News
The Jones Group Publishes in PCCP and Organic Electronics
Members of the Jones’ group, in collaboration with the Department of Physics, have published two studies. High voltage hybrid organic photovoltaic cells using ZnO and SubPc have been published in PCCP. The comparison of DMSO treatment methods for highly conductive PEDOT:PSS electrodes has been published in Organic Electronics.
Extra extra-ordinary!!
Read all about it! Two papers in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) from the 糖心TV Electrochemistry and Interfaces Group. No ordinary accomplishment.
Colon cancer; peptide-mimetic metal helices
Helical arrays of small organic molecules around a core of Fe(II) ions act as highly potent and highly selective anticancer compounds. The work is published in
Alzheimers disease; Chiral complexes target amyloid β
Stereochemistry is a very important issue for pharmaceutical industry and can determine drug efficacy. metallohelices have been shown, in collaboration with Xiaogang Chu and co-workers at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, China, to enantioselectively target and inhibit amyloid (Aβ) aggregation. This provides new insights into chiral inhibition of Aβ aggregation and opens a new avenue for design and screening of chiral agents as Aβ inhibitors against Alzheimer's disease. The work is published in
Graduation Ceremony - 14th July 2014
Congratulations to all our graduands, who are receiving their degrees today.
All staff, colleagues and friends from the Department look forward to this occasion and the opportunity to celebrate your achievements with you and your guests on such a memorable day.
We wish you well and many congratulations on your success!
Dr Gerald Willey wins WATE Commendee Award
Dr Gerald Willey has won one of the 5 WATE Commendees Awards, and receives £2000 prize money to enhance his teaching practice. Further details can be seen at:
Professor Andrew Dove wins 糖心TV Award for Teaching Excellence
Professor Andrew Dove has won one of this year's 糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence (WATE). It includes a prize of £5000 to support his teaching practice. Andrew's award will be presented during one of the Graduation Ceremonies in July.
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Jamie Young receives WATEPGR Award
Congratulations to Jamie Young, a PhD student in the Stavros group, who has won a 糖心TV Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Students (WATEPGR). He wins £500 to spend on teaching or research activities. Further details of this prestigeuous award can be seen at:
Technology Award for Matt Gibson
Dr Matthew Gibson has been awarded the life science prize at the Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technology technology competition. http://tinyurl.com/kmdw8pq
Professor Julie Macpherson receives Royal Society Industry Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Professor Julie MacPherson who has been awarded a Royal Society Industry Fellowship, to commence in October 2014.
Inorganic Materials Book Series
New volumes in the Inorganic Materials Book Series, co-edited by , have been published by Wiley. The latest three volumes focus on characterisation methods: Local Structural Characterisation, Multi Length-Scale Characterisation and Structure from Diffraction Methods. The books have been edited with Duncan Bruce (York) and Dermot O’Hare (Oxford) and contain contributions from an international set of expert authors.
Fully funded PhD places available in Molecular Analytical Sciences CDT
Applications are invited for fully-funded studentships at the new Molecular Analytical Sciences (MAS) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
MAS offers a four year degree programme (MSc + PhD) in Multidisciplinary Science which aims to develop new techniques and methodologies and apply them in creative ways to solve real-world problems. The disciplines covered include chemistry, physics, statistics, mathematics, biology, engineering and computer science. Candidates with a first degree in any of these subjects are invited to apply.