School of Chemistry

Discovering Science

Discover the fascinating world of everyday chemistry with this collection of five online courses

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Atmosphere chemistry
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Antimicrobial resistance

Professors Adam Nelson and Colin Fishwick are among our researchers tackling the growing global crisis of resistance to antibiotics and other anti-infective drugs

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Antimicrobial resistance
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Coronavirus (covid-19)

The health and wellbeing of our staff, students and visitors is our top priority

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Gold

rating for Leeds

in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework

95%

of our research activity is

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

Top 100

World Top 100 University

QS World University Rankings 2021

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Undergraduate degrees

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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.

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Schools outreach

We deliver events and activities to showcase this fascinating subject area to students at schools and colleges across the UK.

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Recruit our students

We have a dedicated Employability Team that provide businesses with access to our talented students through a range of services.

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Working with business

We work with organisations of all sizes across a wide range of industries to come up with solutions to your needs.

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Equality and inclusion

The University community is made up of a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and circumstances, which we value and regard as a great asset.

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