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Postgraduate study

Do you want to address exciting scientific questions, working with internationally renowned teams in our first-rate academic environment? We offer both postgraduate research opportunities and postgraduate taught programmes in fundamental and applied science.

Join us and you’ll be based in a state-of-the art environment that has a strong focus on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research. We are internationally known for our research, with 99% of our outputs ranked as internationally leading or excellent in REF2021. Our 50 academic staff cover a broad scientific spectrum and we operate in five flexible research groupings.

Our impact is felt on a global scale, from antimalarial drug discovery to one of the best-known methods for making nanoparticles.

Current research

Our postgraduate researchers work across a broad range of contemporary chemical sciences, addressing challenges in sustainability, energy, advanced materials and data-driven discovery. Current funded research opportunities include:

  • Mechanochemistry and polymer science, combining digital and experimental methods to develop next-generation elastomers and composite materials.
  • Energy storage and conversion, including next-generation battery materials, solid electrolytes and electrochemical routes to sustainable chemical manufacture.
  • Crystallography and materials characterisation, advancing the discovery and understanding of functional inorganic and molecular materials.
  • Digital chemistry and artificial intelligence, applying machine learning and generative AI to accelerate chemical and materials research.
  • Materials discovery and design, including AI-driven approaches for predicting and developing new functional materials.

Postgraduate Research Programme or Postgraduate Taught Masters Programme?

Choosing between a Postgraduate Research Programme (PGR) and a Postgraduate Taught Masters Programme (PGT) depends on your career goals, learning style, and interest in research.