PhD Studentships
Department Of Chemistry
University College London

Applications are invited for our three year research programmes leading to the degree of PhD. Due to funding restrictions the studentships currently available are for UK/EU nationals only.

The Department has a 5* RAE rating. Prospective candidates are welcome to contact members of the academic staff holding PhD studentships: http://www.chem.ucl.ac.uk/.

Our main research activities are in the following areas:

• Chemical Biology
• Chemical Physics
• Chemical Magnetism
• Computational Chemistry
• Crystallography/Industrial Materials
• Electro chemistry
• High Performance Scientific Computing
• Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Spectroscopy

Further information on our research programmes is available from: http://www.chem.ucl.ac.uk/research/index.html

The department has world class facilities in the areas of scanning probe microscopy, x-ray powder defraction, scanning electron microscopy, mass spectrometry, NMR, XPS, ultra fast laser
spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy. Time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, attosecond science, FTIR RAIRS spectroscopy, and thermal imaging. The Department also makes extensive use of national and international neutron and x-ray scattering facilities.

Close collaborative links exist with industry and other university departments in the UK and abroad.

The minimum academic requirement for admission is an upper second class honours degree, or a lower second with a Master’s, (or overseas equivalents) in a relevant subject. Application packs are available via
and the application form itself can be down loaded in pdf format or from Mary Lou
Jabore (m.l.jabore@ucl.ac.uk) who is happy to answer questions about the admissions process and funding opportunities available.