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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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Improving health and wellbeing using molecular imaging

Engineering
Health and wellbeing
Innovative molecular imaging by Southampton researchers is shedding light on the interaction of pharmaceutical drugs with the gut microbiome and the repercussions this has on health and wellbeing.

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).
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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
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Using chemistry to see the invisible

Health and wellbeing
Engineering
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Research institutes, centres and groups

Chemistry Education and Training

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Digital and Data-Driven Methods

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.

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