QUILL researchers have just returned from the 9th Congress on Ionic Liquids (COIL-9) in Lyon, France - the largest ionic liquids conference globally.

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering was hosting this year's ChemEngDayUK for the first time in Northern Ireland and QUILL was part of the 145 delegates

QUILL hosted its spring IAB meeting

Another conferance for QUILL: QUILL researchers attending the he 2022 MSILDG Christmas Research Meeting in London, UK.

Belfast-based magnet-recycling company SerenTech (now Ionic Technologies) has received a £1.72 million government grant to develop a magnet recycling plant

Another conferance for QUILL: QUILL researchers attending the Gordon Research Conference on Linking Ionic Liquid Structure, Reactions and Applications Across Temperatures in Newry, ME, United State.

Second conference after COVID for QUILL: QUILL researchers attending the 28th EUCHEM conference on molten salts and ionic liquids (EUCHEMSIL 2022) in Patras, Greece.

The REF (Research Excellence Framework) is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The most recent one took place in 2021. Three assessed aspects that are assessed are: Outputs, Impacts and Environme

Seren Technologies, a start-up company co-founded by Prof. Peter Nockemann, developing leading-edge rare earth separation technology using ionic liquids, has been acquired by Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE), as announced on 8 December 2021.

QUILL finally returns to in-person IAB meeting after two years of virtual meetings.

First conference after COVID for QUILL: QUILL researchers attending the 6th Ionic Liquid-based Materials (ILMAT-VI) in Saint Nabor, France.

QUILL are proud to announce the promotion of four QUILL Academic Members this year, a testimony to their valuable contribution at Queen's University Belfast. We are pleased to congratulate them on a very successful promotions round.

The 2020 renewal of the Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) between PETRONAS, Malaysia’s energy and solutions provider and the Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB) has a stronger than ever focus on sustainability.

Ionic liquids take you places: QUILL researchers attending the 8th Congress on Ionic Liquids (COIL-8) in Beijing, China.

QUILL are proud to announce the promotion of four staff members this spring following many years of committed research at Queen's University Belfast.

Researchers from QUILL celebrated 20 years of world leading research in the field of ionic liquids.

To commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of Professor Kenneth R. Seddon, the Australian Journal of Chemistry have dedicated a special double issue to his memory.

The QUILL research cluster was nominated in the 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Research Prizes for the Research Culture prize for excellence in a research group.

Following his passing in January 2018, the life and work of Prof Ken Seddon was commemorated in a series of talks delivered by some of those whose lives he influenced.