Undergraduate courses in chemistry

Explore a range of topics and move seamlessly between areas such as nanotechnology, drug development, forensics and new materials.
Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
Explore a range of topics and move seamlessly between areas such as nanotechnology, drug development, forensics and new materials.
Gain knowledge and practical skills in drug discovery science from target identification through to getting a drug to market.
Doctoral training programme which places fundamental concepts of sustainability at the core of research, training and outreach in applied chemical sciences.
Our Summer and Winter Schools will help you develop your expertise in electrochemistry. Methods covered are relevant to academic and industrial research.
Find out about our PhD programmes, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
We offer projects across a broad range of chemistry disciplines.
The third year for undergraduates is a crucial time. Whether you apply for a placement, a study year abroad or stay on campus for research, it could be the start of a beautiful career.
PhD student and Bath graduate Anna Kinsella, realised staying on for a PhD would open the door for her choice of a career in Chemistry patents.
Chemistry student Max Robson maximised every opportunity during his year on placement at the Future Industries Institute in South Australia.
MChem student Ella Shilliday had the time of her life and found her passion for real world chemistry on her study year abroad.
Bath graduate Dominic Macias stayed on campus for research in his third year rather than go on placement and was inspired to stay on for his PhD.
Chemistry student Elizabeth Robinson found her London-based placement triggered an interest in the rapidly growing area of FinTech: financial technology.
Bath graduate Domenyk Turski was inspired to stay in academia after his third year undergraduate project showed the excitement of ground breaking research.
Our department is home to internationally recognised scientists, research teams and cross-disciplinary centres that deliver world-class collaborative research with a real impact on our society.
Our research spans from fundamental chemistry to applications in catalysis, materials, healthcare and sustainable chemical technologies.
Explore our facilities available for teaching and research with expert support from University staff.
A multidisciplinary centre that incorporates a doctoral training programme and brings together researchers with a strong interest in sustainability.
From consultancy to placements, there are many ways you and your organisation can benefit from the expertise in our teams.
Our latest research news and press releases.
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry clinch £10,000 prize for developing an intelligent wound dressing which changes colour when a wound is infected
Research by Professor Saiful Islam with collaborators at Stanford and MIT that could lead to longer lasting batteries has been published in Nature Materials.
Bath is leading a £4.8M consortium to develop catalysts for sustainable manufacturing and help promote a circular economy
Professor Saiful Islam helped to organise a prestigious Royal Society meeting on sustainable materials for low carbon energy applications.
In a new paper published in Nature, researchers review the rapid progress in machine learning for the chemical sciences.
Research in our department spans from fundamental chemistry to applications in catalysis, materials, healthcare and sustainable chemical technologies.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity, to make our department a pleasant place for all to work and study.
Find a member of staff in the department.
We have received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award for our commitment to gender equality and inclusivity.
We inspire students of all ages with our school outreach activities.
How we work with local schools and colleges to encourage under-represented students to apply to university.
Scientists from the university helped primary pupils grow their own intricate crystal ‘gardens’ in a school workshop.
We offer fun, hands-on educational chemistry activities. Learn how your school science students can benefit from our outreach programme.
This successful, well-equipped and supportive department offers an exceptional environment for teaching, learning and research.
In the last Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), chemistry research at Bath – targeted at solving global challenges such as energy, healthcare, functional materials and sustainability – was judged to be amongst the best in the UK.
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