PhD in Related Disciplines

The University of Manchester, Manchester. This 4-year PhD project is fully funded. Home students, and EU students with settled status, are eligible to apply./nThe successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The preferred start date is October 2026, but a later start date may be negotiable./nThis project offers an opportunity to leverage molecular dynamics simulation to develop methods to determine the partitioning with relevant surfactant systems and will be extended to studying the interaction of different additives to surfactant formulations and how it affects product performance./nThe successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with Unilever gaining access to at least 3 months of placement at Unilever, cutting-edge research facilities, and real-world datasets./nSupervision: Dr. Steph Flores ([email protected]) at the Department of Chemical Engineering and co-supervised with Dr. J. Javier Burgos-Mármol at Unilever.