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chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 721 chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Green methods to revalorise plastic wastes: transformation into sustainable materials and chemicals

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Design and characterization of immunomodulatory glycopolymers

PhD Opportunity. Surfaces, Macrophage Behavior, and Glycopolymer Design. We are seeking motivated candidates for a PhD project positioned at the exciting intersection of polymer chemistry and immunology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Mantovani, Dr A Piccinini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Quantum Dynamics of Isomerising molecules

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Law, Dr P A Henderson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MAPS - Machine-learning Assisted Prioritisation of natural product Scaffolds

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Deng, Dr L Trembleau
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Discovery chemistry for singlet fission materials to retrofit silicon solar cells

Background. Silicon solar cells generate most of the world’s solar electricity, yet they waste much of the energy in blue and green sunlight as heat. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gorman
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials

The International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials is a joint PhD program between the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, Technische Universität Dresden and the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Max Planck Research Programme
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PhD Programme at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB), NTU Singapore

The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) offers world-class PhD research opportunities designed to provide future academics, scientists, and industry leaders with the most advanced research skills. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Singapore PhD Programme
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PhD in Chemistry - Microwave assisted synthesis of doped semiconductors for photocatalytic applications

Dr Jennifer Edwards is looking for a PhD student to develop a synthetic strategy for wet chemical, microwave assisted, targeted synthesis of sub-nanometre mono- and bimetallic clusters as semiconductor dopants. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Edwards
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of New Chemical Biology Probes for Medicinal Chemistry Applications

This project will center around the development of novel tool compounds for diseases of societal need, and is collaborative with GSK as an industrial partner. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Jamieson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance development of Sustainable Electrochemical Flow Technologies

A competition-funded PhD studentship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham to develop and apply nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging to advance electrochemical flow technologies, such as redox flow batteries, multivalent metal ion batteries and/or capacitive deionisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M M Britton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From curiosity to catalysis: repurposing the p-block elements as sustainable catalysts

PhD opportunities with Dr Louis Morris at Durham University for October 2027 entry. Can main group metals ever emulate the extraordinary catalytic power of transition metals?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Morris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Discovery of inorganic cathode materials and/or solid electrolytes for next generation battery technology

This project focuses on the discovery of next generation battery materials through experimental design and compositional exploration. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr R Chen, Dr L Daniels, Prof L Hardwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Nature’s Peptide Chemistry: Structure, Mechanism and Biocatalysis of LenY

  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Nature has evolved enzymes that perform chemistry difficult to reproduce synthetically. LenY is one such enzyme, installing unusual macroamidine crosslinks into ribosomal peptides to generate highly constrained cyclic products. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Kwon, Prof A Hudson
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A novel treatment strategy for incurable brain tumours: the chemistry of a cold electrically-excited atmospheric plasma (CAP)-enhanced drug delivery system (in collaboration with Plasma4) (C3.5-MPS-Short)

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 RS Short, Dr G Wells, Prof SJ Collis, Dr A Robson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] A Rotaxane mechanocatalyst

In polymer mechanochemistry, polymers are used to pull on small molecules to trigger unusual chemical transformations.[1] This concept has led to the development of mechanophores (force responsive molecules) for various applications including damage reporting, controlled release, and catalysis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G De Bo, Prof D Procter
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)