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Home > A2ML Adsorption and Advanced Materials group (A2ML) Professor David Fairen-Jimenez About us Our research concerns the study of the molecular mechanisms that control adsorption processes in porous materials. We are particularly interested in drug delivery systems, where nanotechnology has a fundamental impact to revolutionise cancer diagnosis and therapy. We are also interested in […]

The ‘zombie cell’ effect

New study from Prof Ljiljana Fruk’s research group explains chemotherapy resistance in lung and ovarian cancers

New research leader

Akshay Deshmukh smiles at the camera in dark suit with West Cambridge in background.

CEB graduate Akshay Deshmukh will be joining the department as a research group leader in 2026, working on sustainable extraction of critical metals for low-carbon energy and transport.

Rethinking how AI reads history

Dr Sebastian Ahnert awarded Schmidt Sciences HAVI research award to create a new AI architecture that more accurately reflects the way humans read.