# Anna Slater

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**Anna Grace Slater** ( Phillips)[1] is a [Royal Society University Research Fellow](/source/Royal_Society_University_Research_Fellow) and Professor of Chemistry at the [University of Liverpool](/source/University_of_Liverpool).

## Education

Slater studied [chemistry](/source/Chemistry) at the [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham), where she graduated in 2006. Slater completed a Ph.D. at the [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham) under the supervision of [Neil Champness](/source/Neil_Champness) in 2011.[1]

## Career

In 2013 Slater joined the group of [Andy Cooper](/source/Andrew_Cooper_(chemist)) at the [University of Liverpool](/source/University_of_Liverpool), where she worked on porous organic cages.[2] She is interested in supramolecular chemistry.[3] In 2015 she published "Function-led Design of New Porous Materials" in [Science](/source/Science_(journal)).[4] She was shortlisted in the 2016 *Women of the Future* awards in the science category.[5][6]

In 2016 she was appointed an [EPSRC](/source/Engineering_and_Physical_Sciences_Research_Council) Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow.[7][8] She was appointed as a Royal Society University Research Fellow in 2021, senior lecturer in 2021/22 and to a personal chair in 2022.[9][10][11]

She looks to develop new functional materials through continuous flow chemistry at the [University of Liverpool](/source/University_of_Liverpool).[10] Her half-a-million pound grant, "High Throughput Materials Development in Continuous Flow", is supported by the [Royal Society](/source/Royal_Society).[11] She took part in the Sci Annual Review Meeting, talking about new concepts in organic synthesis.[12]

Slater was co-chair of the UK Research Staff Association (UKRSA).[13][14] Slater led a project looking at how researchers took maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.[15][16] In 2016 she discussed barriers to mothers from pursuing academia.[17]

In 2017, Slater took an exhibit titled "No Assembly Required" to a special joint [Royal Society](/source/Royal_Society)/[Science Museum](/source/Science_Museum,_London) "[Lates](/source/Science_Museum,_London#'Lates'_for_Adults)", part of a series of events open to adult members of the public that typically attracts over 4000 people.[18][19][20][21] As part of the exhibit, Slater worked with Senior Lecturer and science poet Sam Illingworth to produce a series of poems written by the visitors using language from scientific papers in the field.[22][23]

She is an Associate Editor of the [Royal Society of Chemistry](/source/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry) journal Molecular Systems Design & Engineering.[24]

She is a former vice-chair, and a member of the advisory board, of WISC (Women in Supramolecular Chemistry), a group "supporting women and those who are marginalised to progress within supramolecular chemistry through creating a sense of community and kinship" and is one of the co-authors of the 2022 book *Women in Supramolecular Chemistry: Collectively Crafting the Rhythms of Our Work and Lives in STEM* (Policy Press: ISBN 978-1447362371).[25][26][27]

## Personal life

Slater has two children, and has [epilepsy](/source/Epilepsy).[25] She was instrumental in setting up WISC's Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence Cluster and is "passionate about inclusion, diversity, and equity in HE [higher education]".[27]

## Awards

- [Harrison-Meldola Memorial Award](/source/Harrison%E2%80%93Meldola_Memorial_Prizes) (2023)[10]
- Two Royal Society Fellowships (DHF 2016, URF 2021)[28]
- Fellow of the [Young Academy of Europe](/source/Young_Academy_of_Europe) (2020)[28]
- Associate Fellow of the [Royal Commonwealth Society](/source/Royal_Commonwealth_Society) (2016)[28]

## References

1. Slater (née Phillips), Anna G.; Beton, Peter H.; Champness, Neil R. (2011). "Two-dimensional supramolecular chemistry on surfaces". *Chemical Science*. **2** (8): 1440. [doi:10.1039/C1SC00251A](https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SC00251A). [ISSN 2041-6539](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2041-6539)

1. ["Anna Slater - Cooper Group - University of Liverpool"](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/cooper-group/people/anna-slater/). *www.liverpool.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. Slater, Anna G.; Perdigão, Luis M. A.; Beton, Peter H.; Champness, Neil R. (2014-12-16). "Surface-Based Supramolecular Chemistry Using Hydrogen Bonds". *Accounts of Chemical Research*. **47** (12): 3417–3427. [doi:10.1021/ar5001378](https://doi.org/10.1021/ar5001378). [ISSN 0001-4842](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0001-4842). [PMID 25330179](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25330179)

