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Development of NMR Methods for the Study of Dynamics in Solids

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

One fully funded PhD studentship is available in the area of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) of solids. The position is available for 42-months starting in October 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Blanc

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

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PhD Research Scholarship Opportunity in NMR analysis of illicit drugs

University of Canterbury Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

We’re looking for a highly-motivated PhD applicant to join our multi-disciplinary team, to work on developing a field-invariant NMR spectroscopy database for the analysis of illicit drugs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Holland

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

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Accelerated Inorganic Materials Discovery Driven by Magnetic Resonance

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This studentship will explore experimental and computational Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy approaches to probe the fast oxide ion transport (e.g., self-diffusion coefficients, diffusion pathways, dimensionality of motion) of oxide in inorganic materials aimed at establishing design rules for the discovery of next generation fast conductors. Read more

Supervisors: Prof F Blanc, Dr M Dyer

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

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Machine learning algorithms for ab initio-based paramagnetic NMR analysis

University of Bath Department of Chemistry

The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project under the supervision of Dr Elizaveta Suturina in the Department of Chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E A Suturina

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

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Advancing hyperpolarised solid-state NMR spectroscopy for materials science

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

This PhD project is open to a wide range of research directions, depending on the interests and abilities of the candidate. The main topic will concern the application and development of methods for advanced NMR investigations of hyperpolarised solids. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Lee

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

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NMR approaches for understanding mass transfer in microbial biofilms and sessile microbial communities

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Biofilms are structured sessile communities of microorganisms with relevance in many areas of life. They are almost omnipresent in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof A McBain

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

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Development of Naked Mole Rat Colonic Crypt Models to Use in the Search for Bowel Disease Preventatives

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Diseases affecting the bowel such as colorectal cancer (CRC) and the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are major global healthcare challenges in the 21st century. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Shnyder, Prof S El-Khamisy

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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IMPRESSION+GAMES - A Generative Machine Learning System to Elucidate Chemical Structures

University of Bristol Chemistry

Applications are invited for a studentship starting, ideally, on 16 September 2024, to be supervised by Professor Craig Butts (University of Bristol). Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Butts

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

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Characterising human sebum using NMR approaches

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

We have recently shown that skin secretions in particular sebum, has a critical diagnostic role in other diseases unrelated directly to the skin. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D K Trivedi, Prof M Nilsson, Prof GA Morris

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

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Fluorinated tools for chemical biology

University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry

A PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr Chris Coxon, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, https://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/staff/academic-staff/dr-christopher-r-coxon. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Coxon

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

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Glycerol valorisation by clay-supported ruthenium catalysts

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

The valorisation of glycerol has gained significant recent attention as it is considered as an industrial waste product from biodiesel production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Heift

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

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Structural-guided PROTAC targeting of BMX to modulate apoptotic sensitivity in disease

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

What determines at the molecular level whether a cell lives or dies? Regulation of the cellular life–death switch is essential in healthy cells for normal foetal development and for the clearance of damaged cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JF Fox, Dr JH Hodgkinson

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

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CDT-QTE: Symmetry-based optimal control of nuclear spins

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Levitt

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

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The identification of allosteric inhibitors of high value therapeutic targets

University of Sheffield School of Biosciences

This study will develop a novel approach to identify allosteric inhibitor sites on a wide variety of high-value therapeutic targets, including protein kinases, protein phosphatases and small G-proteins. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J P Waltho

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

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Evaluating the impact of genotoxic aldehyde stress in premature ageing

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Aldehydes are highly reactive chemicals that are common pollutants and human metabolites. However, the vast majority of aldehydes’ biological functions are unknown. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hopkinson, Dr K Tanaka

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

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Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott

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

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Developing novel light-induced in-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) methods

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Light-induced in-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies are a growing field in both continuous wave and pulsed EPR. It can be used to monitor photoactivated chemical and biochemical reactions involving radical reagents, projects or intermediates. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Prof D Collison, Dr A Golovanov

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

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CDT-QTE: Driven propagation of quantum order down a nuclear spin wire

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Levitt

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

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Sustainable enantioselective cross-couplings: reaction development and applications in synthesis

