John R Dean is Professor in Analytical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleAlan M Jones was Head of Chemical Sciences at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, David Holmes is Associate Dean of the Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Programme, St George’s University School of Medicine (Grenada), based at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleRob Reed is Adjunct Professor (Education & Science) at Central Queensland University, AustraliaJonathan Weyers is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee Allan Jones is Chancellor’s Award Fellow in Ecology, Environmental Science and Zoology at the University of Dundee.

• Study and examination skills 1. The importance of transferable skills2. Managing your time3. Working with others4. Taking notes from lectures and texts5. Learning and revising6. Curriculum options, assessments and exams7. Preparing your curriculum vitaeInformation technology and library resources 8. Finding and citing published information9. Evaluating information10. Using online resources11. Internet resources for chemistry12. Using spreadsheets13. Word processors, databases and other packagesCommunicating information 14. Organising a poster display15. Giving a spoken presentation16. General aspects of scientific writing17. Writing essays18. Reporting practical and project work19. Writing literature surveys and reviewsFundamental laboratory techniques 20. Your approach to practical work21. Health and safety22. Working with liquids23. Basic laboratory procedures I24. Basic laboratory procedures II25. Principles of solution chemistry26. pH and buffer solutionsThe investigative approach 27. Making and recording measurements28. SI units and their use29. Scientific method and design of experiments30. Project workLaboratory techniques 31. Melting points32. Recrystallisation33. Solvent extraction34. Distillation35. Reflux36. Evaporation37. Inert atmosphere methods38. Combinatorial chemistryClassical techniques 39. Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis40. Gravimetry41. Procedures in volumetric analysis42. Acid–base titrations43. Complexometric titrations44. Redox titrations45. Precipitation titrationsInstrumental techniques 46. Fundamental principles of quantitative chemical analysis47. Calibration and quantitative analysis48. Basic spectroscopy49. Atomic spectroscopy50. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy51. Chromatography – basic principles52. Gas and liquid chromatography53. Electrophoresis54. Electroanalytical techniques55. Radioactive isotopes and their uses56. Infrared spectroscopy57. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy58. Mass spectrometry59. Thermal analysisAnalysis and presentation of data 60. Using graphs61. Presenting data in tables62. Hints for solving numerical problems63. Descriptive statistics64. Choosing and using statistical tests65. Drawing chemical structures66. Chemometrics67. Computational chemistry

John R Dean is Professor in Analytical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleAlan M Jones was Head of Chemical Sciences at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, David Holmes is Associate Dean of the Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Programme, St George’s University School of Medicine (Grenada), based at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleRob Reed is Adjunct Professor (Education & Science) at Central Queensland University, AustraliaJonathan Weyers is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee Allan Jones is Chancellor’s Award Fellow in Ecology, Environmental Science and Zoology at the University of Dundee.

• Study and examination skills 1. The importance of transferable skills2. Managing your time3. Working with others4. Taking notes from lectures and texts5. Learning and revising6. Curriculum options, assessments and exams7. Preparing your curriculum vitaeInformation technology and library resources 8. Finding and citing published information9. Evaluating information10. Using online resources11. Internet resources for chemistry12. Using spreadsheets13. Word processors, databases and other packagesCommunicating information 14. Organising a poster display15. Giving a spoken presentation16. General aspects of scientific writing17. Writing essays18. Reporting practical and project work19. Writing literature surveys and reviewsFundamental laboratory techniques 20. Your approach to practical work21. Health and safety22. Working with liquids23. Basic laboratory procedures I24. Basic laboratory procedures II25. Principles of solution chemistry26. pH and buffer solutionsThe investigative approach 27. Making and recording measurements28. SI units and their use29. Scientific method and design of experiments30. Project workLaboratory techniques 31. Melting points32. Recrystallisation33. Solvent extraction34. Distillation35. Reflux36. Evaporation37. Inert atmosphere methods38. Combinatorial chemistryClassical techniques 39. Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis40. Gravimetry41. Procedures in volumetric analysis42. Acid–base titrations43. Complexometric titrations44. Redox titrations45. Precipitation titrationsInstrumental techniques 46. Fundamental principles of quantitative chemical analysis47. Calibration and quantitative analysis48. Basic spectroscopy49. Atomic spectroscopy50. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy51. Chromatography – basic principles52. Gas and liquid chromatography53. Electrophoresis54. Electroanalytical techniques55. Radioactive isotopes and their uses56. Infrared spectroscopy57. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy58. Mass spectrometry59. Thermal analysisAnalysis and presentation of data 60. Using graphs61. Presenting data in tables62. Hints for solving numerical problems63. Descriptive statistics64. Choosing and using statistical tests65. Drawing chemical structures66. Chemometrics67. Computational chemistry

John R Dean is Professor in Analytical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleAlan M Jones was Head of Chemical Sciences at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, David Holmes is Associate Dean of the Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Programme, St George’s University School of Medicine (Grenada), based at the University of Northumbria at NewcastleRob Reed is Adjunct Professor (Education & Science) at Central Queensland University, AustraliaJonathan Weyers is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee Allan Jones is Chancellor’s Award Fellow in Ecology, Environmental Science and Zoology at the University of Dundee.

• Study and examination skills 1. The importance of transferable skills2. Managing your time3. Working with others4. Taking notes from lectures and texts5. Learning and revising6. Curriculum options, assessments and exams7. Preparing your curriculum vitaeInformation technology and library resources 8. Finding and citing published information9. Evaluating information10. Using online resources11. Internet resources for chemistry12. Using spreadsheets13. Word processors, databases and other packagesCommunicating information 14. Organising a poster display15. Giving a spoken presentation16. General aspects of scientific writing17. Writing essays18. Reporting practical and project work19. Writing literature surveys and reviewsFundamental laboratory techniques 20. Your approach to practical work21. Health and safety22. Working with liquids23. Basic laboratory procedures I24. Basic laboratory procedures II25. Principles of solution chemistry26. pH and buffer solutionsThe investigative approach 27. Making and recording measurements28. SI units and their use29. Scientific method and design of experiments30. Project workLaboratory techniques 31. Melting points32. Recrystallisation33. Solvent extraction34. Distillation35. Reflux36. Evaporation37. Inert atmosphere methods38. Combinatorial chemistryClassical techniques 39. Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis40. Gravimetry41. Procedures in volumetric analysis42. Acid–base titrations43. Complexometric titrations44. Redox titrations45. Precipitation titrationsInstrumental techniques 46. Fundamental principles of quantitative chemical analysis47. Calibration and quantitative analysis48. Basic spectroscopy49. Atomic spectroscopy50. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy51. Chromatography – basic principles52. Gas and liquid chromatography53. Electrophoresis54. Electroanalytical techniques55. Radioactive isotopes and their uses56. Infrared spectroscopy57. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy58. Mass spectrometry59. Thermal analysisAnalysis and presentation of data 60. Using graphs61. Presenting data in tables62. Hints for solving numerical problems63. Descriptive statistics64. Choosing and using statistical tests65. Drawing chemical structures66. Chemometrics67. Computational chemistry