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Research area

Chemistry and chemical engineering

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 institutes, centres and groups

Biomedical Imaging Unit

We provide research and diagnostic services in high quality, high-resolution light and electron microscopy, specialising in 3D imaging.
Chemical Education

Enhancing the teaching and knowledge of chemistry for both staff and students
Digital and Data-Driven Chemistry

We make leading contributions in wide-ranging applications that connect to other important themes in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, such as materials, catalysis, and health.
Energy and Electrochemistry

We have a strong interest in the fundamentals of electrochemical science and technology including interactions with biological systems, cavitation, microelectrode techniques, new technique development and scanning methods.
Future Towns Innovation Hub

The Future Towns Innovation Hub is a collaborative space designed to foster happy, healthy and prosperous places.
Interdisciplinary Centre for Magnetic Resonance

Our main focus is finding ways to extend the timescale over which magnetic resonance can be made.
Organic and Biological Chemistry

We focus on the synthesis and discovery of novel compounds, the development of sustainable methodologies, and the application of organic chemistry to explore and manipulate biological systems.
Southampton Imaging and Radiology Research Group (SIRRG)

Our mission is to elevate the academic development, visibility, and robustness of imaging research within Southampton.
$Single crystal x-ray diffraction facility$

Spectroscopy, Spectrometry, and Structure

We develop and apply state-of-the-art tools and methods to provide chemical and structural insights into materials, biological and environmental systems
Sustainability and Materials

The Sustainability and Materials group uses emerging chemical technologies to address world challenges in catalysis, clean energy, carbon capture, and healthcare diagnostics.

Andrew Hector

Nuno Bimbo

Associate Professor

Robert Raja

Professor of Materials Chemistry & Catalysis

Paul Duckmanton

Gill Reid

PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

Philip Bartlett

Professor of Chemistry

Graeme Day

Professor of Chemical Modelling

Jonathan Essex

Iris Nandhakumar

Electron Diffraction Facility view

Electron diffraction facility

Our electron diffraction facility enables single-crystal structure analysis of crystallites too small for single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments.

Single crystal x-ray diffraction facility

Single crystal X-ray diffraction facility

We provide a structure characterisation service and conduct research in chemical crystallography. We are home to four extremely high powered rotating anode diffractometers, with two copper source and two molybdenum source instruments.

Researchers in the powder x-ray diffraction facility

Powder and materials X-ray diffraction facility

The powder and materials diffraction facilities offer a range of capabilities from simple phase identification through to complex materials analysis.

A man working on a computer in a room with a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance machine in the background

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy facility

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a highly effective analytical tool that enables the assignment of functional groups, atom connectivity, and 3D molecular structures by combining a wide range of 1D and 2D NMR experiments.

A woman researcher sat in front of a computer screen in a Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry laboratory

Chromatography and mass spectrometry facility

We host 11 different mass spectrometry instruments with a range of ionisation techniques, analyser types and chromatography inlets.

An overview of the chemical nanoanalysis scanning electron microscope

Chemical nanoanalysis scanning electron microscope

The Chemical Nanoanalysis Scanning Electron Microscope (CNSEM) facility offers a high resolution field emission SEM, in combination with dual-EDS and correlative Raman spectrometer.