News in 2025
- Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes awarded in recognition of Research led by the School of Chemistry 26 June 2025 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 17 June 2025 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 28 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 2025 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 29 April 2025 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 22 April 2025 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’ 10 April 2025 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 10 April 2025 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 27 March 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 17 March 2025 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 5 March 2025 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 11 February 2025 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 7 February 2025 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 31 January 2025 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 13 January 2025 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 13 January 2025 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 6 January 2025 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.