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Chemical engineering

November 2023

  • Frances Arnold won the Nobel and technology prizes for her work on directed evolution of enzymes.

    ‘We need more women,’ says only female winner of Millennium Technology prize

    Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year’s award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young age

September 2023

  • Uni Guide 2024 "Subject Tables"

    University Guide 2024
    Best UK universities for chemical engineering – league table

    The practical application of maths and science to design, develop and produce everyday products on a large scale

September 2022

  • Guardian University Guide 2023 Online 01 Holding Image

    University Guide 2023
    Best UK universities for chemical engineering – league table

    The practical application of maths and science to design, develop and produce everyday products on a large scale

April 2022

  • Shahrokh Vafadari

    Other lives
    Shahrokh Vafadari obituary

    Other lives: Chemical engineer who was also an expert on the Zoroastrian faith and Iranian culture

September 2020

  • Worker climbing ladder at oil refineryWorker climbing ladder at oil refinery

    University Guide 2024
    University subject profile: chemical engineering

    The practical application of maths and science to design, develop and produce everyday products on a large scale

16 July 2020

  • This is Nur Anuar, a Chemical & Biological Engineering student and Engineering Ambassador at our Exploring STEM for Girls event that took place on 11th March in the Octagon Centre, Sheffield.

    Women in engineering 2020
    How can engineering degrees attract more women?

    Girls need to be inspired about studying engineering at university and where it could take them. Some institutions are ahead of the game ...
  • Chief Project Engineer Holds Briefing for a Team of Scientists that are Building Machine Learning System. Displays Show Working Model of Neural Network.

    Women in engineering 2020
    ‘Diversity is key for success’: why engineering needs more BAME women

    A university lecturer has set up a project to show schoolgirls just what they can achieve as engineers – part of an industry-wide drive to attract more black and ethnic minority women into the sector
  • Zeinab Mohamed

    Women in engineering 2020
    ‘I had life-changing encounters with amazing female engineers’: how one woman found her calling

    After meeting an inspiring woman at a careers fair, Zeinab Mohamed went on to forge her own successful career in construction

June 2020

  • Engineering student in Mechanical Engineering Lab SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PROSPECTUS 2109, University of Edinburgh

    Women in engineering 2020
    ‘We need to show girls that engineering is exciting’: how role models can light a spark

  • Construction workers on building site working and doing tasks.

    Women in engineering 2020
    ‘Engineering is no longer just a job for the boys – but gender stereotyping still needs to be challenged’

    Emma Kent

June 2019

  • Most courses have strong industry links so there’s a good chance you’ll get to work on real-world problems or complete work placements.

    University Guide 2020
    University subject profile: chemical engineering

    The practical application of maths and science to design, develop and produce everyday products on a large scale

August 2017

  • Norman Macleod became fascinated with applying fluid mechanics to problems with the flow of blood through the body

    Other lives
    Norman Macleod obituary

    Other lives: Academic engineer and zealous inventor who helped to develop a new artificial heart valve

July 2017

  • Peter Varey

    Other lives
    Peter Varey obituary

    Other lives: Chemist, publisher and writer who had a passion for other cultures and languages.

August 2016

  • Engineering students

    University applications for chemical engineering soar

    University of Bath records 50% increase in applications to study subject, but modern languages continue to decline in popularity

March 2016

  • QS rankings 2016
    QS world university rankings 2016: chemical engineering

    The top 50 universities in the world for education, as ranked by higher education data specialists QS

August 2015

  • Students check their A-level results at Abbeywood Community School, Bristol.

    Student with four A* A-levels refused finance over immigration status

    Hassan al-Sherbaz, hoping to study chemical engineering, classed as international student despite living in UK since he was nine

April 2015

  • QS world university rankings 2015: chemical engineering

    The top 100 universities in the world for chemical engineering, as ranked by higher education data specialists QS

June 2014

  • University guide 2015 subject tables
    University guide 2015: league table for chemical engineering

    University guide 2015: league table for chemical engineering

January 2014

  • Trevor Kletz

    Other lives
    Trevor Kletz obituary

    Other lives: Safety management expert in high-risk fields such as the petrochemicals industry

March 2013

  • Derek Geldart

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    Derek Geldart obituary

    Other lives: Professor of chemical engineering whose Geldart Fluidisation Diagram is used worldwide
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