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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants

Dr Stefano Racioppi has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to establish an independent research programme in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy. ERC Starting...

3 September 2026

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Congratulations to Damilola Oduneye

Congratulations! to Damilola Oduneye on becoming an East of England finalist in the Rising Star of the Year category at the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards 2026. The National Apprenticeship...

21 August 2026

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Dr Mengfan Guo awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Dr Mengfan Guo has been awarded a prestigious eight-year Royal Society University Research Fellowship to establish a new research programme in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy.  The University...

28 July 2026

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Photoactive Materials Group Achieves Gold LEAF Reaccreditation

The Photoactive Materials Group led by Professor Rachel Evans has successfully achieved reaccreditation of its Gold LEAF Award, recognising the group’s continued commitment to laboratory sustainability and environmental best practice....

22 July 2026

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Congratulations to the Ron and Davida Broom Prize winners 2026

Special congratulations to: Xinjuan Li, winner of the “Ron and Davida Broom Paper Prize 2026” for her paper, Multimodal electron microscopy of halide perovskite interfacial dynamics, published in Nature 651,...

3 July 2026

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Dr Nick Jones promoted to Reader

25 June 2020 Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Jones who will be promoted to Reader from 1st October 2020 – announced last night in the Cambridge University Reporter. CU Reporter –...

22 June 2026

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Prof Rachel Oliver in Top 50 Women in Engineering

23 June 2020 On International Women’s in Engineering Day, Prof. Rachel Oliver has been named one the Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability by the Women’s Engineering Society, recognising that she is a pioneer of...

22 June 2026

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Dr Bartomeu Monserrat named as a JPhys Materials Emerging Leader

11 May 2020 Dr Bartomeu Monserrat, Gianna Angelopoulos Lecturer in Computational Materials Science, has been named one of the IoP JPhys Materials Emerging Leaders of 2020.  JPhys Materials has brought together the best...

22 June 2026

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Professor Chhowalla receives IOM3 award

20 April 2020 We congratulate Professor Manish Chhowalla on being awarded two prizes recently.  Manish is the recipient of one of the IOM3’s Premier Awards – the Griffith Medal & Prize.  This...

22 June 2026

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Prof Driscoll awarded £2M ERC Advanced Grant

01 April 2020 Prof Judith Driscoll has received a £2M ERC Advanced Grant for work on nanostructured electronic materials.  She is also spearheading joint work of her team, as well...

22 June 2026