News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Chemistry.
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Cheers! Scientists take big step towards making the perfect head of beer
21 Dec 2019
Drinkers will soon be cheering all the way to the bar thanks to a team of scientists who have taken a big step forward in solving the puzzle of how to...
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Prof Steve Liddle wins Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award
20 Dec 2019
The award is bestowed to scientists and scholars outside Germany who are internationally renowned in their field.
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Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicals
25 Nov 2019
A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform ...
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Clean air research converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical
22 Nov 2019
A toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels can be captured from the exhaust gas stream and converted into useful industrial chemicals using ...
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Manchester students win gold for non-allergenic hair-dye
14 Nov 2019
A team of students from The University of Manchester have won an award for genetically modifying bacteria to produce kinder hair-dyes.
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Transforming sulphur dioxide from harmful to useful
18 Oct 2019
Scientists have created molecular cages within a polymer to trap harmful sulphur dioxide pollution in order to transform it into useful compounds and ...
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Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oil
17 Oct 2019
Researchers from The University of Manchester are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient way to produce the next generation of bio-based ...
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Uranium 'breaks the rules again'
22 Aug 2019
New research has reported a 'rule-breaking' molecule that could have significant implications for fertilisers.
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Helping robots to build new antibiotics
18 Jul 2019
A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics.
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International prizes awarded to Molecular Magnetism academics
12 Jul 2019
Professor David Collison and Dr Nick Chilton from the School of Chemistry have both won major international prizes.
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New biomanufacturing hub will support Manchester's green city ambitions
24 Jun 2019
The Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub aims to inspire a UK vision.
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School research highlighted in the Nature Research periodic table
29 May 2019
Research from the School of Chemistry has been highlighted in six element entries in the Nature Research periodic table.
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Manchester scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards
7 May 2019
Five academics from The University of Manchester have received prestigious awards from the RSC.
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Multimillion pound biotechnology research investment for Manchester
13 Feb 2019
The University of Manchester has been awarded £10million to launch a UK-wide biomanufacturing research hub that could pave the way for easier and ...
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Dr David Mills selected for the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists
13 Feb 2019
Dr Mills has been chosen to represent thulium for the celebration of IUPAC 100 and IYPT.
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University awarded three CDTs and over £19m in research funding
4 Feb 2019
The University of Manchester has secured more than £19million of research investment after being awarded three Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT).
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Professor Igor Larrosa reaches final of Blavatnik Awards UK
15 Jan 2019
School of Chemistry Professor, Igor Larrosa, places as a finalist of the Second Annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.
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Scientists discover a new route to antibiotics using gene editing
26 Nov 2018
Scientists have discovered a new chemical process – also known as a biosynthetic pathway – in bacteria which could lead to a new generation of ...
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Obituary: Professor Paul O'Brien CBE
23 Oct 2018
We are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Paul O'Brien CBE FREng FRS.
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Sanger embraces new approach to genomic research
2 Oct 2018
The University's Patrick Cai will help to found the Wellcome Sanger Institute's skills in synthetic genomics.
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University secures multi-million pound research partnerships with industry leaders
25 Sep 2018
The University of Manchester has been awarded a pair of multi-million pound research grants to work with two leading industry partners, Astra Zeneca ...
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Statement
5 Sep 2018
In the summer of 2017 two research groups from The University of Manchester each published research into the performance of single-molecule magnets.
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Chemistry postgraduate research conference celebrates PhDs
18 Jun 2018
The 3rd Annual Chemistry Postgraduate Research Conference celebrated the work of over 100 postgraduate research students.
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New material could capture toxic gases from atmosphere
11 Jun 2018
An international team of scientists has developed a material that can remove nitrogen dioxide gas and other toxic greenhouse gases from the ...
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Fukushima-Daiichi radioactive particle release was significant says new research
24 May 2018
The researchers identified the contamination using a new method and say if the particles are inhaled they could pose long-term health risks to ...
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Faster genome evolution methods to transform yeast
22 May 2018
Scientists have created a new way of speeding up the genome evolution of baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same yeast we use for bread ...
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