
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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Aijun Huang
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MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
New Today
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PhD scholarship opportunity in Materials Science and Engineering: NOₓ production by plasma bubble reactor at Monash University is an industry-focused doctoral project delivered through CSIRO’s Industry PhD (iPhD) Program. The project brings together Monash University, CSIRO, and an industry partner to co-develop a four-year research program based at CSIRO Clayton in Victoria. The research explores a plasma bubble reactor that injects tiny plasma-filled bubbles into water to produce nitrogen oxid...
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie
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Germany
Posted Yesterday
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The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) in Leipzig, Germany, is seeking a PhD candidate to join the Sofiadis group and develop sustainable organic photocatalysts for circular chemistry. The project addresses the limited use of organic photocatalysts in synthetic chemistry and aims to replace heavy-metal-based photocatalytic complexes with more sustainable organic alternatives. The researcher will design new photocatalysts and investigate their reactivity in organic reactions that su...
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Ingela Lanekoff
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Uppsala University
Sweden
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The Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences at Uppsala University is recruiting a PhD student for a project in analytical chemistry focused on developing novel methods for single-cell analysis and quantification using direct infusion mass spectrometry. The project is centered on optimizing sampling and ionization probes for the sensitive detection of metabolites and lipids from individual cells, with the aim of studying cellular heterogeneity. The work combines custom-built analytical platform...
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Per Bruheim
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway
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This PhD opening is based in the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, within the Microbial Biotechnology research division. The project is part of a larger NTNU-funded research effort on preparedness and response to antimicrobial resistance. It is embedded in the Bruheim research group, which works on deep phenotyping of prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems using advanced cultivation technology and mass spectromet...
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University of Minnesota Duluth
United States
3 days ago
Fully Funded PhD Position in Water Resources Science is available at the University of Minnesota Duluth in the United States. The thesis will investigate how sediment and sunlight exposure influence the generation of 6PPD-quinone from tire wear particles, an emerging environmental contaminant relevant to water quality and pollution science. The project is associated with Dr. Bridget Ulrich and Dr. Melissa Mauerer-Jones in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Natural Resources Res...
3 days ago
Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology
Norway
4 days ago
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a full-time PhD Candidate position in Microbiology at the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science in Trondheim, Norway. The project is based in the Bruheim research group and forms part of the NTNU-funded initiative Preparedness and Response to AMR, the silent pandemic . Research will investigate emerging technologies for understanding the mode of operation and activity of synthetic and natural antibacterial ...
4 days ago
University of Birmingham
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United Kingdom
5 days ago
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The University of Birmingham is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in biomimetic foldamers as a new class of sustainable catalysts , based in the School of Chemistry in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Foldamers are synthetic oligomers that adopt stable, bio-inspired conformations such as helices. Their solid forms have applications in materials science, supramolecular chemistry, and biological chemistry. Because foldamers are bio- and environmentally compatible and have modular, tuneable molecu...
5 days ago
University of New South Wales
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Australia
6 days ago
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A UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, for research on AI-guided molecular recognition. The project combines native mass spectrometry, robotic chemistry and artificial intelligence to develop faster and more informative methods for discovering and characterising molecules that bind to proteins. The successful PhD researcher will contribute to multiplexed, multistage mass spectrometry, automated sample...
6 days ago
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
Spain
1 week ago
PhD Position in Environmental Contaminants and Microplastics The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) is seeking a motivated predoctoral researcher for a PhD project on the analysis of environmental contaminants in water. The research combines field sampling, instrumental analysis, and data processing. The project will investigate the detection and characterisation of environmental contaminants, microplastics, and their associated additives, together with degrada...
1 week ago
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Trinity College Dublin
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Ireland
1 month ago
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Research Fellow in Analytical Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, O’Boyle Research Group). This is a postdoctoral research opportunity in analytical chemistry focused on the chemical analysis of diabetic medical devices and the investigation of skin allergy / allergic contact dermatitis linked to continuous glucose-monitoring devices and insulin pump systems. The project uses GC/MS , LC/MS , and HPLC to identify and quantify allergenic chemicals i...
1 month ago
Y. Zhao
South East Technological University
Ireland
3 months ago
The Phase Transition Lab at the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT), is recruiting postdoctoral researchers for interdisciplinary work on the fundamental physics of phase transition and its applications in cryobiology and thermal management . Hosted by Associate Professor Y. Zhao , the group welcomes candidates with a PhD or equivalent and backgrounds in thermodynamics, numerical heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, molecular dynam...
3 months ago
Emma Feeney
University College Dublin
Ireland
9 months ago
The SWEETWISE project at University College Dublin (UCD) is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for a 4-year position focused on developing safe, evidence-based strategies for sugar reduction across the food system. This multidisciplinary research programme brings together experts in nutrition, food science, sensory science, and public health, with collaborative partners at Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin. The project addresses critical public health challenges related to excess dietary sugar...
9 months ago
Estimated costs in Ireland.
MonthlyYearly | |
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![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | €460 $500/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | €883 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Dean
Technological University Dublin
Ireland
Inorganic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Metal Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry
Metalloenzyme
Lecturer
Maynooth University
Ireland
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Ligand Chemistry
Targeted Therapy
Metal Chemistry
Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
National University of Ireland Galway
Ireland
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Water Splitting
Photoelectrocatalysis
Electrochemistry
Technological University Dublin
Ireland
Microbiology
Virology
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Hepatitis C
Infrared Spectroscopy
Technological University Dublin—City Campus
Ireland
Analytical Chemistry
Cell Biology
Spectroscopy
Radiobiology
Cancer Research
Lecturer
University College Cork
Ireland
Analytical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Nanofluidics
Organophosphorus Chemistry
Spectroscopy

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