New state-of-the-art chemical engineering facilities have opened on Highfield Campus which will equip our students with the skills and knowledge they need to respond to the changing landscape of the industry.
The spaces include a new teaching laboratory, a virtual control room and computing, design and study spaces.
Our chemical engineering degrees have a distinct focus on sustainability, which is maintained throughout both the content of the modules and in the practical, design and research components of the programme. The £5.3million investment demonstrate the University’s commitment to providing a quality education environment.
President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Southampton, Professor Mark E. Smith attended the official opening of the facilities alongside Professor David Bogle, President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Professor Gill Reid, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, University chemical engineering staff and students and members of the Chemical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board.
He said: “The incorporation of sustainability and digitisation to the new chemical engineering courses at the University of Southampton are great achievements that the chemical industries welcome. The innovation, rigour and investment in the course will prepare graduates to make valuable contributions towards a more sustainable future.”
Professor Bogle said: “I am honoured to officially open these fabulous new chemical engineering facilities at the University of Southampton, particularly in the Institution’s centenary year. Congratulations to everyone involved in delivering such wonderful facilities for chemical engineers at the University which will support world class teaching and research.”
