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Chemistry

Chemistry

League table rankings, stats and brags
  • 7th in the UK for Chemistry (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
  • 1st for 'Learning opportunities' in Chemistry among participating Russell Group universities (NSS 2023)

Research Excellence Framework

  • Ranked 9th in the UK with the majority of our research and impact rated as world leading  - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021) 
  • Department awarded Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2019 for 40 years of research into protein molecules
  • The department produces a biannual magazine highlighting research, teaching, staff and students
Facilities and key information


  • Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
    X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
    UV-visible Spectroscopy
    Thermal Analysis
    IR Spectroscopy
    Porosimetry
    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    High Performance Liquid Chromatography
    Gas Chromatography
    Mass spectrometry
    Powder and crystal X-ray diffraction
    TGA-MS
  • York Structural Biology Laboratories
  • The Eleanor and Guy Dodson Building - Houses the equipment and expert staff required for elucidating biomolecular structure.

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