This enables everyone to meet a wide cross-section of people and make friends in disciplines other than Chemistry. Click here for further information on student accomodation at Newcastle . The short answer here is obviously a well-respected chemistry degree. Our aim is to produce a rounded graduate whose skills are not just book-learning. We place great emphasis on practical chemistry.
Chemistry is a practical discipline that progresses largely through research in the laboratory.
We would like our students to be able to make their own contribution to research and hence the practical training is strongly emphasised. Final year students undertake research projects in the same laboratories as post-graduate students and which employ sophisticated techniques and apparatus. We also recognise that skills other than those directly related to Chemistry are vital for employment in today's world. You will be encouraged to become familiar with aspects of computing and will be given training in report writing, group work, meeting and time management skills as well as problem solving and presentation skills. This is a popular option for our BSc students.