The academic staff on my programme are very supportive and encourage you to achieve the best that you can. The modern facilities are able to accommodate all of the different areas within the department and there may be the chance to use them throughout the degree.
Emily Rastrick, MChem Chemistry
Over the past five years, more than 2,300 partner organisations have worked with us to give students valuable experience in the professional environment.
Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a rapid and highly sensitive fingerprint test that can take just seconds to confirm whether someone has used cocaine.
I worked at the Heart Institute with the Laboratory of Genetic and Molecular Cardiology in addition to being a student at the University of São Paulo. The transition to living in Brazil was smooth for me as I was housed with other international students doing placements. This made it easier as you were among people who were in the same boat as you.
Find out what you could do with a degree in chemistry and discover some of the jobs Surrey chemistry graduates have secured over the past few years.
Academics in the University of Surrey’s Department of Chemistry have been developing new tests to detect drugs, firstly using fingerprints and now developing a portable device for drug-driving testing.
Researchers at the University of Surrey, in collaboration with the Universities of Reading and Cologne, and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, have discovered that it is possible to stop the activation of a group of proteins (NADPH Oxidase) known to cause most of the diseases of ageing. This will potentially pave the way for the development of drugs to treat a range of age-related diseases.
Ground-breaking research from the University of Surrey and Augmented Optics Ltd., in collaboration with the University of Bristol, has developed potentially transformational technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work. This development by Augmented Optics Ltd., could translate into very high energy density super-capacitors making it possible to recharge your mobile phone, laptop or other mobile devices in just a few seconds.
Academics in the University of Surrey’s Department of Chemistry have developed a new diagnostic test for cocaine and benzoylecgonine (the main metabolite for cocaine) in urine and oral fluid. The research, which was conducted with collaborators Advion Ltd and Surrey Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, is published in Analytical Methods on 21 November.
Professor of Radiochemistry, David Read has been appointed by the University of Surrey – in a joint chair sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – bringing 30 years’ experience in radiochemistry and geochemistry.
Chemistry researchers at Surrey have developed and patented a plant-based method for combatting an important grape vine pathogen
A presentation on detecting drug use from fingerprints by Catia Costa has won first prize at a prestigious conference organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Emily James has won the Director’s prize for best presentation by an early career researcher at the key annual conference in her field of research.
The Home Office was so impressed by a recent PhD presentation on fingerprint research, it has asked the Department of Chemistry to assist in developing a ‘forensic research map’ of the UK.
A Chemistry undergraduate from Surrey is one of an elite group of European students invited to attend a week-long celebration of science and the arts in Salzburg, Austria.
Showcasing the University’s research success – from foundational work to practical applications – FEPS held its first Festival of Research on 28th June.
The University has won a prestigious EPSRC Strategic Equipment award for a unique system that will build on our Ion Beam Analysis capabilities to open up new possibilities in forensics, biosciences and energy.
World-renowned academics will be serving up pint-sized measures of their cutting edge research in a ground-breaking project to hit Guildford pubs.
"During my time at Surrey I have learnt a lot working with different cultures. I have also improved my English skills and developed my critical thinking."
"I have definitely changed since I started at Surrey. I have gained more confidence and have been able to develop both personally and professionally."
"Since arriving at Surrey I have become much more confident and have gained a greater sense of what I am capable of - both academically and socially."
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Surrey’s Student Learning Advisors offer tips and advice on the things you can do throughout the year to help you make the most of your study time.
The University’s Centre for Petroleum and Surface Chemistry (CPSC) will host globally leading research into MSAR (a low cost alternative to heavy fuel oil) following a collaboration agreement between Surrey and Quadrise.
Find out what our students like about studying here and why they think Surrey was named 'University of the Year' and 'University of the Year for Student Experience' by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
“One of the main things I learned during my placement was time management. Balancing my work duties, project work, distance modules, a social life and staying fit was challenging.”
“I got a great sense of achievement from my Professional Training year. Getting the chance to experience a real working environment was invaluable.”
Surrey has climbed two places in the Times Higher Education Table of Tables 2016, achieving seventh position.
