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Magnets propel scientists towards more efficient oxygen production in space.

University of Warwick, ZARM and Georgia Tech have hit upon a breakthrough in space life support systems thanks to the magnetic properties of water.

Mon 18 Aug 2025, 16:30 | Tags: news Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

Ce-oxo clusters: towards improved photocatalytic processes

Ultrasmall CeO2 with exceptional surface area and atom economy can be just as useful (if not better!) in photocatalytic processes than larger nanoparticles.

Fri 01 Aug 2025, 10:00 | Tags: Synthesis and Catalysis Research news Energy Materials

Mechanical bonds make lanthanides shine

In a new study, Fredrik Schaufelberger and his team from the University of Warwick and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have shown that mechanically interlocked molecules can be used to induce this lanthanide luminescence.

Fri 11 Jul 2025, 13:56 | Tags: news Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

Professor Peter Sadler wins 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal

Professor Peter Sadler, from the University of Warwick (UK), is honoured with the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Chemistry for his pioneering contributions to the field of bioinorganic chemistry and his lifelong dedication to advancing metal-based therapeutics.


Synthesis and Catalysis Publication Prizes

Dr. Thomas Hood and Dr Stephen Brown, researchers from the Synthesis and Catalysis Grouping, win 2025 Departmental Publication Prizes

Thu 03 Jul 2025, 09:00 | Tags: Synthesis and Catalysis

We are looking to support talented candidates for the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Scheme 2026

The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) programmeLink opens in a new window aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions.


Interface Polymers Wins Prestigious CCE-JEC Award

Warwick Spinout, Interface Polymers, Wins Prestigious CCE-JEC Innovation Award 2024 for Polarfin® PP Adhesion Promoter

Mon 14 Oct 2024, 08:30 | Tags: news Polymers Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

Shapeshifting molecules controlled by light

Exciting Warwick photochromic chemistry features in the latest edition of SCI Chemistry & Industry (C&I) Magazine.

Fri 02 Aug 2024, 11:49 | Tags: news Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

Dr Mark Greenhalgh secures slice of £4m grant

Dr Mark Greenhalgh, has secured a substantial grant from the EPSRC to establish an international collaboration for his pioneering research in catalysis and molecular interactions.

Wed 06 Dec 2023, 12:07 | Tags: news Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

Dr Sebastian Pike comments on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023

In the first week of October 2023 the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Dr Sebastian Pike CommentsLink opens in a new window.

Sat 21 Oct 2023, 18:54 | Tags: news Synthesis and Catalysis Research news

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