Pure & Applied Chemistry
News
New blood test for accelerating brain cancer diagnosis
Research led by Dr Matt Baker and colleagues in the chemistry dept has been published in Nature Communications describing a potential new approach for brain cancer screening.
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Congratualtions to all our latest undergraduate and postgraduate student prize winners!
Salters' Institute Graduate Award to chemistry student
Many congratulations to Michael Bogdos, a final year undergraduate student, on being selected for a Salters' Institute award competing against students from all over the UK.
Events
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WedJul - Jun19 - 20
We host a range of visiting speakers throughout the year for Dept and ScotChem lecture series talks.
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WedJan15
West of Scotland Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry
Our annual meeting welcoming schoolteachers to the dept featuring a range of talks and lab sessions.
Discover more about our department
WestChem
WestChem is the joint research school in chemistry of the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow. It delivers forefront chemistry research in state-of-the-art laboratories, and educates tomorrow's leaders through chemistry.
Our research centres
Athena SWAN Bronze
Our department achieved the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in October 2017. We value diversity and we are fully committed to advancing gender equality in Chemistry.
Chemistry Clinic
The Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry's Chemistry Clinic provides opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and larger companies to access chemistry facilities or consultancy services, for large or small projects.
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Information for Teachers & Careers Advisors
The Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry welcome contacts with schools and individual teachers.
A range of events and initiatives are available, including school visits, tours of the department, help with Advanced Higher investigations, competitions and meetings for teachers.
Our forensic science degrees have been on offer longer than any other university in the UK
Our international students
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Information for international students
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