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Meet the Department 23rd December 2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Department of Chemistry. Find out more from our colleagues in Mass Spec who have created a Chemistree to make the festive period.

Work Placement Diary: Ben Asher – Post 4

Student experience 16th December 2019

Ben is now in his fourth month of his placement at Scapa and has shared an update as he prepares for Christmas and upcoming January examinations.

International Student Profile: Dukula De Alwis Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka

International student profiles 7th December 2019

Dukula De Alwis Jayasinghe, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a second year MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience student.

Work Placement Diary: Charlotte Wormser – post 2

Chemistry in the real world 3rd December 2019

Charlotte is a third year student currently on a year in industry at Henkel in Germany. Three months into her placement, she discusses with us how she has been getting on and the differences between university life and working.

Work Placement Diary: Camery Ma Yii Earn – Post 3

Student experience 29th November 2019

Camery has just completed her first three months on her industrial placement. Here she discusses how her project is coming along and the things she is looking forward to.

Meet the Department 26th November 2019

Meet academic staff member Dr Nick Weise

International Student Profile: Tsz Ming Cheung – Hong Kong, China

International student profiles 20th November 2019

Tsz Ming Cheung is a second year student studying MChem (Hons) Chemistry. He is originally from Hong Kong, China.

Chemistry in the real world 15th November 2019

Meet Dr Katayune (Kat) Presland, who is originally from Bradford. Kat studied MChem (Hons) Chemistry with study in North America (now MChem (Hons) Chemistry with International Study), spending her 3rd year at The University of Toronto. She then went on to study a PhD in Nanochemistry with Prof. Paul O’Brien.