Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
External Graduate Open Day*
Thursday 8th November 2012
12 noon, Chemistry Research Laboratory
*Please note that this is for non-Oxford final year Chemistry undergraduates only. Separate events will be held for Oxford undergraduates interested in staying on for a DPhil in Organic Chemistry / Chemical Biology.
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About the Department
Teaching: Oxford Chemistry offers world-class teaching, consistently rated among the best in the UK. Students study a four-year course, a unique feature of which is spending their final year working full-time on a project with some of the leading researchers in the UK. The Oxford course has been judged as excellent by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Research: Oxford is one of the leading chemistry research departments in the world with around 80 academic staff carrying out international-level research, and an annual research income of around £15 million. The latest (2008) Research Assessment Exercise confirmed that Oxford Chemistry has the highest “power rating” (breadth and depth of science) in the UK. The Department is currently engaged in a number of innovative areas of work including chemistry for measurement, drug discovery, energy, catalysis, nanochemistry, synthesis, atmospheric chemistry, synthetic biology and femtochemistry.
Facilities: Oxford Chemistry occupies three major laboratory buildings in the University’s science area, including a modern RIBA award-winning £64m dedicated research facility opened in 2004.
Prospective graduate students are invited to visit the Department on our Open Day to explore the many opportunities in our DPhil programme. The event will consist of talks on Organic Chemistry, research at Oxford, the graduate application process and what a DPhil entails. Tours of the Chemistry Research Lab and a College will also be available. There will be a free lunch for all attendees and in the afternoon there will be opportunities to meet potential research supervisors and current graduate students, and a poster session of current research projects in Organic chemistry at Oxford.
The minimum academic requirement for admission to our DPhil programme is an upper second class honours degree (or overseas equivalents), in a relevant subject.
More information about admissions criteria can be found at:
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/graduatestudies/criteria.html
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Open Day Schedule
The day will start at 12 noon and will include:
- introductory talks and a summary of
application procedures
- free buffet lunch
- tours of the £60M Chemistry
Research Laboratory
- poster session of current research in
Organic Chemistry at Oxford
- informal meetings with potential
Research Supervisors
- a short tour of an Oxford College
If you wish to attend, please inform the Graduate Studies Administrator - Aga Borkowska (email: graduate.studies@chem.ox.ac.uk ; tel: 01865 272569) so that we can gauge numbers for catering purposes.
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