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chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 523 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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New Approaches to Investigate Substrate Binding and Reaction Mechanism of CO2-reducing Enzymes

Second Supervisor. Dr Emma Hesketh, Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology, University of Leicester. Global warming driven by rising levels of greenhouse gases, especially CO₂, is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PR Macia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pin-ing it down: Understanding the Enigmatic Role of Pin1 in Health and Disease

Second Supervisor. Dr Gareth Hall, Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology & School of Biological and Biomedical Science, University of Leicester. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RD Doveston, Prof S Macip
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the blueprint for bio-inspired next generation sunscreens

Rising ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels present a growing challenge for both human health and the environment. While sunscreens play a critical role in preventing skin cancer, many current UV-filter ingredients raise concerns around safety and ecological impact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Stavros
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation NMR Methods for Real-World Samples and Mixtures

  Research Group: Analytical Chemistry
Complex chemical mixtures are everywhere. medicines, foods, catalysts, biological fluids, and the products of chemical reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof GA Morris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CVD Growth, Transfer, and Functionalisation of 2D Metal-Chalcogenides: Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices

At the Glasgow Energy Conversion On Solids (GECOS) group, our research is unified by a focus on the global energy challenge and the need for efficient, scalable and sustainable technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ganin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ratiometric EPR-SRS probes for environmental sensing

Optical microscopy has generated substantial impact for modern research. While fluorescence microscopy provides the ultimate sensitivity, it generally lacks chemical information. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Tomkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nanostructured Materials for Applications in Fuel Cells, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis

In the Baker group we are always looking for excellent, well-motivated scientists to carry out PhD research with us. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R T Baker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Sustainable Aviation Fuels through Fuel Design, Combustion and Emissions Characterisation

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offers a key pathway for aviation decarbonisation by enabling the use of renewable, waste-derived carbon sources and captured CO₂ to produce jet fuel alternatives. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L C Ganippa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable applications

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergio Vernuccio and Prof Chris Skylaris. This project aims to rationally design efficient heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable application, including photocatalytic transformation for hydrogen production and CO₂ reduction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SV Vernuccio
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Molecular Design, Catalysis and Advanced Characterisation

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offers a key pathway for aviation decarbonisation by enabling the use of renewable, waste-derived carbon sources and captured CO₂ to produce jet fuel alternatives. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L C Ganippa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(UoM - Peking University) - AERIS-Lab: A Laboratory-Grounded Virtual Aerosol Scientist for Interpreting Ambient Organic Aerosol Mass Spectra

Mass spectrometry has transformed our ability to measure the molecular composition of atmospheric aerosol, but interpreting the resulting spectra remains slow, expert-dependent and difficult to reproduce. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Topping, Assoc Prof S G Guo
 7 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Simulations for the new generation of batteries: optimising sodium-ion battery performance via atomistic, AI, and continuum modelling

Supervisory Team. Professor Chris-Kriton Skylaris and Dr Sergio Vernuccio. This project examines how sodium‑ion batteries can overcome limitations in capacity and cycling lifetime to rival lithium‑ion batteries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C K Skylaris
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Trash to Treasure: Photocatalytic Reaction Cascades in Vesicle Microreactors (BUTT_U26DTP3)

Primary supervisor - Dr Julea Butt. This exciting project will engineer light-driven microreactors converting nitrate to ammonia thereby delivering proof-of-principle for a sustainable technology converting a widespread pollutant, nitrate, to a valuable fertiliser and chemical feedstock, ammonia. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Butt
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of Novel ionic conducting materials for next generation electrochemical devices

The transition to a sustainable, low-carbon energy system is one of the defining scientific and technological challenges of our time. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof RL Lan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Climate-resilient cathodes for Refuellable Magnesium-Air batteries (CREMA) (Ref: FP-DB-2026)

  Research Group: EECS Lab (Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage Laboratory)
This PhD studentship (UK students only), titled “Climate-resilient cathodes for Refuellable Magnesium-Air batteries (CREMA)” at Loughborough University, focuses on advancing next-generation battery technologies for sustainable energy storage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Bae, Prof S Calnan
 28 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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