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Careers

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There are many careers you can pursue when you complete your chemical engineering studies. Depending on your specialisation, you can find roles in a wide variety of industries and organisations. Explore these areas to discover where you would like to take your career as a chemical engineer, chemical product engineer, or food scientist.

Chemical product engineering

Apply a commercial lens to your deep knowledge of chemical engineering by assembling complex new materials and breakthrough technologies into innovative products.

Food science & technology

Work with every aspect of food, from flavours and nutritional content to product development, consumer appeal, food storage and safety.

Chemical engineering

Become a universal engineer, working within a very broad specialisation. Chemical engineers design create and optimise the systems and equipment used in chemical, industrial, biological and environmental processes.

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