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Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas ScD FRS FREng FRSE - 1932-2020

16 November 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas passed away on Friday 13th November 2020.

Sir John was a distinguished chemist, renowned for his work in the science of catalysts and solid state chemistry. As well as serving as Master of Peterhouse...

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Postgraduate Open Day November 2020

16 October 2020

The virtual Postgraduate Open Day 2020 will take place at the beginning of November. This event is open to all those seeking to apply for postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge and will run from 2-15 November.  It will include all the best parts of the usual in-person Open Days, with...

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Using computational materials science and tribology to understand bearing steels

09 October 2020

Dr. Enrique Galindo-Nava, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, has been interviewed for a feature article in the magazine "Tribology & Lubrication Technology” - published by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, one of the most important organisations concerning...

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100 years of the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

05 October 2020

Today marks the beginning of the centenary year of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge.

The history of the Department can be traced back to the generous donation of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths that resulted in the opening of a...

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Virtual Physics at Work exhibition

15 September 2020

The Cavendish Laboratory's annual Physics at Work event, aiming to show the variety of careers available to those who study physics, opened online yesterday.

Watch our Materials Science demonstration and find out more about the science behind it via the Physics at Work website.  There...

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New Head of Department announced

03 August 2020

We are delighted to announce that from October 1st 2020 the next Head of Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy will be a joint appointment between Professors Ruth Cameron, James Elliott and Jason Robinson. 

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We are open for research!

31 July 2020

We are pleased to announce we are open for research!

The Department of Materials Science team has been working incredibly hard for many weeks to make the Department a Covid-safe workplace so that researchers can return to their laboratories from today.  The Department's standard operating...

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Dr Tom Bennett receives Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize

16 July 2020

Dr Thomas Bennett has won the 2020 Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry, for contributions to the non-crystalline metal–organic framework domain, including synthesis and characterization of the first liquid and glass MOF states.  Congratulations Tom!

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New University of Cambridge Virtual tour!

29 June 2020

Find out about studying Materials Science using the University of Cambridge's Virtual Tour, launched during Open Days week.   

Materials Science - part of Natural Sciences (Physical Sciences) - for prospective undergraduate students: ...

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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.

 

 
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