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graduation

Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2014

14 July 2014

We would like to offer our congratulations to our 2014 graduating class.

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New Bioorganic Chemist joins the School of Chemistry

9 July 2014

Dr. Yu-Hsuan Tsai from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology will join the School of Chemistry.

gold's hidden value

Scientists discover gold's hidden value

19 June 2014

From mitigating natural disasters to neutralising poisonous gases, scientists are finding new uses for gold.

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Chemistry expansion: two new members of academic staff appointed

11 June 2014

The School of Chemistry is expanding and it is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of academic staff.

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School of Chemistry League Table Success

6 June 2014

Cardiff School of Chemistry has risen four places, from 16th to 12th, in the league table for chemistry published in the Guardian University Guide 2015.

birefringence

New X-ray Imaging Technique Published in Science by Harris Group

30 May 2014

Novel technique uses X-rays to gain clear insights on molecular orientations within materials.

 Year 7 and 8 pupils in a chemistry lab - Salters Chemistry Festival 2014

Salters Chemistry Festival at Cardiff University

20 May 2014

Welcoming sixty Year 7 and 8 pupils from fifteen different schools from across Wales.

Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas, FRS lecture

Inaugural Wyn Roberts Memorial Lecture

13 May 2014

Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas, FRS delivers first in annual lecture series.

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Professor Wyn Roberts (1931-2014)

11 March 2014

An obituary for Professor Wyn Roberts, a pioneer of modern surface science.

Early Neolithic carinated bowl

From surf to turf

13 February 2014

Archaeologists and chemists trace ancient British diets.

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Luminescent magnets light up the cover of ACS Inorganic Chemistry

10 February 2014

Recent work featuring Dr Simon Pope has been highlighted on the cover of the ACS journal Inorganic Chemistry.

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Catalysis Institute partnership goes live

31 January 2014

Chemistry collaboration fuses Cardiff science with UK business.

Biophotonic Nanoswitches

Light triggers death switch in cancer cells

28 January 2014

Recent internationally leading research has been highlighted in the media.

Mass spectometry

Technology investment broadens Chemistry’s spectrum

16 January 2014

Industry partners to benefit from new chemical analysis suite.

Computational Chemistry LIVE

Computational Chemistry LIVE

19 December 2013

As part of chemistry week the School of Chemistry hosted a CHEMNET outreach afternoon entitled “Computational Chemistry LIVE.

Chemistry mass spectrometry suite

New mass spectrometry suite for School of Chemistry

18 December 2013

The School of Chemistry is set to benefit from a major EPSRC investment in a state of the art mass spectrometry suite.

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Royal Society honours Cardiff scientists

12 December 2013

Professors Graham Hutchings and Peter Wells recognised for research achievements

Light triggers death switch in cancer cells

It’s a knock-in

4 December 2013

New research from the School of Chemistry has advanced our understanding of how enzymes (proteins) increase the rate of chemical reactions.

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School of Chemistry awarded a new Centre for Doctoral Training in Catalysis

22 November 2013

Cardiff benefits as Willetts announces £350M for postgraduate study

cancer death switch

Light triggers cancer death switch

16 October 2013

Light pulses stimulate designer peptides to initiate a death pathway in cancerous cells.