Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Diagnosing and Preventing Misconceptions in Science Education

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

There is an opportunity for an interested potential PhD candidate to engage in a project focused on Science Education Research (SER). Read more

Supervisor: Dr FS Scott

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

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Synthesis of Novel Organic Probes for the Study of Lipid-Lipid Interactions

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Lipids are diverse and principal components of the cell and are involved in a vast array of processes ranging from their well-known structural importance in cell membranes, through to energy storage and participation in signalling pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cobb, Prof U Eggert, Dr ES Silva

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Functional Materials Discovery Using Artificial Intelligence

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemistry

A fully funded PhD studentship (3 years) in computational chemistry (materials discovery) is open at the University of Strathclyde commencing October 2024. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nematiaram

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The Controlled Synthesis of Polycatenanes – mechanically interlocked materials with designer properties

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Background – the challenge of polycatenane synthesis. Linking rings in a chain is a familiar concept in the macroscopic world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Goldup

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

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Technologies for optogenetic neural interfacing

University of Strathclyde Institute of Photonics

The ability to express light-sensitive proteins (opsins) in neurons, in a genetically-targeted fashion, has helped transform our understanding of how the brain functions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Mathieson, Dr SS Sakata

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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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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Responsive biomaterials based on biogenic resources

Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Department of Material Science and Technology

About the stegbauerlab. The mission of the stegbauerlab at the Biogenic Engieering Materials group at TU Bergakademie Freiberg is to transform. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Stegbauer

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

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Stereoselective synthesis of mechanically chiral molecules for sensing and catalysis

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Background – the stereoselective synthesis of mechanically chiral molecules. The stereoselective synthesis of chiral organic molecules is one of the core challenges in synthetic organic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Goldup

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

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Mechanically Interlocked Ligands for Medical Imaging

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Background – metal coordination and the mechanical bond. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Goldup

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

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Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Discovery, evolution and applications in plant natural product biosynthesis

University of York Department of Biology

Lead supervisor: . The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Plants are capable of producing complex molecules for defense and adaptation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B R Lichman

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Targeting glycans on the outside of cells, as new therapeutics

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Most drugs have intracellular targets (proteins etc). This creates a barrier to how to target a cell, and then get the drug inside the cell. Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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

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Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Quantum dots (QDs) are photoluminescent nanoparticles which reside at the cutting edge of opto-electronic device development, with the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to 3 of the most prominent scientists in the field. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bear

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

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Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

FGF signalling is implicated in cancer (e.g., breast and cervical cancer) susceptibility and progression, suggesting that this powerful developmental pathway is co-opted by cancer cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Chioni

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

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Nanomedicines Prepared using Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Background. Recent advances in polymer particle design have largely relied on developments in controlled/living or reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP). Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Aldabbagh

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

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Modification of antibiotics to improve efficacy / safety

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

With increasing concern over antibiotic resistance, antibacterial agents such as chloramphenicol and colistin, which have frequently been passed over in the past because of concerns over toxicity, are now becoming more important to tackle resistant bacterial strains. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Beadham

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

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Studies at the intersect of poetry and the chemical sciences.

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

This unfunded project will investigate the role of poetry to assist chemistry learning at university level. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Wren

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

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We have 16 Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Diagnosing and Preventing Misconceptions in Science Education

Synthesis of Novel Organic Probes for the Study of Lipid-Lipid Interactions

Functional Materials Discovery Using Artificial Intelligence

The Controlled Synthesis of Polycatenanes – mechanically interlocked materials with designer properties

Technologies for optogenetic neural interfacing

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

Responsive biomaterials based on biogenic resources

Stereoselective synthesis of mechanically chiral molecules for sensing and catalysis

Mechanically Interlocked Ligands for Medical Imaging

Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Discovery, evolution and applications in plant natural product biosynthesis

Targeting glycans on the outside of cells, as new therapeutics

Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations

Identifying Mechanisms of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Breast/Cervical Cancer (with emphasis on FGFR)

Nanomedicines Prepared using Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)

Modification of antibiotics to improve efficacy / safety

Studies at the intersect of poetry and the chemical sciences.

We have 16 Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 Organic Chemistry (science education) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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