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New Super Microscopes at the Research Complex
In an STFC-MRC partnership, RCaH researchers will build and install new super microscopes, aimed at a better understanding of diseases such as cancer and deafness. 26 February 2013
In an STFC-MRC partnership, RCaH researchers will build and install new super microscopes, aimed at a better understanding of diseases such as cancer and deafness. 26 February 2013
RCaH announced as location for EPSRC UK Catalysis Hub
The Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) is to become a research hub for catalytic science, following an announcement of £12.9 million of funding from EPSRC for the UK Catalysis Hub initiative. 31 January 2013
The Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) is to become a research hub for catalytic science, following an announcement of £12.9 million of funding from EPSRC for the UK Catalysis Hub initiative. 31 January 2013
Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy now available at the RCaH
The Lasers for Science Facility has built a bespoke fluorophore localisation microscope for carrying out the family of super-resolution techniques that includes stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) and photoactivated localisation microscopy (PALM). 30 October 2012
The Lasers for Science Facility has built a bespoke fluorophore localisation microscope for carrying out the family of super-resolution techniques that includes stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) and photoactivated localisation microscopy (PALM). 30 October 2012
305 million-year-old baby insects revealed by RCaH researchers
An RCaH / University of Manchester research team has used X-ray techniques to describe two 305 million-year-old juvenile insects. 30 October 2012
An RCaH / University of Manchester research team has used X-ray techniques to describe two 305 million-year-old juvenile insects. 30 October 2012
PhD student wins international award
Marleen Kerssens, a PhD student co-supervised by Prof. Pavel Matousek (STFC’s Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell) has won a Coblentz Society Student Award for 2012. 08 October 2012
Marleen Kerssens, a PhD student co-supervised by Prof. Pavel Matousek (STFC’s Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell) has won a Coblentz Society Student Award for 2012. 08 October 2012
Centre for Catalytic Science secures EPSRC equipment funding
The Centre for Catalytic Science, led by Prof. Richard Catlow, has secured £675, 000 funding for equipment to be based at RCaH. 30 May 2012
The Centre for Catalytic Science, led by Prof. Richard Catlow, has secured £675, 000 funding for equipment to be based at RCaH. 30 May 2012
RCaH researcher wins prize
Stephen Carr has won the David Blow Memorial prize for best poster in the Biological Structures Group at the 2012 annual meeting of the British Crystallographic Association. 11 May 2012
Stephen Carr has won the David Blow Memorial prize for best poster in the Biological Structures Group at the 2012 annual meeting of the British Crystallographic Association. 11 May 2012
RCaH Researcher honoured
Professor Pavel Matousek of the Central Laser Facility within the Research Complex at Harwell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS), a prestigious international society based in the USA. 30 April 2012
Professor Pavel Matousek of the Central Laser Facility within the Research Complex at Harwell has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS), a prestigious international society based in the USA. 30 April 2012
Refining our view of amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon is a very important component of many electronic devices, and its structure was widely thought to be completely irregular. This may not be quite true, according to RCaH and University of Oxford researcher Konstantin Borisenko. 11 April 2012
Amorphous silicon is a very important component of many electronic devices, and its structure was widely thought to be completely irregular. This may not be quite true, according to RCaH and University of Oxford researcher Konstantin Borisenko. 11 April 2012
Simone Weyand has won the prestigious John Kendrew Young Scientist Award
Simone Weyand, a structural biologist from Imperial College London who works at the Research Complex at Harwell (RcaH), has won the prestigious John Kendrew Young Scientist Award of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. 19 March 2012
Simone Weyand, a structural biologist from Imperial College London who works at the Research Complex at Harwell (RcaH), has won the prestigious John Kendrew Young Scientist Award of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. 19 March 2012
New Doctoral Training Partnership with White Rose Universities
The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, in partnership with the Research Complex, have won a major £6m award to support a BBSRC joint Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology. 21 February 2012
The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, in partnership with the Research Complex, have won a major £6m award to support a BBSRC joint Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology. 21 February 2012
RCaH researchers focus on target for cholesterol-lowering drugs
RCaH researchers have used X-ray crystallography at the Diamond Synchrotron to study the structure of the NDM-1 enzyme in detail. 25 January 2012
RCaH researchers have used X-ray crystallography at the Diamond Synchrotron to study the structure of the NDM-1 enzyme in detail. 25 January 2012
Fighting the NDM-1 superbug
RCaH researchers have used X-ray crystallography at the Diamond Synchrotron to study the structure of the NDM-1 enzyme in detail. 06 September 2011
RCaH researchers have used X-ray crystallography at the Diamond Synchrotron to study the structure of the NDM-1 enzyme in detail. 06 September 2011
Space research course at the Research Complex
The Annual Planetary Protection Course was hosted by RAL Space at RCaH between 18th and 20th July 2011. 06 September 2011
The Annual Planetary Protection Course was hosted by RAL Space at RCaH between 18th and 20th July 2011. 06 September 2011
RCaH microscopes focus on cancer molecule
