Admissions Tutor: Dr Peter Birkin
Admissions Administrator: Mrs Chun Borodzicz
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 4121
Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 6805
Email: pgafnes@southampton.ac.uk
Website: www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry
Professional scientists are expected to make presentations, write research proposals, reports and papers, plan future experiments on various timescales, provide leadership and manage the work of others, as well as carrying out laboratory experiments. Our objectives are to assist and encourage you to achieve the highest standards possible as a professional scientist, enabling you to carry out research and development in academic and/or industrial institutions, with a sound understanding of chemistry and an enthusiasm for using this knowledge.
Key facts
Entry requirements: Upper second-class honours degree or better in chemistry or a chemistry-related subject
Duration: 3–4 years (full-time); up to 6 years (part-time)
Assessment: Coursework, examination, dissertation
Start date: October (but possible throughout the year)
Intake: 40–50
Applying: University application form with transcripts; UK students will be interviewed; EU/international students may
be interviewed by telephone
Closing date: None
Funding: UK/EU: fully funded by research councils EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC and MRC, charity organisations, EU funding and US government sources (industrial studentships also available); international bursaries for non-EU students range from partial to full funding
Fees: UK/EU (2010/11) full-time £3,466, part-time £1,733; international (2011/12) £16,120
Additional costs: Include living costs, accommodation fees and study materials
Careers: Chemical and pharmaceutical industries; national and international laboratories; postdoctoral positions in academia
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/postgraduate/index.page