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Meet Cohort 2018
In October 2018, 16 new students joined our EPSRC CDT in Sustainable Chemical Technologies. The following post was designed by Matthew Cowley and Calum Hand to introduce the new cohort. Read more about them on our website.
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Changing Water
Caitlin is a third year PhD student working with Dr Jannis Wenk on photocatalysis for wastewater treatment to remove emerging contaminants. In the last week of May, I travelled to China for the International Water Association (IWA) 15th Leading Edge...
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IOM3 Self-Healing Elastomers Conference
Jamie is a first year PhD student working with Professor Matthew Davidson and ARTIS on the application of self-healing for rubber seals in the oil and gas industry. What: IOM3 Self-Healing Elastomers Conference Where: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London...
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10 ways we made the most of a conference in China
The following blog is written by Maria Weber and Carlos Lopez. Maria is a final year PhD student in Professor Tony James' group working on diagnostic tools for early cancer detection. Carlos is also a final year PhD student working...
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The CSCT PhD Himalayman - A Newton-Bhabha Placement (Part 1)
Touchdown at IIT Mandi As part of my PhD at the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies at the University of Bath, I have been fortunate enough to secure three months of research funding through the Newton-Bhabha fund to visit the...
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The perks of attending small conferences
Sure, a conference on the other side of the world with thousands of participants from academia and industry sounds impressive. However, do not underestimate the perks of smaller conferences! In July 2018, I had the opportunity to attend the BBSRC...
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What I learned about organoids from two recent conferences
The aim of my PhD is to design a bioreactor to produce miniature tumours (organoids) in large scales for drug testing. Organoids are better than the more conventional 2D models for testing drugs because they closely mimic the 3D structure...
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Alumni Reflections
More than 50 students have now graduated from the CSCT. Spread across the globe, these graduates continue to benefit from our vast and varied network long after they leave. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Centre, we asked our alumni...
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High Performance Computing Symposium 2018
Computational simulations are becoming ever more integral to scientific research. Thanks to advances in computer hardware and modelling techniques, computational chemists are now able to accurately predict properties of materials before they are synthesised, explain what is going on at...
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11 Networking Tips from a Young Water Professional
I have heard the advice “You have to build a network to progress in your career” a countless number of times, but how do you network? Back in April, I attended the IWA Young Water Professional (YWP) UK Conference at...
