Your Chemistry Offer

Congratulations on your offer to study Chemistry at Lancaster. We are hosting offer-holder events to help you make the right decision about your degree. Below, you will find information about the available dates to book, what to expect on the day, and further information about your course.

Offer Holder Event
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Why attend an offer holder event

Hear from one of our current students who attended an offer holder event themselves:

“Attending a Chemistry offer holder event was a very valuable opportunity for me. It is a great way to see state-of-the-art research facilities, take part in a fun experiment in the analytical teaching lab and meet current students and staff to who you can ask all your questions regarding details about degree programmes, entry requirements, what’s it like studying Chemistry and much more!

It is also a fantastic way to connect and meet new people who also have an interest in Chemistry as well as learn exciting new chemistry in tutorials with one of the department’s academics.”

Carmen Barker-Benavides, 3rd year MChem Chemistry student

Your offer holder event

The dates

  • Saturday 15th February 2025
  • Saturday 22nd March 2025
  • Saturday 26th April 2025

What to expect

Our offer holder events are lively and informative, filled with various activities which will give you an experience of studying Chemistry at Lancaster. They are an opportunity to:

  • Take part in a laboratory practical in one of our modern teaching laboratories
  • Experience a taster lecture
  • Participate in a taster tutorial session with one of our academics
  • Find out details about our degree programmes (including study abroad and industrial placement), and entry requirements and chat with our academics and current Chemistry students throughout the day
  • Tour the Department and see our facilities

Sample schedule

Time

Activity

From 9 am

Optional morning activities, including campus tours, accommodation and student experience hub

11:30

Registration and lunch with the Chemistry Department

12:15

Chemistry subject talk with Dr Andrew Kerridge

12:45

Chemistry Laboratory Taster Session with Dr John Baum and Dr John Hardy – students only

12:45

Chemistry Department Tours – parents only

14:30

Break with refreshments

15:00

Chemistry Taster Lecture with Dr Jamie Docherty

15:30

Tutorial with an academic – students only

15:30

Student Ambassador Q&A – parents only

16:30

Day ends

Book your offer holder event

Click the link below to search for your offer holder event and book your place.

Offer holder events

Hear from our students

Our students let you know exactly how it feels to be part of the Chemistry Department at Lancaster, how it feels to settle in and to push yourself to new highs.

Societies and Clubs

Societies are a great way to find your place and make the most out of life at Lancaster. And Lancaster University Students' Union (LUSU) oversees over 160 of them. Find the society for you!

Facilities

A £26 million investment in our newly refurbished Faraday Building is benefiting students and researchers, with state-of-the-art laboratories as well as some of the best instrumentation in the UK. With cutting-edge resources for microscopy and nanofabrication, magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry, Lancaster is well equipped to give you the best experience.

Study Abroad

You may want to consider the Study Abroad variant of our programme. On this degree, you will spend your third year of the MChem at one of our partner universities across the globe. It’s an opportunity to broaden your horizons and gain valuable experience of a different social and academic environment.

Industrial Partners

We now also offer an MChem (with Industrial Placement) where the fourth year of your studies takes place within an industrial setting. The industrial placement option aims to enhance student employability while providing the opportunity to experience the environment of a real chemistry workplace.

Julia Szymanska

A place for Julia

As an international student, I didn’t have the chance to visit the campus before starting my course. However, I was amazed by everyone’s friendliness and support in the Chemistry department and the modern feel of the chemistry building. Right from the beginning, I was assigned a personal academic advisor, who provides me with academic, career and pastoral help whenever I need it.

There is also an open-door policy at the department, which means that whenever I have a question about material from a given module or I want to discuss anything else with an academic, I can simply go to their office without arranging a meeting with them beforehand.

 

What I especially enjoy as part of my degree are the practicals where I can apply the knowledge I get from the lectures and workshops in practice. In my second year, I had 8-12 hours of practicals per week where I either worked in the synthetic or analytical lab or did computer simulations in one of the computer labs. With every session, I became more confident in using various instruments or programmes.

I have also had the opportunity to explore my career options during two careers modules. Talking to some of the staff about my future prospects has convinced me that I would like to pursue a career in research. Since then, I have applied for various internships advertised by the department, and I cannot wait to hear back about the offers from the companies.

Although I still haven’t finished my degree, I cannot wait for all the opportunities to broaden my knowledge of chemistry and enhance my employability with the help of the department.

Julia Szymanska, MChem Hons Chemistry

Further information

There are also a number of ways to find out more about the Department of Chemistry and Life at Lancaster:

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