Welcome

Welcome to the research group of Dr Jennifer Garden at the University of Edinburgh!

Work in the Garden group currently focuses on the design and synthesis of novel homo- and heterobimetallic compounds, and their application towards homogeneous catalysis and the production of polymer materials from renewable feedstocks.

Current studentship available:

EastBio Partnership - Polyester Depolymerisation Mediated by Artificial Metalloenzymes

Please contact Jenni for further details at j.garden@ed.ac.uk.

We would like to thank the following organisations for supporting our research:

University of Edinburgh, Christina Miller Fellowship
Ramsay Memorial Trust Grant
Royal Society Research Grant
SOFI2 CDT
KTP Innovate UK

Latest news

PhD Studentship Available in the Group!

We are currently searching for a student to join the group to undertake a PhD in polyester depolymerisation mediated by artificial metalloenzymes. This project will be in collaboration with Dr Amanda Jarvis, also based at the University of Edinburgh. For more information on this, see the full posting at https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/eastbio-partnership-polyester-depolymerisation-mediated-by-artificial-metalloenzymes/?p190797

18 minutes ago

Lab reopening!

The Garden Group are back in our original labs! After being temporarily closed 2 years ago due to RAAC-related issues, we celebrated a...

Sep 24

Pint of Science 2025

Congrats to Jenni on giving her first Pint of Science talk to a sold out audience! Jenni discussed how, despite their bad reputation,...

May 22