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

A PhD position is available in the group of Professor John Bower at the University of Liverpool (https://bowerresearchgroup.wordpress.com/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Bower

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

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Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The School of Chemistry is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to a highly motivated candidate to start in September 2024. The student will carry out their doctoral research in the George Group, which has recently moved to the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof J George

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

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Developing sustainable chemical processes: Earth-abundant metal catalysts and light for activation of biomass-derived small molecules

University of Greenwich School of Science

Research. We will discover new reactions for organic synthesis using photocatalysis with Earth-abundant metals such as Cu and Fe and biomass-derived feedstocks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Cambeiro

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

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Multi-omics data production during olive fermentation.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MD Dasenaki, Prof VV Valdramidis, Dr KA Karatzas, Dr MWB Wells-Bennik, Prof M Zwietering

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

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Healable Polymer Materials

University of Reading School of Chemistry & Food

The past four decades of science have witnessed how chemists have learnt from nature, in part by trial and error as well as elegant design, to understand and master the use of weak non-covalent interactions and self-assembly processes in synthetic systems to realise complex multi-component assemblies that exhibit attractive functionalities. Read more

Supervisor: Prof W C Hayes

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

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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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Optimising the delivery of light into Electron Paramagnetic Resonance samples

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) is a magnetic resonance method that can be used to study any systems containing unpaired electrons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Prof D Collison, Dr A Golovanov, Dr R Stein

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK 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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Molecular characterization of Sam68-driven cytoskeletal reorganization

University of Leicester Molecular and Cell Biology

The cytoskeleton is a complex network of various fibres (microtubules, actin, …) that is essential for cells to maintain their shape and internal organization and for their migration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Dominguez, Prof A Fry

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

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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Recycling of Carbon Fibre Composites with Deep Eutectic Solvents

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

Globally, 62,000 tonnes of high-value, “waste” carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) are sent to landfill each year [1]. There is, therefore, an urgent need to develop sustainable recycling solutions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Keith, Dr A Ingram, Prof G Leeke

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

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PhD Studentship: High-Throughput Robotics in a Combined Organic Synthesis / X-ray Crystallography Approach for the Structural Elucidation of Complex Molecules

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award summary . 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). . Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Hall

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

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We have 99 nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 99 nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development of NMR Methods for the Study of Dynamics in Solids

PhD Research Scholarship Opportunity in NMR analysis of illicit drugs

Accelerated Inorganic Materials Discovery Driven by Magnetic Resonance

Machine learning algorithms for ab initio-based paramagnetic NMR analysis

Advancing hyperpolarised solid-state NMR spectroscopy for materials science

NMR approaches for understanding mass transfer in microbial biofilms and sessile microbial communities

Development of Naked Mole Rat Colonic Crypt Models to Use in the Search for Bowel Disease Preventatives

EPSRC - Light-coupled NMR to design novel photo-driven chemistry and materials

IMPRESSION+GAMES - A Generative Machine Learning System to Elucidate Chemical Structures

Characterising human sebum using NMR approaches

Fluorinated tools for chemical biology

Glycerol valorisation by clay-supported ruthenium catalysts

Structural-guided PROTAC targeting of BMX to modulate apoptotic sensitivity in disease

CDT-QTE: Symmetry-based optimal control of nuclear spins

The identification of allosteric inhibitors of high value therapeutic targets

Evaluating the impact of genotoxic aldehyde stress in premature ageing

Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

Developing novel light-induced in-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) methods

CDT-QTE: Driven propagation of quantum order down a nuclear spin wire

Sustainable enantioselective cross-couplings: reaction development and applications in synthesis

Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

Developing sustainable chemical processes: Earth-abundant metal catalysts and light for activation of biomass-derived small molecules

FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in Multi-omics data production during olive fermentation.

Healable Polymer Materials

PhD studentship in Organic/Supramolecular Chemistry

Optimising the delivery of light into Electron Paramagnetic Resonance samples

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

Molecular characterization of Sam68-driven cytoskeletal reorganization

125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Recycling of Carbon Fibre Composites with Deep Eutectic Solvents

PhD Studentship: High-Throughput Robotics in a Combined Organic Synthesis / X-ray Crystallography Approach for the Structural Elucidation of Complex Molecules

We have 99 nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 99 nmr PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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