Analytical
Characterising complex chemical mixtures and selective molecule detection.
Research in the Department of Chemistry is organised into five research themes.
Characterising complex chemical mixtures and selective molecule detection.
Investigating and improving healthcare challenges.
Exploring the boundaries between the different states of matter.
Designing and producing novel materials.
Studying all aspects of chemical reactions.
99% of our submitted research activity was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021). Learn more about how our research helps to shape a better future .
Researchers have developed a new phosphorescent material from lignin, a major component of wood.
Funding will lead to creation of ‘early warning system’ tracking the spread of the virus in wastewater in Lagos and Cape Town
Our researchers are developing new, more sustainable materials that could make solar power a more viable technology worldwide.
A new system for delivering vaccines to children in low-income nations has taken a vital step forward, thanks to groundbreaking work at the University of Bath
Professor of Chemistry, Matthew Jones, talks about finding a new catalytic route from ethanol to butadiene.
Attaching electrochemical tags to DNA could allow GPs to diagnose and treat patients in just one visit.
In our interdisciplinary research centre we work towards a sustainable future.
A multidisciplinary centre that brings together researchers with a strong interest in sustainability.
We also support research in faculty- and university-wide interdisciplinary research centres.
We address the grand challenges in human health and wellbeing through transdisciplinary and translatable bioengineering research.
We are an interdisciplinary research centre bridging science and engineering.
WIRC provides a unique environment to engage globally in research and policy on water technologies and resource management.
Explore our state-of-the-art facilities available for teaching, research and industry with expert support from University staff.
We provide access and training on specialist equipment for micro-scale and nano-scale fabrication for University of Bath researchers and external organisations.
We provide a thriving environment for PhD researchers. We host and are partners of several centres for doctoral training across the chemical sciences. Find out more from other students.
Doctoral training programme which places fundamental concepts of sustainability at the core of research, training and outreach in applied chemical sciences.
We support and enrich the experience of our doctoral researchers and play a key role in developing policy and strategy relevant to doctoral study.
Ex-England decathlete, Jamie Courtenay, talks about what inspired his PhD research into tissue engineering.
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.
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.
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Find out more about research consortia in which we participate.
Find out more about some of our major research grants.
CATMAT - Targeting a near-term improvement in lithium ion battery lifespan and EV range
Enabling Next Generation Lithium Batteries
Hub 'Science' 3: Catalysis for the Circular Economy and Sustainable Manufacturing
Cast iron catalysis: New catalytic protocols for carbon-phosphorus bond synthesis
Nucleophilic Alkaline Earth Boryls: From Conception and Theory to Application
Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Biodegradable Microbeads - BIOBEADS
Find out more about our spin out and start up companies, which resulted from commercialising our research.
Binx Health is improving sexual health and wellness through new delivery methods that prioritise clinical integrity and consumer privacy and convenience.
Naturbeads produces biodegradable cellulose microparticles to replace plastic microbeads, making them natural and biodegradable.
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses and have a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and innovation.