Cambridge Materials

The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge

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Brain-inspired materials could help reduce AI’s energy use 🔬

New research from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy👇
https://t.co/84P4xD3nqC

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We're open today, come visit us! Hands on activities all day in West Cambridge 🔬 https://t.co/EjbMmI6qj7

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Hands-on science for all ages 🔬

Join the Department for interactive demos, from solar materials to shape-changing metals.

📅 21 March | West Cambridge
Drop in anytime:
https://t.co/EjbMmI6qj7

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🔬 Curious about materials science?

Visit the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge during the Cambridge Festival on 21 March for interactive demos and activities on the West Cambridge site.

Drop in anytime:
https://t.co/1tBM5tAdhz

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Materials Science research contributing to new low-carbon hydrogen and carbon nanotube production.
Involving Prof James Elliott and led by @Cambridge_Eng.

Read more: https://t.co/ykDVIa8woq

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Roving Researcher scheme expands to Materials Science & Metallurgy. Supporting researchers during parental, medical, or caring leave.

Read more: https://t.co/V9fTJizJrs

#MaterialsScience #InclusiveResearch #Cambridge

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How AI and lab automation are changing materials science at Cambridge.
New Varsity article by Dhruv Shenai 👇
https://t.co/BsmxXPga6s
#MaterialsScience #AI #Cambridge #Varsity

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Researchers from Cambridge Materials Science & Cavendish Lab show how topology can boost exciton transport in organic semiconductors, opening new directions for solar cells and LEDs. 🔗 https://t.co/owZ61OnaGn
Image credit: Joshua J.P. Thompson

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❄️ Merry Christmas from Cambridge Materials Science!
Thank you for an amazing year of collaboration and discovery. This snowflake reflects the beauty of the structures we study every day.
#MerryChristmas #MaterialsScience #CambridgeUniversity #HappyHolidays

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Dept spotlight 📢

In Varsity, Dhruv Shenai explores why green technologies rely on critical mineral mining, and the sustainability challenges this raises for the future.

🎨 Image: Lyra Browning
🔗 https://t.co/RjWOA9oeNH
#MaterialsScience #GreenTech #Sustainability

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📖 Anecdotes and guidance notes: surviving and thriving as a woman in science
An insightful article sharing reflections and practical guidance from women researchers across career stages.

🔗 https://t.co/uoktNyAZpG

#WomenInSTEM #ScienceCareers #DMSMCambridge

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📣 Job opportunity

Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Science

Join a leading research and teaching department.
🔗 https://t.co/3FlFfMeErC

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Part III Materials Science student Dhruv Shenai profiles ‘Cambridge’s very own Man of Steel’, Professor Howard Stone, and his work on impurities in recycled steels. A fascinating look at the future of UK steel.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/GZaeCwUU5J

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🌟 Congrats to Dr Maheera Abdul Ghani! 🌟
Winner of the Nature Portfolio Inspiring Women in Science Award 2025 (Scientific Outreach Category, US $50k) & founder of WinSci Pakistan, empowering girls in STEM. 👩‍🔬✨
Read more 👇
https://t.co/rbR0EYGY0i
#WomenInSTEM #EquityInSTEM

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🎉 Congrats to our 2025 Armourers & Brasiers’ Prize winners!

🏅 Part II: Robert Tombs
🏅 Part III: Oliver Anderson-Shah
Recognising excellence in Materials Science at Cambridge.

More info 👇
https://t.co/yn99tf1HtD
https://t.co/KoR9Im4GwY

#CambridgeMSM #MaterialsScience

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🎉 Congrats to Prof. Xavier Moya! Named a 2025 APS Fellow for his pioneering work on caloric materials—environmentally friendly solid-state cooling technologies. 👏

#APS #MaterialsScience #Innovation #Sustainability #Cambridge

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✨ Welcome, Shijing Sun! ✨

Joining as Associate Professor and co-director of the new MPhil in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition, Shijing works on self-driving labs, perovskite photovoltaics, and AI for batteries & fuel cells. 🌟

#Cambridge #MaterialsScience #STEM

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✨ Welcome, Matthew Cliffe! ✨

Joining 5 Jan 2026 as Associate Professor, his research explores MOFs as quantum materials, controlling disorder to unlock new magnetic & electronic behaviours. He’ll also co-direct the MPhil in Micro & Nanotechnology Enterprise.
#Cambridge #STEM

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✨ Welcome, Nicole Church! ✨

Nicole’s research links microstructure & alloy properties with applications in aerospace, biomedical & nuclear sectors. She became Assistant Professor on 1 Oct 2025 after a PhD & postdoc at Cambridge. 🌟

#MaterialsScience #Cambridge #STEM

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Are you interested in learning the basics of analysing X-ray Diffraction patterns?

Join us on 24-28 November for a technically focused course at @Maxwell_Centre @Cambridge_Uni. Aimed at MPhil, PhD students and PDRAs.

Book your place today via the QR code. #xrdtraining