We have 64 nanotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Funding providers: EPSRC (CASE) with co-sponsor, Grove Nanomaterials Limited. Subject areas: Nanotechnology, physics, chemistry, biotechnology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Palmer

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

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Building new nano-biosensors for healthcare: Linking biology to the world of carbon nanotechnology through synthetic biology

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Project Descriptions. Proteins are nature’s very own molecular machines carrying out functions ranging from catalysis to molecular recognition to energy conversion. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jones, Dr M Palma, Dr WK Kelton

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

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Inorganic chaperones fused to fungal derived chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of neuroblastoma

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Arrigo, Dr S Namvar

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

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Biophotonic nanomaterials: developing new quantum dots and biomolecules towards a more complete use of the solar spectrum

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Plants and other biological systems are a source of inspiration for nanotechnology and solar energy research because the early stages of photosynthesis have high quantum efficiency. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Dr K Critchley

28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Biophysics of photosynthesis and solar energy capture explored using advanced methods in nanoscience, electrophoresis and fluorescence microscopy

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy

The Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) is a photo-active protein found in plants and is essential for efficient capture of solar energy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P.G. Adams, Prof SD Evans

28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Vapour Deposited Perovskites for High Performance Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices

King’s College London Department of Physics

Metal-halide perovskite based solar cells have now achieved a light to electricity conversion efficiency of 26.1%, making them the leading emerging thin-film solar cell material. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Patel

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

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Role of symbiotic microbes of phytoplankton in future ocean carbon storage and productivity

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

Marine phytoplankton has a key impact on global carbon and nitrogen cycles. However, their growth is strongly influenced by other smaller microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, that live in the ‘phycosphere’. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Bell, Dr F Liu, Dr A Shevchuk, Prof Y Korchev

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Persistent biochemical computation for sense and respond applications

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

We invite applications for a UKRI-EPSRC Industrial CASE 4-year PhD studentship, "Persistent biochemical computation for sense and respond applications". Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Ouldridge

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

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AI based instrumentation and sensing

Queen Mary University of London School of Engineering and Materials Science

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning has been transforming humans ability to execute complex inference tasks using computers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Su

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

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Elucidating the fate of iron and copper based nanofertilizer in soil-plant system using isotope labelling and synchrotron techniques

Queen Mary University of London School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Nanotechnology is a rapidly advancing enabling technology with the potential to revolutionize modern life. More recently, the application of nanotechnology in agriculture has garnered significant attention due to its high potential to facilitate sustainable agriculture and enhance food security. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Zhang

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

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Quantum phenomena and energy conversion in two-dimensional materials nanostructures

Lancaster University Physics Department

The new PhD project in fundamental and applied physics is announced at Lancaster University Quantum Technologie Centre (LQTC) https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/quantum-technology/research/quantum-nanomechanics/… Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Kolosov

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

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Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Quantum-Dot Spin Qubits

University of Sussex School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences

PhD studentship in the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Group. Type of award. Postgraduate Research. PhD project. The Project. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EC Chekhovich

21 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Polychromatic optical singularities

King’s College London Department of Physics

Starting from the early 1990s, a quiet revolution has been taking place in optics, coming from a growing realization that one can get a huge amount of information about the propagation of a beam of light by understanding the nature and position of the optical singularities in the beam. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EP Pisanty

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

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Preparation of InP Quantum Dots

King’s College London Department of Physics

Applications are invited for a funded studentship to work on the synthesis and analysis of luminescent InP-based quantum dots using colloidal/air-sensitive inorganic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Green

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

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Attosecond physics in solids

King’s College London Department of Physics

High Harmonic Generation in Solids (HHG-S) was first observed in ZnO crystal [1] and GaSe semi-conductor [2]. Recent results show that HHG-S can reach XUV range [3] towards the production attosecond pulses from solids. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Zair

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

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Single molecule science: new experimental approaches to measuring the charge, size and 3D conformation of single biomolecules in solution

University of Oxford Department of Chemistry

Prof. Madhavi Krishnan's group is looking for bright, highly motivated and committed students for PhD research in the broad area of single molecule biophysics and nanoscience. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Krishnan

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

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Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

The multidisciplinary doctorate degree in microsystems engineering builds on the fundamentals of traditional engineering and science combined with curriculum and research activities addressing the numerous technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SP Preble

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

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Advanced Biosensors for dementia biomarker detection

University College London Institute for Materials Discovery

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to join the Advanced Biosensing group led by Dr Bing Li at the Institute for Materials Discovery (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-for-materials-discovery/), University College London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Li

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

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6 new positions in the SNI Nanoscience PhD program

University of Basel Swiss Nanoscience Institute

The Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at the University of Basel invites highly motivated young scientists to apply for a fully funded PhD position in the SNI PhD program. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Switzerland PhD Programme

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Nanoscale Electrochemical Imaging for Clean Energy Development

University of Sydney School of Chemistry

Kang group at the University of Sydney is looking for PhD students who are passionate about exploring a new area of electrochemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K M Kang

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Cardiff University EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

The University of Manchester

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

University College London

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

University of Sheffield

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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PhD studentship in Organic/Supramolecular Chemistry

University of Reading School of Chemistry & Food

A fully funded PhD position (tuition fees and stipend) is available in the group of Dr James Cooper (https://www.cooperchemistry.com/) at the University of Reading. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Cooper

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

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DNA-bending Proteins for Nanotech

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

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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PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry: Metallo-Peptide Cages - Peptides as Adaptable Building Blocks in Metal-Organic Supramolecular Self-Assembly

King’s College London Department of Chemistry

We are a synthetic chemistry group working in supramolecular and biological chemistry, and nanotechnology. We work in the Francis Crick Institute in London, and at King's College London - find more details at https://www.mcternanresearchgroup.com/. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CMT McTernan

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

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Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Ilmenau University of Technology

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation, the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany is establishing the “Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)” for research on the next generation of IT systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities available at the Cancer, Infection and Therapeutics research group

London South Bank University

Are you passionate about Cancer research and infectious diseases and eager to advance your research career? London South Bank University is pleased to offer self-funded PhD opportunities in molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy in cancer, and infectious diseases (wet lab and computational methods) for motivated and talented qualified individuals. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Alpha-synuclein amyloid in Parkinson's disease: using Nanoinjection as a tool to study alpha-synuclein amyloid toxicity inside neurons

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. Amyloid fibrils formed by the misfolding of alpha-synuclein are the principal component of Lewy Bodies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E W Hewitt, Prof S E Radford, Dr P Actis

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

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We have 64 nanotechnology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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