PhD Opportunities for Overseas Students

Applications are welcomed from overseas students who meet the entry requirements for studying for a PhD in Chemistry at the University of York.  Whilst the University provides some scholarships for overseas students, all are partial scholarships and the competition for these is extremely high.  Most of our overseas students either hold scholarships from their own governments or self-fund the vast majority of their studies.  This includes fees at the Overseas rate and living costs for the duration of the PhD, including writing up their thesis.  The University recommends that you would need at least £7,500-£9,500 per year for your living costs.

Details of the PhD projects available are listed below.  In each case, you would be expected to provide evidence that you are able to self-fund your PhD when you submit your application.

Supervisor
Research Key Words
Project Title
Further Details
Dr A A Antson
Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Structural biology of tRNA-modification enzymes
Structural biology of tRNA-modification enzymes (PDF , 173kb) 
Professor Duncan Bruce
Liquid Crystals, Materials Chemistry
Oxidation Chemistry of Platinum(II) 
Oxidation Chemistry of Platinum(II) (PDF , 315kb) 
Professor Duncan Bruce
Liquid Crystals, Materials Chemistry
Binuclear Complexes of Platinum(III) – Oxidation, OLEDs and Liquid Crystals
Oxidation Chemistry of Platinum(II) (PDF , 315kb) 
Dr P A Clarke
Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry
Investigating the Prebiotic Genesis of Carbohydrates
Investigating the Prebiotic Genesis of Carbohydrates (PDF , 108kb) 
Dr P A Clarke
Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry
Total Synthesis of Tetrahydropyran Containing Natural Products 
Total Synthesis of Tetrahydropyran Containing Natural Products (PDF , 86kb) 
Dr P A Clarke and Dr G H Thomas
Synthetic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Synthesis of sialic acid analogues to target bacterial pathogens 
Synthesis of sialic acid analogues to target bacterial pathogens (PDF , 280kb) 
Dr M C R Cockett and Dr R E Douthwaite
Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Solar Energy Conversion: Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Photoactive Materials 
Solar Energy Conversion: Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Photoactive (PDF , 196kb) 
Dr R E Douthwaite 
Inorganic Chemistry
Solar energy conversion and environmental chemistry
Solar energy conversion and environmental chemistry (PDF , 130kb) 
Professor S B Duckett and Professor I J S Fairlamb
Inorganic Chemistry
Applying new technologies to studies of palladium-catalyzed reactions: a triage of synthesis, catalysis and mechanism determination 
Applying new technologies to studies of palladium-catalyzed reactions (PDF , 255kb) 
Dr A-K Duhme-Klair and Professor R N Perutz Inorganic Chemistry Light-driven oxygen atom transfer with water as oxygen source  Light-driven oxygen atom transfer with water as oxygen source (PDF , 166kb)
Dr A-K Duhme-Klair and Dr A Routledge
Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Solubilised antibiotics for the treatment of lung infections  Solubilised antibiotics for the treatment of lung infections (PDF , 206kb) 
Professor M Evans and Professor L J Carpenter 
Atmospheric Chemistry
Understanding the impact of marine iodine chemistry on climate and air quality
 Understanding the impact of marine iodine chemistry on climate and air quality (PDF , 225kb) 
Dr J F Hamilton and Professor A C Lewis
Atmospheric Chemistry 
Development of a highly specific technique to speciate organic nitrogen in aqueous environmental samples
Development of a highly specific technique to speciate organic nitrogen in aqueo (PDF , 209kb) 
Professor B J Keely
Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry 
Triacylglycerol as Indicators of Animal Fats and Fish Oils in Archaeological Environments 
Triacylglycerol as Indicators of Animal Fats and Fish Oils in Archaeological Env (PDF , 206kb) 
Dr J M Lynam and Dr J M Slattery
Inorganic Chemistry
Ruthenium Vinylidene Complexes as Catalysts for the C-H Functionalization of Heterocycles   Ruthenium Vinylidene Complexes as Catalysts for the C-H Functionalization of Het (PDF , 240kb) 
Professor P A O'Brien and Dr S W Breeden
Organic Chemistry, Green Chemistry
Back to Basics: Sustainable Organolithium-Mediated Synthetic Chemistry for the Pharmaceutical Industry 
Back to Basics: Sustainable Organolithium-Mediated Synthetic Chemistry for the P (PDF , 275kb) 
Dr K E H Penkman
Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry Getting our teeth into the Quaternary: amino acids in enamel 
Getting our teeth into the Quaternary: amino acids in enamel (PDF , 263kb) 
Professor R N Perutz and Professor I J S Fairlamb
Inorganic Chemistry
Direct arylation of fluoroaromatics at palladium 
Direct arylation of fluoroaromatics at palladium (PDF , 241kb) 
Dr J M Slattery
Inorganic Chemistry 
Computationally guided design: Developing synergistic experimental and theoretical methodologies for catalyst discovery
Computationally guided design (PDF , 24kb) 
Professor D K Smith Organic Chemistry TissueGels – Synthesis and NMR Investigation of Multi-Component Hydrogels
 TissueGels – Synthesis and NMR Investigation of Multi-Component Hydrogels (PDF , 265kb)
Professor P H Walton and Professor G J Davies Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry Bioethanol from cellulose.  A reality at last?
 Bioethanol from cellulose. A reality at last? (PDF , 371kb)