News in 2023
- Landmark paper shows first accurate reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 across the last 66 million years 14 December 2023 A landmark paper by an international consortium of scientists has, for the first time, provided an accurate reconstruction of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the last 66 million years.
- Bristol PhD students place second in 2023 Biofilm Create! photography competition 4 December 2023 School of Chemistry PhD student Huan Ma has been awarded second place in the Second Place in the Photography category of 2023 Biofilm Create! competition, alongside Bristol Dental School PhD student Xiayi Liu for their entry "Bacterial planet".
- Chemistry student completes three marathons in three days for charity 4 December 2023 Until very recently, third year Chemistry undergraduate student Felix Martin had never run a marathon, but he has just raised an incredible £7,500 for charity by completing three marathons in as many days.
- £10.5 million investment to revolutionise future vaccine manufacture 4 December 2023 A new collaborative initiative between UK universities and countries worldwide to share cutting-edge vaccine technology to prevent future global outbreaks of infectious diseases has been awarded £10.5 million from the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
- PLURIVERSE Zine launched in ceremony at the School of Chemistry 31 October 2023 On October 5, the Creative Tuition Collective unveiled PLURIVERSE, their special edition zine, in a reception held at the School of Chemistry.
- Scientists receive funding to create a universal software for quantum dynamics simulations 26 October 2023 For the first time, scientists researching in the field of quantum dynamics (QD) will be able to access, develop and deploy a universal software framework for simulations, removing many barriers that exist to achieving a deeper understanding and exploiting new phenomena across the quantum world.
- RSC Prize Lecture: "Synthetic strategies towards the synthesis of spirocyclic natural products" 22 September 2023 Join us in a RSC Chemical and Synthetic Biology and Synthesis and Catalysis Seminar with Dr Bill Hawkins (University of Otago, New Zealand).
- Inaugural Lecture: Professor Simon Hall 15 August 2023 Professor Simon Hall will be giving his inaugural lecture on Tuesday, 24th October from 6pm at the Wills Memorial Building.
- The Wilson Baker Symposium 2023 1 August 2023 The prestigious Wilson Baker Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 25th October 2023.
- UK-India Symposium in Chemical Sciences 2023: 14th September 1 August 2023 The purpose of these high-profile events is to bring together researchers from both countries and to facilitate research collaborations in areas from across the chemical sciences.
- 1 Minute 2 Save the Planet: 4th August 27 July 2023 All research students and postdoctoral researchers are invited to the 2nd edition of the “1 min to save the planet” symposium, where speculative sustainable solutions will be put to the test.
- Pioneering study signals new era of environment-friendly programmable bioelectronics 25 July 2023 Researchers have created a unique microscopic toolkit of ‘green’ tuneable electrical components, paving the way for a new generation of bioelectronic devices and sensors.
- Bristol 'Next Generation' Visiting Researcher 6 July 2023 Bristol 'Next Generation' Visiting Researcher Dr Kabir Oyedotun gives the second of two guest lectures at the School of Chemistry.
- Bristol 'Next Generation' Visiting Researcher: "Supercapacitors: Introduction, materials, processes and applications" - 11th July 6 July 2023 Bristol 'Next Generation' Visiting Researcher Dr Kabir Oyedotun gives the first of two guest seminars at the School of Chemistry.
- Festival of Enterprise (7th July 2023): Registrations open 6 July 2023 The Festival of Enterprise (7 July 2023) will bring together researchers and businesses with the aim of fostering new collaborative and contract research activity.
- The Peter Timms Symposium 2023 5 July 2023 The annual Peter Timms Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 13th September 2023.
- Bryan Bzdek wins RSC Marlow Prize 16 June 2023 Dr Bryan Bzdek has won the 2023 Marlow Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). This prize recognises the most meritorious contributions made by an early career scientist in any area of physical chemistry and is awarded by the Faraday community.
- Computation, Theory and Dynamics Seminar: "Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanets" - 3rd July 13 June 2023 This Computation, Theory and Dynamics Seminar will be given by Dr. Hannah Wakeford from the School of Physics.
- RSC Prize Lecture: "Discovery, characterisation and engineering synthetic pathways to bioactive molecules" - 15th June 13 June 2023 Join us in a RSC Prize Lecture with winner of the 2022 Interdisciplinary Prize, Professor Jason Micklefield (University of Manchester)
- Dr Bryan Bzdek wins Royal Society of Chemistry's Marlow Prize 13 June 2023 The award is attributed to Bzdek's pioneering contributions to aerosol physical chemistry.
