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We have 47 Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Southampton

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Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Southampton

We have 47 Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Southampton

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PhD Studentship in organic synthesis and chemical biology: Backbone modifications for therapeutic oligonucleotides

Supervisory Team. Dr Ysobel Baker and Prof Diana Baralle. This project focuses on developing novel backbone-modified therapeutic oligonucleotides (ONs) to improve stability, uptake, and affinity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Baker
 20 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Disrupting oral biofilm formation & maturation: Covalently inhibiting glucan sucrases from Streptococci

Supervisory Team. Dr Seung Lee, Professor Jeremy Webb, Dr Rob Howlin, Dr David Bradshaw and Dr Ricarda Hawkins (Haleon, industry). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SS Lee
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Smart, safe, scalable, & sustainable synthesis of MXenes - nanomaterials for the transition to net-zero

MXenes are a promising new family of nanomaterials. They have unique properties and show great promise in many applications fundamental to the net-zero transition (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nightingale
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

Supervisory Team. Dr Jonathan George. This project will involve the total synthesis of stereochemically complex natural products using new methods inspired by biosynthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof J George
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Synthetic nucleic acids for intelligent sensors

In this project we will use organic chemistry to synthesise and evaluate a new class of nucleic acids designed to deliver rapid and simple detection and diagnostic approaches. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Baker
 5 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Unlocking higher energy batteries with quasi-solid materials

Supervisory Team. Nuria Garcia-Araez and Andrew Hector. Reliable batteries, surpassing the energy storage capacity of the state of the art, are needed for critical applications such as communications systems for national security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Garcia-Araez
 20 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Algorithm development for molecular simulations on quantum computers

This project is part of the EPSRC Center for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KMZ Ziems
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting for wearables

Developing a new generation of Thermoelectric generators for powering wearable devices from body heat . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I S Nandhakumar
 1 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Exploring crystallisation ‘chaperones’ for single crystal structure determination of trace or difficult to crystallise samples

Supervisory Team. Professor Simon Coles. Structure determination by diffraction requires an appropriate quality crystal, which is challenging for certain compounds or minute quantities of material. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S J Coles
 30 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of Nanoporous Membranes for Advanced Molecular Separations

Supervisory Team: Dr Jeng Yi Chong. Project description. World-pressing issues such as climate change and water scarcity have driven the need for greener and more sustainable technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Chong
 31 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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3D Heterogeneous Integration of 2D Electronic Materials for Neuromorphic Computing

This projects aims to develop two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as MoS2, which are atomically thin and offer a unique solution for neuromorphic computing hardware, in a 3D system where data processing and storage are unified within the artificial synapses and neurons to realize complex functions such as perception and learning. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K De Groot
 1 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes for Future Photonic Quantum Computers

This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RK Knighton
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-power fibre lasers for visible wavelengths

Closing date. 31st December 2025. This PhD project aims to investigate a route to high-power visible sources through cladding pumping of RE-doped silica fibres using GaN-LDs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Sahu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum metamaterials

Soft templating via lips cubic phases will be employed for the fabrication of novel 3D nanostructured metal and semiconductor materials with a gyroid symmetry… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I S Nandhakumar
 1 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hollow Core Fibre Development for Next Generation Fusion Energy Solutions

Supervisory Team. Prof Natalie Wheeler, Dr Austin Taranta, Dr Hans Christian Mulvad (University of Southampton), Dr Eddie Pennington (UKAEA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Wheeler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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