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Read more at: Davidson Symposium: celebrating JFD’s life and achievements and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology
John Davidson Trinity College

Davidson Symposium: celebrating JFD’s life and achievements and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology

10 October 2022

The Davidson Symposium on Friday 23 September 2022 celebrated the long life and notable achievements of the late Emeritus Professor John Davidson and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology.


Read more at: CEB hosts chocolate-themed Sutton Trust summer school in collaboration with Nestlé  
Sutton Trust summer school 2022 challenge student winners

CEB hosts chocolate-themed Sutton Trust summer school in collaboration with Nestlé  

4 October 2022

CEB recently hosted the first in-person Sutton Trust summer school back in August with an aim to engage young students with chemical engineering and biotechnology.


Read more at: Organic ‘e-transmembrane’ device paves way for next-generation drug discovery
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Organic ‘e-transmembrane’ device paves way for next-generation drug discovery

23 September 2022

Researchers in our Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group have developed a bioelectronic platform to grow and monitor 3D cell cultures in real-time, that can be used to deliver more predictive, high throughput drug screening assays.


Read more at: Outreach at CEB: casting the net wider
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Outreach at CEB: casting the net wider

12 September 2022

We have been increasing our activities targeting local, national and international schools to raise the profile of STEM subjects and encourage young students to study chemical engineering and biotechnology at Cambridge.


Read more at: ReachSci secondary school three-day research training programme launched
Mohammed Alawami in the lab

ReachSci secondary school three-day research training programme launched

31 August 2022

CEB PhD student outreach venture ReachSci is making serious efforts to help underrepresented young students explore careers in research to help them discover a career path in research.


Read more at: Light as the switch: using nanometric photodiodes to study the activity of nerve cells
A representation of nerve cells connected in a network

Light as the switch: using nanometric photodiodes to study the activity of nerve cells

23 August 2022

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) in Trieste, have developed a targeted, non-invasive approach to study the fundamental functions of the nervous system, that could also be used to develop potential therapies for neurological diseases.


Read more at: Researchers use artificial intelligence to rationally design over 1,000 new chemical compounds
Cartoon representation of an artificial intelligence agent considering building blocks of metal organic polyhedra

Researchers use artificial intelligence to rationally design over 1,000 new chemical compounds

15 August 2022

The researchers used 'knowledge engineering' principles to generate new metal-organic polyhedra - a class of compounds with a vast array of valuable applications.


Read more at: Salter's Prize for Michael Fletcher
Michael Fletcher graduation

Salter's Prize for Michael Fletcher

12 August 2022

Michael Fletcher has been awarded one of this year's Graduate prizes from The Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry.



Read more at: PhD student outreach venture increasing access of underrepresented minorities to research
Students in Ethiopia on ReachSci global programme

PhD student outreach venture increasing access of underrepresented minorities to research

7 July 2022

PhD student Mohammed Alawami was recently awarded a grant from University Diversity Fund for his work with hos own STEM outreach venture ReachSci improving access of underrepresented minorities to postgraduate research through the delivery of a hands-on research project.