ChemLife Network
ChemLife Network

Facilities

We use a range of the latest imaging equipment and facilities to carry out our research.
An overview of the chemical nanoanalysis scanning electron microscope

Chemical nanoanalysis scanning electron microscope

The Chemical Nanoanalysis Scanning Electron Microscope (CNSEM) facility offers a high resolution field emission SEM, in combination with dual-EDS and correlative Raman spectrometer.
A woman researcher sat in front of a computer screen in a Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry laboratory

Chromatography and mass spectrometry facility

We host 11 different mass spectrometry instruments with a range of ionisation techniques, analyser types and chromatography inlets.
Confocal, super res and widefield room

Imaging and microscopy centre

The Imaging and Microscopy Centre is a core facility for advanced life sciences imaging at Southampton University.
Laboratory with a Bruker Neo 400MHz device in the centre of the room

Magnetic resonance facility

Our facilities at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Magnetic Resonance include nine NMR spectrometers plus several customised and ancillary items. Our facilities are located on the ground floor of Building 27 (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering).
A man working on a computer in a room with a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance machine in the background

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy facility

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a highly effective analytical tool that enables the assignment of functional groups, atom connectivity, and 3D molecular structures by combining a wide range of 1D and 2D NMR experiments.