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Postgraduate Opportunities
Current Chemistry Opportunities
Postgraduate projects undertaken in the Chemistry Department here in Durham cover all of the traditional areas of chemistry and other contemporary, often interdisciplinary topics. Ph.D. projects are available each year that span all aspects of the Department's research activities.
The Department offers Ph.D. positions via the EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) and for research projects hosted by individual research staff. Current opportunities are listed below.
M.Sc. projects are not listed specifically – please contact individual supervisors via our staff list.
How to apply
To apply for a PhD (F1A001) or MSc (F1A009) please go to the University application portal: https://studyatdurham.microsoftcrmportals.com/en-US/
This also applies if you are applying to the SOFI12 CDT.
Note that the applications to the MoSMed and ReNU CDTs are handled by the respective lead institutions. Please follow the instructions on the respective website.
Opportunities in our CDTs
If you are interested in our CDTs in Soft Matter for Formulation and Industrial Innovation (SOFI2), in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed) or in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU) please refer to our CDTpage .
List of individually funded Ph.D. Studentships:
Current funded postgraduate studentships are listed on FindAPhD
Development of new tools to understand and predict polymer degradation
Deadline: August 31st 2023
Supervisor: Dr C. Mahon
Crystallisation in Structured Ternary Fluids for Enhanced Control
Deadline: Year-round applications
Supervisors: Dr S. Cooper, Prof. J. Steed
Ultrafast Photochemistry at Water/Air Interfaces
Deadline: Year-round applications
Supervisor: Dr J. Verlet
Development of a novel translational spectrometer to investigate non-thermail Chemistry
Deadline: Year-round applications
Supervisor: Dr J. Gibbard
Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Deadline: 31st July 2023
Supervisor: Professor P. Steel
Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
Deadline: 31st July 2023
Supervisor: Professor P. Dyer
MoSMed
Our Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed) is an EPSRC funded joint venture between Newcastle and Durham Universities delivering a comprehensive research and training programme focused on Science at the interface of molecular and medical sciences, business skills, innovation and entrepreneurship.
For further information regarding MoSMed please refer to the webpage at: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/mosmed
Fully Funded 4 Year PhD Studentship in Molecular Sciences for Medicine Centre for Doctoral Training Available to Commence in October 2023
Our Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed) is an EPSRC funded joint venture between Newcastle and Durham Universities delivering a comprehensive research and training programme focused on Science at the interface of molecular and medical sciences, business skills, innovation and entrepreneurship.
We have a fully funded project available to apply for at Durham University for 2023/24 entry. For full details of this project please refer to the following advert: NBDTP (ncl.ac.uk)
Project mos23_16 PROTACS: new computational methods, targets and experimental validation
In spite of great advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of diseases such as cancer, the discovery of new drugs remains a huge challenge in academia and the pharmaceutical industries. Over the last decade, PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) drugs have gained significant traction as these compounds target proteins not by inhibition but by tagging them for protein degradation. PROTACs are bifunctional molecule where two ligands are connected by a flexible linker. This project is aimed at developing and testing new methods for the rational design of PROTACs in a close collaboration between the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), Newcastle University and Durham University.
For further details regarding this project please contact: Prof Ehmke Pohl: ehmke.pohl@durham.ac.uk
Please note that if you wish to apply for this project this is done via the University portal at: https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/
Please select the course ‘PhD in Molecular Sciences for Medicine (EPSRC CDT)’ and indicate the relevant project reference number in the ‘Field of Study’ section.
Details regarding the application process for the above project can be found at the following link: Durham | MoSMed CDT | Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk) Should you have any queries regarding application to the projects at Durham University, please contact the Durham MoSMed CDT Manager Emma Worden: emma.worden@durham.ac.uk
The closing date to apply is Friday 18th August 2023