Postgraduate Study

The Department

Loughborough University is one of the UK’s leading research universities and has the highest score for the number of graduates finding good jobs.

Ranked 1st for ‘overall satisfaction’ in Chemistry

National Student Survey 2010

We are proud of our multicultural population, our attractive campus, and our safe living environment.

The Department of Chemistry has about 350 students studying taught programmes (including around 50 on MSc programmes), 10 postdoctoral research fellows, 50 research students (MPhil/PhD) and 25 academic staff, many of whom have strong links with industry.

In recent years the Chemistry building has undergone extensive refurbishment and provides modern facilities and laboratories for the teaching and research needs of analytical, organic, inorganic and physical chemistry as well as specialist laboratories for radiochemistry, environmental chemistry, microbiology and molecular pharmacology.

“I’ve loved every second of the journey here at Loughborough, I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

Seamus McDonagh, MSc, Environmental Studies

The Department has a number of specialist instruments and facilities including: 400 MHz, 500 MHz and solid-state NMR spectrometers, single crystal and powder X-ray diffractometers, a high resolution inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer, sector field organic MS, GC-MS and linear ion trap LC-mass spectrometers, ion mobility spectrometers, gas and liquid chromatographs.

In addition to University 24/7 computer labs provided across campus, the Department has a large and well equipped computer room for student use.