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Copper(I)-Main Group Complexes for Selective Synthesis

University of Bath Department of Chemistry

The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following funded PhD project supervised by Dr David Liptrot in the Department of Chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Liptrot

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

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Synergistic Experimental and Data-driven Catalyst Development for Sustainable Synthesis

University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry

The Thomas Group in collaboration with GSK and Dr Ephrath Solel Moroshko are now recruiting a motivated PhD student to develop a new method for the discovery and application of sustainable catalysis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Thomas, Dr E Solel Moroshko

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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Mechanically Interlocked Ligands for Medical Imaging

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Background – metal coordination and the mechanical bond. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Goldup

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

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Fluorocarbon activation using organometallic chemistry

University of Queensland The School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences

Fundamental challenges in transforming synthetic and energy-based materials are increasingly being met using inorganic chemical solutions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Young

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

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Design and Synthesis of Peptide-derived Receptors for Binding Small Molecules

University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available in the groups of Prof. Scott Cockroft and Dr Annamaria Lilienkampf School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh; https://www.cockroft.chem.ed.ac.uk in collaboration with DSTL. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S L Cockroft, Dr AL Lilienkampf

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

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PhD in Chemistry - Taking Crystal Sponges into the Nanoscale Using 3D Electron Diffraction

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Bright, highly motivated candidates are invited to apply for a fully funded 3.5 year PhD position in the School of Chemistry, available to commence on 1st October 2024 in the Forgan research group at the University of Glasgow, which will focus on the use of electron diffraction to characterize metal-organic frameworks and probe new applications such as the nanoscale crystal sponge technique. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Forgan

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

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Shell-doped quantum dots as smart “on-off” catalysts for thermally sensitive organic transformations

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

Quantum dots (QDs) are photoluminescent nanoparticles which reside at the cutting edge of opto-electronic device development, with the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to 3 of the most prominent scientists in the field. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bear

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

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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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(University of Manchester - University of Tokyo Dual Award) Diversifying Antitumor Drugs through the Integration of Synthetic Biology and Chemo-enzymatic Approaches

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Ecteinascidin 743 (ET-743, Trabectedin) is a marine-derived natural organic compound approved for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Takano, Prof H Oguri

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

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Development of advanced scintillation materials for next generation radiation dosimetry and health monitoring

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Ionising radiation is a part and parcel of nuclear energy production, medical radiotherapy and radiography, space exploration and security screening. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Romanov, Dr A Baidak

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

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Understanding decoupled electrochemistry for energy storage, conversion and electrosynthesis

Lancaster University Department of Chemistry

Background. Decoupled electrochemistry is broadly the process of using a mediating chargeable redox species to drive an electrochemical process with a freely dispersed catalyst instead of a reaction directly at an electrode. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Toghill

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

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Primordial Cooperative Biological Systems

University of Otago Department of Chemistry

This project is in our laboratory at the Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, led by Nick Green. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Green

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

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Mechanochemical Preparation of Biodegradable Pharmaceuticals

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Twin-screw extrusion (TSE) has been demonstrated as an excellent means of industrialising mechanochemistry (instigation of a chemical reaction by mechanical energy, in the absence of solvents), overcoming the barriers involved in batch processing (such as ball milling) such as scalability and reaction temperature control. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D C Crawford

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

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High-throughput exploration of multicomponent metal organic frameworks (MOFs)

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

New porous materials are important for advances in key technologies such as carbon dioxide sequestration and storage or catalysts for clean manufacturing. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr A Katsoulidis

31 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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