Welcome to The Centre for Chemical Research
The Centre for Chemical Research has a clear mission: to establish an exceptional environment that fosters research and education in the chemical sciences, spanning from atomic to global scales. As a dynamic and continuously expanding Research Centre, we pride ourselves on our internationally acclaimed researchers, who collaborate in distinctive clusters of excellence centred around the core areas of organic, inorganic, biological, and physical chemistry.
Our research endeavours are driven by several key ambitions. First and foremost, we strive to promote diversity within the realm of scientific exploration. Additionally, we actively seek to influence national and international research dialogues, contributing to and shaping the forefront of scientific advancement. Ultimately, our overarching goal is to produce and promote world-leading research that upholds the highest standards of integrity in its execution.
To realize these ambitions, we focus on four central themes of research: Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Functional Materials and Nanoscience, Physical and Computational Chemistry, and Synthesis and Catalysis. These core areas serve as the pillars supporting our research activities.
The Centre for Chemical Research diligently works towards creating an exceptional research and educational environment. Through our commitment to excellence, dedication to diverse perspectives, and state-of-the-art facilities, we contribute to the advancement of chemical sciences on a global scale.
News
30-04-2025
Centre for Chemical Research

24-02-2025
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Recent Publications
- Mixed‐Dimensional 0D‐DNA‐2D Heterostructures Beyond van der Waals: A DNA‐Templated Strategy for Optoelectronic Tunability
Chen K, Miao H, Dimitrov S and Palma M
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley
26-04-2025 - Strategic Direct Printing for High‐Performance and Uniform Organic Thin‐Film Transistor Arrays
Ryu G, Jo Y, Kim S, Nielsen CB, Kim W and Jung S
Advanced Materials Technologies, Wiley
16-04-2025 - GeO2 – ZnO nanocomposite rosettes for enhancement of performance in energy technologies: Coupling organic templated synthesis with microwave treatment
Jaffri SB, Ahmad KS, Abrahams I and Al-Qahtani WH
Physica E Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Elsevier vol. 169
01-04-2025
Recent Grants
- Sustainable Fluorine-Free Omniphobic Anti-Fouling Coatings with High Transparency, Durability
Yao Lu
£2,500
01-05-2025 - 31-07-2025 - Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Power Roll - In-situ perovskite solar cell analysis
Stoichko Dimitrov and Joe Briscoe
£226,363 Innovate UK
01-04-2025 - 31-03-2027 - SODACH solid state sodium batteries exploitation
Isaac Abrahams and Patrick Cullen
£13,245
01-04-2025 - 30-06-2025