In 1912 a young graduate working in Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory made a breakthrough that represents the birth of x-ray crystallography. Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas tells the remarkable story of the career of Lawrence Bragg, youngest-ever winner of a Nobel prize.

Peter Wothers of the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge will give this year’s Christmas Lectures.

Fool’s Gold may prove an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials.

A unique poster that brings flaming elements to life through a smartphone app has been distributed to schools across the UK and further afield as part of the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, using technology developed in the University’s Department of Engineering.

Students in the UK and around the world have put their chemistry skills to the test this year in a new competition supported by the Department of Chemistry. The winners will be celebrated this evening at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament.

An international conference taking place at Cambridge University later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply intertwined - both in theory and practice.

New research paves way for next generation of ultra-small electronic devices.

The presence of even a simple chemical reaction can delay or prevent the spreading of stored carbon dioxide in underground aquifers, new research from the University of Cambridge has revealed.

A Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.