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The School of Chemical and Physical Sciences offers an exciting range of programmes. Our students are given hands-on laboratory experience using modern research-standard instrumentation from the outset of all degree programmes.
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"Straight out of my MA course in Forensic and Analytical Investigation, I landed my dream job as a Crime Scene Investigator in West Yorkshire, and I couldn't have done this without the help and support from Keele University. The help and support of the teaching staff on the course, and the extra opportunities they provided me with were key."
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Researchers studying the universe's secrets secure combined £1.5m in funding
Academics from Keele’s Astrophysics Research Centre have secured funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Science and Technology Facilities Council for three new studies, to be carried out over the next three years. The researchers will be studying issues including nuclear astrophysics, the structure and ages of stars, and the formation of star clusters.
Read the full Keele Astrophysics research funding news article
Beyond the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Meet Ken - one of the school's inspiring alumni community.
"Studying Physics ended up being the happiest of accidents and it is what I have ended up doing for my whole working life. I also met my wife through doing an elective subject in French, which came in very handy when we ended up moving to France!"
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Top 10 in England for Forensic Science NSS 2025, Broad-Based Universities
Top 10 in England for Physics NSS 2025, Broad-Based Universities
No.1 in the UK in Chemistry for Student Satisfaction NSS 2025, Broad-Based Universities
Top 5 in England for Astrophysics NSS 2025, Broad-Based Universities
Top 10 in England for Forensic Science Guardian University Guide 2026, Times Good University Guide 2026, and Daily Mail University Guide 2026
