Group Activities

24 February 2026

Rachel delivered a Showcase Lecture to UoB UG and PG students, postdocs and staff, organised by Chemistry Yr 4 UG students Eliza Eng and Ed Bennett. 

09 February 2026

Congratulations to Jake, Steve, Calum, reporting synthesis of a fluorescent PFAS probe—enabling detection of persistent PFAS in the environment (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-026-01898-z).

30 January 2026

Congratulations Gemma on the award of the McBain Medal 2025 for outstanding achievement in colloid and interface science! During the full-day meeting, Rachel spoke on ‘precision polymer nanoparticles’.

13 January 2026

ROR group and researchers at Shanghai University (Yujie) and Zhejiang Sci-Tech universities (Zaizai) develop a light-activated “nanopatch” that sticks to tumour cells and stresses their membranes, also promoting the release of antigens (https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c11219).