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OPPORTUNITIES

Are you passionate about homogeneous catalysis, organic synthesis, data science or non-covalent interactions, and wondering if you can join the group to carry out research with us? Or maybe your expertise is complementary to ours, and are interested in collaborating?

If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then Allegra is waiting for you to make contact via email. â€‹â€‹

Drop her a line if you would like to carry out research projects, visits and placements in our lab.

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Perspective Master and undergraduate students: To your email, please attach your CV and your transcript of records. Possible bursaries are listed here. To apply for an RSC undergraduate bursary, contact Allegra before mid January.

Perspective PhD students: To your email, please attach (1) your CV, (2) your transcript of records and (3) a cover letter detailing your motivations for applying.

Perspective postdocs: Outstanding candidates are encouraged to seek out postdoctoral fellowship opportunities. They will receive full support in crafting a competitive application for external funding. In your email, please include your CV and specify which fellowship schemes you are interested in:

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships recently arrived/coming to the UK, up to 8 years post PhD

Newton International Fellowships coming to the UK, up to 5 years post PhD

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Fellowships up to 3 years post PhD

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships UK PhD degree or living in the UK, up to 4 years post PhD

Daphne Jackson Fellowships already in the UK, returning to research after a career break

Royal Society Career Development Fellowships Black heritage + a UK link (citizenship, degree, PhD or postdoc)

Ramsay Memorial Fellowships up to 5 years post PhD

Royal Academy of Engineering up to 4 years post PhD

Canon Fellowships coming to the UK from Japan

Rubicon Fellowships Dutch PhD degree

SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Swiss citizenship or PhD degree

Experientia Fellowships Czech PhD degree

DAAD PRIME Bursaries German link (citizenship, degree, PhD or postdoc)

Erwin Schroedinger Fellowships returning to Austria after the fellowship

Ramón Areces Fellowships Spanish citizenship

Zegna Scholarship coming from selected Italian institutions

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships recently arrived/coming to the UK, biological/biochemical remit​

Association of Commonwealth Universities for short stays in the UK

IAS and Addison Wheeler Fellowships opened only occasionally

Fellowship database for more funding opportunities

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Franchino Laboratory

Department of Chemistry

Lower Mountjoy, South Road

Durham, DH1 3LE

UK

 +44 (0)19133 44612

allegra.franchino 'at' durham.ac.uk

The Franchino Lab

Durham University, Department of Chemistry

Lower Mountjoy, South Road
Durham, DH1 3LE, UK

© Allegra Franchino 2026

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