Various approaches have been taken to expose undergraduates to research and ways they can be involved in the research that takes place within the department. Starting in April 2025 one way we have done this is introduce this by modifying one variable of an already existing undergraduate taught experiment, to allow the students to synthesise a set of novel compounds with the aims of publishing the data from characterisation.
Below you can find information on the different projects we have run, organised by academic year, including the synthesised compounds the students have made