Careers and employability
According to Deloitte, the chemical industry is involved in 96% of all manufactured goods worldwide, and they predict that the chemical industry is expected to focus on innovation, sustainability, and resiliency to drive efficiency and growth.
Occupations linked to students who have studied chemistry in a higher education setting are set to grow across the UK. There is an anticipated growing demand for adaptable scientists who can harness the knowledge and skillsets of digital chemists, and who can help to tackle some of the global challenges we face today.
By combining chemistry, sustainability, and AI, you can choose to work in multiple rapidly evolving areas such as:
- Energy systems engineering.
- Materials science
- Computational Chemistry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Green tech companies and AI-powered research labs
- Research and Development
Many of our students also go on to academia and advanced research.
Possible careers include:
- Materials Scientist
- Computational Chemist
- Data Analyst
- Energy Consultant
- Battery Research Scientist
- Green Chemistry Engineer
- Product Manager