Chemistry PhD
University of Bath
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Research in the Department of Chemistry spans all sub-disciplines, from theoretical physical chemistry to biological chemistry and antibody engineering. There are six research themes: analytical fundamentals health interfaces materials transformationsPostgraduate students are offered a variety of practical training courses which include the full use of the analytical instrumentation and services availablem and are encouraged to attend our seminars and to attend international scientific meetings ...Read more

Research in the Department of Chemistry spans all sub-disciplines, from theoretical physical chemistry to biological chemistry and antibody engineering. There are six research themes:

  • analytical
  • fundamentals
  • health
  • interfaces
  • materials
  • transformations

Postgraduate students are offered a variety of practical training courses which include the full use of the analytical instrumentation and services availablem and are encouraged to attend our seminars and to attend international scientific meetings relevant to their research area.

We offer programmes leading to a PhD degree in four classical divisions of chemistry: inorganic, organic, physical and computational. While students will be formally associated with one of these divisions, the research carried out in our Department is interdisciplinary.

The current focus areas are: Catalysis and Synthesis, Energy, Environment and Health, Materials, and Sustainability. Each focus group is composed of members of staff that approach these topics from very different points of view, thus allowing our students to understand fully the context of their research.

Career opportunities

Recent Bath graduates have gone on to postdoctoral research in the UK, USA including Princeton, Harvard and Yale, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Norway, Brunei and New Zealand.

Employers include the NIST Centre for Neutron Research, Tocris, EPSRC and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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68/101
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9th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
8th
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Entry requirements

At least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent.

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£4,800 per year

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£27,900 per year

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£27,900 per year

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University of Bath
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Claverton Down Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 7AY United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bath Spa  0.7 miles away
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