Analytical Chemistry PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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

Applications of main group Lewis acids in synthetic organic chemistry. This project will investigate the use of boron or aluminium Lewis acids in transformations typically catalysed by transition metals. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Melen

PhD in Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry of Nucleotide Analogues

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

Nucleoside analogues (NAs) are an important class of antiviral and anticancer agents commonly used in the therapy of many different viral infections and cancer conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Serpi

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Wearable Sample Collection for Biosensing

Measurement of low abundance proteins is key for enabling early detection of diseases [1]. A widely used method for the measurement of low abundance proteins is enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [2]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gupta

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

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

High-throughput biomaterials discovery

Polymer biomaterials have revolutionised a range of areas from drug delivery, to antimicrobials, to cellular cryopreservation. There are 1000’s of possible monomer combinations, molecular weights and architectures to be explored, and even small differences can dramatically change their properties. Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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

PhD in Chemistry: Structural effects in alternating biodegradable polymers

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

Dr Alison Paul Dr Alison Paul - People - Cardiff University is looking for a PhD student to join the Soft Matter Research Group for a project on “Structural effects in alternating biodegradable polymers”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Paul

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Three-Dimensional Microfluidics for High Throughput Reactions and Bioassays

High-throughput reactions and bioassays allow cost-effective testing of large libraries of bio/chemical molecules for drug discovery, disease diagnosis, and industrial biotechnology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gupta

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

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Biosensor for Point-of-Care DNA Detection

DNA detection is needed for a range of applications including clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. As target DNA is often present in very low concentrations, it is typically amplified using methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) [1], before detection. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Gupta

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

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

Taking Light Induced Electron Paramagnetic Resonance In Cell for Biological Structural Determination

Studying the structure of proteins and other biological systems is an important step in understanding their function. Most structural studies are conducted in environments that are far away from native conditions, such as those found inside a cell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bowen, Dr J Rowbotham, Dr I Riddell, Dr D Heyes

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Sniffing for Answers: Rapid Profiling and Classification of Volatile Organic Compounds

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD within the Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation research group, www.liverpool.ac.uk/mass-spec. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. In this PhD project you will integrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with an LFI platform for POC diagnostics using size-controlled Raman reporter-tagged gold nanoparticle clusters. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Lateral Flow Test Development for Small Molecules

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. The successful applicant is expected to start in September 2022, although this date is negotiable. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Miniature Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) are versatile analytical techniques that allow general-purpose chemical detection and measurement. Read more

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

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Ion irradiation of advanced nuclear fuels

Nuclear fission power currently accounts for 20% of UK energy production, making it a key low-carbon energy source for reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the governments New-Zero target by 2050. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Abram, Dr JB Buckley, Dr R Harrison

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

PhD in Chemistry: Developing innovative organofluorine chemistry

Supervisor: Dr M Tredwell

PhD in Chemistry - Developing innovative organofluorine chemistry. Dr Matthew Tredwell is looking for a PhD student to develop innovative organofluorine chemistry. Read more

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