Chemistry
BREAKING NEWS: Robots and dinosaurs let loose in Trafford Centre
For the fourth year running, The University of Manchester (and a couple of robots) descended on the Trafford Centre to get kids talking about science and engineering at ScienceX.
The very rocky horror show
When an event is known as the ‘Great Dying’, you know it’s fairly serious – as in, the end of almost all life on Earth serious. That was the extent of the damage wrought by the End-Permian Extinction, which wiped out 70 per cent of species on land and up to 96 per cent of […]
Unlocking the mysteries of our great scientific discoveries
Science has the power to unravel so many of the world’s mysteries – and yet it can still leave us scratching our heads. Luckily, our resident chemists are determined to demystify the subject for us. CAMERA (Chemistry At Manchester Explains Research Advances) is a new series of films from the School of Chemistry that aims […]
Manchester researchers open a new chapter in the story of crystals
Everyone is familiar with crystals; diamonds and sapphires are obvious choices but you can also add to that list snowflakes, sugar and salt. We probably all remember attempting to grow sugar and salt crystals at school by dissolving as much sugar or salt as possible into hot water, allowing the solution to cool slowly and […]
Prof Paul O’Brien: A tale of two continents
Over the past two decades, Professor Paul O’Brien’s work has helped change the lives of many of South Africa’s young scientists. Here, Professor O’Brien and one of his first protégés look back upon the impact he has made. On a damp afternoon in March, Professor Paul O’Brien visited Buckingham Palace to collect his CBE for […]