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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE  PHD STUDENTSHIP IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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Application Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026

LOCATION: England

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship (home or international) in chemical engineering under the supervision of Professor Erwin Reisner within the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. The studentship targets the top candidates worldwide to join our international research team on a 3.5-year scholarship starting in October 2027.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Reisner Laboratory develops innovative technologies to convert solar energy into sustainable fuels and organic platform chemicals for a circular economy using a unique cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach.

Working with and learning from an experienced team of cross-disciplinary scientists and engineers, the PhD student will develop a scalable process for photoreforming technology, which uses solar energy to upcycle plastic waste into fuel such as hydrogen gas and valuable organic chemicals. The PhD student will work together with chemistry and materials experts and design continuous-flow solar reactors to demonstrate this solar chemical technology at a kg plastic and metre square scale under real sunlight irradiation. This project supports a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies programme to enable the practical deployment of solar chemical technologies. The outcome of this project is expected to be published in top-tier academic journals and generate novel IP to support the commercial aspirations of this project.

More information about the laboratory and project can be found here:

Website Reisner Laboratory: https://www-reisner.ch.cam.ac.uk/

Publication on meter-square-scale photoreforming: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44286-026-00406-y

Review solar reforming technology: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-023-00567-x

They invite applications from candidates who hold, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first-class Master’s or honours degree in in Chemical or Process Engineering or a closely related discipline. The application deadline is 2 November 2026.

Applicants should submit the following documents by email to pa-reisner@ch.cam.ac.uk:

A cover letter outlining their motivation for applying and describing their specific research interests.

A detailed curriculum vitae (CV).

Full academic transcripts.

In addition, applicants must submit a formal application, including reference letters, via https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/pgapp/how-apply.

For any queries, please contact Gioia Gregori at pa-reisner@ch.cam.ac.uk.

The university actively supports equality, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

BENEFIT:

Competition-Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WOLFSON HARRISON PHYSICS SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: England

The Wolfson Harrison Physics Scholarship is generously funded by Dr Simon Harrison. Dr. Harrison is an alumnus of Wolfson College and the Department of Physics, having completed a DPhil in Applied Physics at Oxford. He retains a strong connection with Wolfson College and takes a keen interest in the work and progress of the students supported by his Scholarship. The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2026-27.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to any applicant who is applying for a DPhil based in the Department of Physics in any branch of Physics.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Clarendon Fund for 2026-27 entry. Clarendon scholars are selected for their outstanding academic merit and potential and are therefore highly competitive. 

There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2026-27.

Further particulars: Available here

Applications for all scholarships should be submitted to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures before the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course. Unless specifically stated below, scholarships do not require a separate application in order for applicants to be considered.

Students applying for UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) graduate funding may also be considered for a Wolfson-partnered UKRI award. As there are specific eligibility requirements for UKRI awards, information should be sought from the department, faculty, or the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT).

Many of Wolfson’s scholarships are partnered with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund. You will be automatically considered for Clarendon if you apply by the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course. You do not need to submit a separate application. Clarendon scholars are selected for their outstanding academic merit and potential and are therefore highly competitive. More information on the Clarendon Fund can be found here.

Preference will be given to applicants who have listed Wolfson as their first-choice college when two (or more) candidates are of equal academic merit. Any queries about Wolfson scholarships should be directed to the Academic Registrar..

BENEFIT:

Value of awards:

Course fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£20,780 in 2025-26) for the duration of fee liability; part-time students will receive a proportional study support grant.

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