Why Study Chemistry?

The world is currently facing some major challenges. Protecting the environment, developing sustainable energy, maintaining public health and securing food and water supplies. Chemistry is the central science, the science concerned with all physical matter. We need creative chemists to find solutions. Take climate change, the biggest challenge to human and ecological survival. Chemists strive to gain the knowledge needed to protect our planet. They observe the subtle changes in the environment, like ocean acidification, atmospheric pollution and the build-up of marine plastics. Chemists at the University of Plymouth are at the forefront of research in this area, informing policymakers on how to protect our futures. They're not just in the lab, they are found working in extreme environments across the earth, from the tropics to the remote deep oceans and the frozen urban regions. We know that sustainable supplies of Chemists at Plymouth create chemical models to innovate industrial processes. They work with nuclear reactors and develop catalysts that can recycle waste into new materials and energy. Chemists collaborate with industry to help businesses improve their operations on a local and global scale. At Plymouth, I'm working with a team that care about these issues. I'm learning the hands-on techniques that industry and employers seek. I want a degree and a career that support change. I believe that together we are the innovators of the future. Find out more about our courses and the students and staff that have made a difference.