Chemistry
Since our inception in 2012, we have invested over £30 million in your learning environment and recruited world-leading academic staff to match our ambitions.
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Research
Our Chemistry research is divided into five themes led by a team of research-active staff, at the forefront of their fields.
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Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Physical and analytical chemistry at Lancaster encompasses the characterisation of chemical structures, mechanisms and properties. This is applied to a wide range of systems including catalysts, energy materials, biomolecules and polymers.
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Electrochemistry and Surfaces
Electrochemistry is a diverse, multidisciplinary topic at the interface of electrical processes and chemical reactions.
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Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry at Lancaster focuses on the design, synthesis and study of new transition metal-based and main-group compounds, for application in catalysis, materials and medicine.
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Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry at Lancaster focuses on the design and study of new organic and catalytic processes, for the synthesis of small molecules with application in materials and medicine.
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Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Chemical theory and computation at Lancaster focuses on advancing the fundamental description of chemical systems as well as the application of simulations to provide insights and interpretations of experimental data.
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Business and Enterprise
We work with businesses of all sizes and in many ways - with collaborative research, internships, training, guest lectures and more.
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Access our Expertise
We have an expanding team of researchers at the forefront of their fields, and an extensive array of new instrumentation and equipment to support our research activities.
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Access our Students
We provide organisations with a wide choice of ways to engage with students to benefit from their up-to-date skills and knowledge.
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Product Development and Intellectual Property
We actively pursue collaborative partnerships to develop novel products and processes for the global marketplace.
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