MPhil Chemistry

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.OverviewWe 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 areasOur research encompasses traditional organic, inorganic and physical chemistry and is organised into the following research groupings:Chemical Biology and Precision SynthesisChemical PhotonicsComplex ChemistryEnergy Conversion and StorageHeterogeneous CatalysisSupramolecular, Electronic and Magnetic SystemsIllustrative research topicsHomogeneous and heterogeneous catalysisComputational theorySensing, imaging and diagnosticsOxidative stress and cancerAnti- microbial, viral and parasitic drugsSynthetic biologySynthetic methodology and total synthesis of natural productsInorganic biologySynthetic systems and hybrid devicesUltrafast chemical physicsPhotonics and metamaterialsSolid-state NMRPhotochemistry and chemical dynamicsVisualisation and manipulation of chemical structuresBiomaterialsMicroporous solidsSingle molecule magnetsSustainable energy and hydrogen storage materialsConjugated and non-conjugated polymer synthesis, photovoltaics.