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Professor Mathew Horrocks announced as Finalist for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

08 February, 2026Prizes and Awards Research

Professor Mathew Horrocks has been selected as a finalist among 9 Young Scientists from Across the…

School of Chemistry researchers unlock the sound of chemistry

08 February, 2026Research

Researchers from the School of Chemistry help to answer what does Chemistry sound like by turning…

School of Chemistry Runs Successful Research Grant Days Initiative

09 January, 2026

Towards the end of 2025, the School of Chemistry ran three events as part of our ‘Grant Days’…

School of Chemistry PhD student wins RSC Roy Prize

09 January, 2026Prizes and Awards Research

Isolde Marsland, a PhD student in the Kirk Group at the School of Chemistry, was awarded the Royal…

BBSRC Funds Doctoral Training in AI-Driven Enzyme Design for Industrial Biocatalysis

16 December, 2025Research

The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry is joining forces with Queens University Belfast…

School of Chemistry Publishes Open Educational Resources for Computational Chemistry

04 December, 2025Postgraduate Teaching Research

The School of Chemistry is committed to delivering high-quality, innovative education in chemistry…

School of Chemistry Lecturer Awarded RSC’s 2025 Excellence in Higher Education Prize

18 November, 2025Prizes and Awards Teaching

Dr Ben Arenas, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Education in the School of Chemistry, has been…

Welcome to our new EaStCHEM PhD students!

02 November, 2025Research

Three new cross-EaStCHEM PhD students have started in October 2025, working on projects that draw…

Quantum Software Lab team reaches semi-finals of $5M global quantum competition

28 October, 2025Research

A team from the Quantum Software Lab (QSL) in the School of Informatics at the University of…

Colorimetric indication of hidden catalysis

19 September, 2025Research

In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, the Thomas Group presents a breakthrough method to…