Congratulations to SCHEMA Co-Investigator Sir Richard Catlow for being awarded the @aaas.org David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy along with Sir Martyn Poliakoff. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4aIzd5P #AAAS2026 #AAASawards #AdvancingScience #Chemistry #Catalysis #SciComm #ScienceNews

"Many Voices, One Science" is the theme for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Global Women’s Breakfast 2026. 🌍 Use the IUPAC GWB event search function to find an event near you: https://iupac.org/gwb/ #IUPACGWB #GlobalWomensBreakfast #WomenInChemistry #WomenInSTEM

🧪 New publication 🚨 "Hydrolytic degradation of amorphous PLA: Effect of mechanical loads" in 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 👉 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111751 🌐 View all SCHEMA publications: bit.ly/4rpg0M2

We’re thrilled to announce Linda Broadbelt, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, as a keynote speaker at our upcoming spring conference in Cambridge. 🔗 Join us: https://lnkd.in/ddMTG5Fm 🌐 More info: https://bit.ly/4to1G8w #Chemistry #Engineering #Conference

🧪 New publication 🚨 "Pressure-sensitive adhesives from polyester pentablock copolymers" by Chang Gao, Kam C. Poon, Charlotte K. Williams in Polymer Chemistry, @rsc.org 👉 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5PY01006C 🌐 View SCHEMA publications: https://bit.ly/4rpg0M2 #Chemistry #PolymerScience

Affiliate and doctoral researcher Katherine Morton presented some of her research at the Swiss Embassy in London late last year. The presentation was delivered for Unione Ticinese and was titled "Sustainable Plastics". 📸 Unione Ticinese London and FDFA/Swiss Embassy London

We’re delighted to welcome Gabriella Pizzuto, Assistant Professor in Robotics & Chemistry Automation and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at @liverpooluni.bsky.social, as speaker at our Spring Conference. 📍 University of Cambridge | 📅 24–25 March 2026 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ZwSb9b

Two doctoral affiliates presented at the recent UK Catalysis Conference: 🧪📈R Thorogood: Linear Free Energy Relationships for Accelerated Ring-opening Polymerisation Catalyst Design 🫧📊K Eisenhardt: Quantifying the Influences of Epoxide Binding in Epoxide/CO2 Ring Opening Copolymerization Catalysis

🎤 Meet Our Speakers | SCHEMA Spring Conference We’re delighted to announce Erwin Reisner, Professor of Energy & Sustainability at @cam.ac.uk, as a speaker at our Spring Conference. 📍 Cambridge | 📅 24–25 March 2026 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ZlEVUJ #Chemistry #MechanicalEngineering #Sustainability

🔬New Publication❗ 📄 Effects of Molecular Weight Distribution on the Thermal–Mechanical Performance and Recycling of CO2-Derived Poly(cyclopentene carbonate) 🌱📗 Macromolecules @acs.org Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #GreenChemistry #Polymers #Research #NewPublication

⏱️ Call for Abstracts 🧪 PhD students, postdocs & ECRs: Submit a poster to our Spring 2026 conference at @cam.ac.uk. 🏆 Two £200 prizes 📅 Deadline: 11 March 2026 🔗 Register and submit abstract: bit.ly/4bwZPaI #Chemistry #GreenChemistry #CallForAbstracts #Academia

SCHEMA Co‑Investigator Prof Graham Hutchings recently appeared on BBC Radio 4 to discuss gold, and more specifically, its usefulness in non-decorative applications. 🎧 Full episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ScientificResearch #Chemistry #Catalysis #ScienceCommunication

#SCHEMAYearInReview: Prof Buchard and Prof Williams co-hosted the RSC Faraday Discussion in Oxford and authored the preface to the themed collection "Polymerisation and depolymerisation chemistry: the second century Faraday Discussion". 👉 News: bit.ly/4bk1twg 📕 Collection: bit.ly/4poJBUw

Happy New Year from SCHEMA 🎆 You can now register for our Spring Conference at @ceb.cam.ac.uk University of Cambridge from 24-25 March 2026 — attendance is free. Tickets for the conference dinner at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social will be released soon. 👉 Register here: forms.office.com/e/31Q72TLAAL

#SCHEMAYearInReview: EDI Lead & Co-Investigator Prof Kylie Vincent and the Biocatalytic Nitro Hydrogenations team were awarded the 2025 @rsc.org Biology Interface Horizon Prize. 🔗 Read an interview with the team here: bit.ly/49cBMuX

#SCHEMAYearInReview: 🍃Spring conference in Bath with industry-focused talks from Dr Adam Jarvis (Unilever) & Dr Stefan Lawrenson (Scott Bader) 🍂 Autumn conference in Oxford featuring keynote by Prof Karen L Wooley (Texas A&M) 💻 Sign up from our Spring 2026 conference: forms.office.com/e/31Q72TLAAL

#SCHEMAYearInReview: In March, Prof Charlotte Williams received the Frontiers Award 2025 from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion. She delivered a lecture titled “Forward and Back Again: Using Catalysis to Make and Recycle Sustainable Polymers.” Read more here: bit.ly/4qosuD3

Season’s greetings from everyone at the SCHEMA Hub. We wish you a very happy holiday period!

