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New Award to Advance Molten Salt Tritium Fuel Breeding for Fusion Energy as Part of UK Atomic Energy Authority’s £200M Innovation Programme

07 February, 2025Research

A School of Chemistry team will lead a multi-partner international project aimed at developing…

Members of the Pyrochemical Research Laboratory doing work in glove boxes.

Sign Language in Chemistry

07 February, 2025

On the 20th January 2025, the School of Chemistry was delighted to welcome Asma Sheikh and Audrey…

Image showing from left to right Allie Merkle, Audrey Cameron, Tania Allan, Ley Bergeron, Asma Sheikh, Gary Quinn and Andrzej Rosolowski

Salters’ Graduate Award success for Chemical Physics alumnus

05 February, 2025

Congratulations to MChemPhys graduate Ben Tan, who has received a 2024 Salters’ Institute Graduate…

Alumnus Ben Tan at Old College holding graduation certificate and scroll

Chemistry alumna recognised in New Year Honours 2025

17 January, 2025

Congratulations to School of Chemistry alumna Professor Gill Reid, who has been appointed a…

Professor Gill Reid giving a presentation to an audience

Ingleson Group’s recent Angewandte paper highlighted as a Very Important Paper

08 January, 2025

Published in collaboration with Cate Anstöter, the paper was rated as outstanding by all reviewers.

Chemical structures from Angewandte Paper

Alumnus and Nobel prize winner Sir Fraser Stoddart dies at 82

06 January, 2025

Prof Sir James Fraser Stoddart, alumnus and friend of the University of Edinburgh School of…

Sir Fraser Stoddart giving a speech at a graduation ceremony

Student Support Team Triumphs at CSE Staff Awards

09 December, 2024

The School of Chemistry’s Student Support team has been named Team of the Year at the inaugural…

Student Support Team celebrate CSE Team of the Year Award 2024

More than a PhD: joint funding supports bright futures

09 December, 2024

Growing up in Manchester, Mariyah Sajjad developed a strong fascination with Chemistry, sparked by…

PhD student Mariyah Sajjad at the KB campus

Groundbreaking Discovery on Long-Term Memory Maintenance by Edinburgh Researchers

26 November, 2024Research

A collaboration between the School of Chemistry and the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the…

Mouse brain showing red areas where protein exchange occurs most slowly.

Retirement celebration for NMR Manager Juraj Bella

12 November, 2024Research

On Thursday 31 October 2024 a large number of students and staff gathered to say thank you and…

Juraj Bella with a message wishing him a happy retirement