University of Sussex STEM Event

University of Sussex STEM Event: Inspire Your Chemistry Students with a Nobel Prize Discovery

Tuesday 6th October 2026

11:30–15:15 (Optional panel discussion: 15:30–16:30)
Give your students the opportunity to explore chemistry beyond the classroom.

This event marks 30 years since Sir Harry Kroto’s Nobel Prize-winning discovery of Buckminsterfullerene (Cā‚†ā‚€), the “buckyball” molecule that transformed our understanding of carbon.

Topics include:

  • Allotropes of carbon
  • Chemical bonding
  • Nanomaterials
  • Structure–property relationships

Book places for your students.