Researcher Spotlight: Dr Laura Spagnolo
Dr Laura Spagnolo joins Research Complex this year to start off a group focusing on her research in enzymes, in particular, serine integrases, which continues to be of great interest to scientists due to its highly ‘one-way’ reactions. She obtained her MSc in Pharmacy at the University of Trieste and doctoral studies at University of…
Researcher Spotlight: Meet Professor Pavel Matousek
Professor Pavel Matousek is a STFC Senior Fellow at the Central Laser Facility, whose Octopus, Artemis and Ultra labs are based here at the Research Complex at Harwell. Since 1991, Professor Matousek has worked at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the area of nonlinear optics and vibrational spectroscopy. He proposed the use of Optical Parametric…
Core Team Spotlight: Meet Assistant Technician Lucy Roff
Today, 11th February marks International Women and Girls in Science Day. Established in 2015 by resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations and realized by UNESCO and UN Women, the day recognizes the critical role women and girls play in science and technology and aims to promote full and equal access. Here, at…
CASE Student Spotlight: Meet David Tien Rees
EPSRC’s Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Technology (CASE) provide funding for doctoral studentships where businesses and related organisations take the lead in arranging projects with an academic partner of their choice. The aim of these awards is to provide doctoral students with a first-rate, challenging research training experience, within the context of a mutually…