Situated in the heart of London on the main campus of UCL (University College London), the department is one of the top research and teaching Chemical Engineering departments in the UK, achieving world class standing.

For students, the Department offers a range of first degree and post-graduate programmes in chemical engineering. These include four-year MEng degrees, some giving the opportunity for one-year's study abroad in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, or the USA, a three-year BEng, and a one-year MSc in Chemical Process Engineering as well as a full PhD programme. All our taught-course programmes are accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

Research is a major departmental activity with 75% of staff rated as world leading or of internationally excellent quality in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise carried out by HEFCE. Our academic staff are leaders in their fields. The research is grouped into three main areas: multiphase systems, chemical and catalytic reaction engineering and computer aided process engineering. Within these areas, research topics include: energy; particle technology, including crystallization and fluidization; agglomeration and growth in colloidal systems; instrumentation; rheology and mixing; process systems engineering, including process design, optimization and operations, and systems biology; safety and loss prevention; and process intensification. The Department hosts the Centre for CO₂ Technology which is the hub of energy and CO₂ technology development in the department and a focus for energy research at UCL. The department is a partner in the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, UCL CoMPLEX and the UCL Materials Chemistry Centre.

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