School of Chemistry
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Dr Nick Warren awarded UK Young Researchers Medal
Dr Nick Warren has been awarded the 2022 Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal for his work in polymer synthesis.
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99%
'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'
Submitted research outputs, REF 2021
Top 100
World top 100 university
QS World University Rankings 2023
Silver
award for our commitment to gender equality
Athena SWAN Charter
Research and innovation
Our world-leading research cuts across the fields of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The themes of our research groups are all at the disciplinary interfaces of chemistry, with: physics, geology and biology, physics and mathematics, biology and medicine, materials science, medicine and chemical engineering.

Dr Nick Warren awarded UK Young Researchers Medal
Wins 2022 Macro Group prize for researchers who show outstanding promise for…
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Institute of Process Research and Development (iPRD) Nominated at iChemE Global Awards Ceremony
iPRD – was nominated by iChemE in the Process Automation and Digitalisation…
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Teaching style a recipe for success for award-winning chemistry academics
Academics in the School of Chemistry have been awarded a Horizons in…
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Professor Rayner and team win the IChemE Global Energy Award 2022
The team at C-Capture scooped the trophy in the 'Energy' category for their…
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