Research by Professor Polly Arnold is featured on the cover of the most recent issue of Chemical Science, and has also been chosen as the pick of the week by the journal.

Tests on patients with suspected infections found the approach could detect bacteria deep inside the lung where other technologies fail to reach. Experts say the technology will enable bedside decision making in critically ill patients, helping to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics. It could also help doctors to better monitor patients’ illness, so that treatment can be stopped once infection has cleared, or if alternative therapies are needed.

Prof. Eleanor Campbell has been elected to the Academia Europaea, the European Union’s Academy of Humanities and Science.

A group from the SoC together with colleagues from St Andrews, Glasgow and Strathclyde universities visited Singapore to exchange ideas and build new partnerships.

Building on the outstanding successes of our previous tenure-track Chancellor’s Fellowship programmes and our world class research performance, the College of Science & Engineering is investing in a further cohort of 10 next generation research innovation leaders of the highest quality with a particular focus on:

Research by the Michel group and Interactive Scientific Limited has created new virtual reality software that could enhance drug design.

The technique uses molecular simulation software developed by the Michel group, in conjunction with visualisation using Interactive Scientific Limited's Nano Simbox. Combining the two pieces of software allows researchers to better visualise and understand the complex structures of proteins. This, in turn, could lead to a reduction in the time and money required to bring a new drug to market.

Congratulations to Giulia Novelli, a 1st year PhD student in the Parsons group, who has been awarded a poster prize in the IUCr Journals Applied Crystallography category at the European Crystallographic Meeting in Oviedo last week for her poster "Carbon Molecules in Space: a Thermal Equation of State Study of Solid Hexamethylenetetramine."

Professor Polly Arnold has been awarded the Todd-Krebs Lectureship by the German Chemical Society.

As part of the award Professor Arnold will deliver talks at three different instituions in Germany.

The School of Chemistry has had two applications to the RSC Inclusion and Diversity Fund approved.

Congratulations to Dr Andrew Lawrence and Dr Stephen Thomas, who have both received the Young Investigator Distinction award by the RSC and BMOS (Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis).

The award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of these young investigators in advancing the chemical science and making a positive impact in their organizations, communities and society with independence and research originality/impact.