Student Profiles

Studied at Leicester: BSc Chemistry degree, MSc in Green Chemistry with Industry and PhD in Biological Chemistry

William Wise

Hi my name is William Wise and I have now completed a BSc and a MSc in the Chemistry department here at Leicester; however I have decided to further my study here by studying for a PhD. . .William's full profile

Studied at Leicester: BSc in Biological Chemistry degree and PhD in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Deborah Coleman - Head of Science at Durham Johnson School

I decided to study Biological Chemistry at Leicester since it allowed me to keep my options open and continue studying aspects of both Chemistry and Biology. I had enjoyed the welcome I received when I visited the department at an Open Day and thought that the facilities both on and off campus would make my time there enjoyable. . . . . Deborah's full profile

Studied at Leicester: MChem Chemistry degree and PhD in Green Chemistry

Donna Palmer - Technical Manager at PERA International

By the second year of College most people seem to know what they want to study at university but when the time came for me to apply I was torn between two different disciplines; psychology and chemistry. It wasn’t until I visited the Chemistry Department at the University of Leicester that my mind was made up. . . . Donna's full profile

Studied at Leicester: PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry

Alex Parker - Post Doctoral Researcher

During the masters year of my degree at the University of Oxford, I worked on laboratory reactions related to atmospheric chemistry, and whilst the research area fascinated me, I wanted to get out there ‘into’ the atmosphere to study it directly.  When I started looking for a Ph.D. I was very impressed by Professor Paul Monks and the Atmospheric Chemistry group at the University of Leicester. . . Alex's full profile

Studied at Leicester: BSc Biological Chemistry degree

Miles Congreve - Cancer Researcher at Astex Therapeutics

I kind of fell into doing biological chemistry at Leicester through indecision and a desire to play to what I considered to be my strengths. I had good A-level grades in Chemistry and Biology, but being fairly useless at Maths, the idea of doing chemistry, which interested me, but avoiding much of the mathematical side of the subject had great appeal. . . Miles's full profile

Studied at Leicester: PhD in Biological Chemistry

Zoi Pipirou - Post Doctoral Research Assistant

I obtained a degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens, Greece, in 2004. Then came the question of what to do next. I had really enjoyed working in laboratories during my degree and had always wanted to obtain more ‘hands-on’ experience of scientific research, so the decision to pursue a PhD came quite naturally. . . . Zoi's full profile

Studied at Leicester: PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry

Zoe Flemming - Post Doctoral Research Scientist

My experience of working in collaboration with many international scientists on a research cruise to the North Pole made me want to carry out more detailed research on a long term project and I looked around for PhDs back in the UK. I was impressed by the Atmospheric Chemistry group at Leicester and their close links with the atmospheric group at the Space Research Centre in the Physics Department so I decided this was the place to study for a Ph.D.. . . . Zoë's full profile

Studied at Leicester: BSc Chemistry degree and PhD in Green Chemistry

Wayne Eltringham - Supercritical Research Engineer

Although most people have an idea of what they want to study and which courses they want to enrol in, the next big question is where? For me it was Chemistry at the University of Leicester. Why? . . . Wayne's full profile

Studied at Leicester: MChem Chemistry degree

Theresa Humphries - Medicinal Chemist at AstraZeneca

I graduated from Leicester University in July 2002, with a MChem degree in chemistry with a year in industry.  I chose to study at Leicester mainly due to its good reputation for chemistry teaching and relatively low living costs, which helped my student loan go further. . . Theresa's full profile

Studied at Leicester: BSc Chemistry with Forensic Science degree

Hollie Patten

I chose to come to this University primarily because I achieved the A level grades required and because it has a very good reputation for Chemistry. Also, when I came for an open day I was made to feel so comfortable and from then I knew that I would happily settle here. . . Hollie's full profile