36 monthsProgramme duration
33,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Chemistry
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying for an MPhil/PhD at UCL Chemistry means joining a thriving department along with a large cohort of researchers working alongside academics and, potentially, industry. The department has wide-ranging links with science and technology industries offering excellent prospects for employability.
The department offers a broad range of research themes across physical, organic, inorganic and computational chemistry, specific departmental strengths are listed under research areas below.
Research areas:
Biocatalysis and synthetic biology Bionanotechnology Chemical biology and drug discovery Chemical modification and synthesis of proteins and complex peptides Chemical sensors and gas-phase electrochemistry Chemistry in interstellar space Computational chemistry, from materials simulations to quantum dynamics Computational chemistry - biomolecular simulations and drug design Development of chemical probes for biological systems Development of synthetic methodology for organic synthesis Gas-phase reactions of ions and molecules related to atmospheric chemistry Industrial materials New synthetic methods for inorganic materials Thin film growth and analysis Surface solid-state science Ultrafast molecular dynamics and coherent control.
The department takes a leading role in the following interdisciplinary research centres, which bring together expertise from various departments in UCL, and which maintain strong and coherent links with external institutions:
The Centre for Computational Science (CCS) The Centre for Cosmic Chemistry and Physics The Materials Chemistry Centre. The Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology UK Catalysis Hub- Research Complex at Harwell The Francis Crick Institute (2015 onwards).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Chemistry
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying for an MPhil/PhD at UCL Chemistry means joining a thriving department along with a large cohort of researchers working alongside academics and, potentially, industry. The department has wide-ranging links with science and technology industries offering excellent prospects for employability.
The department offers a broad range of research themes across physical, organic, inorganic and computational chemistry, specific departmental strengths are listed under research areas below.
Research areas:
Biocatalysis and synthetic biology Bionanotechnology Chemical biology and drug discovery Chemical modification and synthesis of proteins and complex peptides Chemical sensors and gas-phase electrochemistry Chemistry in interstellar space Computational chemistry, from materials simulations to quantum dynamics Computational chemistry - biomolecular simulations and drug design Development of chemical probes for biological systems Development of synthetic methodology for organic synthesis Gas-phase reactions of ions and molecules related to atmospheric chemistry Industrial materials New synthetic methods for inorganic materials Thin film growth and analysis Surface solid-state science Ultrafast molecular dynamics and coherent control.
The department takes a leading role in the following interdisciplinary research centres, which bring together expertise from various departments in UCL, and which maintain strong and coherent links with external institutions:
The Centre for Computational Science (CCS) The Centre for Cosmic Chemistry and Physics The Materials Chemistry Centre. The Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology UK Catalysis Hub- Research Complex at Harwell The Francis Crick Institute (2015 onwards).
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