Green Chemistry, Energy and the Environment
Acquire the skills and experience required to thrive in the field of green chemistry.
Acquire the skills and experience required to thrive in the field of green chemistry
Explore how green technologies are helping future innovations to be built on more sustainable foundations
Apply your expertise to a unique research project examining an area of green, sustainable or environmental science
Course key facts
Qualification
MRes
Duration
1 year
Start date
September 2025
Study mode
Full-time
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Fees
£14,900 Home
£41,300 Overseas
Delivered by
Location
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White City
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Minimum entry standard
2:1 in chemistry, engineering or a related subject
Course overview
Discover how the application of green technologies is helping reduce reliance on fossil fuels on this Master's course.
You'll explore how greener manufacturing processes are helping minimise the impact of environmental damage on the planet. You'll also examine the new technology that is helping future innovations be built on more sustainable foundations.
During your studies, you'll receive direct insights from industry experts. This includes guest presentations from leading employers working at the forefront of sustainable chemistry.
This will help you better understand how green chemistry can promote the use of environmentally-benign chemicals and chemical processes.
A series of taught modules and journal clubs will develop your research and critical thinking skills. You'll then apply these techniques on an extended research project that explores an area of green chemistry in further detail.
Structure
This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.
Find out more about potential course changes.
Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.
You’ll take the following core modules.
Core modules
Explore current applications and challenges in sustainable chemical processes and products.
Analyse key topics relating to metal recovery and recycling.
Work on presentations that assess your ability to understand and critique material on an unfamiliar topic.
You'll present this as part of a group in a clear, engaging and insightful manner, both visually and orally.
The proposal assesses your aptitude to critically analyse scientific literature to provide context to your research.
You’ll also plan the work packages necessary to complete the research project and reflect on ethical, safety and commercial/societal considerations.
You'll undertake a research project, which incorporates a research proposal, dissertation, oral exam and oral presentation.
The dissertation will evaluate your skills at presenting, describing and critically discussing your own experimental data.
At the oral presentation, you'll be assessed on your ability to present your research with the help of visual tools in a concise fashion.
You’ll answer questions relevant to your project in the oral examination, which probes your overall understanding of the work carried out.
You also have access to the following non-assessed lectures.
Optional lectures
Understand catalyst activity and selectivity through mechanistic (kinetic) studies.
Broaden your understanding of the operation mechanisms of organic electronics devices and the importance of electrodes in their design.
Understand charge generation and flow through a variety of chemical systems of relevance to energy production and storage.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching and learning methods
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Lab work
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Seminars
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Lectures
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Workshops
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Journal clubs
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Poster project
Assessment methods
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Essays
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Literature review
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Dissertation
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Presentations
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Research project
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Oral exams
Entry requirements
We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.
How to apply
Apply online
You can submit one application form per year of entry. You can choose up to two courses.
Application deadlines – Round 4 closes on Friday 4 July 2025
We operate a staged admissions process with several application rounds throughout the year.
Apply by 23.59 (UK time) on the closing date of an application round, to ensure you receive a response on your application by the relevant decision date.
Application rounds dates
Round 1
- Applications open on Friday 27 September 2024
- Applications close on Thursday 16 January 2025
- Decision by Thursday 6 March 2025
Round 2
- Applications open on Friday 17 January 2025
- Applications close on Thursday 27 March 2025
- Decision by Thursday 1 May 2025
Round 3
- Applications open on Friday 28 March 2025
- Applications close on Thursday 15 May 2025
- Decision by Thursday 17 July 2025
Round 4
- Applications open on Friday 16 May 2025
- Applications close on Friday 4 July 2025
- Decision by Thursday 31 July 2025
Round 5
- Applications open on Saturday 5 July 2025
- Applications close on Monday 1 September 2025
- Decision by: Monday 8 September 2025
There is no application fee for MRes courses, Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, or courses such as PhDs and EngDs.
If you are applying for a taught Master’s course, you will need to pay an application fee before submitting your application.
The fee applies per application and not per course.
- £80 for all taught Master's applications, excluding those to the Imperial Business School.
- £100 for all MSc applications to the Imperial Business School.
- £150 for all MBA applications to the Imperial Business School.
If you are facing financial hardship and are unable to pay the application fee, we encourage you to apply for our application fee waiver.
Find out more about how to apply for a Master's course, including references and personal statements.
Unless you are from an exempt nationality, you will need an ATAS certificate to obtain your visa and study this course.
Nationals from the following countries are exempt: Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, USA and EEA members.
Use this information when applying for an ATAS certificate to study this course:
- CAH code: CAH07-02-01
- Descriptor: chemistry
- Supervisor name: Professor Oscar Ces
Get guidance and support for obtaining an ATAS certificate.
The description of the MRes course that you should use in your ATAS application is the below:
- Title of the research: Green Chemistry
- Description: The MRes course in Green Chemistry at Imperial College London is designed to improve the students’ understanding and experience in all areas of Green Chemistry by promoting the design and efficient use (i.e. resource management) of environmentally benign chemicals and chemical processes. The research project will be based in a multidisciplinary area, supervised by a chemist and another academic. This will often be a chemical engineer, biochemist or biologist, who will provide complementary expertise to the project. The student will be examining areas such as renewable feedstocks, alternative energy sources and environmental technologies. These studies will include a proposal, literature report, dissertation, oral presentations and exams.
Fees and funding
Home fee
2025 entry
£14,900
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
For courses starting on or after 1 August 2024, the maximum amount is £12,471.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
Overseas fee
2025 entry
£41,300
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
For courses starting on or after 1 August 2024, the maximum amount is £12,471.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
How will studying at Imperial help my career?
Explore how green chemical technologies can be applied in commercial or academic laboratories.
With over 15 years of experience, this programme is the leader in this subject area.
Develop the essential core knowledge and skills for an earth sciences career.
Your extended research project will prepare you for PhD study.
The Department of Chemistry also has strong sponsorship links with industry for those considering further study at PhD level.
Further links
Contact the department
- Telephone: T: +44 (0)20 7594 2678
- Email: chemres@imperial.ac.uk
Course Directors: Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot and Dr Andreas Kafizas
View the Department of Chemistry website.
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