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The Naked (Materials) Scientists!

04 April 2018 Dr Rachel Oliver participated in The Naked Scientists Q&A: Greedy Guts & Useless Numbers on Sunday 25th March.  The panel of experts comprised geneticist and food neuroscientist...

22 June 2026

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Total Energy and Force Methods 2018

16 January 2018 The latest workshop in the “mini” series associated to the “Total Energies and Forces” conference, organised by ICTP in Trieste every two years, was held in Cambridge...

22 June 2026

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Jim Charles, 1926 – 2017

15 November 2017 We are deeply saddened to announce that Dr Jim Charles, Emeritus Reader in Metallurgy, died peacefully in Cambridge on 13 November 2017, aged 91. Jim is remembered...

22 June 2026

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Congratulations to Dr Elliott and Dr Stone

15 June 2017 We are delighted that two of our academics have received promotions, to commence 1st October 2017. Dr James Elliott will become a Professor and Dr Howard Stone will become...

22 June 2026

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Prof Judith Driscoll’s research group receives an unexpected donation!

19 January 2017 We are very grateful to Dr Bill Welland (PhD student 1970-73) for his recent donation to support research within Prof Judith Driscoll’s group. Below, Bill explains what...

22 June 2026

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Welcome to our new University Lecturers (Dr Rachel Evans and Dr Nick Jones)

04 January 2017 Dr Rachel Evans joined us in a new University Lecturer post on 3rd January 2017. She will be making a contribution to teaching immediately as she is...

22 June 2026

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Cambridge Enterprise licenses new thermocouple technology developed by Dr Scervini and Prof Rae

03 November 2016 The licence, agreed with TE Wire & Cable LLC, a leading thermocouple and specialty wire and cable manufacturer based in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, covers a ground-breaking mineral...

22 June 2026

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Proceedings from February’s London and Cambridge meetings on caloric materials are now published

30 August 2016 Neil Mathur, Sohini Kar-Narayan and Xavier Moya organised back-to-back meetings on caloric materials in February 2016, first at the Royal Society; and then in the Moller Centre of Churchill...

22 June 2026

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Sir John Meurig Thomas receives one of the 2016 Royal Medals

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

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Battery paste recycling technology developed at Cambridge is licensed to Aurelius Environmental

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