材料和计算研究小组涵盖了广泛的兴趣领域，重点是应用型，多学科项目。该集团在与能源，照明，显示器，聚合物科学，生物纳米技术，生物物理化学，传感器，食品工业等领域的行业合作方面拥有出色的往绩。本部分的活动包括用于开发功能材料和设备的无机和有机合成化学。大量的表征工具和对结构－属性关系的开拓性研究为这项工作提供了补充。本节中的研究还集中在分子，含金属的化合物，材料和生物系统的结构和特性上。
The materials and computational research group covers a diverse range of interests with an emphasis on applied, multidisciplinary projects. The group has a strong track record of working with industry in areas such as:<br><br>energy<br>lighting<br>displays<br>polymer science<br>bionanotechnology<br>biophysical chemistry<br>sensors<br>the food industry<br><br>The activities of the section encompass inorganic and organic synthetic chemistry for the development of functional materials and devices. The work is complemented by substantial characterisation facilities and pioneering research into structure-property relationships. Research within this section also focuses on the structure and properties of molecules, metal-containing compounds, materials and biological systems.