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Our next Undergraduate Open Days will take place on 29th and 30th June and 16th September 2022

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Stream Open Day online events on 29th and 30th June and 16th September 2022

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Professor Francis Barr presents the best poster prize to Bertie Ansell

Department of Biochemistry Postgraduate Poster Symposium

On Thursday 23rd June, the Department of Biochemistry held its annual Postgraduate Poster Symposium.

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building Opening

On Wednesday 15th June we officially opened the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, home of the Department of B...

On Wednesday 15th June we officially opened the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, home of the Department of Biochemistry

Mechanism of expanding bacteria revealed

A new study in Nature identifies a potential Achilles heel in Gram-negative bacteria's protective layer that...

A new study in Nature identifies a potential Achilles heel in Gram-negative bacteria's protective layer that could aid in the development of next-generation antibiotics

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building opening: interview with Georgina Ferry

To mark the official opening of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, we spoke with Georgina Ferry to find out...

To mark the official opening of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, we spoke with Georgina Ferry to find out more about Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin's remarkable life

The Lancet position paper: research into the biological processes of ageing is key to improving later life health

A new network co-coordinated by Professor Lynne Cox is promoting research into the biological processes of ageing...

A new network co-coordinated by Professor Lynne Cox is promoting research into the biological processes of ageing that could hold the key to later life health

Research Excellence Framework 2021 Results

The results of the UK-wide assessment of university research, conducted through the latest Research Excellence...

The results of the UK-wide assessment of university research, conducted through the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), have been published.

Professor Colin Kleanthous elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

New Fellows are recognised for outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science and their ability to...

New Fellows are recognised for outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science and their ability to generate new knowledge and improve the health of people everywhere

Postdoc Poster Session 2022

Postdoctoral researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and neighbouring Departments hosted a poster session...

Postdoctoral researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and neighbouring Departments hosted a poster session to present their work

COVID-19 therapeutics: challenges and directions for the future

Development of oral broad-spectrum host-targeting antivirals should be a priority for preventing future viral epidemics...

Development of oral broad-spectrum host-targeting antivirals should be a priority for preventing future viral epidemics from turning into pandemics

World Malaria Day 2022: Department of Biochemistry researchers working to develop Malaria vaccines

Watch: Professors Simon Draper and Matt Higgins from the Department of Biochemistry and the Kavli Institute discuss...

Watch: Professors Simon Draper and Matt Higgins from the Department of Biochemistry and the Kavli Institute discuss their work in the context of Malaria vaccine development

New Biochemistry Building renamed the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin made key contributions to Medical Sciences and was the third woman to win the Nobel Prize...

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin made key contributions to Medical Sciences and was the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Lister Institute Research Prize award event in the Department of Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry hosted an award ceremony to commemorate Associate Professor Stephan Uphoff's...

The Department of Biochemistry hosted an award ceremony to commemorate Associate Professor Stephan Uphoff's award for the 2020 Lister Institute Research Prize