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Read more at: Speeding up mental illness diagnoses

Speeding up mental illness diagnoses

New research suggests a simple urine test could help spot conditions including bipolar disorder, ADHD and anorexia much sooner, easing pressure on health services where diagnoses can currently take months – even years.

Read more at: AI meets chemical engineering
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AI meets chemical engineering

Prof Alexei Lapkin co-leads £800k project to develop new AI methods to accelerate drug development.

Read more at: Marek appointed IPCC Lead Author for 2027 methodology report
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Marek appointed IPCC Lead Author for 2027 methodology report

Dr Ewa Marek will help shape global guidance on measuring carbon removal and capture technologies through a major Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report – with her work feeding directly into research and teaching on decarbonisation.

Read more at: Sensor CDT set for next chapter
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Sensor CDT set for next chapter

Co-director Prof Lorenzo Di Michele moves into director role as Prof Clemens Kaminski steps back after 12 years at the helm.

Read more at: Semper Sanare, Nil Nocere wins the 2026 Davidson Inventors Challenge
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Semper Sanare, Nil Nocere wins the 2026 Davidson Inventors Challenge

Year 11 team from Cheltenham sees off three other exceptional teams at the first-ever in-person DIC final

Read more at: Department set to light up curiosity at CamFest

Department set to light up curiosity at CamFest

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) is set to spark another wave of curious young minds at this year's Cambridge Festival, with 11 hands-on activities.

Read more at: CEB PhD student wins international competition
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CEB PhD student wins international competition

Dina Haddad wins chemistry category of world-famous 'Dance your PhD' competition, an annual contest run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publishers of Science, challenges researchers to explain their work through dance.

Read more at: Review explores how psychiatry could move towards biological diagnosis

Review explores how psychiatry could move towards biological diagnosis

A diagnostic review from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) explores how psychiatry could move towards more biologically grounded diagnosis, bringing it closer in line with other areas of medicine.

Read more at: Prof Róisín Owens appointed to top Irish science forum
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Prof Róisín Owens appointed to top Irish science forum

Bioelectronics professor joins new National Science Advice Forum advising the Irish Government on scientific evidence in policymaking

Read more at: An iDMT story: Former lead scientist talks iDMT and CEB

An iDMT story: Former lead scientist talks iDMT and CEB

Former lead scientist and CEB researcher Dr Jiyizhe Zhang explains why the Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies (iDMT) is exactly what the department needs, as iDMT finds a home within CEB.

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