A Materials Seminar recently took place in the Research and Engineering Building.  The seminar entitled Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications of New Functional Materials: From Crystallography to Biomedical Applications gave an opportunity for staff and students to hear too excellent speakers, Professor Jadranka Travas-Sejdic (University of Auckland), and Professor Vickie McKee (Loughborough University) presenting their latest research into the preparation and characterisation of new functional materials.