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Scholarships
Find out more about departmental PhD scholarships.
Departmental PhD scholarships
The Department of Chemical Engineering has up to 15 fully-funded scholarships available for PhD applicants to start in 2024. Ten scholarships are open to all applicants regardless of their fee status while 5 are reserved for Home students. The scholarships cover both tuition fees and a tax-free contribution to maintenance costs of approximately between £20,622 - £22,900 per annum for 42 months.
Find out more about the Departmental PhD scholarships and projects available for October 2025 entry.
Additional PhD opportunities
PhD Studentship in properties of pure and impure carbon dioxide for application in CCS
Contact: Prof Martin Trusler
PhD Studentship in properties of pure and impure carbon dioxide for application in CCS
Developing Adaptive Design and Automation Frameworks for Modular Chemical Manufacturing Systems
Contact: Dr Mehmet Mercangoz
Deadline: Applications accepted all year round
Developing Adaptive Design and Automation Frameworks for Modular Chemical Manufacturing Systems
Development of a novel Enantioselective Crystal Floatation (ECF) Process for the separation of industrially relevant chiral compounds
Contact: Bhavna Patel
Deadline: Applications accepted all year round
Development of a novel Enantioselective Crystal Floatation (ECF) Process for the separation of industrially relevant chiral compounds
Photo(electro)catalyst development for sustainable C-C coupling
Contact: Dr Salvador Eslava
Deadline: Applications accepted all year round
Photo(electro)catalyst development for sustainable C-C coupling advert on FindAPhD
High surface-area materials for solid oxide electrochemical cells
Contact: Dr Salvador Eslava
Deadline: We welcome applications from candidates for the Autumn 2023 entry.
High surface-area materials for solid oxide electrochemical cells advert
PhD Studentship in Microfluidics Particle Discovery and Manufacture
Contact: Dr Yuval Elani
Deadline: Until positions are filled
PhD Studentship in Microfluidics Particle Discovery and Manufacture advert [PDF, 105KB]
PhD Studentships in Artificial Cell Engineering
Contact: Dr Yuval Elani
Deadline: Until positions are filled
PhD Studentships in Artificial Cell Engineering [PDF, 256KB]
Artificial Intelligence
Contact: Dr. Ali K. Yetisen
Deadline: Open all year round
PhD Studentship in Artificial Intelligence [Word, 56KB]
Biochemical Sensors
Contact: Dr. Ali K. Yetisen
Deadline: Open all year round
PhD Studentship in Biochemical Sensors [Word, 55KB]