#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 🏆

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the SCHEMA Autumn Conference at @ox.ac.uk. We’re grateful to our presenters and to all attendees for contributing to the discussions. Keep an eye on our social channels over the coming week for highlights from the conference!

🔬 Publication Alert ❗ 📄 Synthesis and depolymerization studies of biohybrid polycarbonates derived from terpenes 🧪📚 Polymer Chemistry Authors: Thirusangumurugan Senthamarai, Enrico Lanaro, Jack Tinker, Antoine Buchard, Arjan W. Kleij 📲 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

🧪 Meet our Postdocs 🤝 Dr Guofan Xu is based at @uniofbath.bsky.social and is working on the fabrication of biodegradable microcapsules based on cellulose nanofibrils as part of Prof Davide Mattia's group. 🔗 Read more about our Research Associates and their work: bit.ly/3VsTLqz #SCHEMA #Postdoc

🔬 #NewPublication ❗ 📄 Controlled Catalysis Delivering High Molecular Weight Polyesters as Recyclable Alternatives to Polystyrenes 🧪📚 Angewandte Chemie Authors: Nora Jannsen, Kam Poon, Alexander, Craze, Bonny Gao, Charlotte Williams #SustainableMaterials #Polyesters #Catalysis #SCHEMA

Each year @royalsociety.org recognises exceptional research. Congratulations to SCHEMA Renewable Chemicals & Power Lead Prof Matthew Rosseinsky OBE FRS who has received the Royal Medal for Physical Sciences and Prof Andy Cooper FRS who has received the Davy Medal! 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/3UUEy1k

📣 Register today: AI-Infused Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium 📣 📅 Tuesday, 11 November 2025 📍 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), London. 🎙️ Confirmed speakers: Prof Matt Rosseinsky, Prof Andy Cooper, Dr Ulrich Hintermair, Prof Camille Petit, Dr Aniket Chitre www.soci.org/events/hq-ev...

#MeetOurPostDocs: Dr Alexander Craze is based at @ox.ac.uk, having recently completed his DPhil under the supervision of SCHEMA Director, Prof Charlotte Williams. 🔗 Read more about our Research Associates and their work: schemahub.ac.uk/research-staff #SCHEMA #SustainableMaterials #GreenChemistry

Congratulations to Prof Graham Hutchings and the SCHEMA team!

Hi #Chemsky! We are delighted to sponsor the #SCHEMA Autumn Conference at @ox.ac.uk alongside @rscsustainability.rsc.org 💚 🔗 Visit the conference page: bit.ly/4mgCrRc @rsc.org

🔬 Publication Alert ❗ 📄 Heterodinuclear Co(III)Na(I) Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Propene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide 🧪📚 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 @acs.org Authors: Frederica (Freya) Butler, Francesca Fiorentini, Katharina Eisenhardt, Charlotte Williams #SCHEMA #NewPublication

📢🧪 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏: 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 🔬 Our Autumn conference poster session is still open for abstract submissions - this is your chance to showcase what you’re working on. 📅 Deadline: 15 August 2025 ✅ Notice of Acceptance: 25 August 2025 🔗📲 Submit your abstract here: bit.ly/45OUAQw

🔬Publication Alert ❗ 📄 Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Accelerate Polymerization Catalysis: A Toolkit for Miniaturized and Automated Kinetics Measurements 🧪📚 ACS Catalysis @acs.org Authors: Thom McGuire, David Ning, Charlotte Williams 📲 View all SCHEMA publications on our website.

Prof Matt Rosseinsky OBE FRS, SCHEMA Renewable Chemicals & Power Lead, recently visited the Houses of Parliament to show how researchers are using AI to transform science. He will also be speaking at our AI-Infused Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium. 📰Article: bit.ly/41wFfS1 📲Event: bit.ly/45880XI

Join @aichemyhub.bsky.social and SCHEMA to explore the integration of new AI methods and digitalisation strategies with the design and manufacturing of sustainable chemicals and materials. 📲 Register now: bit.ly/4m1w3xq #Chemistry #AI #SustainableManufacturing #MachineLearning #AcademicConferences

📣🧪 Registrations are now open for the #SCHEMA Autumn Conference at @ox.ac.uk. We are inviting poster submissions and there are two £200 prizes on offer, proudly sponsored by RSC Sustainability and @greenchemistry.rsc.org. 🔗 Visit out conference page: bit.ly/4mgCrRc #callforabstracts #postdoc

Join us in person & online for a presentation by Simon R. Bare, Distinguished Staff Scientist at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 29 September 2025 at Research Complex at Harwell. Register free at tinyurl.com/SBareSSRL #catalysis #chemistry #ChemSky