Organic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 149 Organic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

The Physical Organic Chemistry of Non-covalent interactions and Solvent Effects

University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available in the group of Professor Scott Cockroft, School of Chemistry, the University of Edinburgh, see https://www.cockroft.chem.ed.ac.uk. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S L Cockroft

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

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Polymeric materials in extreme environments: An exploration of polymer network structure in high-performance epoxy-amine thermosets for use in marine environments (Ref:RDFC24/HLS/APP/UNTHANK)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This fully funded PhD studentship will explore the fundamental material, molecular and network-forming properties that deliver optimal performance in epoxy-amine thermoset polymer coatings. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Unthank, Dr M Sims

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

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Self-assembled sensors for bio-signalling molecules

University of Sheffield Department of Chemistry

In this multi-discplinary project involving organic synthesis, coordination chemistry, biological chemistry, photophysics and electrochemistry , transition metal-templated self-assembly will be used to construct supramolecular structures intended to act as hosts and electrochemical/optical sensors for biological signalling models. Read more

Supervisor: Prof JA Thomas

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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PhD Studentship in Organic GeoChemistry: Novel molecular proxies to reconstruct past environmental change

University of Bristol Chemistry

A fully funded 3.5 years PhD studentship is available in the Organic Geochemistry Unit (https://www.bristol.ac.uk/chemistry/research/ogu/), where you will work with Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B.D.A. Naafs

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

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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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Towards insect-mimetic acoustic hierarchical structures

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Overview. We are seeking excellent candidates for 4-yr PhD and 5-yr masters+PhD scholarships to pursue an exciting interdisciplinary project that will pioneer novel materials enabled by self-assembly and 3D printing with multiple length-scales of complexity to better mimic the functional structures of insect hearing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K.H.A Lau, Prof J Windmill

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

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AI-directed discovery of self-assembled peptide-peptoid acoustics materials

University of Strathclyde Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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Supervisors: Dr K.H.A Lau, Prof T Tuttle

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

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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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EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 2024/25: Chemistry

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemistry

Becoming an innovator in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds!. For 2024/25 entry, we are offering you the opportunity to join our thriving community of leading researchers within the School of Chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Ms L Moyles

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Accelerating energy landscape exploration through optimisation, approximation and parallelisation

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Many heuristic methods (random walks, probabilistic selection, genetic algorithms) for energy landscape exploration in Crystal Structure Prediction (CSP) [1] are very important material discovery tools [2]. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Potapov

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

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Deploying safer robot chemists in real laboratory environments

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Robotic chemists [1] are a totally new and disruptive development in human-centric labs, and these systems are already beginning to carry out complex experiments that require skills beyond sample transportation (e.g., sample weighing [2] and scraping samples from vials [3]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Pizzuto

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

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EPSRC - Light-coupled NMR to design novel photo-driven chemistry and materials

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Over the last decade, visible light-driven chemistry has come to the forefront of modern organic synthesis, chemical biology, and materials science, providing a powerful platform through which to rapidly construct new and complex molecules. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Golovanov, Dr L Natrajan, Dr A Trowbridge

1 October 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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