addressSecret Organic Superluminophores

supervisor: Dr. Daniel J. Congreve

Start date: 1^street October 2026

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship in Synthetic and physical organic chemistry Available from October 2026, to work under supervision Dr. Daniel Congreve In the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford.

The scholarship will cover course fees at the take-home rate and provide a stipend of at least the UK Research Council standard rate (currently set at £20,780 per annum) for 4 years.
Please note the eligibility criteria set by UKRI at: https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/developing-people-and-skills/esrc/funding-for-post Graduate-training-and-development/eligibility-for-studentship-funding/

The scholarship is funded by the European Research Council. The research is interdisciplinary and will include the design, synthesis and study of new organic luminescent materials. The aim is to make fundamental advances to facilitate the production of a new generation of materials that have implications in a wide range of applications, especially optoelectronics (such as solar panels, sensing and displays).

Dr. Daniel Congreve can be contacted for further information: dan.congrave@chem.ox.ac.uk

Candidates with a first-class undergraduate degree or a strong second-class undergraduate degree in Chemistry are encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to research and demonstrate the ability to learn new skills independently. Experience in synthetic chemistry is highly desirable. Successful applicants will be based in a chemistry research laboratory in Oxford.

Candidates must submit a formal application for a PhD in Chemistry via Oxford’s online application system:

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/application-guide

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/dphil-chemistry

Please quote dgc/chem/2026 Under the heading “Departmental Scholarship Applications.”

Deadline for submitting applications: 12.00 noon UK time on Thursday 8th^y January 2026

Inquiries regarding the application and admission process should be directed to: graduate.admissions@chem.ox.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0) 1865 272569.

The Department of Chemistry holds the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the Congrave Group is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.