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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · 22h

We are delighted to welcome alumni, staff and PhD students to the annual UCL Chemistry Lab Dinner, 21 November 2025 to be held at the Memoir Club (former Ambassadors Hotel). Book here:

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F56 Chemistry Lab Dinner 2025 | UCL Online Store

We are delighted to welcome staff, alumni and students to the Annual Chemistry Lab Dinner. This year we will be offering a set menu, drinks, tea and coffee

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · 12d

The Department Celebration begins! Here's @clairecarmalt.bsky.social ready to welcome all our staff and students to the new academic year!

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Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations to Lana Rawlings from the Palgrave group on winning the @uclchemistry.bsky.social Ramsay Medal for the best graduating PhD student in the department #chemsky

Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · 16d

This afternoon we had the annual @uclchemistry.bsky.social Ramsay Medal symposium during which the winner of the Ramsay Medal for the best graduating PhD student in the department is decided #chemsky

Lauren Cook from the Hele group giving her talk

Jayna Patel from the Carmalt and Parkin groups giving her talk

Lana Rawlings from the Palgrave group giving her talk

Will Wood from the Price group giving his talk

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Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · 16d

This afternoon we had the annual @uclchemistry.bsky.social Ramsay Medal symposium during which the winner of the Ramsay Medal for the best graduating PhD student in the department is decided #chemsky

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Claire Carmalt @clairecarmalt.bsky.social · 16d

Happy first day of the new academic year. Fantastic to welcome all the new undergraduate chemistry students to the department @uclchemistry.bsky.social this morning. Looking forward to meeting all the new postgraduate students later today!

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Claire Carmalt @clairecarmalt.bsky.social · 27d

What a lovely way to spend the evening seeing all our @uclchemistry.bsky.social students graduate. Lots of happy faces, clapping & great views from the Royal Festival Hall. Nearly 20K steps done due to the underground strike but it was worth it 🎓👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

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Michael Booth @drmikebooth.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’ve developed the first-ever method to control nucleic acid activity and gene-expressing synthetic cells with a deeply tissue penetrating alternating magnetic field 🧬 🧪 🧲!!!

Published in *Nature Chemistry*

Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Magnetic activation of spherical nucleic acids enables the remote control of synthetic cells - Nature Chemistry

The programmability of synthetic cells, comprising lipid vesicles that are capable of imitating the structure and function of living cells, facilitates their application as drug delivery devices. Now,...

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Jul 8

For decades, scientists have considered the main type of ice in space to be completely disordered, like liquid water. A new study by Prof Christoph Salzmann, Dr Michael B Davies @uclmaps.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social and colleagues upends that assumption, finding it contains tiny crystals

‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought

“Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL and the University of Cambridge.

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Jemima Burden @jemimaburden.bsky.social · Jun 27

The end of the UCL Technical Showcase, celebrating fab #technicans who create + enable daily! #technicansmakeithappen

@ucllifesciences.bsky.social @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclmedsci.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social

tables and poster boards of two exhibition stands celebrating the use of electron microscopy in research #electronmicroscopy

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · Jun 28

Some shots from #OpenDay two! Featured: @uclchemistry.bsky.social odour #experiment, @statisticsucl.bsky.social taster on #Bayesian #statistics, learning about angular #momentum with UCL Physics & Astronomy, and exploring #maths for #finance with UCL Mathematics 💡

#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to Professor Zoë Waller @drzoewaller.bsky.social and Dr Guanjie He on being honoured by the @rsc.org for work on unusual but important DNA structures and for developing safer, greener batteries @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Jun 25

🎉 Today we reveal the 2025 RSC Prize winners! 🎉

Celebrating excellence across research, diversity, tech roles, apprentices and partnerships. Join us in congratulating the remarkable individuals and teams advancing chemistry for society. buff.ly/K2un4O1 #Chemistry #ChemSky

Congratulations banner from the Royal Society of Chemistry featuring a medallion with symbolic icons representing various scientific elements and achievements, surrounded by a stardust background with the text "#RSCPrizes".

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to Dr Guanjie He who has received the @rsc.org Harrison‑Meldola Memorial Prize!

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

UCL researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Professor Zoë Waller (UCL School of Pharmacy) and Dr Guanjie He (UCL Chemistry) have received prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry for research on DNA structures that could lead to new therapies...

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · Jun 24

Learn all about how exciting an #OpenDay can be with @uclchemistry.bsky.social student Mayukh. Find out more about #lab tours and exploring the #campus. Be sure to wear your comfy shoes, and see you this Fri/Sat! www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#UCLOpenDays

Lighting the Spark at UCL Open Days

Learn all about how exciting an Open Day can be with UCL Chemistry Digital Student Ambassador Mayukh. Find out more about lab tours and exploring the campus - be sure to wear your comfy shoes!

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · Jun 6

A new book on #molecular #dynamics (MD) by Prof Peter Coveney & Dr Shunzhou Wan (both @uclchemistry.bsky.social), which combines new probabilistic interpretation with cutting-edge simulations & highlights the role of MD in drug discovery, materials design & beyond: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Soft Matter Laboratory @softmatterlab.bsky.social · Jun 6

How do startups shape scientific progress? We put this key question to Stefan Howorka @uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk his perspective offers valuable insights. Stay tuned!

youtu.be/tirxhzsDmF0

A Brief Conversation with Stefan Howorka | Startups' Role in Scientific Progress

YouTube video by Soft Matter Laboratory

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · Jun 12

UCL Chemistry Hackathon 2 is running 22nd & 23rd July. How to make Lab Environments FAIR?

See www.inator-project.org/Events/event... for details

Events — Inator

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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · Jun 4

Have you got your ticket for our in-person #Undergraduate #OpenDays on 27 and 28 Jun? Join us to find out everything you need to know about what it's like being a UCL student: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social

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Michael Booth @drmikebooth.bsky.social · Jun 3

Calling all inorganic (bio)chemists - come be my colleague at the fantastic @uclchemistry.bsky.social !!! (Lecturer = Assistant Professor)

London is such an incredible city to work in ❤️

Anyone in the US looking for a new job abroad... 👀

#chemsky 🧪

Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · Jun 3

Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas.

Please share ! Deadline 24-June

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · Jun 3

Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas.

Please share ! Deadline 24-June

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · May 29

How did life on Earth begin? 🌍🧬
New #LMBResearch from Phil Holliger’s group, including James Attwater (now @uclchemistry.bsky.social‬‬ @uclnews.bsky.social) shows how pH-freeze-thaw cycles enables RNA self-replication, overcoming a key evolutionary hurdle.‬
Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Chemists recreate how RNA might have reproduced for first time

Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth – a key process in the origin of life.

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · May 28

Chemists at @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social and @mrclmb.bsky.social have demonstrated for the first time how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth – a key process in the origin of life www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Chemists recreate how RNA might have reproduced for first time

Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth – a key process in the origin of life.

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · May 27

Register your place for our Online Applicant Event to find out more about our MSc Chemical Research, and the kind of cutting-edge research you could be taking part in on this programme. 30th May 2025, 10:30-11:00 (BST)

www.ucl.ac.uk/chemis...

MSc Online Applicant Events

The department will be hosting a series of online applicant events for anyone thinking of taking one of our postgraduate taught programmes.

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · May 16

Register your place for our Online Applicant Event to find out more about our MSc Sustainable Chemistry programme, and hear how to tackle the major global challenges of today and tomorrow. 19th May 2025, 10:00-10:30 (BST)

www.ucl.ac.uk/chemis...

MSc Online Applicant Events

The department will be hosting a series of online applicant events for anyone thinking of taking one of our postgraduate taught programmes.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Chemistry @uclchemistry.bsky.social · May 15

Published today! Molecular Dynamics: Probability & Uncertainty by Peter Coveney & Shunzhou Wan, a new novel exploration of molecular dynamics simulations through the lens of advanced probabilistic methodologies. Order direct from OxUniPress