School of Chemical Engineering research
We collaborate globally to advance research in pharmaceuticals and bioproducts, food processing, energy research, and fluid and particle mechanics.
Research themes
Formulation Engineering
Developing solutions to global problems in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, consumer goods and speciality products sectors.
Health in Chemical Engineering
We bring together synthetic and biological chemists interested in molecular probe design, as well as physical and computational chemists, to develop instrumental approaches to diagnostics and imaging.
Energy Research
Improving quality of life demands the supply of increasing amounts of energy and consumer chemicals, whilst at the same time global warming has become a major cause for concern.
Research centres and institutes
Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials
We use science, economics, and law to answer the challenges that are created by the need for strategic elements and critical materials.
Healthcare Technologies Institute
Experts at Birmingham are advancing technology and treatments to enable people to live longer, healthier lives.
Birmingham Energy Institute
The Birmingham Energy Institute is driving change in the way we deliver, consume, and think about sustainable energy solutions.
The Faraday Institution
The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent, national institute for electrochemical energy storage science and technology.
Specialist facilities
Science City Laboratory FacilityOur state-of-the-art facility boasts a diverse range of capabilities, empowering researchers with cutting-edge tools for scientific research. We offer a comprehensive platform for research, ranging from advanced microscopy and imaging techniques to material analysis, mechanical properties analysis, and particle sizing.
Postgraduate research opportunities
CDT in Formulation Engineering
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Formulation Engineering for Net Zero
Chemical Engineering PhD/doctoral research degrees
We have pioneered development and research in rapidly expanding new areas such as pharmaceuticals and bioproducts, food processing, hydrogen fuel cells, energy, fluid and particle research.