Prof. Rachel O'Reilly polymer chemistry research group at the University of Birmingham. Account managed by Rachel and group members.

University of Birmingham
Joined June 2014
We're proud to share that @unibirmingham has been named Daily Mail University of the Year 2027. Congratulations to everyone across our student, staff and alumni community who has helped make this achievement possible 💙 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/u… #BrumHour
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We're proud to share that @unibirmingham has been named Daily Mail University of the Year 2027. Congratulations to everyone across our student, staff and alumni community who has helped make this achievement possible 💙 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/u…
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Rachel delivered a Showcase Lecture to UoB UG and PG students, postdocs and staff on 24 February 2026, organised by Chemistry Yr 4 UG students Eliza Eng and Ed Bennett. @UoBChemistry
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Congratulations @GemmaLouDavies on the award of the McBain Medal 2025 for outstanding achievement in colloid and interface science! During the full-day meeting, Rachel spoke on 'precision polymer nanoparticles'. @UoBChemistry
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ROR group @UoBChemistry and researchers at Shanghai University @Yujiexie09 and Zhejiang Sci-Tech universities (Zaizai) develop a light-activated “nanopatch” that sticks to tumour cells and stresses their membranes, also promoting the release of antigens: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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We are pleased to welcome to the School our new colleague Dr Andrew Tarzia who joins us as Assistant Professor of Computational Chemistry for Synthesis & Materials. You can find out about Andrew and his research interests over on our LinkedIn page linkedin.com/posts/school-of…
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PLEASE RETWEET: We have a 4-year, fully funded PhD studentship focussed on using computational chemistry to find new and improved oxides for X-ray detection, to start in October 2025. findaphd.com/phds/project/co…. This is open only to UK nationals.
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Congratulations to @t_dafforn who has been appointed the Ministry of Defence's new Chief Scientific Adviser. Tim will support @DefenceHQ drawing on years of experience advising the Government on science & technology birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/p…
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Four scientists from the School have won prizes from @RoySocChem – Prof @sgoldup the Corday-Morgan Prize, Prof O'Reilly @RORgroup the Tilden Prize, @DavisonNathan_ the Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize and a team led by Prof Stavros the Horizon Prize birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/b…
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#ICYMI: Huge congratulations to the @unibirmingham quartet who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours! Professor Rachel O'Reilly, Professor Fang Gao, Aruna Mistry, and Professor Bridget Eickhoff have all been awarded: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/t… @RORgroup @UoBChemistry
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Welcome to all those joining us on campus today for our Community Festival. We’re delighted to have you here and hope you have a fabulous day 💚
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Several people have been recognised in the King’s 2025 birthday honours for their contributions to chemistry, including Rachel O’Reilly (@RORgroup), @Kevin_Coutinho, @ScotSciChief, Vernon Gibson, @ChiOnwurah and Stephen Foots. chemistryworld.com/news/chem…
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Many congratulations to the University of Birmingham quartet who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours! Prof Rachel O'Reilly, Prof Fang Gao, former laboratory manager Aruna Mistry & honorary professor Bridget Eickhoff have all been awarded birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/t…
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#ICYMI: Professor Rachel O’Reilly joins the Faraday Institution’s Board of Trustees: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/s… @FaradayInst @unibirmingham @RORgroup
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🚨PhD opportunity! Join us at @AstonAIME and be part of the digital revolution 🤖 Discover polymer nanoparticles using data-driven methods. Ideal for chemists & digital explorers. RTs appreciated! 🙏 🗓️ Apply by 1 June 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xa2hkfu #PhD #AI #PolymerChemistry
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Our experts have developed a new method for rapid scalable preparation of uniform nanostructures directly from block polymers - slashing processing time from a week to just minutes and enabling high-throughput production of precision polymer nanomaterials birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/b…
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📢We’re hiring! Come join us at @AstonAIME for a PhD at the cutting edge between #polymers, #biotechnology & #digital chemistry aiming to make new polymers to extract & study proteins from cell membranes. Deadline:🗓️ 7th April 2025 (tinyurl.com/3j3ahvj8) RT much appreciated!
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We are delighted to announce a new strategic alliance with Birmingham City Football Club (@BCFC) bringing together two of the city’s most iconic institutions around a shared ambition for the city’s success. Find out more about this announcement: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/u…
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🎉 Celebrating 125 years of education & innovation! 🎉 Join us on a unique tour of our stunning campus! From historic gems to cutting-edge spaces, our legacy of driving change has been shaping society since Queen Victoria granted our Royal Charter in 1900 #UoB125
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