Chemical engineers change the world by transforming ideas into products and services in an ethical, safe, responsible and efficient way.
Department of Chemical Engineering
We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that draw on our innovative research and links with industrial and commercial sectors.
Undergraduate study
We design our chemical engineering degrees to equip you with the academic, technical and professional skills demanded by industry. Find out more about our courses and read about our students' and graduates' experiences.
Improve your employability with an engineering placement year
Put your theory into practice with a year-long, paid placement during your engineering degree. You could earn between 拢16,000 and 拢25,000.
Taking ideas from bench scale to process scale with chemical engineering projects
Our group and individual projects give you the chance to work on problems relevant to industry and develop your technical, professional and design skills.
Chemical engineering offer holder days
We run offer holder days for our undergraduate degrees on a regular basis between February and April. Find out why you should attend one.
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Postgraduate degrees
Our master's course and research degrees give you the opportunity to take your career to the next level. Find out more about our MSc, current research studentships or look for a PhD supervisor among our academic team.
Find out about the latest funded and self-funded PhD project and studentship opportunities in our Department and Doctoral Training Centres.
Faculty of Engineering & Design postgraduate research degrees
Join our collaborative and supportive research community, and start your journey to becoming an expert in your field.
Our research
We carry out internationally-recognised research aiming to address the challenges of today鈥檚 chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, biochemical, biomedical, water and waste treatment industries.
Department of Chemical Engineering research
Our research focuses on sustainability. We improve products and processes in areas key to society including water, energy and food, health and well-being.
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3D printing offers effective, scalable way to remove harmful chemicals
Soil power: UK startup Bactery is generating sustainable energy from the earth
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Seaweed packaging innovator Kelpi secures 拢4.35 million in new funding
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New polystyrene recycling process could be world鈥檚 first to be both economical and energy-efficient
Chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste
New sustainable plant-based membrane works without fossil-fuel materials and toxic solvents
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Work with us
We work with industry on teaching, placements and research. From small local companies to large international organisations, we're dedicated to building mutually beneficial relationships with industry. Find out more about what we can offer businesses.
Recruit engineering students for professional placements
How your company can employ our multi-skilled undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students for professional placements.
How your company can work with the Faculty of Engineering & Design
From consultancy to student project work there are many ways to collaborate with us across our engineering and design departments.
Athena SWAN
Our Department holds the Athena SWAN silver award for its commitment to advancing gender equality.
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We are a small and friendly department with around 50 academic and research staff, 600 undergraduate students and 100 postgraduate students. We nurture a collaborative teaching and research environment in which students can develop their ideas and realise their potential.
Get in touch
Contact our Department office with any general queries or our admissions team about our undergraduate courses.