Chemistry

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Queen’s University Belfast aims to promote sustainable processes and materials to meet the energy and healthcare demands of the future.

Overview

The School is expanding rapidly and this is creating many new and exciting research opportunities with over £15m being invested to develop and expand the core research areas of catalysis, biological and medicinal chemistry, and materials.

Features

• Your Chemistry research at the Queen’s University Belfast will develop and expand our core areas of Sustainability and Healthcare and our goals are to use chemistry and chemical engineering to create a greener and healthier future for us all.

Program Structure

Curriculum: 

• Registration is on a full-time or part-time basis, under the direction of a supervisory team appointed by the University.

• You will be expected to submit your thesis at the end of three years of full-time registration for PhD, or two years for MPhil (or part-time equivalent)

• Our areas of interest include adventurous research at the cutting edge of catalysis (where chemistry meets other disciplines, especially engineering, innovative Molecular Materials and Functional Materials), ionic liquid technology (‘super solvents’ which do not form vapours and can be used as non-polluting alternatives to conventional solvents) and Synthesis and Biological Organic Chemistry (working to deliver compounds addressing the regulation of cellular functions).

Admission requirements