Our research

Research in the School of Chemistry

The School Chemistry has an active research program which spans all sub-disciplines of Chemistry. There are a great many inter-departmental and international research programmes currently underway.

Research topics have been grouped into several main sections (below), however there is a great deal of overlap between these sections.

• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Research income is earned from national, international and commercial sources and the School holds grants in a number of research programmes funded by the European community. Several groups are involved in networks of European laboratories, often as co-ordinators. The College fosters an interdisciplinary approach to research and members of the Department have strong links with colleagues in the physical, technological and biological sciences throughout the College.

Research Activities

• ASIN - Architecture and Synthesis of Integrated Nanostructures


• Bioinspired Inorganic Chemistry Group


• Glycotherapeutics Research Group


• Materials and Device Photochemistry Group


• SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory


• Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials


• Trinity Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Electrocatalysis (TEECE) Group

Research Centres with which the School of Chemistry is affiliated

Spin-off Companies