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Celebrating the Inspiring Women of ��TV – IWD 2026

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:21:58 GMT

This year’s Women of ��TV digital plaque initiative prompted many thoughtful messages of appreciation from across our community, celebrating the women who make ��TV Chemistry a richer, kinder and more ambitious place to belong.

Celebrating Our Research Enabler: Elise Bennett

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:20:46 GMT

The 2026 Research Celebration Awards opened this year’s Research Culture Week, recognising colleagues who help shape a collaborative, supportive and thriving research environment.

New £10.4M project to grow next-generation semiconductor materials

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:03:00 GMT

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

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:11:00 GMT

��TV Chemistry and MIT scientists reveal hidden microscopic networks on catalyst surfaces that could lead to cleaner and greener chemical processes.

Congratulations to UG student Max Cooper for his contribution to published research

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:07:00 GMT

Second-year undergraduate student Max Cooper has co-authored a publication exploring whether AI models can meaningfully speed up scientific experimentation.

Chemistry Postdoc Symposium 2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On Thursday 19 February 2026, ��TV Chemistry Postdoc Society (WCPS) presented the biennial Chemistry Postdoctoral Symposium. The all-day event brought together our early career researchers to share their latest findings, exchange ideas, and celebrate emerging talent across our research landscape.

��TV Chemistry spinout successfully scales up Polarfin® Compatibiliser production

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Interface Polymers announces the successful scale-up of Polarfin® Compatibiliser production, from their Visakhapatnam pilot plant.

Chemists receive prestigious EPSRC Open Fellowships

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:29:31 GMT

Dr Fredrik Schaufelberger and Dr Alex Baker have been awarded exciting EPSRC Open Fellowships to progress their research over the next five years.

Celebrating Outstanding Achievement in Technician Excellence

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:49:11 GMT

We are proud to share that our Chemistry technicians have been recognised with multiple ��TV Technician Commitment Awards for Outstanding Achievement this year, reflecting their exceptional contribution to the success of our department.

Switching on photoreactivity in Ti4-oxo clusters by increasing the size of 1,n-alkane diolate bridging ligands

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:39:39 GMT

An article from the Pike Group has been published in Chemical Science. In this study, the photooxidation of diolate ligands coordinated to titanium-oxo clusters is investigated.