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We have 721 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Luminescent Anion Receptors for High-Throughput Bioassays in Drug Discovery (Ref: CM/SB-SF2/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Chemistry

The aim of this PhD project is to synthesise luminescent molecules that bind reversibly to target biological anions, which are produced during pharmaceutically important enzyme reactions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Butler, Prof B Buckley

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Luminescent Molecular Probes to Detect Phosphate in UK Waterways (Ref: CM/SB-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Chemistry

A major unsolved challenge for environmental agencies is to monitor inorganic phosphate in water, to predict the breakout of harmful algae blooms that lead to aquatic ‘dead zones’. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Butler, Dr H Willcock

1 February 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Computational Design of Sigma-Hole Organocatalysts: From Molecular Interactions to Predictive Catalyst Discovery

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

How can some of chemistry’s weakest molecular interactions be transformed into powerful tools for controlling chemical reactivity?. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Trujillo , Dr M James

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

P22) New tools for bioconjugation using novel rearrangement reactions

University of York

Department of Chemistry

Protein bioconjugation is a vital tool in modern biomedical and biotechnological research. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Unsworth, Dr C Spicer, Dr M A Fascione

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

P14) Sustainable Synthesis for Medicinal Chemistry in 3-Dimensions: Bioisosteres, PROTAC Linkers, Scaffold Hopping and Unnatural Amino Acids

University of York

Department of Chemistry

The O’Brien group has an ongoing interest in exploring sp3-rich scaffolds for use in medicinal chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P O'Brien

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Synthesis of Fluorinated Heterocycles (Ref: CM/MK-SF2/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Chemistry

This project will involve synthetic organic chemistry to prepare novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds based (including pyridones, cinnolines or quinoxalines) using nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) of fluoroarenes to allow rapid construction of small molecules of interest as drug candidates as antibiotics, anti-cancer agents or against Neglected Tropical Diseases. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Weaver, Dr M Kimber

31 December 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

P7) Photochemical arylative carbonylation and formylation using manganese and tandem manganese/palladium catalysis

University of York

Department of Chemistry

The project will explore the potential of earth abundant metal (EAM) catalysts for arylative carbonylation reactions employing suitable aromatic and heteroaromatic halide / pseudohalide and organoboron coupling partners in the presence of a safe carbon monoxide-releasing surrogate and activator. Read more

Supervisors: Prof I J S Fairlamb, Prof J M Lynam

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Designing Self-Assembly of Discotic Liquid Crystals for Multifunctional Advanced Materials

University of Birmingham

School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available on a project focused on the photophysical and charge-transport properties, as well as the self-assembly, of discotic liquid crystals for the development of multifunctional advanced materials, using a combination of computational and experimental methods. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Chakrabarti, Prof J Preece

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Developing Bio‑Inspired Adaptive Materials for Next‑Generation Neuromorphic Devices (Ref: CM/PR-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Chemistry

This project aims to design, study, and understand materials that mimic the behaviour of biological tissues, opening the door to electronics that can learn, adapt, and process information efficiently. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Roach, Dr E Hill

1 July 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry

School of Chemistry

Overview. Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of supramolecular systems chemistry?. This interdisciplinary PhD in Chemistry will explore how to read out information from dynamic chemical systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Rijs, Prof J Beves

31 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Catalysis: Using Single Crystals for Efficient and Sustainable Catalysis

University of York

Department of Chemistry

The generation of transition-metal complexes that are low coordinate and of low-electron count, is a central concept in organometallic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A S Weller

4 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Electrosynthetic and Photocatalytic Manipulation of Cyclic Amides toward Novel Stereodefined Heterocycles

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

The development of next-generation therapeutics demands innovative synthetic methods capable of accessing increasingly complex, three-dimensional molecular architectures with precise control over structure and stereochemistry. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GEM Crisenza, Dr C Trujillo

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

P21) Sustainable diversification of therapeutic peptides via amino-carbonylation

University of York

Department of Chemistry

In this project we will develop new strategies to chemically modify peptides via late-stage, transition metal catalysed reactions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Spicer, Prof I J S Fairlamb

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

P20) Sustainable Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles from Bio-based Feedstocks

University of York

Department of Chemistry

In this collaborative project, bio-based feedstocks will be utilized for the synthesis of a range of unsaturated and saturated nitrogen heterocyclic building blocks. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Sneddon, Prof P O'Brien

13 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Identifying Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alpha-Synucleinopathies: A Chemistry-Biology Approach to Parkinson's Disease

Newcastle University

Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

The Clinical Challenge. Parkinson's Disease and Protein Aggregation. Parkinson's disease affects approximately 150,000 people in the UK and accounts for around 8,000 deaths annually. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Sellars

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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