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British weather in Brazil...Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy conference
This post is contributed by Joe Donnelly. During September a trio of CSCT students (Myself, Jonathan Wagner and David Miles) attended Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy (ISACS17), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 12 hour flight from Heathrow was a relatively...
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Video: Plastic from waste sugar and carbon dioxide
Watch George Gregory's performance at the finals of The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). George talks about her research into improving plastic waste, with the help of a spoonful of sugar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbw8oZDDPL4 George is currently working on her PhD project on Cyclic carbonates...
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17 things I didn’t know about music festivals: Confessions of a first time camper
This post is contributed by Emma Sackville. Our most recent public engagement experience took us to Green Man music festival to run a stall as part of Einstein’s Garden. Being more of a One Direction fan who loves a cosy...
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Video: Meet the new students - Cohort 2015
During the induction week, our new starters ventured over to the nerve-racking TV studio where they shared with us their motivations of joining the CSCT. (Includes bloopers!)
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We're 6 years old!
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) was first established in 2009. This academic year, we have turned six! We are the only CDT to focus on developing new molecules, materials, processes and systems from the lab right through to industrial application,...
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Euromembrane 2015, Germany
Chris Davey went to the Euromembrane conference in Aachen, Germany to give a talk on sustainable separations for Industrial Biotechnology. Here is Chris' account on his trip: At the beginning of September I attended the conference Euromembrane in Aachen, Germany....
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CO2 Utilisation Faraday Discussion
George Gregory went to the Faraday Discussion - Carbon Dioxide Utilisation in Sheffield to present a poster and won the poster prize. Here is George's account on her trip: A conference with a difference! Held over three days at the...
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Video: CSCT Alumni Interview: Rhodri Jenkins
We interviewed Rhodri Jenkins, a recent graduate of the CSCT. He reflects on his PhD journey and tells us a little bit about his current work. Rhodri will be soon be moving to New Mexico to start a new position as...
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A few words with our graduate, Duygu Celebi
We interviewed Duygu Celebi, who has recently completed her PhD thesis at the CSCT and moved on to become a Senior Formulation Scientist at Unilever in Connecticut, USA. Tell us how you started your journey as a PhD student? I came...
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5th Molecular Materials Meeting, Aquarium and the Universal Studios in Singapore
Joe Thompson and Andrew Rushworth went to Singapore to give talks on CVD growth of Tungsten disulfide-graphene and Tin sulfide-graphene heterostructure respectively. Here is Joe's account on their trip: Andrew and I recently attended the 5th Molecular Materials Meeting hosted by...
