nanoparticles PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Background. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) can be heated by applying oscillating magnetic field. MNPs can hence be used to thermally destroy biological tissue (e.g., cancer cells) by remote magnetic activation.

Effect of nanoparticles on cellular conditions in lymphocytes and germ cells in vitro

University of Bradford
Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Prof D Anderson, Dr M Najafzadeh

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The use of metals such as silver (Ag), gold (Au) and copper (Cu) as nanoparticles (NPs) and other chemicals such as Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Najafzadeh et al., 2016) in medical and lifestyle applications has exponentially increased in recent years, yet little is still known about their impact on DNA and RNA in somatic as well as in germ cells (Habas et al 2018).

Delivery of advanced therapeutic nanoparticles in cells using radical new techniques

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Quantum, Light & Matter

Dr A Kanaras

Application Deadline: 31 August 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Supervisor. Prof. Antonios Kanaras. Project description. PhD studentship in the LICNA group (www.licn.phys.soton.ac.uk). Aim.

Nanochemistry - Functional ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles and their Sensing Applications - PhD Physics (Funded)

University of Exeter
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Prof F Vollmer

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Project Description. Smart Nanoparticles for Sensing and Manipulation of Single Biomolecules. Laser light can be used to perform multiple roles, including sensing, manipulating and moving objects.

Synthesis of new types of nanoparticles and their antimicrobial resistance

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Quantum, Light & Matter

Dr A Kanaras

Application Deadline: 31 August 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Supervisor. Prof. Antonios Kanaras (Physics). Co-supervisor Prof Myron Christodoulides (Medicine). Project description. Background.

Development Photothermal Nanoparticles for Sensitive Lateral Flow Assay based on for Bacteria Detection

University College London
Industrial Doctorate Centre in Molecular Modelling and Materials Science

Prof N T K Thanh

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Recently, lateral flow assays (LFA) are popular diagnostic test owing to their simplicity, rapidity, portability and low cost. However, LFAs often suffer from low sensitivity of detection, pointing out the need to improve their sensitivity.

Chemopreventive and therapeutic activity of combined complex nanoparticles with paclitaxel and sulforaphane for breast cancer (BaoU20MEDSF)

University of East Anglia
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science

Dr Y Bao, Prof D Pshezhetskiy

Application Deadline: 31 May 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Paclitaxel chemotherapy is offered as part of both first and second line regimens for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Nanoscale boundaries: understanding size effects on the reactivity of ultra-small particles

University of Birmingham
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dr E Valsami-Jones, Dr Z Li

Application Deadline: 10 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Background. Nanoscience and nanotechnology explore the special properties and processes that occur in the nanoscale. the size range conventionally considered as 1-100nm.

Tracking the motion of single nanoparticles inside living cells: New insights into intracellular crowdedness

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences

Prof P Borri, Dr TE Woolley, Prof W Langbein, Prof K Swann

Application Deadline: 5 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

EPSRC funded DTP PhD Studentship within the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub “Physics of Life”. The Hub is designed as a cross-disciplinary PhD research and training programme at the physics/life science interface.

Development of magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo tissue regeneration

University of York
Department of Biology

Dr D Ungar, Prof P G Genever

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The regeneration of injured tissues can best be achieved through the action of appropriate stem cells that proliferate and differentiate to heal the injury.

Towards Scalable and Continuous Synthesis of Metal-Organic Framework Nano Materials for Hard to Treat Cancers

University of Cambridge
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Prof C F Kaminski, Dr D Fairen-Jimenez

Application Deadline: 12 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Sponsor. EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) EU Innovative Training Network (ITN). Immaterial Ltd.

Bioinspired filomicelles for the effective delivery of antibiotics

University of Leicester
Department of Chemistry

Dr K Suntharalingam, Dr R Britton

Application Deadline: 7 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Background. Antibiotics are drugs that are used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria modify their response to antibiotics, making them less effective or even redundant.

Graphene/Nanoparticles Reinforced Multi-scale Carbon/Glass Composites for Advanced Aerospace and Automobile Engineering PhD

Cranfield University
School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

Dr S.S Rahatekar

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Background. We are pleased to announce PhD studentship project in ’Graphene/Nanoparticles Reinforced Multi-scale Carbon/Glass Composites for Advanced Aerospace and Automobile Engineering’.

Development of novel antibody-nanoparticles conjugates (part of the ETN Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapies “TACT”)

Queen’s University Belfast
School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences

Research Group: Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology

Prof C Scott, Dr K McCloskey

Application Deadline: 1 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Kadcyla® is an ADC that has been given FDA approval in early 2013 for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. However, issues with the toxicity of the highly potent payload (e.g.

Development of precise polymer nanoparticles

University of Birmingham
School of Chemistry

Prof R O'Reilly

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

This studentship is only open to UK or EU nationals. The successful applicant should possess a good (1st or 2.1 UK or equivalent) degree in chemistry from a well-regarded institution.