She interviews PhD student Jonathan Breiter who works in the Vendruscolo and Lee labs to find out what it's like to be an expat and why exactly he works in the dark.

Read more at: Three stories of success through Widening Participation
Zedric Grosvenor at his computer.

Three stories of success through Widening Participation

Zedric Grosvenor taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Feb 10 2025

The department has awarded three PhD studentships in a pilot Widening Participation scheme aimed at tackling the under-representation of certain groups in Chemistry and in the University.

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