A brief tour showing some of the department's facilities
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge University is sufficiently large to maintain a range of research support facilities, while at the same time small enough for everybody to know each other. The atmosphere in the Department is friendly, informal and cosmopolitan.
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The main building (left) of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is located in the centre of the historic City of Cambridge. The building houses two lecture theatres, teaching and research laboratories, staff and student offices, a library of around 5000 volumes and extensive computer facilities. Most of the colleges, the University Library and other departments, are all within easy walking distance. Most teaching and research takes place in this building. |
| The Institute of Biotechnology is located in Tennis Court Road, just 5 minutes walk from the main building. It houses researchers and MBE students. |
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| This is the Magnetic Resonance Research
Centre, in West Cambridge,
is our state-of-the-art facility for magnetic resonance imaging.
CURB, the Cambridge Unit for Responsive Biopolymers, CUBE, the Cambridge Unit for Bioscience Engineering and CREST, the Centre for Research in Electrochemical Science and Technology, are all within the main building. For directions to all three buildings, please see how to find us |
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The main department building houses two lecture theatres and a board room used for smaller seminars and meetings. All three rooms are equipped with a variety of projection equipment, including data projectors. Lectures remain the core component of undergraduate teaching, backed up by supervisions (teaching in groups of 2 or 3), lab work and project work. Undergraduates frequently comment on the great departmental atmosphere and mention the student-run Cambridge University Chemical Engineering Society cuces and the tea-room as contributing factors to a lively social life. |
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Research interests in the Department of
Chemical Engineering cover a broad range of topics concerned with
Chemical, Biochemical and Process Engineering.
To support our aim to pursue excellence in teaching and research, there are continual investments in new laboratories and equipment, improvements to the computer rooms and the refurbishment of office and lab space around the department. |
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The department library holds books and periodicals related to Chemical
Engineering and also provides a quiet place to work between lectures.
The Design Project Room next to the library provides further desk space
for private study, group work or supervisions.
There are two computer rooms, which are mainly for undergraduate teaching and projects, and almost every room in the building is networked. All academic staff and most postgraduates have a computer on their desks. PCs, Macs and Unix machines are used for word processing and internet access, and there are various engineering design packages. |
The Department of Chemical Engineering consists 20 academic staff, who supervise the research of about 70 postgraduate students and about 20 postdoctoral workers. The research and teaching staff are supported by technical officers, computer officers, administrative, secretarial, laboratory and workshop staff.
 The workshop. |
Electronics workshop. |
 The Stores. |
Each year, the department holds
- an Open Day for school leavers applying to come to Cambridge
- an Open House for undergraduates in Engineering or Natural Sciences who are considering transferring to Chemical Engineering after their first year at Cambridge
- and a Research Open day.
You would be welcome to visit the department on one of these days, or to arrange another time. Please see the open days page for the date of our next event.