1. Slater, Anna G. & Cooper, Andrew I. (2015-05-29). "Function-led design of new porous materials". *Science*. **348** (6238). [doi:10.1126/science.aaa8075](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa8075). [ISSN 0036-8075](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075). [PMID 26023142](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26023142). [S2CID 33600943](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:33600943)

1. ["University of Liverpool Chemist shortlisted for 'Women of the Future' Award"](http://materialschemistry.org.uk/university-of-liverpool-chemist-shortlisted-for-women-of-the-future-award/). *KCMC*. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-03.[dead link]

1. ["2016 - Women of the Future Awards"](http://awards.womenofthefuture.co.uk/our-alumni-category/2016/). *Women of the Future Awards*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["Royal Society announces Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows for 2016"](https://royalsociety.org/news/2016/10/royal-society-announces-dorothy-hodgkin-fellows-for-2016/). *royalsociety.org*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["Support for outstanding early career scientists in 2016 Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships - EPSRC website"](https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/dorothyhodgkinfellowships/). *www.epsrc.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["Anna Slater Group Members"](https://www.agslatergroup.com/group-members). *slatergroup*. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-07.

1. ["Professor Anna Slater"](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/anna-slater). *www.liverpool.ac.uk*. University of Liverpool. Retrieved 2026-01-07.

1. ["Royal Society announces University Research Fellowships for 2020"](https://royalsociety.org/news/2020/08/royal-society-announces-university-research-fellowships-for-2020/). *royalsociety.org*. Retrieved 8 January 2026.

1. ["24th Annual Review Meeting: Emerging concepts and techniques in organi"](https://www.soci.org/news/young-chemists/24th-annual-review-meeting-event-preview). Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["NPRM3 - The Third Northern Postdoctoral Researcher Meeting"](http://nprm.co.uk/nprm3/). *nprm.co.uk*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180304060832/http://nprm.co.uk/nprm3/) 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. 41123fdd-ced9-45fa-be70-a67900df27a7. ["Researchers Survey — Vitae Website"](https://www.vitae.ac.uk/doing-research/research-staff/uk-research-staff-association/fixed-term-researchers-survey). *www.vitae.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["The Team"](http://ukrsavitae.wixsite.com/ukrsa/the-team). UKRSA. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. Slater, Anna. ["Parental Leave on a Fixed-term Contract"](http://ukrsavitae.wixsite.com/ukrsa/single-post/2017/07/31/Parental-Leave-on-a-Fixed-term-Contract). UKRSA. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["Author Services 15 minutes to develop your research career"](https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/develop-your-research-career-podcast/). *authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com*. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

1. ["Science Museum Lates: The next big thing | Royal Society"](https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/03/science-museum-lates/). *royalsociety.org*. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

1. ["Be a part of Science Museum's Lates"](https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/be-part-science-museums-lates). *Science Museum*. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

1. ["Molecular sponges the next big thing?"](https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/667349-molecular-sponges-the-next-big-thing). *Cardiff University*. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

1. ["No Assembly Required at the Science Museum Lates | Inside Science | Royal Society"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190413221244/https://blogs.royalsociety.org/inside-science/2017/05/12/no-assembly-required/). *blogs.royalsociety.org*. Archived from [the original](https://blogs.royalsociety.org/inside-science/2017/05/12/no-assembly-required/) on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

1. ["View post, Manchester Metropolitan University"](https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/engage/outreach/out-and-about/story/?id=5543). *Manchester Metropolitan University*. Retrieved 2019-04-13.[dead link]

1. Illingworth, Samuel (2017-04-07). ["No Assembly Required"](https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/410/no-assembly-required/). *The Poetry of Science*. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

1. ["Molecular Systems Design & Engineering"](https://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/msde#boards-staff). 2026.

1. ["Front matter: Notes on contributors"](https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book/9781447362395/front-1.xml). *Women in Supramolecular Chemistry Collectively Crafting the Rhythms of Our Work and Lives in STEM*. Policy Press. 2022.

1. ["The Advisory Board"](https://www.womeninsuprachem.com/the-advisory-board). *WISC*. Retrieved 8 January 2026.

1. ["Dr Anna Slater"](https://www.womeninsuprachem.com/dr-anna-slater). *WISC*. Retrieved 8 January 2026.

1. Noël, Timothy (2021-12-01). ["Meet the Flow Chemist – Dr. Anna G. Slater"](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41981-021-00212-y). *Journal of Flow Chemistry*. **11** (4): 705–706. [doi:10.1007/s41981-021-00212-y](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41981-021-00212-y). [ISSN 2063-0212](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2063-0212)

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