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New research challenges ideas on the origin of polarization in perovskite ferroelectrics
13 March 2024

Ferroelectric materials are ubiquitous materials found in applications, ranging from actuators, to capacitors.

Dr Richard Whiteley demonstrates the new Nano-inXider Queen Mary scientists welcome new equipment in a major boost for materials analysis at the university
11 March 2024

The Faculty of Science at Queen Mary University has acquired a new system allowing us to characterise advanced materials to a new level of detail. 

Queen Mary students win Undergraduate of the Year awards Queen Mary students win Undergraduate of the Year awards
5 May 2023

Queen Mary’s Leila Pooriakia and Monzur Chowdhury pipped out thousands of students to be named as undergraduates of the year in the nation-wide TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards.

 

Notpla awarded one of the Earthshot prizes 2022
5 December 2022

This weekend Notpla was awarded one of the Earthshot prizes 2022 in Boston.

J. Heyrovsky Medal for Achievements in Chemical Sciences Prof. Tony Vlcek has been awarded the "J. Heyrovsky Medal for Achievements in Chemical Sciences"
16 September 2022

Prof. Tony Vlcek has been awarded the "J. Heyrovsky Medal for Achievements in Chemical Sciences" by the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Exactmer and Queen Mary awarded Knowledge Transfer Partnership from Innovate UK
2 August 2022

The partnership will address barriers to the commercialisation of exact Polyethylene Glycol polymers (PEGs)

Alena Vdovchenko nominated for the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
21 March 2022

Alena Vdovchenko nominated for the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

British Science Week - Chemistry, Passion and Gender
15 March 2022

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is celebrating British Science Week (11-20th March). British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, with the theme this year being 'Growth'. To celebrate her growth as a scientist, BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry student Afra Nower decided to write about her journey to study Chemistry and the barriers she faced as a woman. 

Dr Lesley Howell and the QMUL team are the winners of the LearnSci Teaching Innovation Awards.
7 February 2022

Dr. Lesley Howell and the team from QMUL have won the LearnSci Teaching Innovation Award for their use of mixed reality technology in undergraduate labs.

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