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Welcome to Chemistry

Chemistry has been taught at King's since the founding of the University in 1829 and we are one of the oldest Chemistry departments in the UK . Today, we provide a vibrant environment to study undergraduate and  postgraduate chemistry in the heart of London.

Chemistry at King’s combines rigorous training in the discipline with an understanding of the interdisciplinary context, designed to produce a new generation of scientists fluent across traditional subject boundaries. The cross-fertilisation of physical and biological sciences enables our graduates to harness the transformative power of chemistry to tackle emerging challenges in today’s world, from developing sustainable solutions to net zero to new health technologies and therapies.

Continuing an illustrious tradition at King’s, epitomised by the discoveries of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins of the structure of DNA, the department has a distinct focus on understanding the chemistry of life and the interface with biology. Our imaginative, interdisciplinary research provides the foundations for innovations in chemical biology, biomaterials science, synthetic biology and nanomedicine.

Join our growing department

As part of our ongoing expansion we are actively recruiting at all levels. We welcome applications from researchers and academics who want to be part of our dynamic, collegial department and wish to cultivate ground-breaking research programmes underpinned by Chemistry, innovate in chemical education or are interested chemical education research.

We encourage applications for externally funded research fellowships to be held at King’s Chemistry as well as from existing fellows. Research Fellows are treated as full members of academic staff and our continuing recruitment programme means future permanent positions will become available for Fellows to apply to.

New staff will join King’s at an exciting time and be involved in the strategic development of cutting-edge Chemistry and its future direction at King's. King’s is a partner with the landmark Francis Crick Medical Research Institute which offers tremendous opportunities to work with world leaders in biomedical research to understand the chemistry of life.

Informal enquiries are welcomed at any time. Please contact the Head of Department, Professor Martin Ulmschneider, you can also check the latest vacancies on King's job listings

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