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22 June 2021

Sharing your charger could supercharge EV uptake

a PhD researcher Rachel Lee, who is researching human behaviour and electric vehicles, discusses the theory that people sharing their private home electric car chargers could provide a huge boost to electric car purchases.

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mass spectrometry equipment — Mass Spectrometry equipment placed in CBE's lab by Thermo Fisher

9 June 2021

Department collaborates with Thermo Fisher Scientific

CBE is to advance oligonucleotide characterization and analytical workflows with Thermo Fisher. Both will develop advanced end-to-end workflows for the characterization and monitoring of complex oligonucleotide and mRNA products.

2 June 2021

Athena Swan Silver Award win

The department is proud to announce it has been successful in renewing the Athena Swan Silver Award for another four years.

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The University of Sheffield
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