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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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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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