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Chemistry Summer School

Applications for Global Summer School will open in January 2027.

Course key facts

  • Date

    19 - 31 July 2026

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Credits

    Non credit bearing

  • Format

    In-person

  • Fee

    TBC

  • Location

    On Campus (South Kensington)

Overview

Build your fundamental understanding of the molecular world, and explore exciting interdisciplinary applications, where Chemistry, the central science, can make a major global impact.  

You will expand your understanding of how Chemistry can explain the world and how you can apply it, through interactive teaching sessions and talks.  

Make, measure and model to enhance your skills in practical chemistry and use of programming and simulations. Then communicate your ideas about how chemistry can impact the world around us and make a difference to our global society.  

Chemistry 2026 Timetable 
The Global Summer Schools Chemistry 2026 Sample Timetable contains the full academic programme and social activities for 2026. The 2027 sample timetable will be made available shortly.  

Day 1 - Applications of Computers in Chemistry

Morning: 
Simulation and coding in chemistry 
  
Afternoon: 
Computation and automation in chemistry 

Learning journey

In 2026, learners will:  

  • Build understanding of the fundamentals of molecular structure and analysis.  
  • Explore research in Chemistry and at the interface with other sciences.  
  • Synthesise and analyse a molecular target in our synthesis lab.  
  • Build and control an instrument to measure and collect spectroscopic data.  
  • Use computational approaches to model chemical systems.  
  • Apply chemical understanding and practical skills in our innovative Chemical Kitchen.  

Teaching staff

 Dr Julie Kalmoni 
Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry 
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Dr Norman Chan 
Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry 
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Professor Nick Brooks 
Professor of Membrane Biophysics, Department of Chemistry 
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Dr Simon Gerrard 
Principal Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry 
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Contact us

If you have any questions about the Chemistry Summer School, or any of our other programmes please contact our Continuing Professional Development team. 

Fu Mei Chen

Senior Programme Administrator