chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Advancing Functional MRS: Methodological Development for Dynamic Neurochemical Measurement

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Project Overview. Functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS) is an emerging neuroimaging approach that measures rapid, task‑evoked changes in brain metabolites. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Bell

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

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Novel Sorption Enhanced and Chemical Looping Processes for Low-Temperature Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

A fully funded 3-year PhD studentship is available in the research group of Dr Theodoros Papalas, within the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Papalas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Electrified catalytic processes for green fuels production via N2 fixation and CO2 conversion

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

The transition to a low-carbon energy system requires sustainable methods for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) or N2 into useful fuels and chemicals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr X Fan

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

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Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence.

Monash University Malaysia

Science

Trace biological residues from casual contact, such as sweat and epithelial cells, contain valuable DNA and molecular biomarkers for forensic investigations. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof PJ Janarthanan

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence

Monash University Malaysia

Science

Trace biological residues from casual contact, such as sweat and epithelial cells, contain valuable DNA and molecular biomarkers for forensic investigations. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof PJ Janarthanan

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Highly-Active Metal Complexes for Low Temperature Thermocatalytic Ammonia Production

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

Ammonia is a critical chemical feedstock and energy carrier, central to global agriculture and increasingly important in the emerging hydrogen economy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Chong, Dr Joshua Zheyan Soo Soo

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

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Dynamic Behaviour and Engineering Optimisation of PEM Water Electrolysers under Real-World Conditions with AI Support

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

Green hydrogen is widely recognised as a cornerstone of the global transition toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, owing to its clean energy potential. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Chong, Dr Joshua Zheyan Soo Soo, Dr Yeoh Chin Vern Yeoh

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

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals

Monash University

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals. Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YX Wu, Prof MP Preuss

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

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Deep Learning Models for Dissolution Dynamics of Amorphous Formulations in Patient-Specific Gastrointestinal Geometry

Imperial College London

Department of Chemical Engineering

Project description. Current tools for predicting oral drug performance, such as the TIM-1 system and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, provide valuable insight under controlled in vitro conditions but cannot capture variability in gastric geometry and motility across patients. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NB Basha, Prof O Matar

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

Swansea University

Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM)

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills is a joint initiative between Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials and the University of Leeds and will recruit at least 50 students over 5 annual cohorts between the two sites. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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EPSRC - Understanding the irradiation behaviour of AXIOM, a novel Zr-based alloy developed for demanding fuel duties and higher burnups

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

About Us. The Zr Group is a vibrant, welcoming team tackling real-world challenges in nuclear materials. Based at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Manchester, we collaborate with top academic and industrial partners across the UK and worldwide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Frankel, Dr MM Maric, Dr R Harrison, Dr Z Shah

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(SATURN CDT) Prediction and Mitigation of Flow-Induced Vibration in Nuclear Thermowell Instrumentation for Current and Next-Generation Reactors

University of Liverpool

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. The Challenge. Temperature measurement is not glamorous — until it fails. In a nuclear power plant, a thermowell is the slender protective sheath that keeps a temperature sensor alive inside a pipe carrying coolant at 350°C, 150 bar, and flow velocities exceeding 10 m/s. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Fichera, Prof R Poole, Dr S Timme

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions.

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Biosciences

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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Closed-Loop Embodiment and Gait Stabilization Using a Robotic Tail for Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease

University of Reading

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi

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

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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Nano-enabled detection and risk communication of microplastics in ASEAN food chains

Monash University Malaysia

Pharmacy

Microplastics are increasingly found in the food chain, with Malaysia and Indonesia among the most impacted due to high plastic consumption. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Athirah Bakhtiar, Assoc Prof Dr Pitaloka

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 522 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 522 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Advancing Functional MRS: Methodological Development for Dynamic Neurochemical Measurement

Novel Sorption Enhanced and Chemical Looping Processes for Low-Temperature Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture

Electrified catalytic processes for green fuels production via N2 fixation and CO2 conversion

Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence.

Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence

Highly-Active Metal Complexes for Low Temperature Thermocatalytic Ammonia Production

Dynamic Behaviour and Engineering Optimisation of PEM Water Electrolysers under Real-World Conditions with AI Support

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals

Deep Learning Models for Dissolution Dynamics of Amorphous Formulations in Patient-Specific Gastrointestinal Geometry

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

EPSRC - Understanding the irradiation behaviour of AXIOM, a novel Zr-based alloy developed for demanding fuel duties and higher burnups

(SATURN CDT) Prediction and Mitigation of Flow-Induced Vibration in Nuclear Thermowell Instrumentation for Current and Next-Generation Reactors

Better together: constructing tuneable fluorescent protein sensors for cellular imaging of protein-protein interactions.

Closed-Loop Embodiment and Gait Stabilization Using a Robotic Tail for Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease

PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Nano-enabled detection and risk communication of microplastics in ASEAN food chains

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