Piera presented a poster of her research into aryne-mediated metal-free C-arylation of 1,4-dihydropyridines at the 27th European Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry in Amsterdam.

Chris gave a talk on the group’s research into aryne-mediated C(sp3)-H bond functionalisation at the Ramsay Centenary Symposium at UCL on Thursday 30th June. Marking the centenary of Sir William Ramsay’s death, the symposium featured a special lecture from Professor Alwyn Davies celebrating the life of Britain’s first Nobel Laureate in chemistry.

Chris then joined past and present Ramsay Memorial Fellows and Trustees at the annual dinner, which was held this year at the Royal Society.

Cécile presented a poster of her research into metal-free hydride transfer onto arynes at the 17th Tetrahedron Symposium in Barcelona.

Welcome to Lilla Gombos, Ossie Ihecherenoma and Jérémy Chommanivong who start summer projects in the group.