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In Person SEES Seminar --- Dr Robert Johannes Giebel, Researcher, Berlin Institute of Technology
A short story of carbonatites: Processes involved in magma ascent and related effects on mineralization
Carbonatites are relatively rare magmatic rocks originating from the Earth's mantle, defined by a modal content of 50 vol.% carbonates.Despite their...
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Special lecture to mark the opening of the Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology
Professor Sir Peter Bruce (University of Oxford)
Please note the change of venue for this event to Lecture Theatre 3 in The Gateway. To mark the opening of the Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology,...
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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Professor Primal de Lanerolle
Colloquium of the School of Physics and Astronomy
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Green and sustainable chemistry bootcamp with John Warner
Cefic, the European Chemistry Industry Council, and the University of St Andrews will collaborate to organise another edition of the 'Green and...
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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Professor Phillip Mannheim
Colloquium of the School of Physics and Astronomy
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Special Seminar: Dr Alex Ganin (University of Glasgow)
Application of metallic 2D chalcogenides in energy conversion and storage applications
Application of metallic 2D chalcogenides in energy conversion and storage applications Abstract: What if we could catalyse game-changing advances in renewable...
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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Professor Monika Lendl
Colloquium of the School of Physics and Astronomy
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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Professor Päivi Törmä
Colloquium of the School of Physics and Astronomy
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Lights and Lazers: Equate and Opening up Photonics
A speaker and networking event on biophotonics.
This event is open to all women & non-binary students in STEM subjects at Scottish Universities and Colleges. Equate is delighted to be partnering with...
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Inaugural Lecture -- Peter Wahl
Delving into the Foundations of Future Technologies, One Atom at a Time
The success of today's technology is a result of in-depth materials research. It involves manipulating materials at incredibly tiny scales, just a few...
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SEES Seminar: The return to the Moon --- with robots and humans, Prof. Gordon Osinski
We are pleased to be welcoming Prof. Osinski from the University of Western Ontario to our School. He has been hand-picked by NASA to train the next corps of...
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International Symposium: Ceramic Materials and Carbon-Neutral Energy Research Including Hydrogen.
International Symposium: Ceramic Materials and Carbon-Neutral Energy Research Including Hydrogen. Speakers: Mihails Kusnezoff (Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Anna Köhler
Title and Abstract --- TBC For details regarding the speaker and their research please see their website.
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Robert Mokaya (University of Nottingham)
Porous carbons as sustainable energy materials
This event is open to academic staff, final year undergraduate project students, MSc students, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. The talk, titled...
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Adam Amara
Presented by Professor Adam Amara of the University of Surrey and hosted by Vivienne Wild and Rita Tojeiro.
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Themistoklis Prodromakis
Presented by Professor Themistoklis Prodromakis of the University of Edinburgh, hosted by Peter Wahl.
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Dr Anna McLeod
Presentation by Dr Anna McLeod of the Durham University on 'The interdependence between stellar feedback and environment'. Hosted by Claudia...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Daniel T. Gryko
1,4-Dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole and Dipyrrolonaphthyridinedione -- Novel Building Blocks for Optoelectronics
Recently we have discovered and optimized the first practical synthesis of non-fused pyrrole[3,2-b]pyrroles via domino reaction of aldehydes, primary amines,...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Anna Slater (University of Liverpool)
Developing tools for supramolecular materials discovery
Molecular materials and supramolecular systems have great potential in multiple applications, but their synthesis and scale-up is still challenging. When...
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Dr Sara Shinton
Presentation by Dr Sara Shinton of the University of Edinburgh, hosted by Janet Lovett and Vivienne Wild.
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Open Night at the University Observatory
Astronomy, telescopes, and art -- visit the University Observatory for the annual Open Night.
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Abbie McLaughlin
Title and Abstract --- TBC For details regarding the speaker and their research please see their website.
