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Welcome to the website for the Collins Group, a synthetic chemistry research group led by Dr Beatrice Collins based in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol. Our research is focused on the design and development of autonomously operating molecular motors. Our approach involves the use of modern synthetic methodologies—transition metal catalysis, photochemistry, enzymatic biocatalysis—to tackle the challenges posed by the development of these out-of-equilibrium functional molecular systems.
To learn more about our research programme and who we are, please explore the website. For more information you can contact Beatrice directly by email.
RECENT NEWS
July 2023 - Congratulations Olly!
Congratulations to Olly for winning the poster prize (joint) at the RSC 27th International symposium: Synthesis in organic chemistry at the University of Oxford.
July 2023 - Congratulations Olly!
Congratulations to Olly for winning the talk prize (joint) at the 2023 ECR MASC Meeting at the Francis Crick Institute, London.
June 2023 - Congratulations Olly!
Congratulations to Olly for winning the best talk prize at the Organic and Biological Section Final Year PhD Talks.
May 2023 - Congratulations Olly!
Congratulations to Olly for winning the best poster prize at the RSC South West Meeting in Reading.
April 2023 - Congratulations Sarah!
Congratulations to Sarah for winning the runner-up best talk prize at the joint CDT conference in data driven chemical synthesis and catalysis for first-year projects.
March 2023 - Goodbye Charlotte!
After 1.5 years with the group Dr Charlotte Farrow is leaving us to pursue new work opportunities as a Research integrity and Communications Officer in Oxford. We wish you all the best in your new role and want to thank you for the excellent job yu have done on the project.
March 2023 - Goodbye Usman!
It has been a pleasure to have you with working with us for the past semester and we wish you all the best with your exams and future career path.
March 2023 - Goodbye Manfred!
It has been a pleasure to have you with working with us for the past semester and we wish you all the best with your exams and future career path.
Febuary 2023 - Goodbye Birk!
It has been a pleasure to have you with working with us for the past semester and we wish you all the best with your exams and future career path.
November 2022 - Congratulations Aidan for Passing your Viva!
A massive congratulations to Aidan for successfully defending his thesis on "Transition metal catalysis for chemically fuelled rotary molecular-level motion". This is a huge achievement and sets an exemplary example for those who follow.
November 2022 - Congratulations to Jordan and Beatrice on their publication in SOS
A huge congratulations to Jordan, Beatrice and Jonathan on their chapter "Dynamic Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of Atropisomers" which has been published in Science of Synthesis (SOS)
November 2022 - Congratulations to Jordan, Olivia, and Beatrice on their publication in ACR
A huge congratulations to the biocatalystic motors team on their review "Biocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomers" which has been published in accounts of chemical research (ACS)
See our News Archive for our previous news
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