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applied chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 133 applied chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Point-of-Care Electrochemical Biosensors for Rapid Bacterial Detection

Rapid detection of bacterial contamination is critical across healthcare, agriculture, and industrial settings. Conventional microbiological culture methods remain time-consuming and laboratory-bound. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Fu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel Detection of New Psychoactive Substances

About the Project. The detection of new, rapidly evolving illicit drugs presents a unique challenge for laboratory analysts and public health officials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KCC Ceniccola-Campos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Tackling oxaliplatin drug resistance in colorectal cancer by developing a novel bifunctional prodrug

  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
Acquired drug resistance is a considerable problem for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC), of which oxaliplatin is a key component, with little improvement in the ~65% 5-year survival rate over the past 25 years. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Shnyder, Dr G Ribeiro Morais, Prof R Falconer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Evaluating the feasibility of social, economic, and environmental sustainability strategies for explosive waste management in small manufacturing facilities - PhD

Sustainability in explosive waste management remains a critical yet understudied challenge, particularly for small-scale, remote manufacturing facilities that often lack the resources and infrastructure of larger defence or industrial operations. . Read more
 Supervisors: Ms T Temple, Dr F Persico, Prof F Coulon
 2 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution is one of the most fundamentally important class of reactions in organic chemistry. Indeed, these reactions are used every day to synthesise new pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials and more. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M James
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular Dynamic Simulation for modelling the corrosion inhibition mechanisms of film forming amine

FFA (Film Forming Amines) have been used for decades as corrosion inhibitors in water/steam circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Carbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the effects of dynamics on catalysis in porous materials through advanced NMR spectroscopy

  Research Group: Department of Chemistry, Analytical Methods and Physical Chemistry Theme
More efficient catalytic and separation processes that require less energy and enable the sustainable utilisation of small molecules and chemical feedstocks are essential for achieving net zero and reducing the environmental impact of modern industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Dr D Lee
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Synthesis and degradation of water soluble polymers

Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship, supervised by Prof Andrew Dove (School of Chemistry) at the University of Birmingham (group website: http://www.dovegrouplab.com). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Dove
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Vegetation-based climate change adaptation measures for earth infrastructure (fully funded for candidates with UK citizenship or EU citizenship with pre-settled or settled status)

Project summary. Climate change will affect the performance of existing earth infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD studentship: Atmospheric Water Harvesting: From Material Development to Device Integration

Vacancy information. The Department of Chemical Engineering at University College London (UCL) is one of the leading departments in the UK, with an international reputation for research excellence and impact. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MG Gigantino
 9 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Generative AI for Structure-Based De Novo Drug Design

De novo drug design seeks to generate novel drug-like molecules computationally, rather than identifying candidates from pre-existing chemical libraries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr . Ballester
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions.

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) commonly occur in biology with ~650,000 contributing to processes critical to human life. From cancer to dementia, their dysregulation contributes to many disease states. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Prof PD Watson, Dr G Menzies, Prof R Clarkson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD opportunities in Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology (PLANET)

PLANET is a newly-established centre providing PhD-level training in applied nuclear. physics. Our aim over the coming years is to train at least 80 industry-ready nuclear. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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PhD opportunities in Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology (PLANET)

PLANET is a newly-established centre providing PhD-level training in applied nuclear. physics. Our aim over the coming years is to train at least 80 industry-ready nuclear. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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PhD opportunities in Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology (PLANET)

PLANET is a newly-established centre providing PhD-level training in applied nuclear. physics. Our aim over the coming years is to train at least 80 industry-ready nuclear. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme

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