Our research groups are involved in projects across a wide range of traditional subjects such as synthesis, catalysis and spectroscopy, This research ultimately leads to discoveries in new molecular magnets, plasmonics, battery technology, medical imaging agents and applications for 3D printing.

Overview

We provide a truly dynamic research environment. At any time we have about 40 academic staff, 120 research students and 40 research assistants and fellows, all working in close collaboration with industry in the UK and internationally.

We host a range of RCUK and industrially-funded research projects, and several research fellowships.

We are a member of ScotCHEM that brings together seven universities in Scotland. ScotCHEM is committed to excellence and to providing the highest quality postgraduate education and researcher experience. The umbrella structure of ScotCHEM encompasses West CHEM, a dynamic research environment which links the chemistry research schools of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde.

Research areas

Our research encompasses traditional organic, inorganic and physical chemistry and is organised into the following research groupings:

• Chemical Biology and Precision Synthesis
• Chemical Photonics
• Complex Chemistry
• Energy Conversion and Storage
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Supramolecular, Electronic and Magnetic Systems

Illustrative research topics

• Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
• Computational theory
• Sensing, imaging and diagnostics
• Oxidative stress and cancer
• Anti- microbial, viral and parasitic drugs
• Synthetic biology
• Synthetic methodology and total synthesis of natural products
• Inorganic biology
• Synthetic systems and hybrid devices
• Ultrafast chemical physics
• Photonics and metamaterials
• Solid-state NMR
• Photochemistry and chemical dynamics
• Visualisation and manipulation of chemical structures
• Biomaterials
• Microporous solids
• Single molecule magnets
• Sustainable energy and hydrogen storage materials
• Conjugated and non-conjugated polymer synthesis, photovoltaics.