Welcome to the School of Chemistry

Excellence in Teaching and Research

New state-of-the-art teaching laboratories

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

See latest advice for UoN community and details of how to report symptoms or test results

Excellence in teaching: 98% of MSci Chemistry students agree that the course is intellectually stimulating (National Student Survey, 2019)
State-of-the-art teaching laboratories
Excellence in Research: REF2014 judged 95% of our research activity to be 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading'

A thriving research environment with 160 postgraduate students and 60 post-doctoral fellows from all corners of the globe
Fully committed to providing a positive and supportive learning and working environment
Outstanding engagement with the community through: demonstration lectures, events with Schools and Colleges, and the award winning Periodic Videos

Based on the evidence available, the TEF Panel judged that the University of Nottingham delivers high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It consistently exceeds rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.

Study with Us

International Students

Nottingham Sign

Research

Diversity

Business Partnership Unit

Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustaniable Chemistry

The International Year of the Periodic Table

The International year of the Periodic Table was launched on January 29 2019 in Paris.

Periodic Table

To celebrate we have created a Nottingham Periodic Table featuring recognisable landmarks, sayings and people from the city.

Nottingham Periodic Table

Centenary of the Sir Jesse Boot Chair of Organic Chemistry

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Sir Jesse Boot Chair of Organic Chemistry.

The century covered by the Sir Jesse Boot Chair in Organic Chemistry has seen an enormous expansion in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, going from 8 academic staff and around 40 full and part-time students in 1920, to 50 academic staff and more than 800 fulltime undergraduate and postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in 2020.

arkwright gsk