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Two research teams at The University of Manchester have won a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize.The Enzyme Discovery team won the Chemistry Biology Interface Horizon Prize: Rita and John Cornforth Award, while the Molecular Ratcheteers team won the Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize: Perkin Prize in Physical Organic Chemistry. Th...
Griffith University has announced Professor Carolyn Evans is extending her tenure as Vice Chancellor and President for a further five years. Professor Evans, who assumed the role in February 2019, agreed to continue in the position until 2029. Griffith Chancellor The Hon Andrew Fraser said the University Council is excited by the reappointment particularly as […]
At a visit yesterday (Thursday 3 November) the new Business Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced a £95m investment to the Henry Royce Institute (‘Royce’) headquartered at The University of Manchester. The funding will enable new advanced materials research and development, critical to sectors including health and energy.Awarded via the En...
Writing in Nature Communications, a team led by Dr Marcelo Lozada-Hidalgo based at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) used graphene as an electrode to measure both the electrical force applied on water molecules and the rate at which these break in response to such force. The researchers found that water breaks exponentially faster in respons...
Pioneering scientists and engineers from The University of Manchester are looking to build a future in space through innovation in advanced materials and autonomous systems - including revolutionary concepts in space habitats and the trustworthy robots to help build them.In the UK, the space sector is worth over £16.4 billion per year and emplo...