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University of St Andrews PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 University of St Andrews PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD position in synthetic inorganic/organometallic chemistry: New reactivity from unusual molecular main group compounds

The chemistry of the main group elements has seen some remarkable advances in the past years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Stasch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards self-replicating hybrid nanomaterials – a PhD in Synthetic Supramolecular Chemistry, Systems Chemistry and Nanomaterials

  Research Group: NanoSupra Group (Kay-Philp)
We have a fully funded PhD position available to develop reaction- and interaction-enabled nanoparticles for self-replicating nanomaterials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ER Kay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics

The CDT in Applied Photonics has been funded by EPSRC and Industry since 2001 and we are the longest running Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonics in the UK. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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PRIMED for Medincinal Chemistry (PRecision, AI Informed, Molecular EDiting)

  Research Group: Rebecca Goss
The PhD focusses on innovative precision molecule editing and diversification. PRIMED combines late stage enzymatic halogenation with synthetic diversification of aryl and alyl halides. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JM Goss
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advanced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy – method development and applications

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a magnetic resonance technique that is exclusively and exquisitely sensitive to unpaired electrons that are found in radicals and paramagnetic metal complexes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B E Bode
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploration of novel molecular photoswitches

  Research Group: Kilian group
Research activities in Kilian group are centred on the design and synthesis of novel organophosphorus and heavier Group 15 (As, Sb, Bi) organoelement compounds. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kilian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Enantioselective Cobalt-Catalysed Skeletal Rearrangements

Research in the Johnston group broadly focuses on the development of new catalytic reactions for (i) the streamlined synthesis of known small molecules or (ii) unprecedented access to novel building blocks, with potential applications in drug discovery and agrochemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C P Johnston
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Asymmetric Synthesis and developing Lewis base-mediated transformations

Our research is currently directed towards developing catalytic methods for the promotion of a range of synthetic transformations with varying applications in asymmetric synthesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanostructured Materials for Applications in Fuel Cells, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis

In the Baker group we are always looking for excellent, well-motivated scientists to carry out PhD research with us. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R T Baker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(HeliOS) Helical Out-of-Equilibrium Systems: Exploring Light-Induced Structural Distortions

The Greenfield group is seeking highly motivated and ambitious students for a funded PhD position, (international student fees can be fully-covered). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Jake L. Greenfield
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Causal inference and trial emulation for ecological and/or environmental observational data

Conducting formal causal inference for ecological and/or environmental data is challenging due to the complex observational processes that are usually involved. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BS Swallow, Dr H Worthington
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Movement through space and time; realistic movement for species abundance methods

Evidence-based conservation and ecology are reliant on wildlife surveys. As a result, there exists a range of methods that have been developed specifically with the aim of estimating animal abundance and animal distribution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Worthington, Dr M Papathomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improving estimates of uncertainty in wildlife population assessments

  Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
Reliable estimates of wildlife population size are fundamental to effective management and conservation. One important component of reliability is the precision (or, conversely, variance) of the estimate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Thomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Tracing the fitness effects of new mutations across evolutionary timescales

  Research Group: Statistical Medicine and Molecular Biology
Mutations are the raw material of evolution. they generate the variation on which natural selection acts. Understanding their fate is therefore key to a fundamental question in evolutionary biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Borges, Dr C Kosiol
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the uncertainty in the decomposition of cancer gene or protein expression data

Many tools exist that will take the expression profile of a tumour sample and decompose that signal into components arising from different tissue types (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Papathomas, Prof A Lynch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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