Anthony Davis awarded Royal Medal for Applied Sciences by the Royal Society
The School of Chemistry's Professor Anthony Davis has been awarded the prestigious Royal Medal for Applied Sciences by the Royal Society.
News in 2025
The Wilson Baker Symposium 2025
The long-running Wilson Baker Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.
Multidisciplinary research demonstrates synthesis of a new carbon allotrope
A collaborative multidisciplinary project involving researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Oxford and Manchester as well as collaborators at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, has demonstrated the synthesis of a new allotrope of carbon, a cyclocarbon that is stable enough at room temperature for spectroscopic characterisation in solution.
The Stone Symposium 2025
The prestigious Stone Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 12 November 2025.
Grant awarded to explore how quantum spin-entanglement dictates photochemical reaction yields
A grant of £1m has been awarded to the School of Chemistry's Dr Tom Oliver and his US collaborator Professor Stephen Bradforth (University of Southern California) for a collaborative three-year project entitled "Quantum Coherence and Correlations in Condensed Phase Photochemical Reaction Dynamics".
Symposium held in memory of Dr Chris Adams
The School of Chemistry hosted a symposium on June 27 in memory of Dr Chris Adams, who died in 2022.
Chemistry breakthrough has potential to make more effective cancer drugs with less harmful side effects
Researchers from the School of Chemistry have led a study which, for the first time, reports the discovery of a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, including a drug used to treat breast cancer.
Dek Woolfson to lead new global Centre for Protein Design
The School of Chemistry's Professor Dek Woolfson will be leading a new global Centre for Protein Design (CPD) following a major Novo Nordisk Foundation grant.
Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes awarded in recognition of Research led by the School of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2025 Prize winners include several successes for the School of Chemistry
Andrew Orr-Ewing awarded ERC Advanced Grant to study photochemical mechanisms in microdroplets
The School of Chemistry's Professor Andrew Orr-Ewing has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant with value of €3.2m over five years to study photochemical reactions in water droplets only a few micrometres in diameter.
Varinder Aggarwal awarded Horst Pracejus Prize for 2025
The School of Chemistry's Professor Varinder Aggarwal has been awarded the Horst Pracejus Prize for 2025 from the German Chemical Society (GDCh).
Chris Adams Symposium, 27th June 2025
A symposium in memory of Dr Chris Adams will be held on Friday 27th June 2025, at the School of Chemistry.
Two School of Chemistry academics elected as Royal Society Fellows
Our very own Professor Dek Woolfson and Professor Jonathan Clayden have been recognised for their substantial contributions to the advancement of science with Fellowship in the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. Both of these world-leading scientists contribute to understanding structure and function of molecules at the interface of chemistry and biology.
Rachel Tunnicliffe wins GW4 Open Research Prize in Improving Quality for OpenGHG project
Dr Rachel Tunnicliffe has won winning the GW4 Open Research Prize in Improving Quality for the OpenGHG project.
PhD student Olivia Watts helps Bristol to semi-finals of University Challenge
School of Chemistry PhD student Olivia Watts helped Bristol's team reach the semi-finals of the current series of the iconic BBC Two student quiz programme University Challenge.
Scientists make water-repellent breakthrough to replace toxic ‘forever chemicals’
School of Chemistry Emeritus Professor Julian Eastoe is among an international group of scientists who have invented a substitute for synthetic chemicals, called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are widely used in everyday products despite being hazardous to health and the environment.
Carmen Galan wins 2025 Melville L. Wolfrom Award
Professor Carmen Galan has been named winner of the 2025 Melville L. Wolfrom Award by the ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Chemical Glycobiology.
The Timms Symposium 2025
The annual Timms Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 9th July 2025.
Matt Rigby discusses anniversary of ozone hole discovery on BBC Radio 4
Professor Matt Rigby appeared on BBC Radio 4 programme Rare Earth on 14th March to discuss the 40th anniversary of the discovery of a hole in the planet's ozone layer.
Carmen Galan to receive 2025 Emil Fischer Award
Professor Carmen Galan has been named as a joint winner of the Emil Fischer Award for 2025 by the European Carbohydrate Organisation.
Bristol part of UK initiative to advance monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions
A new observatory co-led by the School of Chemistry's Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group and colleagues at the University of Manchester will enhance the UK’s ability to measure greenhouse gases.
Chemistry PhD graduates win Women in Innovation awards
School of Chemistry PhD graduates Dr Alicja Dzieciol and Dr Siân Fussell have won Women in Innovation Awards from Innovate UK for their remarkable sustainable technologies.
Diamond Group publication wins Functional Diamond Best Paper Award
A publication by Professor Paul May and Dr Ramiz Zulkharnay of the School of Chemistry's Diamond Group has been named by the editors of the journal Functional Diamond as its best paper of 2024.
New publication describes positive impact of Smart Worksheets in first-year quantitative chemistry course
The School of Chemistry's Professor Dudley Shallcross, Dr Amy McCarthy-Torrens, and Dr Francesca Dennis have had an article published in the Journal of Chemical Education on their collaboration with Learning Science Ltd on Smart Worksheets and their positive impact on the first year quantitative chemistry course since being introduced in 2020.
Varinder Aggarwal to present at 37th Richard Lerner Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium
Professor Varinder Aggarwal has been invited to participate in the 37th annual Richard Lerner Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium, on February 6, 2026, at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California.
Harry Destecroix awarded MBE in New Year Honours
Former School of Chemistry PhD student Dr Harry Destecroix has received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list for services to science.