New Molecular Sciences building The University of Birmingham is investing in a new Molecular Sciences building
27 November 2019 Cutting nanoparticles down to size – new study A new technique in chemistry could pave the way for producing uniform nanoparticles for use in drug delivery systems.
23 October 2019 UK and China scientists developing new drugs to fight tuberculosis UK and China scientists developing new drugs to fight tuberculosis
15 October 2019 The Nobel Prize-winning chemistry in your pocket The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for lithium-ion batteries. Professor Peter Slater, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Birmingham, explains the chemistry inside the batteries.
25 September 2019 New round of Future Leaders Fellowships announced Two University of Birmingham researchers have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships as part of a new £78 million investment announced today by UK Research and Innovation.
13 September 2019 University of Birmingham announced as finalist in Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition 2019 A group of scientists at the University of Birmingham have been shortlisted by the Royal Society of Chemistry for this year's Emerging Technologies Competition.
10 September 2019 Our dear friend, Roy Johnston Our dear friend and colleague, Professor Roy Johnston, 58, has passed away after a long illness.
06 September 2019 Making sustainable polymers from fragrant molecules A way of making organic polymers from the fragrant molecules in conifers and fruit trees has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
28 August 2019 New antimicrobial coating could be key in fight against hospital-acquired infections Scientists at the University of Birmingham have created an antimicrobial coating for steel surfaces which has proven to rapidly kill bacteria that cause some of the most common hospital-acquired infections.
22 August 2019 Professor Roy Johnston Professor Roy Johnston sadly passed away on Friday 16 August 2019.
12 August 2019 Internationally renowned researcher named Chair in Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins Professor Dirk-Peter Herten's interdisciplinary research spans from microscopy techniques over switchable fluorescent probes to biological applications.
01 August 2019 Hidden chemistry in flowers shown to kill cancer cells Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown that it's possible to produce a compound with anti-cancer properties directly from feverfew – a common flowering garden plant.