Chemistry
We are the premier institution for chemistry in the north of England with one of the largest research schools in the UK.
The Department of Chemistry is a major partner in the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), a research institute housed in an innovative £38m building.
The MIB building is specifically designed to accommodate an interdisciplinary research community derived from the biosciences, physical sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Start your postgraduate research journey today
Visit our dedicated Science and Engineering postgraduate research page where you can browse projects built on your research passion in chemistry find a supervisor that shares your vision and discover how your research could be fully funded.
Programmes
- Biocatalysis PhD (3 years)
- Biological Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Biological Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Biotechnology PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Chemistry MSc by Research (1 year)
- GREEN (Growing skills for Reliable Economic Energy from Nuclear) CDT PhD
- Inorganic Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Inorganic Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Integrated Catalysis CDT PhD (4 years)
- Materials Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Materials Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Organic Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Organic Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Physical Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Physical Chemistry MPhil (1 year)
- Synthetic and Systems Biology PhD (2 years)
- Theoretical Chemistry PhD (3 or 4 years)
- Theoretical Chemistry MPhil (1 year)