31 July 2023
\n \n \n \nOxford scientists Professor Philipp Kukura, Professor Justin Benesch, Dr Gavin Young, and Daniel Cole have pioneered a new technique known as mass photometry (MP). MP is a revolutionary new method of analysing molecules. It enables the accurate mass measurement of single molecules in solution, in their native state and without the need for labels. This approach opens up new possibilities for bio analytics and research into the functions of biomolecules, with new applications in the world of gene and cell therapy.
\n \n\n \n \n21 July 2023
\n \n \n \nFor the first time, Oxford chemists have generated fluorochemicals \u2013 critical for many industries \u2013 without the use of hazardous hydrogen fluoride gas. The team\u2019s innovative method, published this week in the leading journal Science, could achieve an immense impact in improving the safety and carbon footprint of a growing global industry.
\n \n\n \n \n16 June 2023
\n \n \n \nScientists in the Department of Chemistry have prepared the first-ever stable compound containing a chemical bond between two beryllium atoms, as described in a paper published in 'Science' and featured in 'New Scientist'.
\n \n\n \n \n13 June 2023
\n \n \n \nSix researchers from the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Materials have been honoured in this year's Royal Society of Chemistry Research and Innovation Prizes.
\n \n\n \n \n7 June 2023
\n \n \n \nDame Carol Robinson (Department of Chemistry) is one of a handful of distinguished scholars worldwide to have been elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society (APS) for 2023.
\n \n\n \n \n27 April 2023
\n \n \n \nBiotechnology company HydRegen has secured \u00a32.6m in its latest fundraising round, led by Clean Growth Fund, to commercialise its sustainable technologies for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
\n \n\n \n \n7 April 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor Craig MacLean, Professor Tim Coulson and Professor Dame Carol Robinson have all been awarded the prestigious grants recognising ground-breaking projects.
\n \n\n \n \n29 March 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Department of Chemistry is heading up a collaborative project to support primary school students\u2019 successful transition to secondary school by boosting their academic motivation and engagement.
\n \n\n \n \n18 January 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor of Physical Chemistry, Susan Perkin, has been named Award Laureate in the 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The award comes in recognition of her experimental work using a custom-built instrument \u2013 known as the Surface Force Balance \u2013 to determine the properties of fluids.
\n \n\n \n \n9 January 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Department of Chemistry has been awarded a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry\u2019s Outreach Fund to help attract a new generation of young people to study chemistry and continue a successful Science Together pilot collaboration.
\n \n\n \n \n16 December 2022
\n \n \n \nThe Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR), the University\u2019s engineering and physical sciences research institute in China, has marked its fourth anniversary with a celebratory event in Suzhou.
\n \n\n \n \n25 November 2022
\n \n \n \nAs part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research and Oxford Martin School hosted a symposium on 'The Rising Tide of Antimicrobial Resistance: A high price to pay', bringing together experts from research, industry, policy and finance to discuss the threat and opportunities to address it.
\n \n\n \n \n3 November 2022
\n \n \n \nA new study, involving researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Kavli Institute, sheds light on how Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli construct their outer membrane to resemble body armour, which has far-reaching implications for the development of antibiotics.
\n \n\n \n \n20 October 2022
\n \n \n \nThe 2022 Oxford Electric Vehicle Summit will focus on growth and investment, as it returns to Oxford University\u2019s Sa\u00efd Business School. The event is in partnership with Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University and aims to deliver on decarbonised transport in the UK, and beyond.
\n \n\n \n \n26 August 2022
\n \n \n \nThe partnership aims to increase the number of women from low- and middle-income countries who take up offers to study Master's programmes in MPLS departments, with the first Optiver Foundation Scholars joining in October 2023.
\n \n\n \n \n24 August 2022
\n \n \n \nEach year, the Royal Society recognises exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes named after great scientists of the past. This year eight Oxford University researchers, six of them from MPLS Division, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine.
\n \n\n \n \n18 August 2022
\n \n \n \nA team led by researchers from Oxford Chemistry have recently published a study in Nature Communications investigating the mechanism behind a resistance to the drug ivosidenib that has developed in some types of cancer.
\n \n\n \n \n17 August 2022
\n \n \n \nThe StEP programme gives students the opportunity to have a go at becoming an entrepreneurs, challenging students to identify an idea for a new business based on a University research project, develop a business plan, and prepare a pitch to real investors - all in just four weeks.
\n \n\n \n \n14 July 2022
\n \n \n \nMembers of MPLS departments were amongst those recognised at the University's seventh Environmental Sustainability Awards today, hosted by Vice Chancellor, Dame Professor Louise Richardson.
\n \n\n \n \n30 June 2022
\n \n \n \nOxford Chemistry students with innovative, game-changing ideas have been highlighted at the inaugural Jamie Ferguson Chemistry Innovation Awards ('The Jamies'), a new annual awards scheme co-developed by the Department of Chemistry and Oxford University Innovation (OUI) in honour of the late Dr Jamie Ferguson.
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