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Prof Chris Hardacre appointed New Director of UK Catalysis Hub

Prof. Christopher Hardacre has been appointed the new director of the UK Catalysis Hub going forward into Phase II. Chris is the Vice Dean and Head of School of Natural Sciences at University of Manchester. His research group focuses on ionic liquids and catalysis, with relevant projects in biomass processing, energy,…

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Autumn Newsletter out now

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Our Autumn newsletter is out now with lots of new information about the UK Catalysis Hub projects, events and calls. You can read it online or download a copy. Newsletter highlights: We had a busy year in 2018 and there is lots coming up for spring 2019. Here are some…

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Ā£14 million investment into the UK Catalysis Hub Announced

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A new Ā£14 million investment into the UK’s Catalysis Hub that will support a nationwide research programme is announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Read more in the EPSRC press release at https://epsrc.ukri.org/newsevents/news/ukcatalysishub/. You can also…

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Summer Conference 2018

Our Summer Conference on the 19 – 20 June 2018 was attended by over 160 scientists and engineers across the breadth of catalysis; heterogeneous, homogeneous and bio, bridging the disciplines of chemistry engineering and biology.

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JMT Award Winner Announced!

The UK Catalysis Hub have named Prof. Charlotte Williams from the University of Oxford as person of outstanding achievement in catalysis for multidisciplinary contributions to the development and applications of catalysts for sustainable chemistry at the UK Catalysis Hub Winter Conference on the 14th of December.

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World Scientific Book published: Modern developments in Catalysis

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The UK Catalysis Hub has collaborated to publish a book titled, ā€œModern developments in Catalysisā€. The book is a series of chapters reviewing on the current state of catalysis research. Chapters focus on the breadth of the field of catalysis including biocatalysis, homogenous and heterogeneous catalysis, operando and in situ…

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