PhD opportunities in chemistry in united kingdom for Iranian students

[Course fees at Home rate and stipend of £21,805 per annum for at least three years.] The University of Oxford is offering a DPhil studentship in Materials Chemistry, focusing on correlated disorder in functional materials. The position is supervised by Professor Andrew Goodwin in the Department of Chemistry, with a start date of 1st October 2026. The Goodwin group investigates the dual roles of flexibility and disorder in functional materials, supported by major grants including an ERC Advanced...

[Fully funded position for students worldwide, including relocation support and travel fund between Birmingham and Melbourne.] This fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Birmingham, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, investigates pressurised ion transport in nanoporous materials, with a focus on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) such as ZIF-8. The project explores how water and ions behave under nanoconfinement, which differs significantly from bulk electrolytes and has...

This PhD project at Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) addresses the urgent issue of microplastic (MP) and chemical additive contamination in surface and groundwater in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The research fills a significant gap, as most studies in India focus on marine environments or urban biofilms, leaving urban water contamination underexplored. The project also pioneers the bioremediation of MPs using Nature-based Solutions (NbS), a nove...

This PhD project at Heriot-Watt University focuses on optimising polymer flooding strategies for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) during the energy transition. As the demand for hydrocarbons persists, it is crucial to minimise CO2 emissions and maximise operational efficiency. Recent advances in polymer flooding in the North Sea have shown that polymer viscosified injection water can significantly increase oil recovery, accelerate production, reduce water production, and lower the carbon footprint co...

This fully funded PhD at Cranfield University, sponsored by UKWIR and EPSRC, focuses on the application of innovative technologies in drinking water treatment. The project aims to build an experimental evidence base to guide the selection of water treatment solutions that minimize cost and whole-life carbon, addressing emerging water quality challenges such as PFAS, microplastics, and viruses. As a doctoral researcher, you will conduct laboratory and pilot-scale experiments using both convention...

The PRIMED for Medicinal Chemistry PhD positions at the University of St Andrews offer an exciting opportunity to join a cutting-edge research group focused on precision molecular editing and diversification. The PRIMED project integrates late-stage enzymatic halogenation with synthetic diversification of aryl and alkyl halides, addressing key challenges in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Formation of C-X bonds (where X is F, Cl, Br, or I) is crucial for modulating bioactivity, bioav...

The University of Liverpool is offering a fully funded PhD position as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital and Automated Materials Chemistry (DAMC CDT). This opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in computational chemistry, machine learning, and materials discovery, with a focus on bridging the gap between computational predictions and real-world synthesis of materials. The project aims to make more realistic predictions of material stability at synthesis temperatu...

The University of Strathclyde's Department of Chemical & Process Engineering is offering a fully funded PhD opportunity focused on developing sustainable polymeric encapsulation solutions for pest control. The project, supervised by Dr Sara Tatiana Roldan Velasquez (Chancellor's Fellow) and Dr Karen Johnston (Reader), aims to create eco-friendly methods to protect crops and livestock from pests using biopolymers to encapsulate natural pest attractants and beneficial microorganisms. The research ...

The Gryn'ova Computational Carbon Chemistry Group at the University of Birmingham is offering a fully funded PhD position in the exciting field of computational chemistry, materials science, and artificial intelligence. This opportunity is ideal for students interested in the intersection of computational materials science and chemical machine learning, with research topics spanning innovative approaches in chemistry, materials science, and AI-driven discovery. The position is fully funded for 3...