- RSC Prize Lecture: 'Heterogeneous photocatalysis: do we understand the power of light?' - 23rd June 2023 13 June 2023 Join us in a RSC Environment, Sustainability & Energy Early Career Award Seminar with Professor Anabel Lanterna (University of Nottingham).
- Guest Lecture: "Breaking Symmetry: Challenges & Opportunities" - 21st June" 7 June 2023 This guest lecture will be given by Dr. Santanu Mukherjee from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- Guest Seminar: “Label-free observation of individual solution-phase molecules” 7 June 2023 This guest seminar will be given by Dr. Lisa-Maria Needham from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.
- History of Science Lecture: "Beating the Pandemic: Plague in Bristol in the sixteenth-seventeenth centuries" - June 7th 7 June 2023 Professor Evan Jones (Department of History) will be giving this fascinating seminar, which has been jointly sponsored by the School of Chemistry and the Centre for Health, Humanities, and Science.
- Worldwide Universities Network Talks: Joint Synthesis & Catalysis and Chemical & Synthetic Biology themes (June 7th) 6 June 2023 We are pleased to invite you to an exciting series of talks from 3 Brazilian academics from the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), hosted by the School of Chemistry and School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine.
- Tim Harrison FRSC MRSSAf (1959 – 2023) 23 May 2023 Timothy Guy Harrison was born on 30th October 1959 in Pontypool in South Wales. Tim attended Croesyceiliog School and from there went to King’s College London, studying Chemistry (1978-1981). Upon graduation Tim trained as a teacher at The University of Warwick.
- Inspirational Bristol Scientists 2023 Celebration 17 May 2023 The second incarnation of the Inspirational Bristol Scientists Board was unveiled on Wednesday, 26th April at the School of Chemistry, with the celebration led by the Dean of Science, Professor Jens Marklof. The board celebrates the outstanding achievements in research, teaching and contributions to our community by 8 outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate students. The winners came from numerous different schools within the faculties of science and engineering.
- Former Bristol graduate shortlisted for WeAreTheCity "Rising Star Awards 2023 in Science & Engineering" 15 May 2023 Make sure to submit your ballot, linked in the article, to increase Zoë Henley's chances of winning the Public Vote Award.
- RSC Prize Lecture: 'Photochemistry & Organocatalysis: New Radical Opportunities' - 5th June 2023 15 May 2023 Join us in a RSC Prize Lecture with Professor Paolo Melchiorre (University of Bologna).
- E2/FMM Crucible: Molecular Innovation for Green Revolution - 18th May 4 May 2023 We would like to formally invite you to join us at this E2/FMM event, for a stimulating hour or two discussing problem-solving using research.
- Bristol Chemspeed Launch Event: 10th May 2023 17 April 2023 On 10th May 2023, Chemspeed Innovations will hold a meeting at University of Bristol which focuses on Automation in Chemical Synthesis.
- RSC Prize Lecture: 'Natural Product Synthesis: A Crucible for New Method Development and Drug Discovery' - 25th April 17 April 2023 Join us in a RSC Prize Lecture with Professor Dame Margaret Brimble FRS (University of Auckland).
- Bristol Synthesis Meeting 2023 a great success 13 April 2023 After the global pandemic, the Bristol Synthesis Meeting returned and the 20th event was held on Tuesday, April 4th, in the Victoria Rooms.
- Bristol Electrosynthesis Meeting 2023 12 April 2023 The second Bristol Electrosynthesis Meeting was held at the School of Chemistry on the afternoon of 3rd April.
- Diamond Group awarded EPSRC grant for Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) equipment research 12 April 2023 The School of Chemistry's diamond research group, together with Space Forge, a Cardiff-based satellite-technology company, have been awarded an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant under the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships scheme to develop a method to convert existing Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) equipment to create materials that can fit inside a satellite.
- Bristol chemists involved in consortium tasked with improving UK's greenhouse gas measurement capacity 6 April 2023 The co-operative is led by NPL and promises to deliver an 'integrated network' to expedite the journey towards Net Zero
- Newly published research finds global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying chemicals are increasing 4 April 2023 Dr Luke Western, Marie Curie Research Fellow in the School of Chemistry, was the lead author of a new publication which has found that global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying chemicals are increasing.
- Bristol chemists awarded prestigious ERC Advanced Grants 4 April 2023 Professor Varinder Aggarwal and Professor Anthony Davis have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants of €2.5m for their respective research projects.
- Royal Society URF and NERC IRF 2023 Information Session: 3rd May 2023 27 March 2023 Register to learn more about the schemes available to support your future research.
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Applications Open 23 March 2023 If you're an early career researcher, looking to establish yourself as an academic leader, the School of Chemistry is currently welcoming applications for the UKRI Future Leader Fellowships scheme.