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About EaStCHEM

EaStCHEM has combined excellence in fundamental, interdisciplinary and applied chemistry at the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews since 2005.

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Our Research

The six EaStCHEM research themes harness our excellence in fundamental chemistry to promote collaboration and drive towards real-world impact.
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Our People

Our community of 90+ research groups give critical research mass to tackle a wide range of problems. Learn about our people and their research here.
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Facilities

EaStCHEM benefits from its substantial critical mass in possessing a very wide range of world class facilities for research.

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Working with Industry

We welcome opportunities to work with industrial partners and other research users. Please get in touch to explore how we can work together.
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EaStCHEM News

Read the news from EaStCHEM, including outputs, events, prizes and our people.

REF 2021 Results

In the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), EaStCHEM’s excellence across research and impact was rewarded by more than 99% of our research outputs being assessed as either “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, and 100% of our impact case studies being assessed as “outstanding” or “very considerable”.


We are one of only three chemistry submissions to achieve a 100% “world- leading” score for our research environment.

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