Bangor University confirms chemistry department closure

A picture of the Chemistry Department of Bangor University in Winter

Source: © John Thomas Prabhakar/Bangor University

Move to save university more than £1.4 million over three years dispenses with only chemistry degree that can be partly taken in Welsh

Bangor University in the UK has announced it will go ahead with plans to close its chemistry department in a bid to save money, despite an overwhelmingly negative response to the proposal by staff and students.