The academic strategy shall support the five main goals of the department's strategy plan:
- The Department of Chemistry shall promote pioneering research and education and be sought after as a national and international partner in cooperation
- The Department of Chemistry shall offer research-based education in line with the foremost international places of learning and have the country's best teacher training in chemistry
- The Department of Chemistry shall be visible, committed and responsible
- The Department of Chemistry shall be solution-oriented with the will to prioritize and the ability to procure and exploit opportunities
- The Department of Chemistry shall provide students and employees a good, challenging and safe environment including responsibility, influence and the opportunities for development
Current financing of research demands a larger degree of dynamics in the University system, and it is a goal that the academic strategy shall be developed continually.