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Launch of new centre showcases innovations in catalysis research

29 March 2023

UK-EU science partnership aims to meet net zero challenge with new catalysts

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UK’s ‘jet zero’ ambitions must resolve resource and research questions around alternatives, Royal Society report argues

8 March 2023

Scientists warn enormous quantities of UK farmland or renewable electricity required to keep flying at today’s levels

Isaac Daniels, CCI; Tetiana Kulik, Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv; Professor Duncan Wass, Director, Cardiff Catalysis Institute; Professor Ben Feringa; Naomi Lawes, CCI

Nobel Laureate addresses CCI Conference

16 January 2023

Professor Ben Feringa marks 9th annual event

Professor Stuart Taylor accepting the Sir John Meurig Thomas medal at the UK Catalysis Hub Winter Conference 2022

Sir John Meurig Thomas Catalysis Medal 2022

1 December 2022

Award recognises researcher’s impact and application in the field of catalytic science

Cardiff graduates win at Wales STEM Awards 2022

30 November 2022

Chemistry graduates have found success at the Wales STEM Awards 2022, being awarded for their business - SparkLab Cymru

Crystal structure of superconducting NdNiO2

Bad metals gone good: the key to sustainable energy transportation

16 November 2022

Scientists from Cardiff’s School of Chemistry have linked with their Brazilian counterparts in a bid to turn ‘bad metals’ to good.

Academics win prestigious Leverhulme Trust Prizes

25 October 2022

Academics awarded prestigious 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prizes for their internationally recognised work

Cardiff University Mathematics and Chemistry students help team to take victory over Coventry on University Challenge

27 September 2022

The Cardiff University team rose to the challenge on Monday night (19 September) and achieved a convincing win against the University of Coventry.

Students at Chemistry graduation ceremony

Chemistry Graduation Celebrations for our 2020, 2021, and 2022 graduates

19 August 2022

Our graduate students from 2020-2022 attend Chemistry graduation celebrations.

Unrealistic journal requirement for chemical purity of samples

7 July 2022

Researchers at the Cardiff Catalysis Institute collaborated with three international research groups on a study that showed an unrealistic journal requirement for chemical purity of samples.