Materials Science and Metallurgy
General
27 July 2016 Sir John Meurig Thomas HonFREng FRS is awarded one of the three 2016 Royal Medals for his pioneering work within catalytic chemistry, in particular on single-site heterogeneous...
22 June 2026
General
07 July 2016 A lead-acid battery paste recycling technology that is cheaper and cleaner than traditional methods, developed by Dr Vasant Kumar and his research team, has been licensed to...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
23 June 2016 On Monday 20 June, the Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research presented two sets of inaugural awards; the Impact Awards run by the Research Strategy Office, and...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
The Department is delighted to announce that the 2025 EMAG* thesis prize has been awarded to Helen Leung. This prize is awarded annually for the most significant original doctoral work...
5 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
Dr. Maheera Ghani, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, has been selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list in the Healthcare &...
3 June 2026
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Researchers at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge have published new work exploring advanced materials for energy-efficient, brain-inspired computing. The study, published in Science Advances, investigates...
27 May 2026
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Cambridge research on barocaloric materials enables new approach to energy-efficient cooling Research in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge is helping to drive the...
27 May 2026
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The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy is saddened to announce the passing of David Brandon, Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Materials Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of...
6 February 2026
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The Roving Researcher scheme, supported by EPSRC EDI Hub+, is expanding to the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy. This initiative provides skilled researchers to maintain projects during or after...
27 January 2026
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Dr John Little (22 October 1952 – 7 January 2026) was a much-valued member of the Department, serving for over three decades as a researcher, lecturer, supervisor and colleague. John...
16 January 2026