Researchers in Dr Angelo Frei’s group in the Department of Chemistry have developed a high-throughput robotic approach to prepare and screen a library of 1,440 new iridium(III) complexes, leading to t...

York researchers have uncovered how E. coli renews its protective outer membrane despite the absence of cell growth, revealing the role of nanoscale lipid spheres called vesicles in remodelling this b...

A new study shows that reactivity of platinum organometallic complexes in single-crystals can be followed using unique NMR fingerprints that describe changes at the metal centre on addition of reactiv...

Jon Agirre of the Department of Chemistry was unanimously voted in as the next Editor-in-Chief of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) journal portfolio, succeeding Andrew Allen (NIST, US...

Electrochem2026, held in York from Sunday 23rd August to Tuesday 25th August, was an electrifying success.

A collaboration between the University of York and Johnson Matthey has led to a lower-energy route to recycle iridium from complex industrial waste streams, providing a key platform for sustainable a...

Excellent technical support in Chemistry is absolutely key to the high-quality research we publish. In the last year over 30 publications have featured technical colleagues as co-authors, from across ...

The biannual magazine from the Department of Chemistry highlights our activities, focusing on our people, our teaching and our research.

A new study co-authored by York Structural Biology Laboratory’s Dr Pavol Bárdy and Mai Nguyen reveals how bacteria co-opt an ancient immune system to trigger self-destruction and spread antibiotic res...

A York chemical toolkit identifies xylanases matched to specific plant wastes, helping design more efficient enzyme cocktails for biofuels and biobased chemicals.

A new study unravels the hidden molecular chemistry of hyperpolarisation, paving the way for more powerful, real-time metabolic MRI scans

BN-polymers are potential pre-ceramic precursors for producing technologically important shaped boron-nitride materials. A new report now unlocks their precisely tuneable synthesis, on scale and with ...

Recently published in Nature Reviews Chemistry Julia Sarju explores the sensory landscape of chemistry labs

New analysis of the South African's Rising Star Cave fossils reveals striking genetic singularity: either a sex-specific burial site from a non-human species or an isolated population over hundreds of...

York is ranked 8th in the UK for Chemistry in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2027).

The Royal Society of Chemistry has recognised a major scientific network for its outstanding contribution to the global analytical sciences community.

The 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Horizon Prize at the Chemistry Biology Interface has been awarded to a team including Professor Tony Wilkinson, for collaboration underpinning the development...

A collaborative team led by Professor Andrew Weller has been awarded a 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Horizon Prize. This team award recognises their pioneering development of Solid-state Molec...

50 years ago, Guy and Eleanor Dodson arrived in York. The group they founded in 1976, now known as the York Structural Biology Laboratory (YSBL), has grown to be a major international centre for the d...

Dr Will Unsworth has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Organic Chemistry mid-career Robert Robinson Prize.

Unveiling hidden pathways in photochemistry: chemical behaviour from femtoseconds to seconds. The complete lifecycle of a manganese complex as it participates in chemically important bond-activation ...

Often, air pollution is thought of as something that happens outside. Yet the air inside our homes may pose just as significant a risk to our health and as we typically spend 90% of our time indoors, ...

A new record of global warming pushes our understanding back to the very start of the industrial revolution using old weather reports from sailing ships.

Students and academics from the Process Industries: Net Zero Centre (PINZ CDT) for Doctoral training travelled to Newcastle University for the CDT’s annual conference. York students presented their wo...

York academics and students from the Department of Chemistry travelled to the University of Oxford on the 12 January 2026 for the launch of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis...

Scientists from the University of York have developed innovative self-assembling gels that direct and control the growth of human stem cells, with potential applications in regenerative medicine.

Professor Paul Walton has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS).

Two new doctoral training awards at the University of York will be used to train the next generation of scientists through specialised PhD programmes. They will equip these new researchers with the te...

A new method for the preparation of medicinally important chiral sulfur compounds has been developed using a class of enzymes called ‘Unspecific Peroxygenases’.

Marc Dickinson of the University of York has received both a NERC Independent Research Fellowship and the Lewis Penny Award and for pioneering research using protein breakdown in teeth for dating the ...

Scientists at University of York were delighted to be recognised with an “outstanding research paper” award from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

New research demonstrates a top-down approach to solution-phase protein structure determination that combines 2D-IR spectral libraries with machine learning.

York researchers have changed how we think about spore germination by showing that spores restart energy metabolism early on to power their awakening from dormancy.

Professor Avtar Matharu, a leading researcher in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded an MBE for Services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Interfaith and Community Cohesion.

Researchers have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesising hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate - offering fresh hope in the global fight against dru...

New research resolves how the critical tuberculosis drug bedaquiline disrupts bioenergetics to attack the pathogen by using a powerful spectroscopic technique

Cooking curries and other spicy foods can contribute to indoor air pollution and occupant health.

De-icing fluids are typically sprayed on aircraft to remove ice, while anti-icing agents prevent the build-up of ice, providing so-called ‘holdover protection’. Such fluids play a vital role in the sa...

A sunscreen molecule that encounters metal ions can absorb light in a very different way.

Congratulations to all Chemistry@York individuals and teams highlighted at this year’s University of York Inclusive Impact Awards.