UoM Chemistry

24/11/2021

The Faculty of Science & Engineering and the Students' Union will be hosting a Faculty Forum for all FSE students on Wednesday 1st December, 2021, 13:00-14:30. This will be a chance for you to discuss big topics and influence strategic change across the Faculty. The forum is open to ALL students across the university!

We will be discussing Exam Support, with a particular focus on mitigating circumstances and MyLearningEssentials. Sign up using the link in our bio! ☝🏽

30/04/2021

Jason Micklefield's lab’s latest paper in Nature Catalysis describes integrating engineered enzymes and cells, with metal catalysis in a single process, telescoping more sustainable routes to drugs and other targets.
https://rdcu.be/cjFV4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-021-00603-3

C−H bond functionalization methodologies usually rely on substrate-controlled directing-group chemistries to facilitate regioselective activation. Now, chemobiocatalytic cascades are reported that enable catalyst-controlled regioselective access to aryl nitriles, primary amides and carboxylic acid...

04/03/2021

Joeli Brearley CEO and Founder of ‘Pregnant Then Screwed’ will be delivering her talk ‘The Truth About the Motherhood Penalty and How to Fix it' on Tuesday 9th March 10.30 – 11.30 via zoom.

Joeli has tirelessly campaigned for fairer employment conditions and support for women through and beyond pregnancy. Her charity ‘Pregnant Then Screwed’ offer advice and support to mothers facing discrimination, campaigning against student maternity discrimination and for flexible working. Most recently, PTS took the Government to the high court for discriminating against women in the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

Joeli will talk about the Motherhood penalty and steps to take to fix it and will answer questions from the audience.

Sign up here: http://bit.ly/UoMIWD2021

18/12/2020

Check out our latest blog post from Jess Hingley who has been sharing tips for continuing to look after your wellbeing during the festive season.

Whether you are celebrating Christmas or not, the festive season can sometimes be a challenging time… this year even more so! The pressure of social situations, family obligations, and spending time with people you may not have seen for a long time can have an impact on wellbeing, so here are a fe...

12/11/2020

iGEM is an annual international student competition in Synthetic Biology. This year's Manchester iGEM team, supervised by Prof. Eriko Takano and Prof. Dr. Rainer Breitling, worked hard throughout the summer, in very unusual circumstances. Their project was aimed at producing an eco-friendly sunscreen, derived from hippopotamus sweat, in genetically engineered bacteria. They were probably the first iGEM team to successfully use computational retrosynthesis for their project. As part of the competition, they have prepared a short video describing their work over the summer. Please click the link below to watch their video:
https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/f9624ab1-dbd1-4b6b-89ee-5c499e1ceee4

More information can also be found here: https://2020.igem.org/Team:Manchester

**Title:** HippoSol - The sunscreen for the future **Abstract:** Regular unprotected exposure to the sun can result in multiple skin disorders, including skin cancer. Skin cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer in the UK, yet 60% of cases are preventable. Sunscreens are therefore important t...

26/10/2020

Funded PhD! Incredible project to explore the engineering of synthetic rDNAs working with Prof Patrick Cai. Apply now for an asap start date on a project with global impact: https://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/projects/

08/10/2020

Undergraduate students, do you want to find out more about summer research placements? Read more about Harry's experience in our latest blog:

02/10/2020

We've been chatting with the team from ChemSoc who have shared their reasons for coming to Manchester for their studies. Why not check it out in our latest blog? https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/uomchemistryblog/2020/10/why-manchester/

Find out why the members of the Chemistry Society (ChemSoc) chose Manchester to study Chemistry.

01/10/2020

Find out more about Undergraduate Chemistry programmes in our virtual open day this Saturday 3rd October. Book now for our Chemistry talk with staff and students at 10:30am https://manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-visits/virtual-open-day/

24/09/2020

Are you new to Manchester and want some hints and tips on how to settle in and look after your ? Check out our latest blog post from Student Support Administrator Jess who has been sharing her advice.