Led by Professor Andrew Dove, research in the Dove Group is centred around polymer degradation. We have many strands to our research portfolio that focus on both developing strategies to control and understand polymer degradation as well as design new materials that degrade in a controlled and predictable manner.

Our research efforts are in turn primarily focussed on sustainability on polymer science – that includes both ‘green’ methodologies for polymer synthesis and development of strategies to tackle plastic waste – as well as the development of next generation biomaterials – in which we seek to design materials for application in delivery and tissue engineering applications.

Linking both areas is our interest in polymer stereochemistry and how that can be used to control materials properties and direct their behaviour. We work with engineers, biologists and medics across academia, hospitals and industry to drive our chemical discoveries towards application.

Tackling plastics pollution

At the University of Birmingham, we are leading research to establish the global magnitude of plastics pollution and to develop new ways of manufacturing, reusing and recycling plastics in order to reduce their impact on our environment.

In the video below, Professor of Chemistry Andrew Dove and Professor of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry Stefan Krause explain how their research is helping to tackle one of the major challenges of our age.

Find out more

• Sustainable polymers and plastic recycling
• Degradable biomaterials

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