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Ranked 8th in the UK for research quality
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the School of Chemistry had a Grade Point Average of 2.9 and 70% of its work rated world leading or internationally excellent.
The School has 38 research-active staff, including two Fellows of the Royal Society, and one Commander of the British Empire, supervising 120 postgraduate students and over 40 postdoctoral workers.
Our areas of research are wide ranging and focus on some of the most important aspects of modern life including climate change, health, manufacturing efficiency and lifestyle. The total live grant portfolio in Chemistry is £15.6M, with an annual research spend of £4.5M.
Research in the School is highly collaborative, and some of the major interdisciplinary centres with which we are closely involved are shown below.
The School of Chemistry is also involved with the Pharma Hub pioneering innovative approaches to drug discovery and help the sector discover safe new medicines faster.
Staff profile
Steve Marsden
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Research is conducted in newly refurbished laboratories (£17M spent since 2000) which are amongst the best-equipped for research in the UK.
Our facilities (many funded through JIF and SRIF initiatives) include a suite of four 500 MHz NMR machines, a state-of-the-art CCD-based X-ray diffractometer, femtosecond laser systems, a category 2 microbiological suite and an automated robotic synthesis and purification laboratory.
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