Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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 Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry where we offer excellent teaching, world-leading research, state-of-the-art facilities and high student satisfaction.

you'll find information about the department and our activities on these pages. We welcome contact from prospective students, research collaborators and industry partners.

Please feel free to contact us if you need further information.

Professor Peter Skabara, Head of Department

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 Strathclyde Chemistry: Best Student Experience in Scotland

The Department is rated particularly highly for the quality of student experience it provides, coming top in Scotland and amongst the UK leaders in all three of the major recognised national surveys.

In the latest tables, when compared to other Chemistry Departments in the UK, Strathclyde Chemistry was independently judged to be:

  • Top in Scotland for Student Satisfaction 1
  • 8th in the UK overall 1
  • Top in Scotland for Student Satisfaction 2
  • Top in Scotland for Graduate Prospects (joint) 2
  • 12th in the UK overall 2
  • Top in Scotland for Satisfied with Course 3
  • Top in Scotland for Satisfied with Teaching (joint) 3
  • 12th in the UK overall 3

1 Times Good University Guide 2012, Departments of Chemistry.
2 Complete University Guide 2012, Departments of Chemistry.
3 Guardian University Guide 2012, Departments of Chemistry.

 Courses

We teach professionally accredited degrees in chemistry and its specialisations covering all levels from BSc to PhD.

Find out more in our courses: enquiring and applying, updated for entry in 2012, and including our prospective undergraduate FAQs.

 Prize-Winning Video: Forensic Ink Analysis

Graham Reed, researcher with the Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde talks about the forensic analysis of inks including his work on using raman spectroscopy with gel inks.

 Fully-funded PhD

Kirsty Gibson talks about her fully-funded PhD on new approaches to disease detection using nanoparticles, in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde.

 Research

Find out more about our research, RAE results, publications and WestCHEM (external link), the joint research school of the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow.

Vacancies

Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry
Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL
tel: 0141 548 2282 fax: 0141 548 2019 email: chemistry.enquiry@strath.ac.uk