Trieste–Cambridge Partnership Achieves Breakthrough Scientific Collaborations
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 2025On 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.
Novo Nordisk Foundation Funds “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium at Cambridge with Leading Scientists
Image by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge
Apr 24 2025On 4 April 2025, Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman hosted the “Frontiers in Biophysics and Chemical Biology” Symposium.
A-level grades rise through free UK-wide STEM SMART initiative
STEM Smart outreach event in the department, 2023. Courtesy Nathan Pitt © University of Cambridge
Apr 7 2025New 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.
Paymaster General visits Cambridge to see success of EU research funding
Erwin Reisner and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP.
Mar 19 2025Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, the Paymaster General and Minister with responsibility for EU relations, visited Cambridge on Thursday 13 March.
Breaking the surface: how damage reshapes ripples in graphene
Defects in a flexible sheet, courtesy Dr Camille Scalliet.
Feb 27 2025Scientists discover how defects in the surface of two-dimensional sheets alter ripple effects, even freezing the sheet’s motion altogether.
Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ produce clean fuels
Solar fuel generator courtesy of Virgil Andrei.
Feb 24 2025Tiny 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.