University of East Anglia, School of Chemistry PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Dr F MacMillan

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.

We use advanced magnetic resonance approaches to identify and characterise weak molecular interactions. The aim of this project is to combine both Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic techniques to study such interactions.

Stereochemical Evolution and Catalyst Discovery for Asymmetric Synthesis (RICHARDSCU20SF)

Dr C Richards

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.

Small molecule catalysts are transforming synthetic chemistry by enabling the rapid, efficient and sustainable generation of target compounds.

Synthesis and evaluation of ubiquitin ligase inhibitors as anticancer leads (STEPHENSONGRU20BIGC)

Dr G R Stephenson, Dr T E Storr

Application Deadline: 19 April 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.

This PhD project will give research experience with the design and execution of the organic synthesis of small molecule inhibitors of ubiquitin ligase.

Synthesis and properties of novel organic macrocycles (CAMMIDGEAU20SF)

Prof A N Cammidge, Dr I Fernandes

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.

This PhD project will exploit recent advances in the group to investigate new porphyrin-phthalocyanine hybrids and their subsequent assembly into higher-order supermolecules.

Ultrafast Dynamics in Switches and Motors (MEECHSU20SF)

Prof S Meech, Dr G Jones

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.

A major goal of modern chemistry is the development of nanomolecular machines. It is quite certain that these, like any other machine, will require a source of power and a means of control; they will need molecular motors and molecular switches.

Ultrafast dynamics of isolated chromophores (BULLJU20SF)

Dr J Bull

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.

A motivated and enthusiastic student is sought for a PhD in Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics that will apply ultrafast lasers to understand excited dynamics in molecules of biological and technological importance.

Understanding Movement and Mechanism in Molecuar Machines (MACMILLANF2U20SF)

Dr F MacMillan

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.

We study the architecture and functional dynamics of membrane proteins, especially many medically relevant membrane transport systems.

Utilising multi-colour pulses to investigate electronic and vibrational coherences in light-harvesting systems: A theoretical framework (JONESGU20SF)

Dr G Jones, Prof S Meech

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.

Two-dimensional optical spectroscopy is a powerful technique for investigating condensed phase quantum processes in chemistry and chemical physics, including resonance energy transfer, electron transfer and solvation dynamics.