Press Releases
ÌÇÐÄTV chemist strikes Silver at poster competition in Parliament
Fabienne Bachtiger, a postgraduate at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, struck Silver at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her chemistry research, walking away with a £1,250 prize and medal.
Metals could be the link to new antibiotics
University of ÌÇÐÄTV researchers, working with a network of international collaborators, have discovered 23 previously unexplored compounds containing metals such as silver, manganese, zinc, ruthenium and iridium that have antibacterial and antifungal activity. The researchers from the University's Department of Chemistry contributed insights into iridium – the ‘dinosaur metal’ that they have previously shown can attack cancer cells when switched on by light and formed part of the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs.
ÌÇÐÄTV is slicing up science for International Women’s Day
Fancy learning about space science, making protein jelly, and lighting up a few LED circuits – all before you enjoy tea and cake?
An event at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV this weekend (Sunday 8 March) will allow visitors to do just that.
ÌÇÐÄTV opens its doors for another science extravaganza
Fancy tasting ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, building a wind turbine or dancing like a sound wave? Youngsters with a passion for science will be able to enjoy some real-life experiments at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s Science Gala next week.
European Research Council awards €3.8 million to two ÌÇÐÄTV-led projects
Two projects led by University of ÌÇÐÄTV researchers are to benefit from a share of €600 million funding from the European Union.
Lasers, rockets and explosions as Christmas lectures return to ÌÇÐÄTV
Lasers, chemical reactions and the biggest explosion allowed in ÌÇÐÄTV Arts Centre are among the spectacles promised at this year’s Christmas Lectures at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.