This section is an online version of the Wadham College prospectus. Chemistry at Wadham Wadham has a strong commitment to chemistry. The average intake is around eight students per year.
Students come from the widest range of school backgrounds.
This indicates that tutors are more interested in the academic potential of applicants and their ability to adapt to a critical pattern of thinking than in the level of factual knowledge and recall. There are two subject tutors, and a College Lecturer in Physical Chemistry. In tutorials students are encouraged students to think independently about chemistry topics and to gain a high level of ability in problem solving. The basic object of the degree course is to encourage critical and deep thinking about a defined area of science. The skills that result have wide applicability.