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Chemistry

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We work across disciplines, and with industry and academic experts globally, to deliver impactful research, from helping clinicians prescribe the most effective cancer treatments to accelerating improvements in solar power.

Research highlights

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Improving health and wellbeing using molecular imaging

Engineering
Health and wellbeing
Innovative molecular imaging by Southampton researchers is shedding light on the interaction of pharmaceutical drugs with the gut microbiome and the repercussions this has on health and wellbeing.

Making new products with waste CO2

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
University of Southampton spin-out company, ViridiCO2, is revolutionising the sustainability of chemical manufacturing processes by making products from carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Using optical fibres to create a sustainable fuel supply

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Future societies and communities
Multidisciplinary team has found a way to turn water into hydrogen fuel using optical fibres.
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Revolutionising ways to find essential materials

Engineering
Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Digital
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Using chemistry to see the invisible

Health and wellbeing
Engineering
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Research institutes, centres and groups

Electrochemistry

A well-established world-class group researching energy charge transfer that affects many facets of life.

Computational Systems Chemistry

Our research covers a broad range of domains from nanoscale materials properties, atmospheric chemistry, through to biological systems.

Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Catalysis

We develop environmentally sustainable approaches to chemical manufacture that minimise chemical waste, improve product velocity and reduce the need to isolate intermediates.

Chemical Biology, Diagnostics and Therapeutics

We investigate the properties of biomolecules – including an assortment of DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates.

Functional Inorganic, Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry

Our research group examines the synthesis of new materials and functional molecules that contribute to innovation and technology.

Chemistry Education and Training

Enhancing the teaching and knowledge of chemistry for both staff and students

Characterisation and Analytics

Combing specialists from mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction to create a world-class problem solving team.

Microfluidics and Sensors

Microfluidics is the interdisciplinary study of the behaviour, manipulation and application of fluid at the microscale. It underpins the concept of the lab-on-a-chip, where multiple key components and operations are integrated onto one small platform.

Centre for Defence and Security Research

Our multi-disciplinary research responds to the breadth of defence and security requirements, delivering leading edge capability to both government and to our industrial partners.

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