Study Chemical Engineering at Birmingham

Combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills to design processes that will shape our future and help solve global problems in healthcare, the environment and beyond.

Why Chemical Engineering at Birmingham?

  • 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.

Change the future with Chemical Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering student Emma standing in the Green Heart at the University of Birmingham.

    Meet Emma

    "I decided to pursue studying chemical engineering at the end of high school as it encompassed aspects of all the subjects I had been passionate about: chemistry, biology, and maths."

    Read Emma's blog