Chemistry

Your degree programme will place you in the world-leading Department of Chemistry, with multi-disciplinary research expertise, unparalleled facilities and dynamic support infrastructure to revolutionise your research and development. TheDepartment of Chemistryis a place where academic and industrial researchers work side by side, sharing knowledge in highly advanced research labs and supporting your career development. Join us and you’ll be based in a state-of-the art environment that has a strong focus on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research. We are internationally known for our research, with 99% of our outputs ranked as internationally leading or excellent in theResearch Excellence Framework, 2021. Our 50 academic staff cover a broad scientificspectrum, and we operate in 5 flexible research groupings. Ourresearch impactis felt on a global scale, from antimalarial drug discovery to one of thebest-known methods for making nanoparticles. Few organisations can match our facilities, team and programmes if your passion lies in chemistry research. As part of your research training, you will be encouraged to attend conferences and present your results both within the Department of Chemistry and externally. It’s possible to study full or part-time for an MPhil or PhD. Part-time study is arranged through enquiry on an individual basis and is useful if you work in industry and want to continue with your career while studying. PhD students can undertake research in a range of cutting-edge areas within Chemistry. Our research is structured around the following key research groupings: Join us and you’ll be based in a state-of-the art environment that has a strong focus on novel interdisciplinary research. Our research groups carry out cutting-edge research in fast-moving fields such as nanotechnology and drug design. Often this involves collaboration with colleagues in other fields such as biology, materials science and physics. As a postgraduate researcher, you’ll be fully

IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component below 5.5 TOEFL iBT: If you took a TOEFL test on or before 20 January 2026, you’ll need 88 overall, with minimum scores of listening 17, writing 17, reading 17 and speaking 19. If you took a TOEFL test from 21 January 2026 onwards, when a new scoring system was introduced, you’ll need 4.5 overall, with 4 or above in all components. TOEFL Home Edition not accepted. Pearson PTE Academic: 61 overall, with no component below 59 Your most recent IELTS score: Pre-sessional English course length 6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5: 6 weeks 5.5 overall, with no more than one component at 5.0: 10 weeks 5.5 overall, with no component below 5.0: 12 weeks 5.0 overall, with no component below 5.0: 20 weeks 5.0 overall, with no component below 4.5: 30 weeks 4.5 overall, with no more than one component at 4.0: 40 weeks

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 5.5

International students: £14; Part-time: £14

UK students: £5,238

UK/Home: £5,238

International: £14; Part-time: £14

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• Liverpool, United Kingdom