Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Chemistry is a thriving, growing department embracing interdisciplinary research to overcome society's major challenges.
Supported by world-leading facilities, we produce fundamental and applied research of an exceptional standard, with a focus on interdisciplinary, problem-solving research.
We strive for our diverse research community to meet its full potential. We were the first chemistry department in the UK to receive an Athena SWAN Gold award for our gender equality practice, which was recently renewed in recognition of our commitment and achievements. And we provide expertise and advise policymakers as well as collaborating with industrial partners.
The Research Excellence Framework 2021
We’re a top ten department - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021) - with the majority of our research and impact rated as a world-leading 4* - REF’s highest rating.
Research strengths
We have a distinctively interdisciplinary structure of seven research themes, founded on our strengths in inorganic, organic, physical and biological chemistry.
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Catalysis for a Cleaner Future
- Chemical and Structural Biology
- Digital Chemistry
- Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Molecular Materials
- Technologies for Molecular Measurement
University research themes
Interdisciplinary research is one of our strengths. We collaborate across the University's research themes – areas of research excellence that cross departmental boundaries. We have particularly strong partnerships within three themes:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Technologies for the Future
- Environmental Sustainability and Resilience
Centres
We are home to a number of specialist research centres:
- Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance (CHyM)
- Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry (CoEMS)
- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE)
- Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories (WACL)
- York JEOL Nanocentre
- York Structural Biology Laboratory (YSBL)
Facilities
We offer state-of-the-art equipment and analytical services to help external organisations deal with chemical problems:
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
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Electron Microscopy
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Mass Spectrometry
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Chromatography
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X-ray diffraction
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Microanalysis
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Thermal analysis
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North East amino acid racemization facility (NEaar)
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High throughput 2D-IR spectroscopy
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Electron Paramagentic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
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Raman spectroscopy
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Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
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Surface area and pore size distribution analysis
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Automated Robotics for Chemistry (ARC)
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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[B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]– ([FPB]-): Repurposing this Weakly Coordinating An- ion for Solid-State Molecular OrganoMetallic (SMOM) Chemistry
Weller, A. & Altus, K., 25 Apr 2025, In: Organometallics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2,2,6,6-Tetramethyloxane as an Alternative Hindered Ether Solvent for Organic Synthesis
Sangon, S., Supanchaiyamat, N., Sherwood, J., Macquarrie, D. J. & Hunt, A. J., 27 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A life of leaving the door open
Perutz, R. N. & Greed, S., 1 Jan 2025, In: Nature Reviews Chemistry. 9, p. 5-6 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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FLF RENEWAL: Energy metabolism and antibiotic action in the tuberculosis pathogen
Blaza, J. (Principal investigator)
19/04/25 → 18/04/28
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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NCAS 2025/26
Edwards, P. (Principal investigator), Carpenter, L. J. (Co-investigator), Hamilton, J. (Co-investigator), Lee, J. D. (Co-investigator) & Lewis, A. (Co-investigator)
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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EPSRC IAA: ElectraDx Creatinine Sensing using FTacV
Parkin, A. (Principal investigator)
30/03/25 → 31/05/25
Project: Other project (funded) › Restricted grant
Activities
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Faraday Discussion Meeting. The interface of modelling and experiment to explore mechanism in molecular catalysis
Weller, A. (Committee member)
2027Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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International Symposium in Homogeneous Catalysis
Weller, A. (Chair)
2027Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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A Dip into Botanical Research
Rylott, L. (Chair)
25 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture
Datasets
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AFM and XPS data for "On the non-catalytic role of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases in boosting the action of PETases on PET polymers"
Ribeiro Correa, T. L. (Creator) & Walton, P. H. (Creator), University of York, 12 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15124/71c0a07a-74d0-4dee-aac9-0ef2f05756af
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Mayhew et al., 2022. Chemical Mechanisms
Hamilton, J. (Creator), University of York, 28 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.15124/500474f7-6e69-47db-baf7-36310451fd15
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