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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

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

Quantum Software Lab team reaches semi-finals of $5M global quantum competition

28 October, 2025Research

A team from the Quantum Software Lab (QSL) in the School of Informatics at the University of…

Quantum image with Google AI and XPrize logos

Colorimetric indication of hidden catalysis

19 September, 2025Research

In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, the Thomas Group presents a breakthrough method to…

Diagram of the new method

School of Chemistry Secures Major BBSRC ALERT Awards

11 September, 2025Research

The School of Chemistry is delighted to announce that David Clarke and Alison Hulme have both been…

Sample vials

A new tool for extracellular vesicle analysis

28 August, 2025Research

Scientists from the Institute of Regeneration & Repair (IRR) Chemistry Hub and the School of…

Image showing an extracellular vesicle detected by labelled antibodies (green and red fluorophores) against surface proteins.

Ultrafast molecular imaging experiment benchmarks state-of-the-art quantum chemistry predictions

21 August, 2025Research

New work from an international team has recorded the ultrafast molecular motion that world-leading…

Graphical representation of the Cyclobutanone Photochemistry Prediction Challenge (credit: Greg Stewart, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory).

Daphne Jackson Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh

14 August, 2025Research

Reshu Tyagi looks back on her time in the School of Chemistry.

Left: A molecular-scale model of a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity showing its rigid and contorted structure. Right: Reshu and Neil.