We interview three alumni who have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society.

Dr Layla Hosseini-Gerami, alumni and co-founder of Ignota Labs, a Cambridge-based start-up focused on improving drug safety.

Alumnus Kelly Chibale has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship at his alma mater, Queens’ College. 

Kelly completed his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry in the early 90s under the supervision of Stuart Warren. He is now Professor of Organic Chemistry and holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Cape Town.

A symposium was held in memory of Professor Jim Staunton on Friday 20 September 2024 here in the department. See the full story here!

Congratulations to department alumnus and supporter James Harrison, who has been named UK Changemaker in the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

We are hosting a symposium on Friday 12 April 2024 to mark the scientific contributions of Professor John Pyle, who has retired as the 1920 Chair in Physical Chemistry.

Can't make it to the Alumni Festival in-person? Join us on our livestream, 26 September 18:00, with Professor Erwin Reisner presenting The Photon Economy at the Alumni Festival.

The tributes and reminiscences keep coming in, so we've created a second page of memories about the late, great Stuart Warren.

"Since starting my independent research career at the University of Cape Town, I have made every effort to treat members of my group who come from disadvantaged chemistry backgrounds the way Stuart treated me — with understanding and kindness."

Alumni joined members of the department and speakers from UK Research and Innovation, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Proud Science Alliance and the BBC World Service, to explore issues around diversity in chemistry.

Read about our 2021 webinars held in February on "Racial injustice and Covid 19" and "Unseen Disabilities."

The explosive demonstration lectures here that celebrated The Year of the Periodic Table reminded Professor Brian Thrush of the lectures he attended in the 1940s...

Our September 2019 Alumni Wine Tasting included the opportunity to learn about our latest research – while also enjoying bad puns, good snacks and a fiendish wine quiz.

Congratulations to Martin Levy, a research student in Theoretical Chemistry from 1970 to 1973. He is the winner of the the 'Guess who...' competition we ran in the spring 2019 issue of Chem@Cam.

Two alumni of this department had their portraits painted for Viewing the Invisible - a BBSRC-funded project bringing scientists together with artists to explore the similarities in their working methods.

Congratulations to department alumnus Dr Yusuf K Hamied, who has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society.

Watch our new video to see what happened when we invited alumni back to the Department for a special event marking the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

The 1702 Chair of Chemistry at Cambridge – one of the longest-established Chemistry Chairs in the UK – is to be renamed in honour of a distinguished alumnus whose generous new donation will support it in future.

At our Chemistry Alumni Reunion in March 2019 we celebrated the International Year of the Periodic Table with a special alumni lecture, drinks and private view of an exhibition marking the anniversary.

We welcomed alumni and their families at our Chemistry Open Day in March 2019 to enjoy activities for scientists of all ages. 

Colleagues and friends joined former Head of Department Brian Thrush at a party in the department in July to help him celebrate his 90th birthday.

"I remember all-day practical exams. And being allowed to cook over Bunsen burners. That wouldn’t, couldn’t, happen now." So said one alumnus at our recent alumni event... 

Alumni have been sharing some great memories of working in the Lensfield Road building, which celebrated the 60th anniversary of its official opening in November 2018.