1^st year PhD student Phillippa Partridge from the Hobday group wins the Young Crystallographers Group of British Crystallographic Association poster prize.

Commenting on Phillippa’s achievement  said; 

Raju Chambenahalli recently secured the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship to work on his research project “PolyNewrethanes”, where he will design new catalysts and use these to prepare novel polyurethane materials.

It is a great honour and surprise for me to be selected for this year’s Fraser & Norma Stoddart Prize. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my supervisor Prof Neil Robertson, public engagement coordinator Dr Jenny Bos, Dr Anna-Maria Maciejuk, as well as my colleagues, collaborators, friends and family who have each played a considerable role in this achievement. I would also like to acknowledge JASSO, the School of Chemistry and other funding organisations for their financial support during my time in Edinburgh.

School of Chemistry PhD students Jenke Scheen from the Michel group, Yuan Gao from the Guy Lloyd-Jones group and Optima CDT 4^th year PhD student Daisy Dickinson have all been named as finalists in the prestigious STEM for Britain national awards.

Congratulations to Professor Mark Bradley on being awarded a distinguished lectureship by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) Category A: For Distinguished Scientists.

The award will see Professor Bradley conducting a lecture tour and hosting researchers from CAS.

The PIFI program is a specific funding program to attract talented foreigners to CAS for scientific exchanges and research cooperation.

Dr Stephen Thomas has been announced as a finalist in the UK Blavatnik Awards 2022. This follows on from being awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Merck, Sharp and Dohme Award in 2021.

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom is a highly prestigious national prize celebrating the accomplishments and future potential of the UK’s most innovative young academic staff, scientists and engineers working across Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry. 

Congratulations to School of Chemistry PhD Student Craig Steven, who has won two prestigious RSC prizes recently and also has written a chapter in a newly published book.

Craig is based in the research groups of Professors Alison Hulme from the School of Chemistry and Valerie Brunton from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre.

This award recognises individuals who have distinguished themselves through their career and achievements in the world of science and sustainability, shining a light on alumni who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive contribution to their communities, industries and countries.

Congratulations to Professor Michael Seery, former Director of Teaching at the School of Chemistry on winning a RSC 2021 Education Prize. Michael won the Royal Society of Chemistry 2021 Nyholm Prize for sustained and substantial scholarship in approaches to teaching and learning chemistry, and for providing leadership and support to others carrying out chemistry education research.

Congratulations to University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry MChem students Ewelina Wiśniewska and Kira Mulcahy who have been recognised for the fantastic scientific posters they produced during their summer internships at