He returned to England in 1967 and took up a junior post at the UEA. There he established a reputation as a research scientist of international standing leading to his election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in 1993.
His work in the field of biochemical spectroscopy was recognised with several prestigious prizes and brought substantial research funds to UEA, such as a multi-million-pound grant from the Wellcome Foundation.
Andrew Thomson working in the lab
- Credit: SUPPLIED/UEA
As a faculty member, he quickly rose through the ranks to professorship and head of the School of Chemistry where he established Pharmacy at UEA, first as a part of Chemistry and now as a successful school in its own right.