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Hayden Hodges
15 April 2021

PhD student publishes first paper

Hayden Hodges investigates the chemistry of Sorghum grain and reveals the presence of chemical classes that are known to suppress digestion when present in animal feed.
Professor William Zimmerman
13 April 2021

Cracked, the cold case of why boiling water freezes faster

Microbubbles and the Mpemba effect: Professor Will Zimmerman appears in the Times and comments on a physical chemistry mystery.

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1 April 2021

Government push to make us drive greener cars gets more funding

Government push to make us drive greener cars gets more funding. Our work with the Faraday Institution is featured in the Daily Mail for its involvement in projects to improve batteries.

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Our MSc gives you hands-on experience of an industrial-scale continuous powder processing plant, and develops the knowledge and skills you need to stand out in the global pharma market.

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