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Wednesday, 06 Jun 2018
  • News

The Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship ‘supports exceptional individuals to undertake post-graduate study at one of Australia's leading universities’.

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Wednesday, 06 Jun 2018
  • Research story

A new form - referred to as akamptisomerism - has been described through four resolved stereoisomers of a transoid (BF)O(BF)- quinoxalinoporphyrin compound.

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Friday, 01 Jun 2018
  • Student profile

Harrison Barnett, a first year PhD student has recently been appointed as one of three new teaching fellows at the Research School of Chemistry.

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Friday, 01 Jun 2018
  • Student profile

Patrick Yates is in the first year of his PhD at the Research School of Chemistry, and with a passion for teaching has recently been appointed as one of three new teaching fellows in the school. In doing so he believes he’s taking both his research and his teaching to the next level. 

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Tuesday, 29 May 2018
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You may not have heard her name, but she was one of Australia’s most important scientists. An organic chemist who pioneered the synthesis of penicilliamine, steroids and the stereochemistry of molecules involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol, Rita Cornforth often fell to the same fate as other female scientists – ignored and overlooked in favour of the work of her husband – the Nobel Prize winning John Cornforth.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2018
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The 'Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad' was established by China Scholarship Council in 2003. The recipients worldwide are chosen each year for their outstanding accomplishments in any discipline. This award is considered as the highest award given by the Chinese Government to the graduate students that study outside China who do not receive financial support from Chinese Government.

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Monday, 14 May 2018
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Congratulations to Dr Ben Frogley who was awarded the University of Auckland L. H. Briggs Medal, recognising “the person judged to be the most distinguished research worker in the School of Chemical Sciences who has submitted a thesis for the degree of PhD in Chemistry."

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Wednesday, 09 May 2018
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The RSC Social Club held their first event on Sunday 6th May at Black Mountain Peninsula. There was face painting, balloon making and even slime making for the kids to enjoy. We had a great turn out and everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather. A huge thank you to all who helped make this happen and thanks to all those who came along.

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Monday, 30 Apr 2018
  • News

A study led by ANU has retraced the evolutionary history of a modern enzyme with a technique called ancestral protein reconstruction - a discovery that will help new enzymes to be engineered for use in medicine and industry.
Lead author Dr Ben Clifton from ANU said while experimental evolutionary biochemistry had provided great insight into the evolution of new enzymes, many questions remained unanswered.

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