The first site is the Chemistry Building located on Imperial College Road, overlooking the Dangoor Plaza and the Queen’s Lawn at the South Kensington campus.

The department's origins lie in the Royal College of Chemistry, founded in 1845 on Hanover Square, moving the next year to Oxford Street.

The MSRH, which spans nine floors, was built to high energy efficient standards, certified BREEAM Excellent, and awarded a 2019 global laboratory design S-Lab prize.

The White City Innovation District is emerging as a hotspot in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine, business (STEMMB), the arts, and media.

The Deep Tech Network runs a series of events and showcases that aim to foster links between stakeholders in White City.