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chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 722 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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EastBio Partnership – Developing Multi-Stage Fragmentation Top-down Mass Spectrometry for In-depth Characterisation of Complex Protein Post-Translational Modifications

Summary. Develop cutting-edge top-down mass spectrometry methods to reveal the full complexity of protein post-translational modifications. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof DC Clarke, Dr EW Wallace
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical Biology to target bacteria: Inhibiting bacterial growth by controlling cell division protein interactions (BEEKMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Andrew Beekman. Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are a huge threat in healthcare and farming. The last resorts of conventional antibiotic drugs are unable to treat multi-resistant strains in patients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Beekman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ratiometric ion sensors for Raman microscopy

Unlocking the chemistry that underpins cellular function at the molecular level represents a pivotal challenge to establishing a comprehensive understanding of biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Tomkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(UoM - Peking University) Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Gas Adsorption and Catalysis

There is increasing concern over global air quality, with high concentrations of smog posing significant health risks and environmental problems worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Schröder, Prof S Yang
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship project: Application of CFD, Machine Learning, and Shape Optimization to flow chemistry applications

This project applies modelling and simulation to investigate impinging-jet mixers, a key technology in pharmaceutical manufacturing where precise mixing governs product quality and consistency. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Matar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mechanism-based design and screening for synthetic inhibitors targeting the small GTPase splice variant RAC1B

RAC1 is a small GTPase protein that functions as a key signaling node downstream of various microenvironmental signaling pathways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Jin, Dr S Butterworth, Dr R A Bryce
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Beyond the average: extracting molecular size distributions from diffusion NMR

A 3.5-year PhD studentship in NMR spectroscopy and data analysis is available at the University of Manchester, supervised jointly by Prof. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Dr R Adams
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Supramolecular Actinide Superatom Assemblies

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available for a highly motivated, outstanding chemist with a passion for inorganic synthesis and characterisation to undertake f-element synthesis and structural, spectroscopic, magnetic, and computational characterisation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Liddle, Dr I Roncevic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovery of Pb-free solders for use in the glass industry

The project, in collaboration with a major industrial partner, will develop state of the art machine learning models to help predict the melting point of Pb-free solder compositions that will then be synthesised for validation and other physical property testing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Dyer, Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unlocking Proton Circuitry in Biology via Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Bioelectronics

Scientific Rationale. Biological life relies on a continuous flux of energy generated by complex protein machinery embedded within cell membranes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Amdursky
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced Methodologies for Quantum Molecular Dynamics in Complex/Large Systems

The PhD project offers training in modern theoretical and computational chemistry, with a focus on quantum statistical mechanics and nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Liu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Innovative Drug Discovery: First-in-Class Small Molecules for Unmet Medical Needs

This PhD project will develop first-in-class small-molecule therapeutic candidates for diseases with substantial unmet medical need. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Design and engineering of peptides and proteins to create artificial metalloenzymes

The Rhys lab is an exciting new lab looking to recruit new students to design and engineer peptides and proteins for new applications (rhyslab.com). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Rhys
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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One-dimensional Graphene Nanoribbons and Two-dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks for Quantum Technologies

Quantum technologies are poised to transform computing, communication, and sensing. At the heart of these advances lie novel quantum materials with precisely tailored properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Keerthi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Photochemical synthesis of new drug-like scaffolds

Our laboratory is interested in the application of enabling technologies, such as continuous flow[1] and photochemistry,[2] for the synthesis of useful functional molecules such as drugs, agrochemicals and materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only