Departmental news
Prof Peter Sadler wins Royal Society’s prestigious Davy Medal
Professor Peter Sadler receives the Davy Medal, for pioneering medicinal inorganic chemistry, ‘Metals in Medicine’, and the design of new metallodrugs with novel mechanisms of action.
Latest two academic promotions
We are happy to announce two promotions in the department.
Dr Fayyaz Minhas has been promoted to Associate Professor from 1 July 2022.
Dr Rossella Suma has been promoted to Assistant Professor from 1 August 2022.
Many congratulations to our colleagues for all their achievements!
Prof Julie MacPherson supports Royal Society diversity drive
Professor Julie MacPherson has joined other successful scientists to encourage women to apply for Royal Society Industry Fellowships in a new video. Read more.
WATE Winner
We would like to congratulate Alex Dixon on his recent win in the Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence!
Alex has made a huge impact within the department this year and it is great to see his hard work going rewarded with this prestigious award in the Postgraduates who teach category. You can find more information about the WATE awards here.
Review of Professor Edmund Rolls' Book, "Brain Computations: What and How"
Professor Edmund T Rolls' book, Brain Computations: What and How, has now been reviewed in Brain, where it has been described as "the first complete attempt to summarize our current knowledge about computation in the brain". The book considers what is computed in each brain system; and how it is computed. The reviewer considers that this book may provide a grand unifying theory, with biologically plausible models of brain computations. The book review, and information about Brain Computations: What and How (Rolls 2021) Oxford University Press are available here.
Emeritus Professor Roland Wilson – Celebration and Memorial
Colleagues, friends, family and former students of Professor Roland Wilson gathered last Friday to celebrate his life and to inaugurate a bench in his memory. The bench is located outside the Department, surrounded by daisies at this time of year, overlooking the lake and the fountains.
Roland's son and daughter toured the Department and visited one of the research groups which is building on Roland’s intellectual legacy under the leadership of his former PhD student Nasir Rajpoot (now a Professor in the Department). Dr Abhir Bhalerao, also a former student and close colleague of Roland, said a few words about Roland's contribution to our community and his lasting importance to us. Head of Department Professor Yulia Timofeeva cut a ribbon on the bench before we all returned to the common room to share memories and anecdotes.
Although an emotional occasion for many of us, it was very nice to be able to gather together again after the restrictions of the last two years and to remember Roland and his legacy.
Poster Prize Haul for our PhD Students
Chemistry PhD students Stephen Brown (Pike Group), Dashnor Beqiri and Ben Tragheim (both Senn Group) win poster prizes at the British Crystallographic Association Conference 2022 in Leeds.
Pint of Science: Understanding Batteries
How can we understand better batteries by looking closely at what they are made of? Find out from Chemistry postgrad student, Will Lima Da Silva, at Pint of Science on Monday 9 May.
Pint of Science: Medicines of the Future
Learn about 'Engineering the Medicines of the Future'. Join Alex Baker, Lona Alkalaf and Scott Habershon for a Pint of Science at the Royal Pug, Leamington Spa, 18.30, Monday 9 May.
Jessica Man is targetjobs Female Undergraduate of the Year finalist
Jessica Man beat off stiff competition to be named as a finalist for Female Undergraduate of the Year 2022.