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Chemistry wins WIHEA Warwick Employability Challenge

The Warwick Employability Challenge saw 12 teams, and 70+ students and staff from all areas of the University, come together to re-imagine employability. Congratulations Chemistry winners!

Fri 16 Jul 2021, 13:21 | Tags: news prize people Education

Bo Kelestyn shortlisted for Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence

We are proud of our Director of Student Experience Bo Kelestyn, who has been shortlisted for a Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence (WATE) which recognises outstanding teaching and support across the University. Bo has made a great impact since her arrival in Chemistry, we celebrate in her achievement of being shortlisted and wish her the very best of luck in winning the award.

Find out more about WATE.

Wed 06 May 2020, 13:53 | Tags: news prize people

Parliament Prize for Warwick Chemist

Fabienne Bachtiger, part of the Sosso group, presented her research to dozens of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of the poster competition STEM for BRITAIN, on Monday 9th March in the House of Commons. The competition was strong but she won a Silver award for the excellence of her chemistry research, walking away with a £1,250 prize and medal.

Wed 11 Mar 2020, 10:20 | Tags: news prize people MeasMod

STEM for BRITAIN 2020 Chemistry

Congratulations to Fabienne Bachtinger who has been selected to display her poster at the House of Commons as part of the Chemistry session of STEM for BRITAIN 2020.

If Fabienne wins the medal for best poster in her subject session she would become eligible to win the Westminster Medal for the overall winner.

Fingers crossed Fabienne!

Tue 28 Jan 2020, 14:07 | Tags: prize

An outstanding performance from Joe!

Congratulations to Warwick Chemistry Student Ambassador, Joe Crowther, who won the Unitemps Student Employee Outstanding Performance Award. Our Student Ambassadors play a key role hosting prospective students and their guests at Open Days, providing an insight into the course and life at Warwick, and leading tours of the Department and campus. Joe was nominated by the Chemistry Department Admissions Team for his dedication and commitment, noting positive feedback from visitors, and describing him as a “delight to work with” and “a great asset to the team and the University”. Joe and his Personal Tutor, Dr Gabriele Sosso, attended the awards evening held at Radcliffe Conference Centre on Thursday 20 June.

Tue 02 Jul 2019, 10:23 | Tags: news prize people

Joe wins Unitemp of the Year!

Tue 02 Jul 2019, 10:19 | Tags: prize people

Sam Lawton - prize winner of the 2018 Young Persons' Lecture Competition

Congratulations to Sam Lawton 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 £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.

Thu 26 Apr 2018, 11:37 | Tags: news prize people

Excellence in Chemistry UG Scholarships for 2017 entry

Warwick is privileged to attract high fliers. To reward hard work and promote outstanding achievement in Chemistry, we are proud to offer scholarships of up to £1000 for our top performing students. These are available to every UK and EU student that chooses us as their first choice and achieves A* at A Level Chemistry, or 7 in higher Level Chemistry, and excels in their other subjects too.

 

If you have any questions about scholarships or any aspects of Chemistry at Warwick please contact us at chem-undergraduate@warwick.ac.uk or on +44 (0)24 7652 3678

and we’ll be happy to help.

Thu 09 Feb 2017, 14:59 | Tags: news prize people

RSC awards for Warwick researchers

Prestigious RSC awards for Prof. Rachel O'Reilly, Dr Józef Lewandowski and PhD student Zoe Ayres.

Mon 09 May 2016, 20:18 | Tags: prize PolymerChem people AnalSciInst MeasMod

Award for Dave Haddleton

On Sunday, Dave Haddleton was presented with an award for “recognition of outstanding service and contribution to the Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing” at the RSC Editors Symposium banquet at the Guildhall in London. The award was given for service on the Board of “Chem Comm”, and for being Editor in Chief – and launching – “Polymer Chemistry”.

Wed 02 Mar 2016, 16:44 | Tags: news prize PolymerChem events people

Rachel O'Reilly Receives McBain Medal

Professor Rachel O'Reilly has received (8th December) the 2014 McBain Medal. This was awarded for her pioneering research in novel polymeric nanoparticles, responsive materials and controlled self-assembly. Read more about her groups work here

Thu 10 Dec 2015, 09:07 | Tags: prize PolymerChem people

Bethany Dean wins Award to Present Science in Australia

A Warwick Chemistry undergraduate researcher, Bethany Dean has won an award to allow her to travel to Australia (!) to attend the ICUR undergraduate reserach conference . She will present the work she conducted in the GibsonGroup on understanding how synthetic polymers affect ice nucleation - A process which is still not understood despite its obvious important in process from cloud formation, to cryopreservation to making ice cream!

Read her paper on this topic here (with another undergrad student, Jamie Kasperczak-Wright);

Congdon, T., Dean, B.T., Kasperczak-Wright, J., Biggs, C.I., Notman, R., Gibson, M.I., 2015, Biomacromolecules, Probing the Biomimetic Ice Nucleation Inhibition Activity of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Comparison to Synthetic and Biological Polymers

Thu 24 Sep 2015, 08:38 | Tags: news prize PolymerChem people MatPolymers

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