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Post-doc from Edinburgh Single-Molecule Biophysics Group awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Chief Scientific Office

23 July, 2026Prizes and Awards Research

Dr Dan Edwards, a postdoctoral research associate in the Edinburgh Single-Molecule Biophysics (ESMB…

Profile picture of Dan Edwards and the Chief Scientist Office logo

New membrane technology presents a low-energy alternative to conventional crude oil refining

20 July, 2026Research

A team of international researchers, including Edinburgh’s McKeown Group, have created a new way to…

Neil and Chunchun in front of the School of Chemistry

Poison to perfume: new catalysts stitch carbon monoxide into valuable chemicals

24 June, 2026Research

Breakthrough results from a School of Chemistry lab reveal a new method for stitching together…

Chemical diagram of the new reaction converting CO into a valuable product

Professor Mathew Horrocks honoured with prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

16 June, 2026Prizes and Awards Research

Professor Mathew Horrocks, has been named winner of the RSC’s Jeremy Knowles Award, for the…

Professor Mathew Horrocks RSC Jeremy Knowles Award 2026

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…

Photo of Dan receiving his proze

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…

Blue lights with quantum logos

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