University of Oxford: Inorganic Chemistry

Summary

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2020). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**

This is a research degree leading to the award of a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry.

Inorganic chemistry research at the University of Oxford covers the entire spectrum of the discipline, with subject areas including:

- Synthetic solid-state chemistry

- Electronic properties of solids

- Computational materials chemistry

- Order and disorder in functional materials

- X-ray crystallography

- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis

- Synthetic main-group chemistry

- Synthetic organometallic chemistry

- Coordination chemistry of the f elements

- Supramolecular chemistry

- Energy materials chemistry

- Functional molecular interfaces

- Computational inorganic chemistry

- Chemical biology

- Design of anti-cancer drugs

- Genetic modification of iron haem enzymes

- Protein dynamics

- Electron spin resonance spectroscopy

- Magnetic field effects

The major focus of the course is the research project, and a typical week will therefore be devoted mostly to lab work (in its broadest definition), supplemented by literature surveys, preparation of reports and group meetings. During the first year, in addition to starting work on your research, you will be encouraged to follow training courses chosen from the vast number offered by the department and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division Graduate School, and it is recommended that you attend at least three of these. The department also hosts a variety of seminar series, some of which feature invited speakers from around the world.

Level	RQF Level 8
Entry requirements	For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas
Location	University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD

Summary

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2019). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**

This is a research degree leading to the award of a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry. Many training opportunities are available throughout the course, but the focus of the course is the research project.

You will be admitted as a Probationary Research Student and will join a research group supervised by one or more members of the Department of Chemistry, sometimes in collaboration with other departments. During the first year, in addition to starting work on your research, you will be encouraged to follow training courses chosen from the vast number offered by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division Graduate School, and it is recommended that you attend at least three of these. A quarterly report on your progress is submitted by your supervisor throughout the course.

At the end of the first year you will undergo a Transfer of Status assessment, which is to ensure that you have the potential to gain a doctorate. This assessment will be made on the basis of a report and oral examination.

Research proceeds with quarterly reporting throughout the next two years, and there is the opportunity to follow further courses during this period. By the end of the third year you must pass Confirmation of Status, which is to ensure that you are on track to complete the thesis within a reasonable time.

The degree is examined by thesis and oral examination by two examiners, one of whom is normally from Oxford and one from elsewhere.

Level	RQF Level 8
Entry requirements	For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas
Location	University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD

Summary

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2020). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**

This is a research degree leading to the award of a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry.

Inorganic chemistry research at the University of Oxford covers the entire spectrum of the discipline, with subject areas including:

- Synthetic solid-state chemistry

- Electronic properties of solids

- Computational materials chemistry

- Order and disorder in functional materials

- X-ray crystallography

- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis

- Synthetic main-group chemistry

- Synthetic organometallic chemistry

- Coordination chemistry of the f elements

- Supramolecular chemistry

- Energy materials chemistry

- Functional molecular interfaces

- Computational inorganic chemistry

- Chemical biology

- Design of anti-cancer drugs

- Genetic modification of iron haem enzymes

- Protein dynamics

- Electron spin resonance spectroscopy

- Magnetic field effects

The major focus of the course is the research project, and a typical week will therefore be devoted mostly to lab work (in its broadest definition), supplemented by literature surveys, preparation of reports and group meetings. During the first year, in addition to starting work on your research, you will be encouraged to follow training courses chosen from the vast number offered by the department and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division Graduate School, and it is recommended that you attend at least three of these. The department also hosts a variety of seminar series, some of which feature invited speakers from around the world.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas
Location	University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD

Summary

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2019). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**

This is a research degree leading to the award of a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry. Many training opportunities are available throughout the course, but the focus of the course is the research project.

You will be admitted as a Probationary Research Student and will join a research group supervised by one or more members of the Department of Chemistry, sometimes in collaboration with other departments. During the first year, in addition to starting work on your research, you will be encouraged to follow training courses chosen from the vast number offered by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division Graduate School, and it is recommended that you attend at least three of these. A quarterly report on your progress is submitted by your supervisor throughout the course.

At the end of the first year you will undergo a Transfer of Status assessment, which is to ensure that you have the potential to gain a doctorate. This assessment will be made on the basis of a report and oral examination.

Research proceeds with quarterly reporting throughout the next two years, and there is the opportunity to follow further courses during this period. By the end of the third year you must pass Confirmation of Status, which is to ensure that you are on track to complete the thesis within a reasonable time.

The degree is examined by thesis and oral examination by two examiners, one of whom is normally from Oxford and one from elsewhere.

Level	RQF Level 7
Entry requirements	For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas
Location	University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD