The School has a long history of excellence in teaching, and has a range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught courses to suit every interest.
Teaching
Research
The School has a superb research environment with world leading research groups and facilities, with a vibrant PhD programme and a wide variety of research topics.
Student Life
The Chemistry student society - the Alchemists - is one of the oldest societies on campus, and organises a range of social events, a programme of fun & topical lectures, and provides tutorial and past-paper services to members.
The School has a long history of excellence in both research and teaching and we are committed to continuing that tradition.
Our range of undergraduate degree programmes is wide and varied, and our flexible entry system allows those choosing to study at the University of Glasgow to benefit from the opportunity to explore a range of subjects in addition to Chemistry before specialisation.
The School has a superb research environment with world leading research groups and facilities, a large and vibrant PhD programme with a wide variety of research topics. Our research covers all aspects of Chemistry, as well as the interfaces with biology, materials science and physics, and we are part of WestCHEM, the joint Research School in Chemistry with the University of Strathclyde.
News
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16 Dec
Vibrational Spectroscopy With Neutrons – New Directions
Review on neutron vibrational spectroscopy by David Lennon and others selected 'focal point review' by the Society of Applied Spectroscopy. -
20 Dec
Cronin Bob Hay cup
Prof Lee Cronin delivers Bob Hay lecture at MASC 2011 and takes home the Bob Hay cup -
17 Nov
Nanostructure of wood
A. Fernandes et al. (Jarvis group) have determined the first detailed structure of wood cellulose fibres. This study used a range of spectroscopic and scattering methods and involved collaborations with ILL (T Forsyth, P Callow) Durham (D Apperley) and Bath (L Thomas and Chick Wilson). -
15 Nov
Sutherland group on front cover
A paper by the Sutherland group on the total synthesis of a marine natural product featured on the front cover of the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Events
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17 Jan
23rd Regional Postgraduate Symposia on Novel Organic Chemistry
Dr David France in the School of Chemistry is organising the 23rd Regional Postgraduate Symposium on Novel Organic Chemistry on Thursday 5 April 2012 -
31 Oct
Lecture slides of the 1st Scottish-Japanese Symposium of Organic Chemistry
The lecture slides of the 1st Scottish-Japanese Symposium of Organic Chemistry held on Friday 9 September 2011 are now available: -
12 Jul
USIC 2011
The Universities of Scotland Inorganic Chemistry conference for 2011 will be held in Glasgow on 21st and 22nd July 2011. -
10 Jul
The 1st Scottish-Japanese Symposium of Organic Chemistry
On Friday 9th September 2011 the 1st Scottish-Japanese Symposium of Organic Chemistry will be held in the Main Lecture Theatre, School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow



