Chemistry (Department of) | Study | King’s College London

Overview

Current number of academic staff: 15 academic staff and a number of affiliate academic staff across the College.

Recent publications:

o Cytochrome P450–catalyzed L-tryptophan nitration in thaxtomin phytotoxin biosynthesis

o Dynamics of a bacterial multidrug ABC transporter in the inward- and outward-facing conformations

o Dopamine receptor D3 regulates endocytic sorting by a Prazosin-sensitive interaction with the coatomer COPI

o Stabilization of a Protein Nano-cage through the Plugging of a Protein-Protein Interfacial Water Pocket

o Preferred Conformers of Proteinogenic Glutamic Acid

Current research projects:

o Computational Chemistry/Biomolecular Simulation

o Chemical Biology/Medicinal Chemistry

o Protein Engineering and Nanomaterials

o NMR and Macromolecular Structure

o Small Biomolecules and Rotational Spectroscopy

Partner organisations:

o King's Health Partners, including Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts

Key information

Duration Expected to be three to four years FT. Students are encouraged to begin their research in October so as to attend the introductory courses, but students can also register at a further three registration points during the academic cycle (January, April and July).

Study mode Full-time

Further details

Awarding institution King's College London

Faculty Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences

Department Department of Chemistry

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Description

The Department of Chemistry occupies research laboratories Britannia House on Guy’s Campus, with state-of-the art analytical and spectroscopic facilities close at hand and further analytical and synthetic facilities at the Waterloo and St Thomas’ Hospital campuses.

Chemistry research spans the Faculties of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, and Life Sciences & Medicine, and broadly ranges from computational and physical chemistry to chemical biology, medical imaging and materials science. Additional strengths are in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, metallochemistry, nanoparticle chemistry and biology and drug discovery.

Chemistry is also a major component in a number of prestigious Centres based at King’s such as the Cancer Research UK/EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, Wellcome/EPSRC Medical Engineering Centre, and BHF Centre of Excellence.

Course study environment

Research in the Department of Chemistry is based in Britannia House (a pharmaceutical industry grade research facility). In addition to labs equipped for synthetic chemistry, biochemistry and tissue culture, individual research groups have specialist kit (e.g. laser excitation and microwave spectroscopy) as well as access to King’s excellent core research facilities:

• Centre of Excellence for Mass Spectrometry
• Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy
• Nikon Imaging Centre
• NMR Facility
• Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
• Radiochemistry facilities and medical imaging

Postgraduate students are encouraged to mix with other scientists, both fellow students and beyond, at events varying from Departmental seminars to international conferences. These offer you the chance to present and discuss your work at many levels make valuable network connections.

The nature of the research in the Department of Chemistry is highly cross-disciplinary and making contacts and exchanging ideas form a core part of this approach to science.

Research projects may be co-supervised by staff from different Research Divisions and Departments to support collaboration and application of chemical innovation especially in medicine and biology.

Head of group/division

Professor Paula Booth

Contact for information

Contact the Admissions Office

Before you apply: via our Enquiry Form (www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/contacts.aspx#admissions)
After applying: use the messaging service at apply.kcl.ac.uk or contact the Postgraduate Officer, Admissions Office (Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1648)

Contact email

sarah.barry@kcl.ac.uk

Course website

Find out more by visiting the course website

Entry requirements

Chemistry Res Entry requirements
Minimum UK requirements		Bachelors degree with 2:1 honours degree in a related subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit or above
International requirements		Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements		Band D Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.

Application procedure

Studentships will be advertised in Nature Jobs, findaphd.com, the King’s Health Schools Studentships website, divisional web pages and the School’s pages or on jobs.ac.uk. Students are encouraged to apply via the online portal if they are not responding to a specific advert.

Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by at least two academics. Proposed research projects must be approved by the Head of Department before projects can be confirmed and commence.

ATAS	An ATAS certificate is required for successful applicants applying for this course whose nationality is outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. For further guidance on obtaining an ATAS certificate can be found on our International Student Advice pages.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Document checklist
Personal Statement	Yes	A personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages).
Research Proposal	No	You must identify a potential supervisor though in the 'Research Proposal' section of the application form, but you are not required to upload a draft research proposal.
Previous Academic Study	Yes	A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.
References	Yes	Two references are required with at least one academic. Professional references will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
Other	Optional	You may also wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of your application

Course intake

No set number

Application closing date

We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible as we may need to request further information from you to assess your application. This is also important if your application is successful and you are required to meet any offer condition, and/or you need a Student Visa to study here at King's.

The final application deadlines are detailed below; on these dates, the programme will close at 23:59 (UK time) and we will open for the corresponding intake in 2023 soon after the same intake has passed in 2022.

February 2022 entry – 12 November 2021 for Overseas fee status and 6 December 2021 for Home fee status
June 2022 entry – 1 April 2022 for Overseas fee status and 11 April 2022 for Home fee status
October 2022 entry – 29 July 2022 for Overseas fee status and 26 August 2022 for Home fee status
February 2023 entry – 21 October 2022 for Overseas fee status and 22 November 2022 for Home fee status
June 2023 entry – 3 April 2023 for Overseas fee status and 17 April 2023 for Home fee status

Please note that funding deadlines may be earlier than the application deadlines listed above.

Help and support

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Fees and funding

UK Tuition Fees 2021/22

Full time tuition fees: £5,820 per year

Part time tuition fees: £2,910 per year

International Tuition Fees 2021/22

Full time tuition fees: £25,800 per year

Part time tuition fees: £12,900 per year

UK Tuition Fees 2022/23

Full time tuition fees: £6,120 per year

Part time tuition fees: £3,060 per year

International Tuition Fees 2022/23

Full time tuition fees: £26,640 per year

Part time tuition fees: £13,320 per year

EU Students starting their programme in the academic year 2021/22 will pay international tuition fees.

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

Financial help and support

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