Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

Recent years have seen a significant expansion in the range of analytical techniques being applied to issues within forensic science. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Managh

Novel Sampling, Synthesis, and Capture of Organophosphate Nerve Agent Stimulants in Critical Environments

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

This project will explore new integrated approaches for enhanced security applications. Our aim is to develop a comprehensive study of organophosphate nerve agent stimulants and their potential degradants in critical environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Turner

Novel Molecules for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

At present there are no effective drugs for pancreatic cancer treatment. Several molecules have been shown to be a promising anti-austerity agents, able to suppress pancreatic cancer cell lines to tolerate conditions of nutrient deprivation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Buckley

Novel Polycyclic Beta-lactams: New Antibiotics?

Supervisor: Dr G Pritchard

The quest for novel antibiotics is an important challenge for organic chemists. Novel modifications of old bioactive cores is a central part of this quest. Read more

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering

PhD Studentship in Structural Battery Electrodes

Structural batteries, or structural materials that possess the ability to store and deliver electrical energy, could play a pivotal role in decarbonising challenging industries such as aviation, by integrating the power source within, say, the aeroplane fuselage itself. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HA Au

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

University of Sydney School of Chemistry

Lightning and the Chemical Origin of Life

What are the early steps in the chemical origin of life on Earth, prior to the existence of complex organic molecules and biology? Could Earth have relied… Read more

Supervisor: Dr HJ Jiang

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

University of Sydney School of Chemistry

Electrified Chemical Production for a Zero-Carbon Future

Inert molecules, such as CO₂ and N₂, have high bond energies (5.5eV for CO and 9.8eV for N≡N). Read more

Supervisor: Dr HJ Jiang

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

University of Sydney School of Chemistry

Using Radical Electrochemistry to Actively Rescue the Climate

The climate challenge has two important components, one is the depleting ozone layer in the stratosphere and the other is the increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the troposphere. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HJ Jiang

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

Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy

Medical care has transformed over the last century with significant improvements in the variety and extent to which various diseases can be treated and/or prevented. Read more

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

Biomaterial coatings with lubricious, slippery coatings for improved urinary catheter performance

Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy

Intermittent urinary catheterisation is commonly used to address chronic urinary retention in patients suffering from conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. Read more

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

Microneedle delivery systems for minimally-invasive patient diagnosis/monitoring

Supervisor: Prof R Donnelly

In this project, a novel type of integrated system will be investigated that will by-pass the skin barrier. On its surface will be multiple microscopic needles that pierce the skin without causing any pain – the sensation is said to feel like a cat’s tongue or sharkskin. Read more

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

Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics

Supervisor: Prof R Donnelly

Microneedle arrays are minimally-invasive devices that painlessly, and without drawing blood, penetrate the skin’s stratum corneum barrier. Read more

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

Synthetic Protein-Transporters for Enhanced Transduction Activity

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

Intracellular protein delivery is key to probing important cellular processes and developing advanced biotherapeutics. However, protein trafficking into the cell, and more specifically to the cytosol remains a significant challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Carmali

UNSW Sydney School of Chemistry

Reaction Monitoring and Structural Characterisation of Coordination Driven Self-Assembled Systems by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry

Can you envisage a world where building a new catalyst or an artificial enzyme is like following an architectural plan for building a house? This is difficult as we don't even fully understand the construction materials! We research the properties of molecular building-blocks and their "constructed" aggregates, towards drawing up these type of blueprints. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rijs

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

Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials

Supervisors: Prof C McCoy, Dr M Wylie

A major problem associated with medical devices is infection. With infection rates of approaching 100% in some devices, ways to prevent formation of bacterial biofilm on medical device surfaces are urgently required. Read more

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