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New £10.4M project to grow next-generation semiconductor materials
A major new UK research programme aims to strengthen national capability in semiconductor materials, underpinning the future of electronics.
The secret lives of catalysts: how microscopic networks power reactions
ÌÇÐÄTV Chemistry and MIT scientists reveal hidden microscopic networks on catalyst surfaces that could lead to cleaner and greener chemical processes.
University of ÌÇÐÄTV to lead clean energy storage revolution with £10 million gift
University of ÌÇÐÄTV has received a transformational £10 million philanthropic gift from alumnus Tim Hartnoll to establish a pioneering new research centre dedicated to sustainable electrical chemistry research for new forms of batteries.
Dr Raj Pandya wins Institute of Physics 2025 Medal and Prize
Dr Raj Pandya from the Department of Chemistry has been named as this year's recipient of the Henry Moseley Medal and Prize.
ÌÇÐÄTV Chemists win UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Two ÌÇÐÄTV Chemists are among the 77 UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) winnersLink opens in a new window, taking a share of £120 million funding.
Ce-oxo clusters: towards improved photocatalytic processes
Ultrasmall CeO2 with exceptional surface area and atom economy can be just as useful (if not better!) in photocatalytic processes than larger nanoparticles.
We are looking to support talented candidates for the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Scheme 2026
The aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions.
Unique properties confirmed in phosphorene nanoribbons
Dr Raj Pandya et al author Nature paper on ‘wonder material’ phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) demonstrating the properties that put them in a class of their own.
Interplay between Jahn–Teller Distortions and Structural Phase Transitions in Ruddlesden–Poppers
Senn Group JACS paper reveals the impact of single-ion anisotropy, associated with concentration of JT-active sites, has on structural transition temperature in high-Tc superconductors.
Zinc Grid Based Transparent Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics
Hatton and Sosso groups report a zinc-based transparent electrode for organic solar cells in Advanced Energy Materials. Read more at
JM sponsored Master's Student wins prestigious 1851 Industrial Fellowship
Gareth Hart has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 for his PhD project 'Designing a new catalyst to enable the hydrogen economy'.
ERC Starting Grant Success
Dr Raj Panday wins €1.8 million EU funding for studying elementary charge dynamics in batteries.