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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 has been awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is about making difficult processes easier. Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal have laid the foundation for a functional form of chemistry – click chemistry – in which molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently. Carolyn Bertozzi has taken click chemistry to a new dimension and started utilising it in living organisms.

Using bioorthogonal reactions, researchers have improved the targeting of cancer pharmaceuticals, which are now being tested in clinical trials.
Click chemistry and bioorthogonal reactions have taken chemistry into the era of functionalism. This is bringing the greatest benefit to humankind.

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UWC is turning 60! As we honour our movement and its commitment to peace on this special UWC Day, nothing could be more celebratory than announcing the start of a year-long celebration for UWC’s 60th anniversary under the theme “EDUCATING FOR PEACE. Striving to change the world since 1962”. We invite the whole community to join us over the next 12 months: head over to uwc.org/60anniversary to find out more about some of the events that are already happening, how you can join and add your own ideas!

We will start the celebration with a LIVE event on Friday, 30 September at 4pm UTC streaming on Facebook, Youtube and Zoom: you are all invited, so don’t miss out! You’ll have a chance to hear it from UWC President, HM Queen Noor of Jordan, UWC International's Executive Director, Faith Abiodun, as well as national committee volunteers, alumni and many others from across UWC. Make sure you register your attendance here: http://ow.ly/roz950KOYUs