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chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 722 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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EastBio Partnership – Organic Synthesis & Evaluation of Antibiotic Derivatives for the Disruption of Ribosomal Translation

This project will focus on the organic synthesis and biological screening of novel natural antibiotic derivatives that disrupt mRNA translation by ribosomes in diverse model organisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S L Cockroft, Dr S Granneman
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Advanced energy materials for bright and efficient optoelectronic devices

About 20% of the world’s electricity production is used for lighting and powering our displays, which account for 6% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Romanov, Prof Z Liu
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring and explaining vibrational control of photo-reactivity using a combination of quantum chemistry, quantum dynamics, and machine-learning (S3.5-MPS-Meijer)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AJHM Meijer, Dr JG Hill
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Chiral Nanographenes for Molecular Quantum Memory

Quantum technologies require new materials capable of storing, manipulating and reading quantum information with high fidelity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Keerthi, Dr B Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Atomically precise synthesis of metal nanoparticle catalysis for hydrogen fuel cells and biomass oxidation

  Research Group: https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/our-schools/chemistry/our-research/our-research-groups/tilley-group
Hydrogen fuel cells are a leading clean energy technology for a sustainable, low-carbon future, but nanocatalysts need to be high-performing while using minimal amounts of scarce, expensive Pt. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RT Tilley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of new molecular tools for cell biology and neuroscience through protein engineering and synthetic biology

  Research Group: Mateo Sanchez Lab
The Mateo Sanchez Lab located in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge works at the interface of chemistry and biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Sanchez Lopez
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards the development of a novel class of broad-spectrum anti-infective drugs

Through exceptionally strong research collaborations at the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine, we have applied innovative thinking to the field of (Minor Groove Binders) MGBs to develop a novel platform for drug discovery with the potential to treat an impressive range of diseases, including bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FS Scott
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploration of novel molecular photoswitches

  Research Group: Kilian group
Research activities in Kilian group are centred on the design and synthesis of novel organophosphorus and heavier Group 15 (As, Sb, Bi) organoelement compounds. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kilian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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4 yr PhD Studentships in Bioinspired and Sustainable Materials (Experimental & Computational)

Multiple PhD scholarships are available for experimental and computational students with background in one or more of the following disciplines. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K.H.A Lau
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of new inks for recyclable 3D-printed materials

Development of new inks for recyclable 3D-printed materials. The Photochemistry for Materials team is looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate to join our research team at the University of Warwick (UK) to carry out a 4-year PhD project under the supervision of Dr Hannes Houck. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Houck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Design of lipoic acid-based materials for circular 3D printing

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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Molecular Electrochemistry on Silicon Electrodes

The Group of Surface Chemistry and Electrochemistry at Curtin Chemistry, Perth, invites applications for one PhD position focusing on silicon electrochemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Ciampi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and Application of Next-Generation Instrumentation to Quantify the Chemical Drivers of Particle Oxidative Potential

  Research Group: Analytical methods and physical chemistry
Air pollution exposure is a major global health issue, responsible for millions of premature deaths each year and is a leading cause of respiratory and cardiovascular disease worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Campbell, Dr AV Voliotis, Dr J Allan, Dr D Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Expanding artificial enzyme catalysis using structural studies

Artificial enzymes act as unique tools to expand the biocatalytic toolbox to include reactions from chemistry that are not found in nature. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Richardson, Dr A Jarvis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sustainable transparent conducting materials

Supervisory team. Professor Geoffrey Hyett and Professor Gill Reid. This PhD will develop next-generation transparent conducting materials as sustainable alternatives to existing technologies that rely on scarce elements. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Hyett
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)