Chemistry

Welcome to chemistry at NTU, currently home to 200 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate students within the Department of Chemistry and Forensics. Our courses are taught in modern, innovative teaching spaces, offering excellent career prospects, including accreditation by The Royal Society of Chemistry. We have an active academic, PhD and research community, and are committed to inspiring the scientists of the future, with our outreach programmes for local school children.

Research within the chemistry department span a diverse range of topics within the key areas of:  analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, synthetic chemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry and pedagogy. Our research includes the development of mass spectrometry solutions, biomolecular-materials interfaces, surface science, green chemistry, synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry, theoretical developments and computational chemistry. This research performed highly in the A03 and B12 REF units of assessment during the REF2014 exercise.

Our labs are housed in two state-of-the-art facilities, ISTeC and the Rosalind Franklin building, offering modern facilities for both teaching and research.

Our Subject Areas

Chemistry
Research in Chemistry and Forensics Chemistry facilities

Meet the team

Karen Moss

Head of Department

School of Science & Technology

Warren Cross

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

School of Science & Technology

Quentin Hanley

Reader

School of Science & Technology

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Staff directory

List of all staff members and PhD students by discipline.

Latest News

Nottingham Trent University rises to highest ever Guardian University Guide position

Fri 07 Jun 2019

Highest ever ranking in national league table

Wed 01 May 2019

NTU named Guardian 'University of the Year'

Wed 10 Apr 2019

Silicon supplement could improve bone strength and welfare of millions of chickens a year

Tue 20 Nov 2018

NTU claims highest ever spot in Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide

Fri 21 Sep 2018

Apprenticeships at Nottingham Trent University

Wed 02 May 2018

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Chemistry and Forensics

The chemistry team work collaboratively with the forensic science team, academics work across the Department of Chemistry and Forensics.

What's coming up

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Apr

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

25

Apr

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

28

Feb

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

14

Mar

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

10

Jan

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

13

Feb

Chemistry and Forensic Science Colloquium

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Research

Chemistry research is an important activity to ensure the vitality and health of our academic subjects.

We also recognise that modern science is highly interdisciplinary and we collaborate across our department and beyond, both nationally and internationally, with engineers, biologists, physicists and materials scientists.

Featured Facility

Chemistry facilities

We have a range of modern facilities to support both our students and researchers in the Rosalind Franklin Building (RFB), the nearby Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Centre (ISTeC) and in the analytical and microscopy suite.

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Lab tour

Pop on your virtual lab coat and join us for a tour.

Take a virtual tour of our facilities to see why our students love studying at NTU. You will be introduced to our staff, meet our students and experience our industry standard equipment.

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In the UK's top 20 for Chemistry - Guardian University League Table 2019

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In the UK's top 20 for Chemistry - Complete University Guide 2020

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Top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction in Chemistry - National Student Survey 2018

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Top 20 universities in the UK for Chemistry - The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019

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100% student satisfaction - Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2018