The University of Edinburgh, promoting excellence in teaching and research. Over 500 degree courses. One of the UK's top rated research universities. Located in Scotland's capital city, one of the liveliest and most beautiful cities in Northern Europe.

The School of Chemistry is an academic unit of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, The research rating of the 2008 RAE was one of the highest in the UK.

EaStCHEM, the joint chemistry research School of the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, was conceived in 2003 with the aim of harnessing the complementary capabilities and capitalising on the synergies of Scotland's two leading Chemistry Departments.

The PROTEUS Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) is funded by The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and is a consortium of three universities, The University of Edinburgh, The University of Bath and Heriot Watt University.