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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 03/10/2026

Enjoying the calm before Michaelmas term gets going in earnest next week⛅ 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

CEB Professor Sam Stranks has been named a co-director of Cambridge Zero 🌱 He will help guide the University's flagship climate initiative into its next chapter. Learn more on the Cambridge Zero website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

Let's get started. The 2026/27 academic year is *officially* underway 📆 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

One week until our lecture theatres start to fill up once again 🎓 We can't wait to welcome the next generation of curious minds through our doors 💡 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 28/09/2026

A major step on the road to a cleaner future 🌱 CEB researchers have designed two new Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) that show record-breaking gas storage capacity. Learn more on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 26/09/2026

Enjoying the Saturday sunshine ☀️ How are you spending your weekend? 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 24/09/2026

Our Head of Department, Professor Clemens Kaminski, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. 🔧 Learn more about Professor Kaminski FREng on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 23/09/2026

Looking at life below zero ❄️🐟 A microscope developed at the British Antarctic Survey (@bas.ac.uk) and CEB has captured the first high-resolution images of living Antarctic fish cells at sub-zero temperatures. Read more 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 21/09/2026

Lighting the spark for the new academic year✨ We're hard at work getting things ready for when our students return next month. 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 19/09/2026

Snaps from this week's 2025 Robin Paul prize lecture 📸 Congratulations Sofia Kapsiani on your fascinating talk 🎓 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 17/09/2026

24 hours to go 🕓 Tune in to our 2026/27 Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar at 4:00pm tomorrow 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

The Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar — Tomorrow 4:00pm. Learn more: ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 15/09/2026

Counting down the days 📆 We can't wait to get the 2026/27 academic year underway 🎓 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 11/09/2026

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 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Davidson Inventors Challenge launch webinar — 18 September 2026 at 4:00pm. More: ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 09/09/2026

On ice❄️ Some of the Laser Analytics Group's samples need to stay cold for their experiments. Very cool! 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 07/09/2026

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 🔗: www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventor… 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #DavidsonInventorsChallenge

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.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 06/09/2026

CEB postdoctoral researcher Dr Collin Smith joined the European Federation of Chemical Engineering's Early Career Interviews podcast. Click below to listen 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 04/09/2026

Getting a better read on plant health 🌱🔬 See how this year's Sensor CDT students are aiming to help vertical farmers optimise growing conditions 🎥 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 02/09/2026

Getting down to the nuts and bolts of the Makerspace 🔩 Learn more about our one-of-a-kind workshop on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 31/08/2026

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. 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #CambridgeUniversity

Robin Paul Prize: deep learning to predict fluorescence lifetimes; FLIMngo schematic and portrait of the 2025 prize winner.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 29/08/2026

Inspiring the next generation of innovators 🔧 The Davidson Inventors Challenge returns for 2025/26. Launch webinar 18 September 📆 More info on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 27/08/2026

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 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 21/08/2026

Learning can be delicious 🍫 This week, we welcomed Sutton Trust students to CEB to design custom chocolate bars! 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #SuttonTrust @suttontrust.bsky.social

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Beaker and tubing filled with liquid chocolate in a lab setup; promotional snapshot for the 2026 Sutton Trust Summer School.

Two students wearing safety goggles working together in a lab, promoting the 2026 Sutton Trust summer school.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 17/08/2026

Our department gets quiet between Easter and Michaelmas. Only 51 days to go... 🕰️ 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 15/08/2026

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🔗) 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 13/08/2026

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 🎓 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 11/08/2026

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. 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Department alumnus wins Royal Society Newton International Fellowship alumni award; smiling man with glasses in blue jumper.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 09/08/2026

Our lecture theatres are very quiet this time of year... Less than two months to Michaelmas 2026 📆 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 08/08/2026

What is a summer afternoon without a nice pair of sunnies? Around here, we prefer the lab-approved version 😎 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #SafetyGlasses #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 03/08/2026

Last call for tomorrow's Industry Student Support Network launch webinar! Full details on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Two students on stairs; Industry Student Support Network launch webinar 4 Aug 2026, 4:00pm BST — register online.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 28/07/2026

Our Industry Student Support Network launch webinar is one week away! Learn more about how your business could support the next generation of responsible innovators 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Launch webinar for Industry Student Support Network — 4 Aug 2026, 4:00pm BST. Info: ceb.cam.ac.uk/research/student-network

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 24/07/2026

✨Shiny✨ We promise we didn't smear vaseline on the camera lens for this one... 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 22/07/2026

Join the CEB Industry Student Support Network 🧪🌱 🎓Reach the brightest chemical engineering and biotechnology graduates at Cambridge 🔬Stay close to cutting-edge thinking in sustainability and healthcare 🌍Contribute to your company’s social responsibility goals

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Student in safety goggles and lab coat; ISSN links CEB undergrads with chemical engineering and biotech industry partners.

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Launch webinar: student–industry network, 4 Aug 2026 at 4:00pm BST. Details and registration at ceb.cam.ac.uk/research/student-network

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 20/07/2026

Welcoming a fresh face to CEB 👋 Our newest academic, Dr George Gordon, will lead a brand new MRes in Sensor Technologies and Applications course. Learn more by clicking the link below👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18/07/2026

Putting a plan into action 🛠️ All Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology undergraduates complete engineering design and manufacturing workshops in our Makerspace Learn more 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 16/07/2026

How can we build more energy efficient screens? 🖥️ CEB research into perovskite LEDs could point the way forward. Learn more by clicking the link below 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 14/07/2026

Come work with us 🔬 We have a pair of exciting research opportunities open. Could you use your expertise in separations to help build a more sustainable future at Cambridge? Click the link below to apply👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

We're hiring - new research vacancies; modern curved office building with trees and blue sky.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 10/07/2026

Open day snaps📸 Thank you to everyone who visited CEB during our 2026 Undergraduate Open Days. The future of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is bright 💡 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 08/07/2026

PSA for those joining us in Cambridge this week ☀️ For full Open Day FAQs, click below 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

2026 Undergraduate open days—very warm forecast (over 30°C Thu–Fri). Advice: hydrate, wear sunscreen and seek shade.

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 06/07/2026

Getting hands-on 🛠️ The Makerspace at CEB gives students and staff the chance to design, prototype and bring their ideas to life. Learn more on our website 👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 04/07/2026

Helping hearts❤️‍🩹 The Structured Materials research group at CEB is building the future of replacement heart valves. Click below to learn more about CEB research on our website👇 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 02/07/2026

Joining us for our 2026 Undergraduate Open Days next week? Swipe through for some key details about visiting CEB. Want more? Click the link in our bio for full details 🔗 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Location: Phillipa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS. U Bus stop — service every 20 minutes. Free parking at Madingley Road Park & Ride.

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