We aim to recruit 60-70 postgraduates each year to our PhD and Masters courses and also to our various centres for doctoral training. We cover a very broad range of subjects and applications are welcomed in all areas of chemistry at any time of the year.

Below are highlighted just a few of the many projects available. Please note, unless otherwise indicated the MScR projects require students to be self-funding.

MSc by research

New programs for 2021/22 hosted by the School of Chemistry: 

Enhancing Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis with Deep Learning 

Main Supervisor: Prof. Paul Bartlett

For information on this project see Bartlett - Nanoparticle MSc Project (PDF, 275kB) Apply Here

Digital Self-Assembly: Learning to Grow

Main Supervisor: Prof. Paul Bartlett

For information on this project see Bartlett - Digital Self-Assembly MSc (PDF, 190kB) Apply Here

Investigating Molecule-Environment Interactions with Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy 

Main Supervisor: Dr. Tom Oliver

For information on this project see MScR project TAAO (PDF, 326kB) Apply Here

Molecules on Graphene as Functional Nanocomposites 

Main Supervisor: Dr. Wuge Briscoe 

For information on this project see MScR - Briscoe Graphene (PDF, 86kB) Apply Here

Self-assembly and Interactions of Bacterial Membrane Lipids 

Main Supervisor: Dr. Wuge Briscoe 

For information on this project see MScR - Briscoe LPS (PDF, 292kB) Apply Here

Magnetic Surfactants for Stimuli Responsive Interfaces and Dispersions

Main Supervisor: Prof. Julian Eastoe

For information on this project see J Eastoe - MScR Project (PDF, 62kB) Apply Here

MScR in Novel Biomaterials for Cleaning Waters 

Main Supervisor: Dr Pierangelo Gobbo

For information on this project and how to apply please see here: Gobbo - Biomaterials Project (PDF, 271kB)

MScR in Synthetic Tissue-Like Materials Harvest Light 

Main Supervisor: Dr Pierangelo Gobbo

For information on this project and how to apply please see here: Gobbo - Synthetic Project (PDF, 297kB)

MScR in Global Environmental Challenges

In addition, the School of Chemistry has a number of projects which are part of the new Cabot Institute Master’s by Research programme. Please see below for available opportunities, and contact cabot-masters@bristol.ac.uk if you have any enquiries.

• Clean water from molecular sponges
• Solar Thermionic Energy Converters
• Novel biomaterials for cleaning waters
• Synthetic tissue-like materials harvest light

Funded PhD Studentships available in the School of Chemistry

PhDs in Chemical Synthesis (Deadline: 23 February 2021)

NERC GW4 + DTP2 Projects 2021/22 

Applications are now CLOSED for NERC 2021/22. You can find this years prospectus here. 

Applications will re-open in the Autumn. 

SWBio DTP Projects 2021/22

The recruitment for SWBIODTP studentships has ended for the 21/22 intake. 

PLease check back in the Autmumn for next years projects

Organic and Biological Chemistry Studentships 

Developing Photo-Electrochemistry in Synthetic Organic Methodology 

Main Supervisor: Dr. Alastair Lennox 

For information on this studentship please see Lennox PhD Project 21 (PDF, 28kB) How to apply.

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Studentships 

Optimisation of surfactant-solvent systems for adaptive lubricants

Main Supervisor:  Professor Julian Eastoe 

For information on this studentship please see Infineum PhD (PDF, 70kB). How to apply.

Soft materials under stress: microscopic dynamics and machine learning

Main Supervisor:  Professor Paul Bartlett 
For information on this studentship please contact Prof Bartlett via p.bartlett@bristol.ac.uk