PhD in Chemistry

This 3.5-year PhD studentship is open to Home (UK) applicants. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid. The experimental research project will be carried out in the University of Manchester’s Radioactive waste Disposal and Environmental Remediation National Nuclear User Facility (RADER NNUF) environmental radioactivity lab suite. The successful applicant will join a welcoming, vibrant group of 20+ researchers working in the fields of environmental chemistry, (geo)microbiology and radioactivity.