Welcome to the website of the McGonigal research group. We are based in the Chemistry Department at the University of York, moving during summer 2025 to the University of Oxford.
Latest News
Group Move to Oxford. The McGonigal group will be moving from the Univeristy of York to the University of Oxford for the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Stay tuned for updates.
Bullvalene Molecular Glasses in Angewandte. Our latest paper on the properties of small-molecule glasses made from shapeshifting bullvalenes is out now in Angewandte. Read more.
Ash Passes PhD Viva. Congratulations to the newly minted Dr Ash Carter!
Youtube
Control of dynamic sp3-C stereochemistry. Nature Chem. 2023, DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01156-7
Rupturing aromaticity by periphery overcrowding. Nature Chem. 2023, DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01149-6
Shape changes during Cope rearrangement of a diaryl barbaralane. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 8631
Upcoming Events
11-12 December 2025. The group will celebrate our 10-year anniversary with an event at Merton College.
15-16 July 2025. Group members will attend MASC 2025.