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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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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).

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
A Southampton Chemistry researcher is using pioneering computational chemistry modelling methods to make positive changes in everything from clean fuel to healthcare.
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Research institutes, centres and groups

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.

Characterisation and Analytics

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

Chemical Biology, Diagnostics and Therapeutics

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

Chemistry Education and Training

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

Computational Systems Chemistry

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

Electrochemistry

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

Functional Inorganic, Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry

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

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.

Magnetic Resonance

Developing novel techniques to make magentic resonance even more widely applicable.

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.

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