SAILING SHIPS TELL US MORE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING A new record of global warming pushes our understanding back to the very start of the industrial revolution using old weather reports from sailing ships. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

YORK ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS ATTEND THE 2026 PINZ CDT CONFERENCE Students and academics from the Process Industries: Net Zero Centre (PINZ CDT) for Doctoral Training joined colleagues from Newcastle University for the CDT’s annual conference. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/re...

LAUNCH OF EPSRC CDT IN CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS FOR A HEALTHY PLANET The launch of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT), a jointly delivered CDT by the Universities of Oxford and York, was celebrated recently. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/re...

CHEMISTRY CONTROLS BIOLOGY – TUNING SUPRAMOLECULAR GELS TO DIRECT STEM CELL GROWTH Innovative self-assembling gels that direct and control the growth of human stem cells have been developed, with potential applications in regenerative medicine. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

YORK CHEMIST ELECTED FOREIGN MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Professor Paul Walton has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS). www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

TWO PIONEERING TRAINING PROGRAMMES WILL PROVIDE FULLY-FUNDED PHD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS AT YORK CHEMISTRY www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

ENZYMES ENABLE SELECTIVE PREPARATION OF MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT CHIRAL SULFUR COMPOUND A new method for the preparation of medicinally important chiral sulfur compounds has been developed using a class of enzymes called ‘Unspecific Peroxygenases’. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

YORK CHEMISTRY RESEARCHER SECURES MAJOR FELLOWSHIP AND LEWIS PENNY MEDAL @marcdickinson.bsky.social has received both a NERC Independent Research Fellowship and the Lewis Penny Award for pioneering research for dating teeth in the archaeological record. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

INDOOR AIR TEAM’S RESEARCH RECOGNISED AS OUTSTANDING Scientists at University of York were delighted to be recognised with an “outstanding research paper” award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

2D-IR SPECTROSCOPY AND MACHINE LEARNING REVEAL DYNAMIC PROTEIN STRUCTURES New research demonstrates a top-down approach to solution-phase protein structure determination that combines 2D-IR spectral libraries with machine learning. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

PUTTING ENERGY METABOLISM BACK INTO BACTERIAL SPORE GERMINATION York researchers have changed how we think about spore germination by showing that spores restart energy metabolism early on to power their awakening from dormancy. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

RECOGNITION IN NEW YEAR’S HONOURS FOR PROFESSOR AVTAR MATHARU Professor Avtar Matharu, a leading researcher in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded an MBE for Services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Interfaith and Community Cohesion. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

Researchers use robotics to find potential new antibiotic among hundreds of metal complexes. Dr Angelo Frei and his team have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesising hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

A new spectroscopic approach reveals how key tuberculosis drug acts inside living bacteria New research resolves how the critical tuberculosis drug bedaquiline disrupts bioenergetics to attack the pathogen by using a powerful spectroscopic technique. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

A SPICY TAKE ON INDOOR AIR SCIENCE Cooking curries and other spicy foods can contribute to indoor air pollution and occupant health. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

Lovely to see so many people at the Departmental Christmas party. Thanks to Lucy and James for organising! Bring on the dancing…

NEXT-GENERATION ANTI-ICING FLUIDS FOR AVIATION APPLICATIONS. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

ELECTROSTATIC ION BINDING RESHAPES LIGHT ABSORPTION A sunscreen molecule that encounters metal ions can absorb light in a very different way. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

CELEBRATING YORK CHEMISTRY’S INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY Congratulations to all Chemistry@York individuals and teams highlighted at this year’s University of York Inclusive Impact Awards. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...