All Chemical Engineering


Benchmark for success

Added: 6 Apr 2026

The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STE…

IChemE president heads inquiry into sector research in UK

Added: 3 Apr 2026

IChemE has launched an inquiry into the state of chemical engineering research in the UK, headed by…

‘Breakthrough’ claimed for sustainable reuse of industrial NBR rubber

Added: 21 Mar 2026

Two pioneering techniques for the sustainable use of nitrile rubber products as new carbon dioxide-…

Bath combines biology and chemistry to thwart cancer drivers

Added: 4 Mar 2026

University of Bath researchers are harnessing bacteria to develop millions of potential drug molecu…

Our new edition: PhDs, biosimilars, Future Lab, ELN and more…

Added: 14 Feb 2026

Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a p…

Three essential elements for science-fit Generative AI

Added: 24 Sep 2025

Generative AI will become ever more embedded within scientific research, the challenge is to keep i…

Speaking scientific truth to power

Added: 23 Jul 2025

Each year, one early career chemical or process engineer swaps the lab bench for the corridors of W…

Innovation centre invests in algae to tackle minewater contaminants

Added: 1 Jun 2025

Synthetic biology hub SynbiCITE has awarded grant funding to aid a firm’s research into the use of …

Chemical expansion

Added: 7 Apr 2025

After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

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Reversible composite adhesives offer new possibilities in material science

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Researchers have created reversible composite adhesives using molecular entanglement, enabling enha…

Clock ticking for nominations for RSC journals’ chemistry lectureships

Added: 22 Feb 2025

Time is running out to apply for lectureships offered through two of the Royal Society of Chemistry…

Bath seeks cleaner, greener water option

Added: 15 Feb 2025

Chemical engineers at the University of Bath have claimed a world first with the creation of a sust…

Funds of £13 mill boost AIME to make Birmingham membrane research hub

Added: 13 Feb 2025

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received public and private funding of more than…

New body aims to deliver on chemicals sector green pledge

Added: 8 Dec 2024

A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has be…

Polymers

Machine learning provides workout for new polymers

Added: 25 Aug 2024

Materials scientists in Japan have adapted machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of…

Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

Added: 13 Jul 2024

Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-k…

Microbes

Light technology ‘may offer sustainable AMR solution’ 

Added: 9 Jun 2024

New technology pioneered by an Italian company working with University of Birmingham scientists cou…

Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness

Added: 28 May 2024

Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively …

Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough

Added: 28 May 2024

A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new met…

‘Moon lander’ molecule caught on the move

Added: 28 Apr 2024

A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are ab…