Why Plymouth?
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@Benefit from outstanding teaching – 100% of our students agreed the course is stimulating; they were challenged to achieve; built on skills and gained skills for the future (NSS, 2023)
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<Degrees accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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'Industry-standard ISO 9001 certified laboratories
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AEmphasis on practical and laboratory skills
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>Stepping stone towards Chartered Chemist status (CChem)
Welcome
Chemistry is key in solving our current challenges because it studies the molecules that make up everything around us from the sand on the beach to the silicon chip that drives our smartphone. The chemistry course at Plymouth is designed to provide students with the skills and experience of modern chemical and analytical techniques that makes them so valuable to employers. Recent graduates are working in diverse fields such as environmental protection, energy and pharmaceuticals, contributing to making the world a better place.
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Dr Hayley Manners with a colleague on board the research vessel Chikyū, investigating life in the deep biosphere
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Spring 2024
Jon Shaw
Head of School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biogeochemistry Research Centre
Researching the environmental behaviour, fate and impact of nutrients, metals and pharmaceuticals in terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic systems.
The Biogeochemistry Research Centre comprises expert researchers and instrumentation, with acknowledged international leaders in organic geochemistry and environmental analytical chemistry and a strong focus on marine science and current and past ecosystems and climates.
Dr Roy Lowry, Associate Professor of Chemistry runs a YouTube channel designed to help teachers and students get to grips with the important concepts in chemistry.
Here is Roy explaining 'The Peculiar Atom'
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Find out more about
Academic staff
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Dr Hayley Manners
Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
BSc (Hons) Chemistry Programme Leader
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Dr Roy Lowry
Associate Professor (Teaching Fellow)
Admissions Tutor
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Dr Lee Durndell
Lecturer in Chemistry
Year 1 Tutor
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Dr Katie Jones
Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry
Year 2 Tutor
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Dr Giuliano Laudone
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Final Year Tutor
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Professor Simon Belt
Professor of Chemistry
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Professor Mark Fitzsimons
Professor of Environmental Chemistry
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Professor Steve Hill
Emeritus Professor
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Dr Anthony Lewis
Teaching and Support Assistant
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Professor Peter Matthews
Emeritus Professor
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Professor Steven Rowland
Emeritus Professor
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Dr Alison Turner
Lecturer in Chemistry and Environmental Geochemistry (Education)
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Dr Simon Ussher
Associate Professor of Marine and Analytical Chemistry
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Dr Michael Wilde
Lecturer