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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · Nov 20
HI! 👋 We’re the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. We like:

🧪Science that pushes the envelope
🌏Working to solve the world’s biggest challenges
🧑‍🔬Collaborating with amazing scientists
🫖Tea!
🤖Robots!

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Lighting the spark for the new academic year✨

We're hard at work getting things ready for when our students return next month.

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September 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Snaps from this week's 2025 Robin Paul prize lecture 📸

Congratulations Sofia Kapsiani on your fascinating talk 🎓

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September 19, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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24 hours to go 🕓

Tune in to our 2026/27 Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar at 4:00pm tomorrow 👇

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The Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar — Tomorrow 4:00pm. Learn more: ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge
September 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Counting down the days 📆

We can't wait to get the 2026/27 academic year underway 🎓

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September 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Cloud gazing ☁️

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September 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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One week until the 2026/27 Davidson Inventors Challenge launches 🚀

The launch webinar will cover the competition criteria, application requirements, and next steps.

Get the full details on our website 👇

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Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar — 18 September 2026 at 4:00pm. More: ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge
September 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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On ice❄️

Some of the Laser Analytics Group's samples need to stay cold for their experiments.

Very cool!

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September 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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What is the Davidson Inventor's Challenge?

Swipe to get a read on the basics and join us for our launch webinar on Friday 18 September for more info

🔗: https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge

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Davidson Inventors Challenge: annual UK student contest to propose solutions for UN Sustainable Development Goals. Teams choose a sustainable development goal, research an associated problem, and devise a sustainable solution. Is there a winner? Winning team gets a campus visit to the department, plus a cash prize and a trophy. Who can participate? UK Year 11 and Year 12 students; maximum of two submissions per school.
September 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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CEB postdoctoral researcher Dr Collin Smith joined the European Federation of Chemical Engineering's Early Career Interviews podcast.

Click below to listen 👇

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September 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Getting a better read on plant health 🌱🔬

See how this year's Sensor CDT students are aiming to help vertical farmers optimise growing conditions 🎥

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September 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Getting down to the nuts and bolts of the Makerspace 🔩

Learn more about our one-of-a-kind workshop on our website 👇

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September 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Sofia Kapsiani is the 2025 Robin Paul Prize winner! 🏅

The award recognises the best research paper published in 2025 with a CEB PhD student as first author.

As part of her prize, Sofia will give a lecture to the department next month.

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Robin Paul Prize: deep learning to predict fluorescence lifetimes; FLIMngo schematic and portrait of the 2025 prize winner.
August 31, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Inspiring the next generation of innovators 🔧

The Davidson Inventors Challenge returns for 2025/26.

Launch webinar 18 September 📆

More info on our website 👇

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August 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Taking root 🌱

The students of the Sensor Centre for Doctoral Training are growing radish and mustard plants in our teaching lab to help validate their vertical farming sensors. 

Learn more about the CDT 👇

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August 27, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Chucks away

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August 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Keeping an eye on our experiments over the weekend 🔬

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August 23, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Learning can be delicious 🍫

This week, we welcomed Sutton Trust students to CEB to design custom chocolate bars!

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August 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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We're ready for our close up 📸

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August 19, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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Our department gets quiet between Easter and Michaelmas.

Only 51 days to go... 🕰️

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August 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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The Computational BioFluid Mechanics group at CEB use computational modelling and simulation to aid cardiovascular and neurovascular healthcare. 🖥️❤️

Learn more on our website (link in bio🔗)

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August 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Congratulations to A-level students across the UK getting their results today.

To the next cohort of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology students, we can't wait to meet you later this year 🎓

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August 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Congratulations to department alum Dr Wenxin Mao, who has received a Royal Society Newton International Fellowships Alumni Award 🔬

Wenxin was a Newton International Fellow in our department from 2024 to 2026.

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Department alumnus wins Royal Society Newton International Fellowship alumni award; smiling man with glasses in blue jumper.
August 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Our lecture theatres are very quiet this time of year... 

Less than two months to Michaelmas 2026 📆

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August 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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What is a summer afternoon without a nice pair of sunnies?

Around here, we prefer the lab-approved version 😎

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August 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Missed the webinar on our new Industry Student Support Network (ISSN)? Launching in October, ISSN links industry and students for career guidance, networking, and internships. Engage in events, talks, workshops, and more. Learn more and register:
Industry student support network (ISSN)
Where undergraduates and industry work together to shape the future of chemical engineering and biotechnology
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August 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM