Baxendale GroupAdvanced synthetic chemistry, engineered for scaleDepartment of Chemistry

Collaborate

Start with a substantive scientific or technical problem

The most productive collaborations begin with a clear question, an important limitation and a credible outcome. The group welcomes discussions where synthetic chemistry, process development, reaction engineering, automation or enabling technology can make a material difference.

Initial enquiries must remain non-confidential.

Do not include commercially sensitive, patent-sensitive, proprietary or unpublished confidential information. A suitable confidentiality route can be considered later if the initial discussion establishes scientific relevance.

Collaboration routes

Choose the route that best matches the proposed work

Each route leads to the same structured enquiry builder, preconfigured for the selected collaboration type.

Research overview

Academic collaboration

Develop a defined research question that combines complementary scientific expertise.

  • Joint proposals
  • Multidisciplinary research
  • Shared researchers
  • Research networks
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Capabilities explorer

Industrial challenge

Discuss a substantive synthetic, process-development or technology problem with a clear desired outcome.

  • Route design or rescue
  • Process optimisation
  • Hazard reduction
  • Batch-to-flow assessment
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Funding guidance

Fellowship hosting

Explore a named fellowship with confirmed eligibility, deadline and host requirements.

  • Postdoctoral fellowships
  • Independent fellowships
  • International fellowship schemes
  • Career-development awards
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Funding guidance

Co-funded researcher or studentship

Consider a supported researcher where the science, funding, supervision and institutional route are credible.

  • Collaborative PhD
  • Sponsored postdoctoral research
  • International sponsorship
  • Knowledge-transfer activity
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Capabilities explorer

Technology and equipment development

Design or evaluate equipment, sampling, analytical or reactor concepts around a real chemical need.

  • Bespoke reactors
  • Automated sampling
  • Analytical integration
  • Prototype evaluation
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A useful initial discussion

Provide enough context to assess relevance

The first message should be concise and non-confidential, but specific enough to understand the problem, evidence, timescale and intended outcome.

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Problem

The scientific or technical limitation and why the limitation matters.

02

Current evidence

What has already been attempted, observed or established.

03

Desired outcome

The result, decision or deliverable the collaboration should support.

04

Route to delivery

Relevant timescale, potential funding mechanism and contributions from each party.

Collaboration pathway

From first contact to a defined project

No project or commitment is created by the initial enquiry.

  1. 1

    Non-confidential enquiry

    Provide the problem, outcome, evidence, timescale and potential route.

  2. 2

    Scientific relevance review

    Consider whether the group’s expertise and capacity are appropriate.

  3. 3

    Appropriate framework

    If justified, identify the required funding, confidentiality and institutional route.

  4. 4

    Defined scope

    Agree responsibilities, evidence, deliverables and decision points before work begins.

Explore relevance

Review the group’s capabilities first

The problem-led capabilities explorer can help identify relevant scientific and technical areas without presuming a particular solution.

Explore capabilities

Begin a discussion

Prepare a structured collaboration enquiry

The enquiry builder creates a professional email without storing any information on the website.

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