Sample preparation and submission instructions
Please refer to our conditions of service for how to recognise work undertaken by the Facility in dissemination activities.
New users and users from outside of the School of Chemistry are asked to contact the Mass Spectrometry team to discuss their requirements.
New users of the MS Service should initially contact us to discuss their requirements and to obtain the current sample submission details.
We require at least 1 mg of sample in an undiluted form, ideally pure and dry, de-salted and free from any buffers. Please discuss with Dr Chris Williams if you are unable to provide the sample in this form.
We are always happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have about the Facility and to discuss your research projects in more detail. Please contact us to discuss them.
General enquiries
Contact information
Contact information
Mass Spectrometry Facility Manager
Dr Christopher William
Email: msforchem@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Services for external users
The Mass Spectrometry for Chemistry Research facility at the University of Birmingham is able to provide a range of services and techniques to both commercial and University-based external users.
Please complete and return our enquiry form with the information we need to be able to advise on your requirements and provide a quotation.
Please note that we require a purchase order in order to carry out work for external users.
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Conditions of Service
Conditions of Service
Our conditions of service explains how work we carry out on your behalf may affect authorship of your research. We advise users to read our conditions of service prior to commissioning services. Please contact us, should you have any questions.
Work carried out by the Mass Spectrometry for Chemistry Research Facility, which involves method development, critical data analysis and / or an intellectual contribution that significantly enhances the research, requires co-authorship on any publication emanating from the work. Thus, ideally prior to work being carried out, researchers should discuss co-authorship with the Facility Manager although it is recognised that in some cases, such discussions may be more appropriate after data acquisition and processing.
Routine sample analysis such as protein identification and molecular weight determination may not require co-authorship on any subsequent publication; however, acknowledgement of the “Mass Spectrometry for Chemistry Research facility at the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham” is required.
Please note that high quality figures for theses and publications can be provided if necessary.