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Dan Edwards (Horrocks Group) wins Institute for Regeneration and Repair Innovator Competition

27 May, 2026Research

Dr Dan Edwards, a postdoctoral researcher in the Horrocks Group, has been awarded the IRR Innovator…

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Launch of important new work on Chemistry Accessibility in Higher Education

27 March, 2026Equality and Diversity Research Teaching

The School of Chemistry’s Head of Student Experience, Dr Jean O’Donoghue, has shared her…

RSC Inclusive and Accessible Chemistry for Further and Higher Education contributing authors

Quantum computing research turbocharged by funding boost

22 March, 2026Research

UK Government investment of £20 million has been announced to accelerate the development of quantum…

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School of Chemistry PhD student takes her research to Parliament

14 March, 2026Postgraduate Prizes and Awards Research

Natasha Boulton, a chemistry PhD student in the Pulham Group at the University of Edinburgh School…

Natasha Boulton PhD student and Prof Euan Brechin

New skills centre to train next generation of nuclear experts

13 March, 2026Research

The Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are set to lead a multidisciplinary new doctoral-level…

The University of Edinburgh’s Pyrochemical Research Laboratory a National Nuclear User Facility

Bringing Biocatalysis into Teaching Labs - A Nature Chemistry article on the Chem4P course

20 February, 2026Postgraduate Research Teaching Undergraduate

School of Chemistry final year PhD student Lisa Kennedy and Professor Dominic Campopiano have…

The timeline for the biocatalysis projects within the Chem4P course where students carry out a research project over 10 weeks

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…

Blavatnik Foundation graphic showing 2026 finalists

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…

Prof Colin Campbell

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…

Isolde Marsland RSC Roy Prize December 2025

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…

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