Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge supports fundamental science of the highest quality in a first-class environment.

We are a world-class teaching and research centre recognised for our exceptional record in discovery, innovation and excellence. Our work has relevance to a broad range of real world challenges and industrial applications such as drug discovery, oil recovery, ageing, energy research, fuel cells and batteries, synthetic medicine, computer memory and sensors.

Our department, part of the School of Physical Sciences, hosts around 200 postdoctoral research staff, over 250 postgraduate students, and around 60 academic staff, including newly independent researchers.