Synthetic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 142 Synthetic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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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Developing new chelate scaffolds for binding radiofluorine and radiometals – towards combined theragnostic agents for imaging and therapy in medicine

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Professor Gill Reid & Dr Richard Knoghton. Project Description. Developing new chelate scaffolds for binding radiofluorine and radiometals – towards combined theragnostic agents for imaging and therapy in medicine. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Reid

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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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Phosphine Oxides as Rising Stars in Drug Discovery

Imperial College London Institute of Chemical Biology

Phosphine oxides represent a noticeably underrepresented chemotype in drug discovery. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bull

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

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Developing novel transition metal complexes to enhance crop yields

Imperial College London Institute of Chemical Biology

This studentship will explore novel synthetic chemistry and chemical biological routes to tackle the global challenge of food security, by developing molecular tools, with the potential to transform crop security across the globe. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Barter, Dr R Woscholski, Prof N Long

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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High-throughput discovery of new materials as functional coatings on glass for net-zero applications

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This studentship will develop and implement a high-throughput magnetron sputtering workflow for optoelectronic materials discovery as thin film coatings on glass. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning, Dr R Potter, Prof P R Chalker

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

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Discovery of Functional Inorganic Materials for Net Zero Applications using High-Throughput Synthesis

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This project will use high-throughput solid state synthesis methods developed in the group (Hampson 2023) to accelerate the discovery of new functional inorganic (oxide) materials for applications towards net zero technologies e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr J Claridge, Dr T Manning

31 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Experimental discovery of new Inorganic Materials for Net Zero Technologies

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

The experimental discovery of new inorganic materials shows us how crystal structure and chemical composition control physical and chemical properties. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr LD Daniels, Dr J Claridge

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Operando Photoelectrochemical-X-Ray-Spectroscopies-Led Rational Discovery of New Pyrochlore Oxides for Water Electrolysis (DIA24/EE/MPEE/TIWARI)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

The Scientific Premise. Amid escalating climate changes linked to global warming, the quest to efficiently convert solar energy into chemical fuel has never been more critical. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Tiwari

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

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Harnessing continuing flow and automated reaction technologies for synthetic and electrocatalytic transformation

Keele University Faculty of Natural Sciences

This exciting, multi-disciplinary research project is related to significant DSTL funding recently obtained by our group. Harnessing several modern technologies (including flow chemistry and automation) the project will incubate new approaches to organic and inorganic synthesis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M O'Brien

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

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Automated Powder Coating Platform for Long-Life Lithium-ion Batteries

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

Li-ion cells age due to unstable electrode interfaces. To maintain cycle-life, coatings are applied to active materials to mitigate against degradation processes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Hardwick

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

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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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We have 142 Synthetic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Synthetic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 142 Synthetic Chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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