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New taught MSc in Chemistry - designed to act as a bridge between BSc and PhD degrees, but also suitable for industrial chemists

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"Chemistry at Manchester has a distinguished history of achievement; a tradition maintained today by our current research programme and by our excellent teaching."

Professor Christopher Whitehead,
Head of the School of Chemistry
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We offer high-quality courses and are rated Excellent in Teaching and ranked 4th for "research power" in the UK in the latest 2008 RAE exercise.

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The School is home to a number of major research centres.

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Chemistry at Manchester has a distinguished history of achievement. Chemistry Nobel Prize winners such as John Polanyi (1986), and Michael Smith (1993) both studied here.

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Research News

The University of Manchester is leading a £2.2 million (€2.56 Million) project to develop new green chemical processes

The ‘Amine synthesis through biocatalytic cascades’ (AMBIOCAS) programme brings together scientists involved in research to develop the next generation of green manufacturing methods for the chemical industry.

Research Themes

Energy & Environment

Access to a plentiful supply of cheap,clean energy is perhaps the foremost challenge of the 21 century. The School of Chemistry regards this challenge as a research priority, and the challenge is the focus of considerable intellectual effort.

Our Research

The School of Chemistry is
ranked 4th for “research power” in RAE 2008.

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