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Read more at: Fiona Macleod returns to discuss safety and storytelling
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Fiona Macleod returns to discuss safety and storytelling

Alum Fiona Macleod shares lessons from a career in high-risk industries, highlighting the power of communication and the role of engineers in preventing disaster.

Read more at: LiFETIME project wins Clare Hall entrepreneurship prize
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LiFETIME project wins Clare Hall entrepreneurship prize

A student-led spinout rethinking lithium-ion battery testing has won the inaugural Clare Hall Entrepreneurship Prize, recognising its potential for low-cost, open-source diagnostics.

Read more at: Nanodomains hold key to next-generation solar cells
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Nanodomains hold key to next-generation solar cells

Research published in Nature Nanotechnology from CEB's StranksLab reveals insights into the tiny structures that could take solar energy to the next level.

Read more at: Major role for Cambridge researchers in global initiative to fight infectious diseases
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Major role for Cambridge researchers in global initiative to fight infectious diseases

Dr Jenny Molloy co-leads Wellcome Trust-funded international effort to scale-up low-cost sequencing of disease-causing pathogens.

Read more at: Top prize for lung cancer research
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Top prize for lung cancer research

Danckwerts–Pergamon prize awarded to student developing urine test for early detection into lung cancer.

Read more at: Why AI can’t write risk assessments (and why humans still matter) 
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Why AI can’t write risk assessments (and why humans still matter) 

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Read more at: New study rethinks cost of renewables in green ammonia production
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New study rethinks cost of renewables in green ammonia production

Researchers in the Catalysis and Process Integration Group have developed a new approach to designing cost-effective green ammonia systems using renewable energy.

Read more at: Researcher spotlight: Dr Collin Smith
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Researcher spotlight: Dr Collin Smith

Junior Research Fellow Dr Collin Smith discusses his deep commitment to sustainability into his work in chemical engineering. Focused on decarbonisation and the net zero challenge, he is dedicated to reshaping the industry for a greener future.

Read more at: The Cambridge Festival 2025
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The Cambridge Festival 2025

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) welcomed a record-breaking 917 visitors for this year’s Cambridge Festival, the highest-ever turnout for the department.

Read more at: H2O Visionaries take top prize at the Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025
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H2O Visionaries take top prize at the Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025

A team of Year 12 students from Sutton Grammar School has been crowned the winner of the Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025 for their project tackling contaminated fresh water sources.

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