Research
Our objective is to undertake the highest quality fundamental and applied research. We have a distinctive interdisciplinary structure founded on strong areas of core chemistry. Research in the Department of Chemistry is thriving; research income has averaged £6.1million in new grants per annum in recent years. There are 50 members of staff of international repute, about 160 graduates (mainly studying for PhD degrees) and over 60 research fellows. The research is housed in a group of coherent laboratories which have been recently modernised and extended. An overview of the research within the Department is available in our Research Brochure.
Green chemistry
Natural solvents provide environmentally sustainable and economically attractive alternatives
Materials chemistry
Our liquid crystal group designs and creates materials for a range of high technology applications
Physical chemistry
Atmospheric science, spectroscopy and photochemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry
Research centres and facilities
- Centre for magnetic resonance
- Centre for hyperpolarisation in magnetic resonance
- Centre of excellence in mass spectrometry (joint with Biology)
- Research facilities
Research booklet
To get an insight into the Department of Chemistry and particularly our research strengths, we have compiled this booklet
Research booklet (PDF 
, 1,842kb)
