Driven by curiosity. Driving changeSpeeding up diagnoses
New research suggests a simple urine test could help spot conditions including bipolar disorder, ADHD and anorexia much sooner, easing pressure on health services where diagnoses can currently take months – even years.
AI meets chemical engineering
Prof Alexei Lapkin co-leads £800k project to develop new AI methods to accelerate drug development.
Marek appointed IPCC Lead Author for 2027 methodology report
Dr Ewa Marek will serve as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Methodology Report on carbon dioxide removal and carbon capture, utilisation and storage, due for publication in 2027.
Sensor CDT set for next chapter
Co-director Prof Lorenzo Di Michele moves into director role as Prof Clemens Kaminski steps back after 12 years at the helm
Semper Sanare, Nil Nocere wins the 2026 Davidson Inventors Challenge
Year 11 team from Cheltenham sees off three other exceptional teams at the first-ever in-person DIC final
Department set to light up curiosity at CamFest
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) is set to spark another wave of curious young minds at this year’s Cambridge Festival, with 11 hands-on activities.
PhD student wins international dance competition
Dina Haddad wins chemistry category of world-famous ‘Dance your PhD’ competition 2026.
Diagnostic parity
Review from department researchers explores how psychiatry could move towards biological diagnosis
An iDMT story: Former lead scientist talks iDMT and CEB
Former lead scientist and CEB researcher Dr Jiyizhe Zhang explains why the Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies (iDMT) is exactly what the department needs, as iDMT finds a home within CEB.
New insight into allergies
AI research offers new insight into why some people develop allergies while others do not.