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University of Warwick Chemists pick up three RSC Prizes
Today we are celebrating our 2025 RSC Prize Winners! Congratulations to our Student Experience Team who have won the Innovation Through Diversity Prize, and to Ed Greenough for his contribution to the Boostcrop collaborative project which takes the Faraday Horizon Prize. Jack Woolley, WCUS RTP, also shares credit for collaborating on this project as well as winning the Technical Excellent Prize!
Warwick drives green growth with £13.6M EPSRC hub in plastics
From developing greener materials and processes to growing more sustainable supply chains, a new £13.6 million research hub, funded by EPSRC, will help researchers at Warwick tackle some of the UK’s biggest manufacturing challenges.
Prof Julie MacPherson honoured with prestigious international award
Professor Julie Macpherson, Department of Chemistry at University of Warwick has been awarded the 2025 Advances in Measurement Science Lectureship Award for her outstanding contributions to electrochemical analysis and BDD sensors.
Reinhard Maurer selected as Alexander von Humboldt Professor
Professor Reinhard Maurer has received Germany’s most valuable research award. He was nominated by the University of Göttingen in conjunction with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.
The Sweet Spot: Sugar-Based Sensors to Revolutionise Snake Venom Detection
Dr Alex Baker et al have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms.
Why we need testosterone products designed for women
Prof Dave Haddleton reports on the testosterone gap in HRT and progress towards change in The Conversation.
Women in Chemistry Roundtable Event 2025
Dani Pearson and Livia Bartok-Partay organised the Warwick Women in Chemistry Roundtable discussion in May, for the fourth time bringing together over 40 students and staff for an afternoon of inspiring discussions.
Dr Alex Baker wins prestigious British Science Association Award Lecture
Joining previous winners including Brian Cox and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Alex is being recognised for his promising early career research looking to provide therapeutics and diagnosis for Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Listen to our Diamond Scientists on Curious Cases
Diamond Scientists Julie Macpherson and Mark Newton star with Dara O'Brien and Hannah Fry on BBC Radio 4 Curious Cases Postcast. Listen at BBC Radio 4 - Curious Cases, Series 23, The Diamond Throwdown.
Warwick Chemistry Spinout ErebaGen receives £1.13M Innovate UK investment
Warwick spinout ErebaGen, co-founded by Prof Greg Challis and Dr Doug Roberts in 2020, receives 1 of 14 “Collaborative Research and Development” Innovate UK grants.
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.
Medherant addresses the unmet medical need for testosterone patches.
Warwick Chemistry spinout company, Medherant, charts a course towards testosterone TEPI patch for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women.