Chemistry Outreach Group

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Welcome to the Chemistry Outreach Group at the University of Glasgow's School of Chemistry.

Our group is dedicated to engaging with schools, students, and the wider community to share our passion for chemistry and inspire the next generation of scientists.

We run a variety of events throughout the year and offer a range of free resources for teachers, pupils, and prospective students. Whether you're looking to bring exciting chemistry activities into your classroom or find out what it's like to study chemistry at university, we’re here to help.

In the sections below, you’ll find:

  • Events – Details of upcoming outreach activities, workshops, and public engagement opportunities.
  • Resources – A growing library of downloadable materials including teaching aids, experiments, and information about studying chemistry at Glasgow.

We’ve also developed a Chemistry at Glasgow app, created by a Computing Science student, which answers many of the common questions we receive at Open Day. It’s a great tool for anyone considering studying chemistry here.

If you're a teacher, student, or simply curious about chemistry, we hope you’ll find something useful – and we’d love to hear from you if you’d like to collaborate.

Contact us

Email: Adele.LEtang@glasgow.ac.uk 

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Events

Upcoming events

  • Advanced Higher Spectroscopy Workshop - December 2025 (Date TBC)

Previous events

We have had a busy few months in the spring of 2025. Highlights include:

  • The first of our “Chemistry Delivered: Unpacking careers in chemistry one box at a time” boxes were sent out to 12 schools in Scotland. This box covered careers in Cosmetics and the Food Industry.
  • We have attended several schools for workshops and talks including a full day workshop at Mossvale Primary, working with the STEM leaders at St Francis of Assisi Primary and STEM week workshops at Hillhead, Scotstoun and Todholm Primary.
  • We has a science stand at the Govan Cup attended by primary pupils from the Govan area and surrounding schools.
  • We had a stand at the Glasgow Science Festival with the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
  • We have had lab visits as part of the Rangers Foundation Charity “Ready for Uni 2025”.
  • We held 2 Paracetamol Synthesis workshops.

Resources

Outreach resources

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Outreach resources

Box full of kit to be taken to a Chemistry outreach event including essential oils