School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
PhD Chemistry
| Duration | Full time: 2-4 years
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| Course type | Full-time, Part-time route available |
| Study location | Â鶹´«Ã½ |
The programme will provide you with the opportunity to conduct research alongside staff at the forefront of the chemistry subject discipline. Research project opportunities include combinations of laboratory and applied field/placement work with access to high specification analytical facilities. Working with a supervisor the programme offers you the flexibility to shape your research in an area of particular interest to you, alongside the opportunity to gain research skills from taught modules.
Key features
- Conduct research alongside staff at the forefront of the chemistry subject discipline.
- Access high specification analytical facilities:
- analytical chemistry
- air quality and human health
- geochemistry and palaeochemistry
- marine biogeochemistry
- physical characterisation and modelling of porous materials
- surface science and heterogeneous catalysis. - The Doctoral College works with staff and students in all areas of the University’s research to ensure that our diverse community of postgraduate researchers are offered the best possible experience.
Entry requirements
Applicants are expected to have completed an honours undergraduate degree with a 2:1 or first in an area of study appropriate to your project proposal. We are happy to consider equivalent qualifications (for instance, you may have studied different subjects at undergraduate and masters level but have worked in and/or developed an interest in your sector since then).
You will also need to provide evidence that you are ready to pursue the project you propose in your application. This will take the form of a research proposal.
If English is not your first language, you must have proficiency in written and spoken English (normally a minimum test score of 6.5 for IELTS, or equivalent). Given the nature of the programme, you’ll be expected to read and engage with complex theoretical texts and debates for which fluency in English is essential.
For more general guidelines and application requirements, please visit the
research degrees applicants
page.
Fees, costs and funding
Please visit
tuition fees for postgraduate research
for information about fees. PhD Chemistry is in Band 2 for fees purposes.
You are responsible for meeting all of the costs related to your own research project, beyond the resources available in the department.
Bench fees may be required depending on the project, detailed as part of the admissions process and indicated in full in the offer letter.
Please visit our postgraduate research
money matters
page to find out more about issues related to fees, funding, loans and paying for your programme of study.