Professor Neil I. Ward lectures on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and Scientific Communication (Personal and Professional Development) at both UG and PG levels. He is Director of Employability for Chemistry leading to the enhancement of career development for graduates and postgraduates.

His research interests centre on instrumental method development and quality control validation for analysing a wide range of sample types for total multi-element and metal speciation, cations/anions using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), neutron activation analysis (INAA) and hyphenated techniques (IC- or HPLC-ICP-MS). He is interested in elemental speciation: (1) using field-based solid phase extraction (SPE) devices and methods of elemental removal (especially As, Sb, V and U) from ground and surface waters; and (2) biomedical applications relating to health diagnosis and treatment, e.g. Se and Zn in blood serum and infertility cases.

Ward NI, Lord G, Farnfield H, O'Reilly J, Al Rawahi W, Watts MJ, Marcilla AL. (2014) 'Arsenic speciation analysis of water in Argentina'. One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, , pp. 201-203. Romolo FS, Christopher ME, Donghi M, Ripani L, Jeynes C, Webb RP, Ward NI, Kirkby KJ, Bailey MJ. (2013) 'Integrated Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) in Gunshot Residue (GSR) characterisation'. Forensic Science International, 231 (1-3), pp. 219-228. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.006 Bright NJ, Willson TR, Driscoll DJ, Reddy SM, Webb RP, Bleay S, Ward NI, Kirkby KJ, Bailey MJ. (2013) 'Chemical changes exhibited by latent fingerprints after exposure to vacuum conditions'. Forensic Science International, 230 (1-3), pp. 81-86. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.047