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Dr Victoria Blair - "Expanding the Organometallic Tool box for small molecule functionalisation" »
Organometallic chemistry, encompassing compounds with direct C-M and N-M bonds, remains one of the core synthetic pillars for the development and synthesis of new metal-organic and bio-active molecules.
Dr Christoph Nitsche - "Targeting viral ptoteases with modified peptides" »
Viral infectious diseases are a serious global health threat. For many viruses, safe vaccines and specific antiviral treatments are yet unavailable.
Conversations across the Creek: Pill Testing »
Pill testing, or drug checking, is a medically supervised intervention focused on providing reliable and non-discriminatory information to people who intend to use drugs.
Professor Cather Simpson - "Making Light Work: From Light-Matter States to Sperm Sorting" »
Light is one of nature’s mechanisms for carrying energy and information from one place to another.
Associate Professor Jane Allison - "Peppy: A virtual reality environment for exploring the principles of polypeptide structure" »
Science students are traditionally taught protein structure and function through textbook pictures and/or physical model building.
Wear it Purple Day 2020 »
Wear it Purple Day is Friday the 28th of August, 2020. Wear it Purple Day is about showing LGBTIQ+ young people that they have the right to be proud of who they are.
Dr Simone Ciampi - Electrochemistry in 2D: new instruments for redox microscopy »
Monitoring or manipulating electrochemical reactions in 2D ‒ a central theme from analytical chemistry to cell biology ‒ is generally achieved using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).
Conversations across the Creek: Microbes and Masses »
There is no escape. Microbes are among the masses: too small to see but dangerous on a global scale. A killer coronavirus has been given the suffix ‘19’, to date the novelty and year of its outbreak.
Dr Guohua Jia - Cadmium-Free Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals: From Fundamental Science to Applications »
Semiconductor nanocrystals manifest fascinating size, shape and composition dependent optical and electronic properties.
Caitlin McQueen - The Saving Oseberg Project – Chemistry for the salvation of Viking Age wooden artefacts »
The Oseberg find, under the care of the Museum of Cultural History (KHM) and on display at the Viking ship Museum in Oslo, is one of the most comprehensive collections of wooden Viking Age objects in the world. It is an irreplaceable part of Norwegian as well as world cultural heritage.
