Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry is the University of Cambridge's chemistry department. It is located on the Lensfield Road, next to the Panton Arms on the south side of Cambridge. It was formed from a merger in the early 1980s of two separate departments that had moved into the Lensfield Road building decades earlier. The Department of Physical Chemistry had been originally led by Professor Ronald Norrish FRS, Nobel laureate, and was located near the Old Cavendish in Free School Lane (see photo). The Department of Chemistry included theoretical chemistry, and was led by Lord (Alexander) Todd FRS, Nobel laureate.

Research interests in the department cover a broad of chemistry ranging from molecular biology to geophysics.

In December 2020, it was renamed for 30 years in recognition of a donation from Dr Yusuf Hamied, an alumnus of the department.