Several members of the group travelled to China to attend the
8th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science. It was an opportunity to showcase work from across the group, present, interact – and meet with old friends (including Prof ZHANG Xi, long-time friend and collaborator, and president of Jilin University!).
In addition – Junru won a prize for best poster presentation! Congratulations!
Jerry presented his work on “CO2 conversion using metal-free porous polyimides” at the Eurapean Materials Research Society (E-MRS), a large international conference of over 2000 people bringing together researchers across materials science to sustainable energy with photovoltaics and catalysis to nanomaterials. Great poster, well done!
Glad to share that an experimental paper published in Small, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2024:
Congratulations to Jerry, on being voted one of the “Most Engaged Demonstrator” for Year 2 Chemistry lab.
It’s fantastic to see his enthusiasm and support in the lab recognised by the students. Well deserved!
PhD students, Jerry Mintah, Mary Donkor, and Sakshika Raghav recently attended the Henry Royce Institute’s National PhD Conference, with Jerry and Mary giving oral presentations of their work.
A fantastic event to hear from leading voices in the material fields, and to expand professional networks!
Well done to our undergraduate students, Alastair, Ben, Talia, and Yuerong, who recently successfully presented the results of their hard work from the past few months! We celebrated the occasion with some well-earned PIZZA 🍕!
We also took this opportunity to welcome the new PhD student, Haoqi Yu, who just joined the FRG from March!
A joyful moment as the group begins a new chapter together!
At the beginning of Spring this year, we celebrate the graduation of Faul Research Group members Dr John Worth, Dr Safa Al Siyabi, and Dr Ulzhalgas (Ulia) Karatayeva, who recently returned to Bristol from a distance to attend the graduation ceremony!
Warmest congratudations to all of them from the group!
Great to start the year in Bristol on a high note – two days of exciting soft robotics research and discussions at the “Transforming Healthcare with Soft Robotics 2026”! Great opportunity to engage with scientists, engineers and clinicians!
The University of Bristol has just announced new research scholarships as part of its Think Big scholarship scheme. The new Think Big for Researchers scheme is for international students studying a master’s by research degree.
Think Big about Research will include a scholarship towards your first year’s tuition fees as well as a place on the Think Big Development Programme.
For students starting in September 2026, there are 10 awards available: 5 awards of £13,000 for the first year of study and 5 awards of £6,500 for the first year of study. Please check the eligibility criteria carefully! You can apply if you have applied to any full-time master’s by research programme delivered in person at the University of Bristol and are classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes.
If you are interested to join the Faul Research Group and keen to apply for one of these scholarships, then please contact Prof. Faul by email. Please include two academic letters of references and a one-page CV with your email to be considered.
Dr Geraldine Echue, former PhD student from FRG, now Deputy Editor at Advanced Materials, Advanced Portfolio, and Wiley In Research, gave a wonderful overview of publishing, with a focus on Advanced Portfolio journals. Great to have top tips, and the latest on the use of AI in scientific publishing, also afterwards over coffee.
Geri also generously spent time with members of the FRG and gave members an opportunity to share some of their latest results.
Great to have Geraldine Echue back in Bristol! Thank you for a wonderful visit! #BristolAlumni!
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