Our latest newsletter is live and features news, upcoming events, industry collaboration spotlights, and new opportunities. 👀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: mailchi.mp/106e02acf75d... 📝 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: schemahub.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #SustainableManufacturing #Chemistry #Hiring

🔬New Publication❗ 📄Bio-Based, Degradable, and Tunable Epoxy Thermosets from Homogenized Acids and Epoxidized Linseed Oil or Glycerol Triglycidyl Ether 🌱📗ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering @acs.org Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/acss... #PolymerScience #SustainableMaterials #GreenChemistry

We are hiring a PDRA who will work under Prof MJ Rosseinsky at @liverpooluni.bsky.social supported by the @ukri.org EPSRC-funded SCHEMA Hub. This project is in collaboration with Ceres Power. 🔗 Full details: schemahub.web.ox.ac.uk/opportunities #Hiring #Postdoc #ResearchJobs #STEMCareers #Jobs

📣 New Publication 🧪 📄 H2-Driven Flavin Recycling Supports Biocatalytic Halogenation by Flavin-Dependent Halogenase 🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/cctc... 📲 View SCHEMA research: schemahub.web.ox.ac.uk/publications #Biocatalysis #Flavin #Halogenation #Chemistry @chemistryeurope.bsky.social

📣 New Publication in ACS Macro Letters @acs.org 📄 Block CO2–Polycarbonates: Tunable Chain Extension with Zn(II) Carboxylates 🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/acsm... 📲 View SCHEMA research here: schemahub.web.ox.ac.uk/publications #Research #Innovation #Chemistry #NewPublication

📢 White Paper Launch: Growing the UK’s Bioeconomy 🌱 A new report from BB-REG-NET says bio-based and biodegradable solutions could boost the UK economy by £204bn while advancing net zero. Our Industry & Partnerships Manager Dr Greg Sulley attended the event. 📄 Read more: bbia.org.uk/wp-content/u...

📈 Industry–academia partnerships drive innovation 🌍 Learn more about SCHEMA's collaborative project between @ox.ac.uk and Scott Bader: Renewable Polyesters for Recyclable and Repairable Composite Resins 📲 Read it here: schemahub.ac.uk/spotlights #SustainableMaterials #AdvancedComposites

🏆 PhD researcher and SCHEMA affiliate Freya Butler was recently announced as a regional winner of the IOCD and @rsc.org essay competition on the role of the chemical sciences in sustainability. More here: bit.ly/4pJfN5B #Sustainability #ChemicalSciences #WasteToWealth @rscsustainability.rsc.org

📢👩‍🔬 We’re hiring! Join the growing SCHEMA PDRA network as a 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 at @ox.ac.uk to work under the supervision of Prof Charlotte Williams. 🔗 Find out more: schemahub.ac.uk/opportunities 📅 Closing date: 5/1/2026 #Hiring #Postdoc #Chemistry #Oxford

The @rsc.org AMCG & IPCG, SCHEMA, and iCAST, invite you to our upcoming seminar on sustainable chemical feedstocks. It will focus on three main topics: ⚛️ Small Molecule Feedstocks ♻️ Circular Plastics 🌱 Sustainable Chemicals from Underutilised Biomass Register here: www.rsc.org/events/detai...

🧠 Our partner institution, @liverpooluni.bsky.social, is planning a new £100m AI-driven materials discovery centre. Aim-Hi will accelerate AI in materials chemistry. SCHEMA’s Professor Matt Rosseinsky is quoted in the article. 📲 Read it here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/18/u...

📣 New Publication in JACS @jacs.acspublications.org 📄 Chemical Recycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates: Why Is Zinc(II) Such an Effective Depolymerization Catalyst? 🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs... #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #ChemicalRecycling #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry

Dr Jirui Zhang (SCHEMA PDRA, Cambridge) spent 5 days at the @york.ac.uk Green Chemistry Centre, collaborating with Prof Antoine Buchard and Dr Aniruddha Nag from @buchardgroup.bsky.social to explore bio-derived polymers with targeted properties. Read the interview: schemahub.ac.uk/article/dr-j...

What an event we had at the AI Infused Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium on Tuesday at SCI® Jointly hosted with @schemahub.bsky.social thank you to everyone who attended and to our speakers who delivered their insightful talks.

Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees at yesterday's AI-infused Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium, which we co-hosted with @aichemyhub.bsky.social. The keynote was delivered by Prof Matt Rosseinsky and we had fantastic speakers spanning industry and academia. #AI #Chemistry #Innovation

📈 Industry–academia partnerships drive innovation 🌍 Learn more about SCHEMA's collaborative project between Cardiff University and Topsoe: Valorisation of CO2 through hydrogenation to methanol. 📲 Read it here: schemahub.ac.uk/spotlights #CatalysisResearch #Chemistry #Cardiff #Topsoe #UK

We proudly co-sponsored the recent #OxWiChem Day 2025 at @ox.ac.uk. It brought together the chemistry community for talks and discussions to celebrate the achievements of Oxford's Women in Chemistry. 📲 Read more: schemahub.ac.uk/article/sche... #WomenInScience #WomenInChemistry #STEM #Chemistry

📣 New publication: 📄 (AB)n Star Block Polymers Derived from CO₂: Influence of Architecture and Postpolymerization Modification 📚 Macromolecules @pubs.acs.org 🔗 Read the research article: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #NewPublication #SustainablePolymers #CO2 #AdvancedMaterials #GreenChemistry

🚨🤖 Last day to secure your spot at the AI-Infused Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium, hosted with @aichemyhub.bsky.social. Speakers include: Charlotte Williams, Matt Rosseinsky, Jean-Francois Ayme, Jess Andrews, Camille Petit, Aniket Chitre, Ulrich Hintermair 📲Register here: bit.ly/49ec6Qz

📚 SCHEMA Annual Report 2024–25 🔬 SCHEMA was launched just over a year ago, funded by £11 million from the @ukri.org EPSRC and leveraging a further £22 million from partners. We’re delighted to look back and share highlights from our first year. View the report here: schemahub.ac.uk/annual-report

📣 SCHEMA is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming Oxford Women in Chemistry #OxWiChem Day 2025 🎉 Keynote speakers: Alice Thorneywork, Angela Russell, Meera Mehta, Sarah Cleary #Chemistry #WomenInScience #AcademicEvents #STEMinspiration #WomenInSTEM @rsc.org @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

Don't forget to register for the 3rd Annual Chemical Feedstocks for Sustainable Industry 2025 to be held on 5 December. It will focus on 3 main topics: ⚛️ Small Molecule Feedstocks ♻️ Circular Plastics 🌱 Sustainable Chemicals from Underutilised Biomass 👉 Register here: www.rsc.org/events/detai...

Our first Industry Collaboration Spotlight is live! 🎉 Read more about SCHEMA's collaborative R&D project between the @uniofbath.bsky.social and @naturbeads.bsky.social. 👉 Read it here: schemahub.ac.uk/spotlights

🔬SCHEMA Director Prof Charlotte Williams led the Future of Plastics programme at @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. 🎉Celebrating its 20th anniversary of impact, she discusses how her team’s research is shaping international policy to cut plastic waste and carbon. 🎥Watch here: bit.ly/4huDJqA

Join Alchemy and SCHEMA for a one-day symposium exploring how Al and digitalisation are transforming chemistry and sustainable manufacturing. This is a unique chance to connect with national leaders in Al and sustainable manufacturing. Register now! 🔗 www.soci.org/events/hq-ev...

Our network of Research Associates has grown rapidly since our launch. We have also welcomed a number of affiliate doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who attend our events and engage with our academics. We were lucky enough to get some of our PDRAs together for a photo at our Autumn Conference!

🔬 SCHEMA Publication Alert❗ 📄 General, Quantified Structure-Performance Correlations for Synergistic Heteronuclear Electro-, Polymerization, and Asymmetric Catalysts 🧪📚 ACS Catalysis @acs.org 📲 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1021/acsc... #SCHEMA #NewPublication #Catalysis #MaterialsChemistry

The Chancellor of @ox.ac.uk, Lord Hague, visited our Polymer Characterisation Labs in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Building recently. Lord Hague was shown around by Dr Greg Sulley, our Industry and Partnerships Manager, and SCHEMA affiliate Freya Butler. 📲 Read more here: bit.ly/4nx1twl

Our Digital & Information Technologies Lead Prof Antoine Buchard and Director Prof Charlotte Williams co-hosted the recent RSC Faraday Discussion titled “Polymerisation and depolymerisation chemistry: the second century Faraday Discussion” in Oxford. 👉 Read the full story here: bit.ly/42VPZKq

We hosted a 'Developing Sustainable Leaders' session at our Autumn conference for early career researchers: 🧠 Intellectual Property training by OUI 🌈 EDI workshop by MPLS EDI 💡 Entrepreneurship panel moderated by Dr Norman Keane ft HydRegen, Naturbeads, OXGRIN and Scindo Thank you to our speakers!

Thank you to all of the speakers and session chairs at our Autumn conference! The event brought together over 100 researchers, industry leaders, and early career scientists. Read more about our conference here: bit.ly/4pANR4q

Congratulations to Dr Jon Husband from @uniofbath.bsky.social and Dr Ella Clark from @ox.ac.uk for winning the poster prizes at our Autumn conference! They received their certificates from Prof Kylie Vincent and prizes were kindly sponsored by @greenchemistry.rsc.org and @rscsustainability.rsc.org 🏆