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Teaching in the Turner Lab

Inside the Turner Lab

Edward Turner, the first professor of chemistry at UCL, was an important figure in the history of 19th century science. Appointed to the chair of chemistry soon after the college's foundation, he was also author of an important textbook of the day, his Elements of Chemistry. Turner was a highly skilled experimental chemist, and his meticulous work on atomic weights put him at the centre of a major controversy of the age. More...

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13 February 2013: CryoSat-2 mission reveals major Arctic sea-ice loss

Arctic sea ice volume has declined by 36 per cent in the autumn and 9 per cent in the winter between 2003 and 2012, a UK-led team of scientists has discovered. More...

12 February 2013: Graphene research chosen as EU Future Emerging Technology flagship

The European Commission has chosen the Graphene Flagship as one of Europe’s first 10-year FET flagship projects. More...

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