One of the first students to study Chemical Engineering at the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park has graduated with a First Class MEng degree.

An international team of scientists, including a lecturer of Natural Sciences from the University of Chester, has devised a method to improve energy storage devices called supercapacitors, by designing a new class of detergents that are chemically similar to laxatives.

Primary and secondary school pupils in the region are being inspired to discover the ‘magic’ of chemistry, thanks to an outreach programme run by the University of Chester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering.

An undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Chester has come up with a research model which could see surge limits on turbochargers becoming a thing of the past, making them more efficient and cost effective.

A research team from the University of Chester has today been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keeping the UK healthy.
Engineering students from two Chinese universities are taking part in a three-month lab-based research programme at the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park.

Female pupils at a Wrexham secondary school, who attended an International Women’s Day event at the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park, have spoken of how the lecture has ‘inspired them’ to see the ‘eye opening opportunities’ available for women in science.

Science and Engineering students at the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park had the opportunity to network with local companies and Thornton commercial tenants during the annual Speed Networking event organised by the Faculty.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering and major employers in the region have partnered to offer the first degree apprenticeship in the UK based upon an IChemE accredited chemical engineering degree.