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View of Oxford including the Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College

SCHEMA Hub Autumn Conference 2026

14 September to 15 September
University of York

SCHEMA Spring Conference 2027

13 April 2027 to 14 April 2027

News

Biobased Polymers 2026

Biobased Polymers conference: Panel discusses Industry-Academia collaboration

Bonny Gao

SCHEMA researchers showcase work in Bordeaux

Confident Communicators workshop

Developing Sustainable Leaders session builds 'Confident Communicators'

SCHEMA PDRA network visits Ceres

Ceres hosts SCHEMA postdocs at Manufacturing Innovation Centre

Nature Chemistry

New predictive method for manufacturing low-pressure CO₂-based polymers

Cheetham Lecture 2026

Prof Charlotte Williams delivers Cheetham Lecture 2026

Audience at SCHEMA Spring Conference

SCHEMA hosts busy Spring Conference in Cambridge

RAE Green Future Fellow

Prof Murciano-Torrente announced as RAE Green Future Fellow

everywoman in Technology Awards

Dr Hannah Leese named finalist in everywoman in Technology Awards

Prof Richard Catlow wins AAAS award

Association for the Advancement of Science honours Prof Richard Catlow

UK Catalysis Conference 2026

SCHEMA affiliates present at UK Catalysis Conference

Curious Cases: Gold

Curious Cases: Mining for gold with Prof Graham Hutchings

Freya Butler

Affiliate wins prestigious essay competition

Symposium attendees

Symposium focuses on AI and sustainable manufacturing

Dr Jirui Zhang visits Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence

Cambridge SCHEMA researcher visits Buchard Group in York

OxWiChem poster award winners

SCHEMA co-sponsors Women in Chemistry event

Charlotte Williams and Kam Poon

Prof Charlotte Williams discusses 'Future of Plastics'

William Hague

Oxford Chancellor tours chemistry research facilities

Faraday discussion

Faraday Discussions meeting co-hosted by SCHEMA academics

SCHEMA Autumn 2025 conference photo

SCHEMA hosts 'twice as big' Autumn Conference

Physical Sciences Medal

Prof Matthew Rosseinsky OBE FRS honoured with Royal Society award

Prof Kylie Vincent and team wins RSC Horizon Prize

Prof Kylie Vincent awarded RSC Biology Interface Horizon Prize

Prof Graham Hutchings and Dr Richard Lewis

Prof Graham Hutchings and team wins at RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

JACS abstract

Study enables efficient, selective chemical recycling of polymer mixtures

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Advancing Sustainable Solutions in Catalytic Depolymerisation for Chemical Recycling

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SCHEMA co-sponsors Designing for Circularity conference

Professor Clive Siviour presenting updates on research targets for work package 3

SCHEMA hosts Spring Conference in Bath

A recap of the SCHEMA Hub Spring Conference 2025
The SCHEMA team and strategic partners gathered for a workshop

Recap: Challenge Workshop on Sustainable Plastics and Elastomers

A recap of the SCHEMA Hub challenge workshop on sustainable plastics and elastomers
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Recap: RSC Chemical Feedstocks for Sustainable Industry 2024

A recap of CFSI 2024 - an RSC event co-organised by SCHEMA
A gathering of the SCHEMA team and strategic partners at the Hub's official launch event in September 2024

SCHEMA Hub Official Launch Event

A recap of the Hub's official launch event

The Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Manufacturing Hub (SCHEMA) convenes academic and industry partners to deliver supply chain resilience and a sustainable manufacturing sector.

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High Throughput Reactor tour

Research

Find out more about our research themes and how the technologies we're developing will ensure the UK is at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing.
SCHEMA PDRA network on factory floor

Partnerships

We bring together academia and industry to address sector-wide challenges and develop solutions to drive the future in sustainable manufacturing. Find out how to get involved and what funding is available.
Hub Research Year 1-2

The SCHEMA Hub

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SCHEMA Spring Conference

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