The main objective of the PhD programme is the writing and defence of the PhD thesis in nanoscience.

The student must acquire a high level of professional skills in various fields, especially those requiring creativity and innovation, to cope in contexts with little specific information and to solve complex problems, as well as to design and develop novel and innovative projects.

Thus, the PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology:

• Offers research training to graduates in Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology, Chemical or Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Technology or equivalent and to facilitate their academic, research or professional development.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with high-tech institutions and companies.
• Promotes the cooperation among different universities to develop a research profile in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology sought and recognised by the R&D sector.

The doctoral study guarantees, at least, the acquisition by the student of the following competences:

Basic competences
CB11. Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field.
CB12. Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial research or creative process.
CB13. Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14. Ability to carry out critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15. Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16. Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.

Personal capacities and skills
CA01. Dealing with contexts in which there is little specific information.
CA02. Find the key questions that need to be answered to solve a complex problem.
CA03. Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
CA04. Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
CA05. Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
CA06. Intellectual critique and defence of solutions.

This doctoral programme involves groups of recognised prestige from the Departments of Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics of the universities of Valencia (UV), Alicante (UA), La Laguna (ULL) and Castilla- La Mancha (UCLM), which gives it the multidisciplinary character and critical size needed to become a national benchmark in this strategic area.

The participating research groups are mostly integrated in the following research university institutes:
• Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) at the UV
• Institute of Materials (IUMA) at the UA
• University Institute of Advanced Studies in Atomic, Molecular and Photonic Physics (IUDEA) at the ULL
• Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL) at the UCLM.

Professors and researchers that take part in this PhD program are detailed here

The PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology offers multidisciplinary training at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and biotechnology, enabling students to develop advanced skills in diverse scientific and technological areas.

Graduates acquire research skills that equip them to address scientific challenges in nanotechnology, applying their knowledge in sectors such as research, industrial development, and higher education. This allows them to access leadership positions in R&D teams, project management, and university teaching.

Thus, PhD graduates from this program are able to work independently in various fields, such as:
• Scientific research at universities and public research organizations, both nationally and internationally. Many of the doctors in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have established themselves as researchers at prestigious research centres, contributing to the development of new technologies and scientific advancements.
• High-tech industry: access to positions in technology industries and innovation centres, working in areas such as microelectronics, nanomaterials, advanced coatings, sensors, and biosensors. Chemical and pharmaceutical industries related to the synthesis of molecules and new materials, sensors and biosensors, materials analysis laboratories, research centres, and industries in the biomedical, agri-food, environmental, and energy sectors, etc.
• Teaching careers in secondary and higher education.