The University of Surrey has increased its position the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Dr Mel Bailey has been invited to share her forensics research at high level meetings attended by politicians and intelligence organisations.
The University of Surrey has been ranked within the top one per cent of universities in the world - and one of the top 20 institutions under 50 years old - by the QS World University Rankings.
Final-year students at the University of Surrey are still among the most satisfied in the UK, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
96.9 per cent of graduates in work or further study, according to official figures.
Research published today in the journal Analyst has demonstrated a new, non-invasive test that can detect cocaine use through a simple fingerprint. For the first time, this new fingerprint method can determine whether cocaine has been ingested, rather than just touched.
The Complete University Guide 2016 reveals that nine of our Engineering and Physical Science subjects are in the UK top 20.
Surrey lecturer in Organic Materials Chemistry, Dr Gabriel Cavalli-Petraglia, has been profiled within the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)’s ‘175 Faces of Chemistry’.
Two of Surrey’s chemistry students recently took part in the Roche Continents Programme, after gaining places to attend the prestigious drama and music Salzburg Festival in Austria.
Dr Sub Reddy, Senior Lecturer in Applied Analytical Chemistry, has edited and co-authored a book about advanced synthetic materials capable of detecting the presence of disease, contamination and pollution.
“I’ll always remember how friendly the Department of Chemistry was, and how helpful my supervisors were. They really enabled me to achieve my goals. I was more than welcome to ask questions, meet with them and whenever I needed something they were there to assist”
Research conducted in the Department of Chemistry on polybenzoxazines – which could replace existing polymers in applications from adhesives to aircraft interiors – has been featured on the front cover of the ‘Journal of Polymer Science’.
Research by Dr Brendan Howlin and Dr Ian Hamerton points to a new method for calculating the thermal breakdown temperature of nanocomposites.
Surrey’s BP-CPSC, which investigates chemical aspects of heavy and viscous crude oils, takes on four Professional Training placement students for 2014-15.
Collaborative project investigates the regulation of oxidase activation and superoxide production, for the treatment of neurodegenerative and respiratory illness.
Surrey’s Experimental Officer for Separation Sciences, Dr Daniel Driscoll, puts counterfeit products to the test.
“My confidence has sky-rocketed during my time as a Surrey student”
Research conducted by a SUPERGEN Consortium led by the University of Surrey points the way forward for self-powered devices.
Collaboration between the University of Surrey and the University of California @ Irvine (UCI) leads to research breakthrough.
As UCAS publishes the sector-wide figures on undergraduate applications as of the 15 January deadline, the University of Surrey reports that their applications are up by 35 per cent compared to the same point in the cycle last year.
The proportion of women studying engineering and physical sciences at Surrey challenges the national trend in co-educational state schools.
The Department of Chemistry has secured a three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with market leader Advanced Engineering.
Advanced work in Surrey’s Ion Beam Centre proves simple life forms could have arrived on earth in a meteorite strike.
The new £2 million Joseph Kenyon Laboratory officially opened at the University of Surrey on October 9.
A presentation on isolating chemical compounds in plants at a young scientists’ conference in Austria has won high profile recognition for a Surrey PhD student.
Presentations on research that could benefit the pharmaceutical industry have won recognition for two PhD students.
Recent research by Dr Melanie Bailey from the Department of Chemistry has provided a new method for revealing fingerprints that cannot be developed by conventional means, in collaboration with the Home Office, the Israeli Police and the Netherlands Forensic Institute.
Enhancing Surrey’s reputation as a global scientific research hub, August saw the official opening of the University’s BP-sponsored Centre for Petroleum and Surface Chemistry (BP-CPSC).
The FEPS staff Researcher of the Year has been named as Department of Chemistry lecturer Dr Gabriel Cavalli.
Gabriel has won the prize for his multidisciplinary research using polymer nanotechnology for drug delivery. In particularly, his main project aims at using this chemistry to come up with a way to reduce cholesterol and people’s risk of cardiovascular heart disease and heart attacks.
“The opportunity for Professional Training was one of the main reasons why I chose Surrey and the range of placements offered was also a factor"
Lecturer Dr Esther Forte has been honoured with the Christopher J. Wormald prize for her outstanding research contribution to thermodynamics.
