School of Chemistry
Facilities for Students
Instrumentation and Specialist Facilities
Dig deeper into your studies with the latest technology. From high-end laboratory equipment, to data analysis software and specialist text books, you'll have the resources you need to draw new connections and explore hidden insights.
Small instruments include FTIR spectrometers, UV-visible spectrometers, and chromatography instrumentation such as gas chromatographs and HPLC. Major specialised items include high-field NMR spectrometers, mass spectrometers, an atomic force microscope, holographic microscopes and an X-ray diffractometer. Experience of operating instruments like these is an important part of your training as a chemist.
Laboratories
Our large teaching lab can accommodate the whole year-group in a single session. It is a spacious, well-equipped facility with modern fume hoods, specialist glassware and an instrument room containing a variety of spectrometers. We have many additional research-specific labs with state-of-the-art facilities which you can use as part of your third/fourth year project. The research and undergraduate labs are equipped with the very latest analytical, specialist handling plus automated reaction and purification equipment.
Teaching Spaces
The School of Chemistry has a dedicated open access computer suite containing all-new PCs, which are linked to the central server and powerful mainframe computer. An enormous range of software is accessible, including graphical analysis tools and specialised chemistry programs such as ChemDraw, Spartan and ACD labs. We also have lots of social and study spaces.