We have a long history of teaching and research in the chemistry departments.
The first chair of chemistry was founded in 1793.
That means it was the first time we had a professor of chemistry
teaching the subject in its own right,
rather than as part of Medicine or Natural Sciences.
The lecturers are amazing, some of the people here,
it's world class honestly.
The teaching here at Aberdeen is really something else and I really enjoy it.
They make sure that you get the best out of what you want to do,
especially in the societies.
You make a lot of new friends which is quite nice.
I'm sitting in our brand new science teaching hub.
This is a state of the art facility
that is dedicated for the teaching of practical science subjects.
The science teaching hub has a range of equipment
that has the similar kind of specification to what you will find in industry.
So this will help us give you the necessary practical skills
that will enable you to transition into the next stage of your career beyond
your degree.
A key feature of our science
teaching hub is that it is a digitally enhanced building.
So what does that mean in terms of our practicals?
We'll be able to use digital technology
to analyze and interpret our results in real time.
So that we can then use that information to inform subsequent experiment design.
The fact that we can see our data and our experiments in real time is really great.
If I was coming here for the first time and seeing this, I would be like,
yeah, I definitely want to go here, hands down.
It's a massive building of so many labs, so many different sciences
coming together.
You can interact with other people from other departments.
There's also kind of like a interlink between sciences.
So you can kind of find new ideas from different sciences as well.
Our degree programs cover a variety of chemistry concepts
and lab skills, ranging from fundamental to cutting edge.
With advanced topics inspired by our own research.
Alongside this, we provide you with I.T.
and professional skills to enhance your employability.
Many of the advanced chemistry topics you'll learn in the later
years of your degree are based on our academics own research interests.
We've got many research groups
in the chemistry department spanning all of the key areas of chemistry,
including natural products and drug design, functional materials
like superconductors, liquid crystals and biomaterials and computational chemistry.
You will also have the opportunity to work within these research groups
as your final year placement projects and have a chance to participate
in these cutting edge research projects in the field of your choice.
The global significance of our research themes is further evidenced
by the development of highly successful
spin-out companies based out of the chemistry department
in the areas of medicinal chemistry and natural products, biomaterials
and catalysis.
The environmental focus of the degree ties
really well with the energy transition focus here in Aberdeen.
I know Aberdeen is known for like
oil and gas but I think people are realizing that it
is leading in the hydrogen front as well.
And I think that's what drew me was looking for a way out of oil
into other sectors, more renewables things, and Aberdeen was quite up there.
Our research output has been recognized as highly impactful
and internationally significant.
So you're really learning these topics from experts in these cutting edge areas.
I asked my professors and I asked my personal tutor
that were very willing to help me search and try to find something,
and I got the internship at the Royal Society of Chemistry,
which allowed me eight weeks, in a real lab.
I was able to really enhance the knowledge
that I'd already grounded in from the teaching labs
and actually implement it in real life situations, doing real research.
Hands on experience is very important when it comes to chemistry
and looking for jobs.
And that really opened up my horizon.
We offer BSc and MChem programs in chemistry and environmental chemistry
with master's programs in analytical chemistry,
industrial pharmaceutical chemistry
and advanced energy materials for the Energy Transition.
This range of topics, skills and research experience
ensures that you are a well-rounded and highly employable chemist.