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New assay for screening membrane-permeabilising peptides and proteins published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

11 April, 2025Research

Researchers from the Horrocks and Cockroft groups have developed a single-molecule liposome assay…

Diagram of the new approach for rapid screening of compounds capable of disrupting or permeabilising biological membranes.

Student from Campopiano Group wins Best PhD Talk Prize at the European Society for Applied Biocatalysis

07 April, 2025Research

Congratulations to 3rd year PhD student Lisa Kennedy (Campopiano group) who won the Best PhD Talk…

Lisa Kennedy accepting her prize

Professor Carole Morrison elected as Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow (FRSE) 2025

31 March, 2025Research

Congratulations to Professor Carole Morrison from the School of Chemistry who has been elected a…

Portrait image of Carole Morrison

New class of cyclophilin inhibitors shows promise for treatment of fatty liver disease

22 March, 2025Research

A new paper from an interdisciplinary Edinburgh team and collaborating biotech companies shows the…

Molecular dynamics image of new cyclophilin inhibitor

Economic Impact Award for Industry Collaboration

21 March, 2025Research

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source recognises a collaboration between Infineum and the Universities of…

Professor Peter Dowding and Professor Philip Camp with their awards

Robertson Group Unveils Solar Water Purification Technology for Rural Communities

13 March, 2025Research

A new paper presents the results of successful field trials of the group’s low-cost solar…

The Robertson Group's solar water purification technology in field testing.

Fraser and Norma Stoddart PhD Prize 2025

10 March, 2025Research

Alumnus Dr Luke Britton has been named as the winner of the 2025 Fraser and Norma Stoddart PhD…

Headshot of alumnus Luke Britton

What goes up does not come down: Helium recovery and liquefaction at the University of Edinburgh

26 February, 2025Research

Investment in new technology to capture and re-liquefy helium has made another major step towards…

Helium Liquefaction Plant

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.

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.