Chemical Engineering

Take your place at one of the UK’s largest Chemical Engineering departments with a tradition of experimental research. Join pioneering research teams as you build skills for a promising future career with the Chemical Engineering course at University of Birmingham.

Within the Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering course at University of Birmingham University of Birmingham , you’ll receive an excellent research experience at Birmingham. Develop a diverse range of skills to equip you for a research career in science. You’ll also learn key transferable skills that will be invaluable for pursuing a career in any discipline.

Key facts

Its research captures some of the most pressing, yet relatable, issues today.

• Gain the full range of PhD skills, under the guidance of active researchers

• Join one of the major centres for engineering research in Europe

• Assist us in building on our world-leading research portfolio

Research themes

• The programme’s mission is to carry out research of the highest academic quality, which is novel, challenging and relevant to users. 

• It offers a broad range of research specialisms in Chemical Engineering, with research themes in Formulation Engineering, Energy and Healthcare Technologies.