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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 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’…

Picture of Jenni Garden in front of a group of academics from the School of Chemistry

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…

BBSRC logo

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…

Computational Chemistry Open Source JOSE paper

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…

Dr Ben Arenas 2025 RSC Early Career Prize for Excellence in Higher Education

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…

Aayush Anand in the lab