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Trieste–Cambridge Partnership Achieves Breakthrough Scientific Collaborations

Thu, 01/05/2025 - 15:09

From left to right: S. Marchesan, N. Bampos, B. Milani, J. Keeler, E.Longo, 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.

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

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 15:11

Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Apr 24 2025

On 4 April 2025, Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman hosted the “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium.

 

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

Mon, 07/04/2025 - 09:48

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.

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Paymaster General visits Cambridge to see success of EU research funding

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 15:02

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. 

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Breaking the surface: how damage reshapes ripples in graphene

Thu, 27/02/2025 - 15:39

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.

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Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ produce clean fuels

Mon, 24/02/2025 - 11:46

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.

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