Chemistry

Entry requirements

A relevant UK bachelor's degree with upper second-class honours or higher. See international equivalent qualifications on our website

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our PhD programme provides access to state-of-the-art facilities and allows you to be part of the cutting-edge, world-leading research taking place in chemistry. You’ll be supported to become a professional scientist able to carry out excellent scientific research, make professional presentations, write high-quality research reports and benefitting from enhanced leadership skills. Develop a broad range of skills through a lively research environment, participation at national and international conferences and publication in leading scientific journals. The majority of our students go on to successful research careers in academia or industry.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets our Band C: For IELTS, this is 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.

Fees and funding

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page