RCaH researchers are using the advanced microscopes in the Octopus facility to observe how an important signalling molecule in human cells stands up or lies down on the surface of the cell to control whether or not it should grow. 23 August 2011
RCaH researchers are using the advanced microscopes in the Octopus facility to observe how an important signalling molecule in human cells stands up or lies down on the surface of the cell to control whether or not it should grow. 23 August 2011
OPPF-MPL course on high throughput methods for protein production and crystallization
OPPF-MPL course on high throughput methods for protein production and crystallization. 14 April 2011
OPPF-MPL course on high throughput methods for protein production and crystallization. 14 April 2011
EPSRC-funded groups move into the Research Complex
Five new multidisciplinary research groups are moving into the Research Complex during the first half of 2011. They have been funded by the EPSRC. 30 March 2011
Five new multidisciplinary research groups are moving into the Research Complex during the first half of 2011. They have been funded by the EPSRC. 30 March 2011
Cover story in Science for Research Complex researchers
Research by scientists in the Lasers for Science Facility and colleagues at the University of Bristol has shown how the energy generated by chemical reactions in solution is dissipated to the environment in less than a billionth of a second. 18 March 2011
Research by scientists in the Lasers for Science Facility and colleagues at the University of Bristol has shown how the energy generated by chemical reactions in solution is dissipated to the environment in less than a billionth of a second. 18 March 2011
Nicola Blackwood visits the Research Complex
Nicola Blackwood visits the Research Complex 22 February 2011
Nicola Blackwood visits the Research Complex 22 February 2011
RCaH microscopes help protect chickens against ‘flu
RCaH researchers are using a new kind of advanced microscope to observe how viruses interact with live cells. 21 February 2011
RCaH researchers are using a new kind of advanced microscope to observe how viruses interact with live cells. 21 February 2011
A new PhD student, Victoria Arena, is joining the Research Complex
A new PhD student, Victoria Arena, is joining the Research Complex to undertake training in structure-based drug design. This is an exciting multidisciplinary programme jointly with the Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, the University of Oxford and Chroma Therapeutics. 12 January 2011
A new PhD student, Victoria Arena, is joining the Research Complex to undertake training in structure-based drug design. This is an exciting multidisciplinary programme jointly with the Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, the University of Oxford and Chroma Therapeutics. 12 January 2011
Research Complex hosts visit by Chinese Academy of Sciences
Photos from the visit of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to the Research Complex at Harwell. 14 October 2010
Photos from the visit of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to the Research Complex at Harwell. 14 October 2010
Prof Ian Robinson awarded Diamond Fellowship
Prof. Ian Robinson of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) has been awarded a 5-year ‘Diamond Fellowship' by the BBSRC. 14 October 2010
Prof. Ian Robinson of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) has been awarded a 5-year ‘Diamond Fellowship' by the BBSRC. 14 October 2010
David Willetts backs the Research Complex
David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, backed RCaH in his science policy speech at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 11 October 2010
David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, backed RCaH in his science policy speech at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 11 October 2010
Research Complex Opening Ceremony
The Research Complex was officially declared open on Friday 9 July 2010 by Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the MRC Chief Executive. 12 July 2010
The Research Complex was officially declared open on Friday 9 July 2010 by Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the MRC Chief Executive. 12 July 2010
Opening ceremony photos
Photos from the opening ceremony of the Research Complex at Harwell. 12 July 2010
Photos from the opening ceremony of the Research Complex at Harwell. 12 July 2010
First experiment carried out in RCaH!
The first experiments have begun in the Research Complex 12 March 2010
The first experiments have begun in the Research Complex 12 March 2010
BBSRC - Beautiful biology from particle physics
The BBSRC feature the importance of bioscience and physics working together 09 October 2009
The BBSRC feature the importance of bioscience and physics working together 09 October 2009
Professor So Iwata is awarded the Aminoff Prize 2010
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided at their meeting on 9th September 2009, to award the 2010 Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography to Professor So Iwata 11 September 2009
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided at their meeting on 9th September 2009, to award the 2010 Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography to Professor So Iwata 11 September 2009
BBSRC Diamond Professorial Fellowship - CALLS OPEN 7th September 2009
Proposals are now being accepted for the latest BBSRC Diamond Professorial Fellowship, to be located at the Research Complex at Harwell. There will be one award available this year, for an internationally recognised world class scientist. 07 September 2009
Proposals are now being accepted for the latest BBSRC Diamond Professorial Fellowship, to be located at the Research Complex at Harwell. There will be one award available this year, for an internationally recognised world class scientist. 07 September 2009
UK bioscience sparkles with new Diamond fellowship
UK bioscience has received a major boost following the announcement of 16 new fellowships by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)... 23 July 2009
UK bioscience has received a major boost following the announcement of 16 new fellowships by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)... 23 July 2009
