A total of 91 students graduated with an Honours degree in chemistry from St Andrews in 2023 as well as 18 postgraduates with a MSc or PhD. After the University graduation ceremony in Younger Hall, this was celebrated with a reception in the School of Chemistry, where the best students were awarded prizes for outstanding achievements.

 

The prizewinners are pictured below:

 

(L–R) Nick D'Arcy-Evans, Maddison Lovell, Amna Iqbal, Meiyue Liu, Kirsty Bentley, Matthew Fry, Eilidh Quinn, Chloe Cannon, Emily Nolan, Martha Prindl, William Purvis

 

The prize list is as follows:

 

Gray Prize for the best essay on a prescribed topic in chemistry
Nick D'Arcy-Evans, Maddison Lovell, Emily Nolan

Medal in BSc Biology and Chemistry
Heather Spooner

OUP Book Prize for the best student in the 4th year BSc chemistry class
Martha Prindl

Astra-Zeneca Prize for the best honours research project in biological chemistry
Kirsty Bentley, Matthew Fry

GSK Prize for the best honours research project in organic chemistry
Nick D'Arcy-Evans, Maddison Lovell

Drochaid Prize for the best honours research project in inorganic chemistry
Chloe Cannon, Eilidh Quinn

Charles Horrex Prize for the best honours research project in physical chemistry
William Purvis, Meiyue Liu

Education Prize for the best honours research project in chemistry education
Emily Nolan, Amna Iqbal

Forrester Prize for the best graduating students in the 4th and 5th year classes
Nick D'Arcy-Evans, Martha Prindl

Irvine Jubilee Prize and Medal for the most distinguished graduating MChem student
Nick D'Arcy-Evans

This year the Head of School Award went to former School President Kirsty Bentley.