Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2025 Education Prize winners Yearly celebrations
Filter in a variety of ways including year to find our latest winners along with those from previous years.
The Rare Earth Elements Project
For convening collaborators from chemistry, history, and fine art to engage and educate diverse audiences about the separation of critical metals a...
The ReLiB Project
For transformative research and influence leading to the establishment of a technology pipeline for low cost, high throughput, and low environmenta...
The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry & Sunamp Ltd
For the creation of a successful partnership that has led to the development and commercialisation of heat-storage technology using novel formulati...
The XRD-CT Pioneers
For the development and application of X-ray diffraction computed tomography to image and identify structure-activity relationships within function...
Thibaut Van Acker
Ghent University, Belgium
Winner 2024: For making a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry in their independent academic career.
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
University of California Santa Barbara, USA
For seminal contributions to the development of organic semiconducting materials and device physics of organic photovoltaics to mitigate climate ch...
Tien Thuy
University of Nottingham, UK
For dedication to supporting the Particle Characterisation Group in organising the FORGE Conference, being instrumental in its success regarding en...
Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰
University of Birmingham, UK
For transformative contributions to the design, fundamental understanding and applications of solid-state materials, and of their mechanochemical a...
UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy
2025 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Horizon Prize: awarded for advancing circular economy solutions for the UK chemical industry through ch...
Uncovering the hidden paths in C鈥揌 activation catalysis
For the development of a unique approach for directly observing transient species and key bond-forming steps that underpin transition metal-catalys...
University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry Workshop Team
For technical innovations that enable research breakthroughs across the School of Chemistry, and translation of technical expertise beyond, in time...
University of Nottingham Laboratory Development Team
For dedication to crafting an innovative, skills-focused, digitally-enhanced practical chemistry curriculum to hone student skills and prepare them...
University of St Andrews School of Chemistry & ZEM Fuel S...
For the development and commercialisation of a disruptive zero emission energy technology, direct ammonia fuel cells, to decarbonise the maritime i...
University of Strathclyde and GSK
For the creation of a sustained partnership which has driven a culture of research and training excellence, and created a flow of skilled personnel...
University of Surrey Chemical Pilot Plant Education and T...
For the development of an integrated training facility for chemists and chemical engineers in large-scale chemical processes, through a combination...
University of York "Decolonising the Chemistry Curriculum...
2025 Horizon Prize for Education: awarded for championing decolonisation of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, through widespread disseminatio...
Van der Waals Thin Films
For the development of van der Waals thin films with high electronic performance, mechanical stretchability, and permeability for highly flexible,...
Vicente Talanquer
2025 Nyholm Prize for Education: awarded for his groundbreaking research on student reasoning in chemistry, which has shed light on critical factor...
Virtual Labs Team
2025 Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education: awarded for their cross-institution collaboration to integrate virtual labs aimed at enhancing...
Vy Dong
University of California, USA
For creative applications of metal hydride catalysis to address diverse challenges in organic synthesis, including carbon-carbon activation and cyc...