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Teaching Facilities

The University of York is renowned for its outstanding teaching and research. The Department of Chemistry is no exception and prides itself on offering students excellent teaching and learning facilities, and has all of the facilities that you would expect for a department rated in the top-ten in the 2008 RAE.

The most recent departmental periodic review to consider it's taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes took place in March 2010. The periodic review is an opportunity to reflect on degree programmes, including considering the quality of the student experience, by a team comprising external assessors.

The reviewers were particularly complimentary about teaching and learning in the Department of Chemistry and that the Department had "excellent academic staff who are committed to teaching and learning, reflected in the innovation and range of different activities in the delivery of programmes and in the number of University and national prizes received".

The Department is buoyant and provides a very stimulating and friendly environment for staff, students and researchers.

Periodic Review, March 2010

Students met by the panel were hugely complimentary of the Department, the course and the tutors – they were particularly appreciative of the weekly college-based small group tutorials, and noted the organisation of the industrial placement as exemplary.

One of the 4 chemistry teaching labs

The major teaching facilities consist of lecture theatres with the latest audio-visual equipment, as well as smaller seminar and class rooms.

The undergraduate teaching laboratories are equipped with a wide range of analytical instruments. These comprise state-of-the-art infrared spectrometers, PC controlled scanning UV-VIS and fixed wavelength spectrophotometers, fluorimeters, a Raman spectrometer and a 300 MHz NMR spectrometer.

In addition, there are several HPLCs, GCs and an atomic absorption spectrometer. These instruments enable students to experience the use of a diverse range of analytical techniques. The instrumentation in the teaching laboratories is reviewed regularly, to ensure that it is both modern and that it serves the needs of the students.