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Double Success for Chemistry Academics
The Department of Chemistry is celebrating after two of its academics were awarded prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry awards.
Royal Society Award for Professor Saiful Islam
Professor Saiful Islam, from the Department of Chemistry, this week received a Royal Society Award for his research into new materials for the next generation of green energy devices.
Bath Science Café: All things bright and beautiful
The next Science Café on Monday 13 May will explore the science of colour in biology, and a major international research effort to reveal the extent of ingenuity and engineering expertise with which nature has been controlling the flow of colour for millions of years.
RSC Centenary Prize Lecture: Glycosidase inhibitors – Thurs 18
Professor Stephen Withers will present his Prize Lecture – Design and selection of glycosidase inhibitors towards therapies for diabetes and influenza – on Thursday 18 April.
Funding boost to develop new green energy materials
A research consortium led by Professor Saiful Islam (Chemistry) has been awarded £3.2m to work on new sustainable materials for energy storage and conversion.
New technique detecting ‘sugar-coated’ proteins could identify diseases earlier
Biochemists and Chemists have developed a new technique that could be used to detect a range of age-related conditions such as diabetes and dementia.
Revolutionary burns dressing could save young lives
Our chemists have developed a prototype medical dressing that detects the first signs of harmful infections and could potentially save the lives of children with serious burns.

