Our core interests are in the development and application of transition metal chemistry in mechanism-driven catalysis and synthetic chemistry. We are particularly interested in Pd, Fe and Mn catalyst design and mechanistic understanding, especially in C-H and C-X bond activation processes. Our work has strong links to the agrochemical, catalysis, life sciences and pharamceutical sectors. Organometallic therapeutic carbon monoxide releasing molecules and fluorescent 'drug-like' heteroaromatic compounds are compound classes of interest. We use natural product frameworks as a sharpening tool for our new catalysts and catalytic processes. Quantitative mechanistic chemistry underpins both our fundamental and applied research. We utilise automated robotic systems to aid with reaction screening and understanding catalyst activation and deactivation pathways, which is important to applied synthetic chemistry. The work involves principal component analysis and decision tree learning, and holistic understanding of reaction outcomes.