A 17 year-old from Iowa City is taking the medicine industry by storm with her award-winning dye technique.
What can COVID-19 teach us about reducing air pollution?
Studies have shown a worldwide reduction in air pollution as a result of the national lockdowns… could the COVID-19 pandemic be guiding us towards a greener future?
Dr Percy Julian – Black History Under A Microscope
To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at some inspirational figures who have excelled in their field and produced leading research around the world which we still rely on today! If you’ve ever […]
Safety First: Students Fighting For Sustainable Chemistry Labs
The student led SHE (Safety Health and Environment) Committee was set up in 2016 by ex-industrial placement chemistry Masters students who recognised the vast difference in safety practices and regulations from their time in industry […]
Campus Watch: Bristol student accidentally manufactures 7/7 explosive during laboratory experiment
A University of Bristol student is believed to have mistakenly produced acetone peroxide, the explosive used in the 7/7 bombings during a routine science experiment last Friday (3rd February). At 2.30pm, the chemistry building at […]
Scientists of the Year 2016: Guide to the Nobel Prize
When Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will declared that his entire fortune should be used to reward the scientists who contribute “the greatest benefit on mankind”. Thus the Nobel Prize Laureates are […]
Brains, LEDs and Super microscopes – 2014 Nobel Prize winners
This week saw the announcement of the 2014 Nobel Prize in the fields of Medicine or Physiology, Physics, and Chemistry. The annual prizes are awarded for outstanding discoveries within their respective fields. This year, the […]