Chemistry Features


• The School of Chemistry has about 40 full-time academic staff, 14 technical staff, a student population of around 230 full-time equivalents, with over 130 postgraduates and over 60 post-doctoral researchers.


• The University of St Andrews overall, and the School of Chemistry, in particular, have been placed in the top six UK universities, according to The Times newspaper over the past two years.


• In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), the School of Chemistry, as part of the joint Chemistry Research School of Edinburgh and St Andrews (EaStCHEM), achieved an outstanding result.With 75 per cent of allworld leading outputs in Scotland and 12 per cent ofworld leading outputs in all of the UK, EaStCHEM is placed fourth for the quality of chemistry research in the UK and first in the so-called ‘power rating’ (quality x volume).


Note: All prospective newcomers to the School are urged to establish contact as soon as possible, especially where a position with a specific supervisor is sought. Competition for postgraduate places has been extremely buoyant of late and some positions are filled early in the academic year. The School typically has around 40 grants for fully-funded postgraduate studentships to start in any given year.


Postgraduate Community Our size promotes a friendly atmosphere with a cross-flowof ideas while providing the depth and breadth necessary to pursue major scientific programmes at an international level. Around 200 publications are produced per year and there are very strong connections with industry across a range of research areas.We are particularly proud of our strong interdisciplinary links with materials, physics and biomolecular sciences. These collaborations often take place through interdisciplinary research centres such as the Centre for AdvancedMaterials, the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences and the Organic Semiconductor Centre. There is an active student-based Chemical Society which hosts guest speakers and organises social events throughout the year.


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