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Abbie McLaughlin (University of Aberdeen)
Investigation of Ionic Conductivity and Exotic Electronic Properties in Transition Metal Oxides
Solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and proton ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) offer a viable option to produce clean energy from sustainable resources, with low emission...
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Alexander Lvovsky
Presentation by Professor Alexander Lvovsky of the University of Oxford on 'Optics and neural networks: a natural symbiosis'. Hosted by Ifor...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Kirsten Zeitler
Photoredox Catalytic Strategies for the Activation of Strong Bonds
Over the past decade, photocatalysis has become a powerful synthetic tool, offering novel reaction pathways that were previously inaccessible by other methods....
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Alexander Tartakovskii
Presentation by Professor Alexander Tartakovskii of the University of Sheffield, hosted by Hamid Ohadi.
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Robert Weatherup (University of Oxford)
Revealing Reactions at Electrochemical and Catalytic Interfaces with Operando X-ray Spectroscopy
The performance of materials for energy storage and conversion depends critically on reactions taking place at the interfaces between these materials and their...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Alison Hill
Unique data sets for robust and authentic online open book assessments
Online assessments where there is a clear 'correct' answer are susceptible to students working together, sharing (or even selling) answers. The...
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School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Daniella Goldfarb
Presentation by Professor Daniella Goldfarb of the Weizmann institute of Science, hosted by Janet Lovett.
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Stellios Arseniyadis
Title and Abstract TBC
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Larissa von Krbek
Stimuli responsiveness in molecules, cages, and dynamic libraries
Photoswitchable molecules can reversibly interconvert between two different isomers. With new applications for photoswitches constantly emerging, the necessity...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Evgeny Pidko
Death and Life of Homogeneous Carbonyl Reduction Catalysts: Navigating the Maze of Deactivation Chemistry for Sustained Performance
Catalytic reduction of carbonyl moieties in ketones and esters is fundamental to the production of high-value fine chemicals. Although traditional precious...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Jonathan R Nitschke
Molecules in Metal Boxes
Simple organic subcomponents can come together around metal-ion templates to produce intricate hollow capsules, which can bind guest molecules selectively. This...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Roly Armstrong
Twists and Turns in Stereoselective Amide Synthesis
Fuelled by an increasing requirement within the pharmaceutical industry for 3D building blocks, there is significant demand for new synthetic methods targeting...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Josh Makepeace (University of Birmingham)
Chemical and Electrochemical Energy Storage Facilitated by Lithium Imide
This event is open to final year undergraduate project students, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and academic staff. Effective energy storage is one of...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Mike Watkinson
Targeted small molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of mobile zinc
Zinc mis-regulation is associated with a wide range of disease states and there is an ongoing need to study the behaviour of 'mobile' or...
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VMSG 60th Anniversary Seminar
Climate and societal impact of large volcanic eruptions - Proffesor Siwan Davies, Swansea University
The Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) is planning a number of seminars across the UK to mark its 60th Anniversary. The School of Earth and...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Xenia Beyrich-Graf
Innovation drives Transformation: The Role of R&D in BASF's Sustainability Transformation
Around 111,500 employees contribute to the BASF Group's success worldwide. Our business is divided into the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions,...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Dr Alessia Portiere (ELDICO Scientific AG)
Electron Diffraction -- an innovative and advantageous tool for structure determination of nanocrystalline materials
Abstract: MicroED (microcrystal electron diffraction) is emerging as a powerful technique for the structural elucidation of challenging compounds as it bypasses...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor M. Kevin Brown
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St Andrews Climate Week
The inaugural University of St Andrews Climate Week will run from 27-30 May 2024, with a series of events designed to highlight climate-themed research and...
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School of Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Matthew J Fuchter
Maximising dissymmetry and handling directionality in chiral materials
We have an ongoing interest in the development of conjugated chiral organic molecules which can emit and detect circularly-polarized (CP) light within thin film...
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ICFUST 2024
The 2nd International Congress on Far-UVC Science and Technology (ICFUST) will bring together researchers, innovators and policymakers from around the world to...
