computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of new retrosynthetic disconnections through radical-nucleophilic substitution

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Background. Nucleophilic substitution is arguably the most important class of reaction in organic synthesis. Indeed, these reactions are used every day to synthesise new pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, polymers and natural products. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M James

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

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Non-invasive Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Applications in Cosmetics and Wound Healing

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Soft tissue reconstruction is emerging as an important strategy to repair and replace diseased or damaged tissue that has been compromised due to tumour removal, injury, trauma, ageing, etc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Wooi Ng, Dr O Almusaimi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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DNA-bending Proteins for Nanotech

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Physics of Life

DNA is the molecule that nature uses as genetic material and it rarely exists in a relaxed state inside cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Noy

31 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI-based Identification of New Drug Targets for Personalised Oncology

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, Lead of the Centre for Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology, Bart's Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Ciccarelli

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding strain localisation around hydrides in irradiated zirconium alloys

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Are you someone with a passion to continue learning? Do you believe a career is about putting something back into the world? Does having access to some of the UK’s newest and best research facilities make you feel like a kid in a toy shop? Consider becoming a part of our team!. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MM Maric, Dr P Frankel

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

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Polysialyltransferases as a target in metastatic cancer

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Polysialic acid plays an essential role in neuronal development, but by adulthood is absent from the human body. Its biosynthesis is regulated by two polysialyltransferases. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Dr S Shnyder

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Enhancing PMMA Bone Cement Performance and Biocompatibility using Metal-Organic Frameworks

University of Portsmouth School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Marta Roldo and Professor Paul Cox. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Roldo, Prof P Cox

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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

University of St Andrews School of Chemistry

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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Physics-based Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing

Queen Mary University of London School of Engineering and Materials Science

Project Details. Additive manufacturing (AM) is emerging as a promising alternative for designing multi-material parts for complex geometries in engineering applications; especially in the biomedical sector. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Panwisawas

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

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Computational design of novel battery materials with cutting-edge techniques

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Applications are invited to apply for a PhD studentship in the Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter (TSCM) Group at King’s College London, in the computational design of next-generation battery materials, working in partnership with experimental colleagues in the cross-disciplinary ‘Net Zero Centre’. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JT Tomczak, Dr G Booth, Dr LL Lander

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Modelling of Organometallic Reactivity and Catalysis

University of St Andrews School of Chemistry

A PhD position is available in the group of Prof. Stuart Macgregor to work on the computational modelling of organometallic reactivity and catalysis. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Macgregor

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Antimatter Chemistry: computational studies of matter-antimatter interactions

Aberdeen University School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Law, Dr W T A Harrison

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A 4-year PhD studentship on “ Understanding The Property-structure Relationship Through Combined XANES/DFT Structure Simulation”

University College London Department of Chemistry

Supervisors. Prof Gopinathan Sankar (UCL), Prof Furio Cora (UCL) and Huw Marchbank (Johnson Matthey PLC). A 4 year PhD studentship is available in the Department of Chemistry, University College London, which will commence in September 2024. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Sankar

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

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The Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry offers 17 fully funded PhD positions to be filled between early summer and end of 2024

University of Vienna

The University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, is home to the Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem). Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Austria PhD Programme

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The Application of Machine Learning in Organic Chemistry

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Recent developments in machine learning have stimulated interest in the application of this powerful technique to new areas of research, including chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ashton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 195 computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 195 computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of new retrosynthetic disconnections through radical-nucleophilic substitution

Non-invasive Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Applications in Cosmetics and Wound Healing

DNA-bending Proteins for Nanotech

AI-based Identification of New Drug Targets for Personalised Oncology

Understanding strain localisation around hydrides in irradiated zirconium alloys

Polysialyltransferases as a target in metastatic cancer

Enhancing PMMA Bone Cement Performance and Biocompatibility using Metal-Organic Frameworks

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

Physics-based Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing

Computational design of novel battery materials with cutting-edge techniques

Computational Modelling of Organometallic Reactivity and Catalysis

Antimatter Chemistry: computational studies of matter-antimatter interactions

A 4-year PhD studentship on “ Understanding The Property-structure Relationship Through Combined XANES/DFT Structure Simulation”

The Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry offers 17 fully funded PhD positions to be filled between early summer and end of 2024

The Application of Machine Learning in Organic Chemistry

We have 195 computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 195 computational chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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