School of Chemistry

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Discover the fascinating world of chemistry with our range of free online courses

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Professor John Plane elected as Fellow to the Royal Society

Atmospheric Chemist Professor John Plane, one of the exceptional scientist from around the world, recognised for his outstanding contribution to science

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Top ten

in the UK for Chemistry

Guardian University league tables 2020

95%

of our research activity is

'world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent' latest REF

Top 100

World Top 100 University

QS World University Rankings 2020

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.