The Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Science offers a wide variety of research areas including theoretical chemistry, environmental and analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, structural chemistry and biomedical laboratory science and cancer research.

Research groups

Biomedical Science and Cancer Research

The research activities focus on cancer research involving cellular and molecular mechanisms, diagnosis and improved cancer treatment.

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

We study the behaviour of chemical compounds in nature - air, water, soil and food chains. Much of this work is related to pollution from local sources - further distributed globally.

Organic Chemistry

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials. Organic compounds form the basis of all earthly life, and they are used in a range of products such as fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals, food, explosive materials, and paints

Theoretical Chemistry

A theoretical chemist is a person who wants to understand the structure, movement and reactions of molecules. In theoretical chemistry, we want to find equations and quantitative measures for what we observe.

ERC Grants

• QuantumLight - Coupled cluster theory for polaritons: changing molecular properties with quantum light
  Adjunct Professor Henrik Koch
• OpenQuantum - Molecules as electronically open quantum systems
  Professor Ida-Marie Høyvik
• Unraveling the fundamentals of transport across the vapor-liquid interface
  Professor Øivind Wilhelmsen

EU Projects

• DiverSea
  Integrated Observation, Mapping, Monitoring and Prediction for Functional Biodiversity of Coastal Seas - HORIZON EU Project