The MSc by Research, or MSc (Res) degree, is an increasingly popular one-year Masters by research degree offered by St Andrews.The course is designed for those students and professionals who have a degree in Chemistry or a similar subject. It provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in modern chemical sciences with a major emphasis on laboratory skills and gaining high-level research experience.The research will be carried out in the laboratory of one of full-time academic staff members. You will be involved in the design, planning, implementation, analysis and write-up phases of a high-level research challenge. Through this degree, you will develop a wide range of practical and computational skills. MSc (Res): a one-year research-based Masters degree. You will engage in a full-time research project and write a dissertation of up to 30,000 words. It is an excellent opportunity to spend a shorter time in a research environment either for a standalone degree or as preparation for a PhD. Two of the defining challenges of this century that Chemistry can tackle are (i) the need for secure energy supplies and (ii) limiting society's reliance on non-sustainable fossil-fuel derived feedstocks. Central to these challenges is (i) the development of renewable energy-generation and storage technologies, and (ii) the development of sustainable methods, that improve existing processes and make use of renewable resources. Energy, Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry research draws upon our expertise in core techniques such as electrochemistry, new materials, spectroscopy, structure, catalysis, computation and gas separation to tackle these challenges. Research in this theme addresses current critical global challenges relating to climate change, sustainability and environment. We investigate new materials for energy applications, developing novel processes for production of sustainable materials, recovery of resources and the fate of natural and pollutant chemical species in the environment. EaStCHEM’s aims in this theme range from understanding fundamental processes through to translation for industrial applications and development of devices.