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Study Chemical Engineering at Birmingham

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Study with us and experience world-class teaching, career-boosting opportunities, and a vibrant student life at Birmingham.

Why study Chemical Engineering with us?

  • For the second year running we are the most targeted UK university by top graduate employers (High Fliers report, The Graduate Market 2025).
  • Discover our exciting courses in Energy Engineering, new for 2026.
  • Our programmes are designed to give you a diverse knowledge covering all aspects of chemical engineering. Basic concepts in biochemical and environmental engineering are embedded throughout, and all of our courses are accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
  • You will have access to industry-standard facilities in our £40m Collaborative Teaching Laboratory.
  • The School of Chemical Engineering is the first in the UK to have a research facility for energy storage using cryogenic liquids, comprising new laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment, and a major demonstration plant - The Birmingham Centre for Cryogenic Energy Storage.
Discover why current students Aishwarya and Kenzy chose to study Chemical Engineering at Birmingham.

Activate your future

With a Chemical Engineering degree your opportunities are endless - just some examples of the fields our students have entered include food processing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, consultancy, teaching and patenting. Some of the most popular employers of our graduates are GSK, Unilever, Calgavin, Johnson Mattey and Mars Inc.

  • Laura Malhi - Alumni Profile

    "My Chemical Engineering degree gave me a fantastic technical understanding to ensure that I always think thoroughly about scientific or engineering problems. This often means that I solve the problems quicker and with a good understanding of the root cause of the problem to prevent seeing the problem again. I loved that the course talked a lot about practical examples of food, pharmaceutical and formulated goods and then applied the theoretical concepts onto this."

    Read Laura's full profile