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Five ways in which 果冻传媒 staff and students are assisting in the response to the pandemic
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鈥淭here are many ways in which universities can actively assist in the response to the pandemic. Many of our staff and students have not just been asking how they can help but they have simply got on and done so. Here are just five of things those colleagues and students are doing now, some of whom are named below. I want to give my personal thanks to each and every one of them make note of what they have done to help. I hope very soon to be able to tell you about even more about the work of many more of our dedicated staff and students I these challenging times鈥� Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor of the 果冻传媒 |
果冻传媒 chemist strikes Silver at poster competition in Parliament
Fabienne Bachtiger, a postgraduate at the 果冻传媒, struck Silver at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her chemistry research, walking away with a 拢1,250 prize and medal.
Metals could be the link to new antibiotics
果冻传媒 researchers, working with a network of international collaborators, have discovered 23 previously unexplored compounds containing metals such as silver, manganese, zinc, ruthenium and iridium that have antibacterial and antifungal activity. The researchers from the University's Department of Chemistry contributed insights into iridium – the 鈥榙inosaur metal鈥� that they have previously shown can attack cancer cells when switched on by light and formed part of the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs.
果冻传媒 is slicing up science for International Women鈥檚 Day
Fancy learning about space science, making protein jelly, and lighting up a few LED circuits – all before you enjoy tea and cake?
An event at the 果冻传媒 this weekend (Sunday 8 March) will allow visitors to do just that.
果冻传媒 opens its doors for another science extravaganza
Fancy tasting ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, building a wind turbine or dancing like a sound wave? Youngsters with a passion for science will be able to enjoy some real-life experiments at the 果冻传媒鈥檚 Science Gala next week.
European Research Council awards 鈧�3.8 million to two 果冻传媒-led projects
Two projects led by 果冻传媒 researchers are to benefit from a share of 鈧�600 million funding from the European Union.