Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

New reaction strategies using gold catalysis

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Gold catalysis represents one of the most vibrant and widely applicable fields of catalysis and in this project we will be exploring how catalyst design can be used to influence reaction pathways to gain greater control over reactivity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Davies

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

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ENZACT: Decarbonising the surfactant and functional polymer value chains by enzymatic processes

Keele University Faculty of Natural Sciences

ENZACT. Decarbonising the Surfactant and Functional Polymer Value Chains by Enzymatic Processes. BBSRC Bioscience Prosperity Partnership with aligned mini-CDT. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G J Miller, Dr S Cosgrove

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering & Design (SuCCEED) - 4 posts available

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

SuCCEED is a BBSRC-funded Prosperity Partnership multi-million project between The University of Manchester and Shell. Commodity chemicals are produced on a global scale and normally derived from finite geological sources. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Dixon, Dr J Esteban Serrano, Prof A Green, Prof D Leys, Dr V Spallina, Prof M Turner, Dr J Winterburn

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Disrupting Oral Biofilm Formation & Maturation: Covalently Inhibiting Glucan Sucrases from Streptococci

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Seung Lee (School of Chemistry), Prof. Jeremy Webb (School of Biological Sciences and National Biofilms Innovation Centre), Prof. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SS Lee

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Covalent inhibition of streptococcal glucan sucrases to disrupt oral biofilm development

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Seung Lee (School of Chemistry), Prof. Jeremy Webb (School of Biological Sciences and national Biofilms Innovation Centre), Prof. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SS Lee

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Uncovering Non-Fluorinated materials for the Universal Repulsion of Liquids

Queen Mary University of London School of Engineering and Materials Science

Widespread legislation aimed at future restrictions on fluorinated materials and chemicals poses an unprecedented challenge for liquid-repelling applications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Crick, Dr D Papageorgiou

22 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(University of Manchester - University of Tokyo Dual Award) Diversifying Antitumor Drugs through the Integration of Synthetic Biology and Chemo-enzymatic Approaches

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Ecteinascidin 743 (ET-743, Trabectedin) is a marine-derived natural organic compound approved for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Takano, Prof H Oguri

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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IMPRESSION+GAMES - A Generative Machine Learning System to Elucidate Chemical Structures

University of Bristol Chemistry

Applications are invited for a studentship starting, ideally, on 16 September 2024, to be supervised by Professor Craig Butts (University of Bristol). Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Butts

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

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Dynamic Nonequilibrium Compartmentalisation: Harnessing Transmembrane Gradients

Durham University Department of Chemistry

Project. Nonequilibrium transmembrane processes are crucial in almost every biological process. Pumping and harnessing transmembrane gradients provides a convenient and efficient way for life to store and transduce energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Borsley

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

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Discovery of porous organic crystalline materials for sustainable separation technologies

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

A fully funded PhD studentship is now available for an organic or materials chemist in our group at the Institute of Chemical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M A L Little, Dr F Vilela

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

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Vitamin B12 conjugates for the targeted uptake of antibiotics

Auckland University of Technology School of Applied Sciences

About the Project. Join us in the innovative project “Developing vitamin B. 12. conjugates for the targeted uptake of antibiotics in resistant Gram-negative pathogens”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Brasch

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Going beyond the mass scale: Exploiting state-of-the-art instrumentation to add molecular structure to 3D mass spectrometry imaging

University of Surrey School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences

The Surrey Group have been active in secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) for over thirty years using the method to unravel the complexities of interface… Read more

Supervisors: Prof J F Watts, Dr GTF F Trindade , Dr MLA Laure Abel , Prof IG Gilmore

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

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Enantioselective Cobalt-Catalysed Skeletal Rearrangements

University of St Andrews School of Chemistry

Research in the Johnston group broadly focuses on the development of new catalytic reactions for (i) the streamlined synthesis of known small molecules or (ii) unprecedented access to novel building blocks, with potential applications in drug discovery and agrochemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C P Johnston

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

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Perylene diimide dyes for sensing & bioimaging

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

This is a PhD position joint between the University of Birmingham (UK) and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM – Berlin). Read more

Supervisor: Dr T A Barendt

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

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Degradable and resorbable polymeric cryoprotectants

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Extremophiles have evolved to survive in the world’s coldest environments, through the production of specialised macromolecules, such as antifreeze proteins and ‘ice nucleating proteins. Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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

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We have 88 Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

New reaction strategies using gold catalysis

ENZACT: Decarbonising the surfactant and functional polymer value chains by enzymatic processes

Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering & Design (SuCCEED) - 4 posts available

Disrupting Oral Biofilm Formation & Maturation: Covalently Inhibiting Glucan Sucrases from Streptococci

Covalent inhibition of streptococcal glucan sucrases to disrupt oral biofilm development

Uncovering Non-Fluorinated materials for the Universal Repulsion of Liquids

(University of Manchester - University of Tokyo Dual Award) Diversifying Antitumor Drugs through the Integration of Synthetic Biology and Chemo-enzymatic Approaches

IMPRESSION+GAMES - A Generative Machine Learning System to Elucidate Chemical Structures

Dynamic Nonequilibrium Compartmentalisation: Harnessing Transmembrane Gradients

Discovery of porous organic crystalline materials for sustainable separation technologies

Vitamin B12 conjugates for the targeted uptake of antibiotics

Going beyond the mass scale: Exploiting state-of-the-art instrumentation to add molecular structure to 3D mass spectrometry imaging

Enantioselective Cobalt-Catalysed Skeletal Rearrangements

Perylene diimide dyes for sensing & bioimaging

Degradable and resorbable polymeric cryoprotectants

We have 88 Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 Organic Chemistry (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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