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03 Aug

Advanced mass spectrometry technique breaks free from specialist hardware

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Chemists and spin-out company Verdel Instruments have successfully demonstrated two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) on a benchtop instrument, making this powerful technique practical and affordable for everyday laboratory use.

26 May

Congratulations to Dr Emily Brogden, Dr Ben Tragheim and Dr Joshua Tully, SEM Faculty Prize Winners 2026

We are delighted to announce that ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Chemistry graduates, Dr Emily Brogden and Ben Tragheim, and WEIG Research Fellow, Dr Joshua Tully, have received Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine faculty prizes for research excellence.

30 Mar

New £10.4M project to grow next-generation semiconductor materials

A major new UK research programme aims to strengthen national capability in semiconductor materials, underpinning the future of electronics.

05 Mar

The secret lives of catalysts: how microscopic networks power reactions

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Chemistry and MIT scientists reveal hidden microscopic networks on catalyst surfaces that could lead to cleaner and greener chemical processes.

14 Oct 2025

Dr Raj Pandya wins Institute of Physics 2025 Medal and Prize

Dr Raj Pandya from the Department of Chemistry has been named as this year's recipient of the Henry Moseley Medal and Prize.

15 Aug 2025

UK’s most powerful NMR Facilities to open in the West Midlands

The Universities of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and Birmingham opened the first of their respective 1.2 GHz NMR facilities at ¹û¶³´«Ã½, the result of a £23M investment from UKRI that solidifies the West Midlands as a powerhouse for NMR spectroscopy.

30 Jun 2025

We are looking to support talented candidates for the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Scheme 2026

The aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions.

18 Jun 2025

Prof Julie MacPherson honoured with prestigious international award

Professor Julie Macpherson, Department of Chemistry at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been awarded the 2025 Advances in Measurement Science Lectureship Award for her outstanding contributions to electrochemical analysis and BDD sensors.

05 Apr 2025

Diamond Scientists Julie Macpherson and Mark Newton star with Dara O'Brien and Hannah Fry on BBC Radio 4 Curious Cases Postcast. Listen at

13 Mar 2025

Unique properties confirmed in phosphorene nanoribbons

Dr Raj Pandya et al author Nature paper on ‘wonder material’ phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) demonstrating the properties that put them in a class of their own.

27 Feb 2025

In Memoriam - Keith Jennings

Keith joined the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ in its early years and was a key figure in the Department of Chemistry for 25 years.

05 Sept 2024

ERC Starting Grant Success

Dr Raj Panday wins €1.8 million EU funding for studying elementary charge dynamics in batteries.

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