Research within the Department covers a wide array of activities in the fields of environmental protection, green chemistry, energy, catalysis, photochemistry, theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, synthesis and characterization of new materials, structural chemistry, natural substances, drugs, intermediates and cultural heritage.

The Department always welcomes enquiries from industry, from private and public research institutions, about collaborations to tackle particular problems or research areas, whether these are suited to a short consultancy study, a small experimental programme or to a longer term study requiring a major research effort.