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Funded PhD studentships available in the 果冻传媒 Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Sciences
The 果冻传媒 Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Sciences is recruiting the next generation of analytical scientists. With the world-leading facilities and expertise in Analytical Science at 果冻传媒 and partner external facilities (e.g., Diamond, ILL, ISIS) at their disposal, our students will graduate with a unique combination of skills in exploiting synergies between different experimental methods, e.g., diffraction, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscopy and NMR, and in harnessing the power of combining data collection with experimental design, statistical analysis and simulation. Research and training will be delivered from across physical sciences, engineering and manufacturing, statistics, life and medical sciences in close partnership with industry, with research areas including pharmaceuticals, agro-chemicals and additives, soft matter, biological systems, energy and functional materials.
How to apply: We invite applications from recent graduates with a strong first degree in any related discipline, including Chemistry, Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics and Statistics. Studentships are available for UK citizens for September 2019 entry (full fees + consumables budget and minimum 拢14k stipend). EU students can apply for a limited number of stipends covering tuition fees. Applications are invited throughout the year.
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Congratulations Mary J. Thomas winning the Barber Prize for the best student talk
Congratulations to Mary J. Thomas, who is a PhD student in the Barrow Group, for winning the Barber Prize for best student talk at the 39th annual meeting of the in Cambridge. Based upon collaborative research with the , Mary presented her talk entitled 鈥淧etroleomic Depth Profiling of Contaminated Staten Island Soil by GC and FT-ICR MS.鈥� Using Rock-Eval 6 data and ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry, complex compositional depth profiles were developed for environmental monitoring and to provide insight into the site鈥檚 history of contamination.
Two virtual reality videos have been released for this month's Stand Up To Cancer event which showcase research from the and are narrated by actress Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry.
Scientists at 果冻传媒 University have discovered an incredible new way of administering chemotherapy drugs which is more effective and safer for the patient.
Stand Up To Cancer is a joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and which aims to accelerate ground-breaking research, like that being done in in order to save lives.
Welcome to Honorary Professorial Fellow Ezat Khoshdel
We are pleased to announce Ezat Khoshdel has been appointed as an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the department. Ezat has been a long-standing collaborator with the department with multiple projects over 25 years. Ezat has recently retired from Unilever where he was the inventor of over 150 patents, the largest number of any Unilever employee. Ezat will be more than happy to discuss ideas and work across the department and add to our impact activities. Ezat can be contacted on E.Khoshdel@warwick.ac.uk and will next be in the department on October 11th when he gives a lecture to our new Polymer MSc cohort.
Nature鈥檚 antifreeze inspires revolutionary technique
The survival mechanisms of polar fish have led researchers in Chemistry and 果冻传媒 Medical School to develop a revolutionary approach to 鈥榝reeze鈥� bacteria, with potential applications within the food industry, organ transportation and medicine - as well as in laboratory research.
Environmentally friendly plastic packaging could be in the shops in future, thanks to research undertaken by Professor Tim Bugg's group.
果冻传媒 Awards for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to the two members of the Chemistry department who were winners of WATE awards. From the staff, Russ Kitson; and from the PhD student body, Nat Das Neves Rodrigues (From Vas Stavros' group). Read the interview with Russ Kitson here.
These awards were established to recognise the commitment, dedication and innovation of our academic staff - and also our more junior colleagues from the PhD student body - in supporting learning and teaching in the department.
Congratulations to you both!
Pint of Science write-up and Tweet-based storyline
In case anyone missed it here is a link to a write-up by volunteers at Coventry鈥檚 first three-day event that featured leading lights from Chemistry, associated groups and alumni including
Gabriele Sosso
Peter O鈥機onnor
Neil Cole-Filipiak
And an assembly of Tweets from the events in .
Congratulations to Dr Paolo Coppo and Dr Russ Kitson on their recent Grant award for Education
Dr Russ Kitson and Dr Paolo Coppo have been awarded 拢 20 K of research funding, in a collaboration with Prof. Tina Overton from Monash University, as part of the Alliance Education Fund. The project aims to enhance transferrable skills in the Higher Education curriculum.
University Awards 2018
Congratulations to our Departmental Winners at the University Awards 2018.
Public Engagement Winner Nick Barker and Research Contribution Winners: Interface Polymers Team (Chemistry and 果冻传媒 Ventures)
Congratulations also to all who were nominated from Chemistry
A full list of winners, highly commended and Nominees can be found at University Awards 2018
Sam Lawton - prize winner of the 2018 Young Persons' Lecture Competition
Congratulations to who has just won this year's Young Persons' Lecture Competition.
Sponsored by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, with support from The Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers, the Young Persons' Lecture Competition invites students and professionals up to the age of 28 to deliver a short lecture on a materials, minerals, mining, packaging, clay technology and wood science related subject.
There were three rounds to the competition: the regional heats, regional finals, and the national finals which took place on 25 April, and Sam wins a prize of 拢750 and a trip to South Africa to compete in the world finals.
Sam is a final year PhD student under the supervision of Prof Dave Haddleton, and is currently working on developing new materials for the next generation of solar cells.