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Major Project

Atoms-2-Products

Doctoral Training Programme

Programme

Four-Year Sustainable Chemistry

PhD Programme

Doctoral Training Centre

The Atoms 2 Products Centre for Doctoral Training (A2P CDT) develops future sustainable chemists through a collaborative four-year PhD programme combining advanced research, training and industry engagement.

Key Details
  • Four-year Sustainable Chemistry PhD
  • Delivered by BiOrbic at UCD and the University of Nottingham

Gain a competitive edge

BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for the Bioeconomy is inviting researchers and industry partners to collaborate on projects that help drive Ireland’s transition to a sustainable circular bioeconomy economy.

Activity

What do students do?

PhD Opportunities

  1. Undertake an individual PhD project, co-supervised by academic experts and leading industry scientists.
  2. Complete an eight week training visit to Nottingham and attend taught courses in core and specialist subjects.
  3. Interact with industry scientists, explore internship opportunities.
  4. Gain a deep understanding of sustainability concepts.
  5. Carry out significant laboratory-based or computational research on a group project.
  6. Learn from transferable skills training.
  7. Benefit from enhanced research support, wellbeing and community building activities.
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Where can I learn more?

The enhanced training programme drives scientific excellence and global impact serving the needs of the Irish and UK bioeconomy.

Click here to find out more about the A2P CDT at our partner institution, the University of Nottingham.

A2P is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under grant number 18/EPSRC-CDT/3582, a partnership between Science Foundation Ireland and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the UK.

For more information and available PhD positions please contact: A2PCDT@biorbic.com

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