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Scientists and engineers produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery
11 December 2024
School of Chemistry researchers Professor Neil Fox and Dr James Smith are among a group of scientists and engineers to have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, an incredibly long-lasting energy source with the potential to power devices for thousands of years.
- Scientists make water-repellent breakthrough to replace toxic ‘forever chemicals’ 10 April 2025 School of Chemistry Emeritus Professor Julian Eastoe is among an international group of scientists who have invented a substitute for synthetic chemicals, called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are widely used in everyday products despite being hazardous to health and the environment.
- Carmen Galan wins 2025 Melville L. Wolfrom Award 10 April 2025 Professor Carmen Galan has been named winner of the 2025 Melville L. Wolfrom Award by the ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Chemical Glycobiology.
- The Timms Symposium 2025 27 March 2025 The annual Timms Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 9th July 2025.
- Matt Rigby discusses anniversary of ozone hole discovery on BBC Radio 4 17 March 2025 Professor Matt Rigby appeared on BBC Radio 4 programme Rare Earth on 14th March to discuss the 40th anniversary of the discovery of a hole in the planet's ozone layer.
- Carmen Galan to receive 2025 Emil Fischer Award 5 March 2025 Professor Carmen Galan has been named as a joint winner of the Emil Fischer Award for 2025 by the European Carbohydrate Organisation.
- Bristol part of UK initiative to advance monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions 11 February 2025 A new observatory co-led by the School of Chemistry's Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group and colleagues at the University of Manchester will enhance the UK’s ability to measure greenhouse gases.
- Chemistry PhD graduates win Women in Innovation awards 7 February 2025 School of Chemistry PhD graduates Dr Alicja Dzieciol and Dr Siân Fussell have won Women in Innovation Awards from Innovate UK for their remarkable sustainable technologies.
- Diamond Group publication wins Functional Diamond Best Paper Award 31 January 2025 A publication by Professor Paul May and Dr Ramiz Zulkharnay of the School of Chemistry's Diamond Group has been named by the editors of the journal Functional Diamond as its best paper of 2024.
- New publication describes positive impact of Smart Worksheets in first-year quantitative chemistry course 13 January 2025 The School of Chemistry's Professor Dudley Shallcross, Dr Amy McCarthy-Torrens, and Dr Francesca Dennis have had an article published in the Journal of Chemical Education on their collaboration with Learning Science Ltd on Smart Worksheets and their positive impact on the first year quantitative chemistry course since being introduced in 2020.
- Varinder Aggarwal to present at 37th Richard Lerner Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium 13 January 2025 Professor Varinder Aggarwal has been invited to participate in the 37th annual Richard Lerner Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium, on February 6, 2026, at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California.