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University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 43 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Atomic Quantum Technologies

  Research Group: Quantum Engineering Technologies
Research Project. The groups of Alex Clark and Carrie Weidner work extensively on using neutral atoms to build quantum-enhanced technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AS Clark, Dr CW Weidner
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Help Build the Future of Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials

Supervisor. Dr Harry Sansom. Start Date. From September 2026. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HS Sansom
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Start Strong: Understanding How Early-Life Interactions Between the Gut Microbiome, Immune Function, and Helminth Infection Influence Long-Term Health and Performance in Thoroughbred Foals

Why do some foals thrive while others experience higher parasite burdens, poorer health, or reduced athletic performance? Increasing evidence suggests that the answer may lie in the complex interactions between the gut microbiome, the immune system, and parasite exposure during the earliest stages of life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LE Peachey
 15 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Health economic approaches to evaluating mental health conditions experienced by young adults

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a three-year research post with inbuilt professional development and research training by undertaking a PhD. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Thorn, Dr AJ Russell, Dr A Realpe
 20 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing the Next-Generation of Material Extrusion 3D Printers

  Research Group: Engineering Systems Design Innovation
Project Overview. Material Extrusion (MEX) remains the most widely adopted 3D printing technology globally. The market for desktop systems continues to expand, driven by decreasing hardware costs and increasing software sophistication. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CC Cox
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Anthropomorphic and Non-Anthropomorphic Design Principles for Adaptive Robots

This project will explore novel robotic morphologies through principles including modularity, reconfigurability, detachability, compliant mechanisms, and unconventional joint architectures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Sirithunge
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bio-inspired robotic systems for investigating biological signalling and adaptive behaviour

This project develops bioinspired soft robotic systems as embodied platforms for studying biological signalling and adaptive behaviour. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Sirithunge
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shaping Collective Traffic Behaviour through Multi-Agent Learning-Based Control

The next generation of mobility will be redefined by mixed autonomy — connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and human drivers sharing the same road. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KFC Chu
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Embodied Cooperative Agents

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) studies how multiple learning agents behave when they coexist in a shared environment. When several agents learn at the same time, open problems arise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KFC Chu
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Efficient Reasoning and Decision-Making in AI Agents

AI agents built on large models can now plan, use tools, and carry out tasks over many steps. They are, however, very inefficient. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal World Models for Reasoning about the Physical World

Current AI systems are good at recognising and describing what they see, and large language models can reason fluently about the world in text. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells

SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells . Research Project . Centrifugation of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in continuous density gradient has recently been suggested for detecting pathological alterations [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AD Darras
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Flexible PhD in Education (online with on campus elements)

University of Bristol, School of Education. Undertake doctoral research and advance your professional practice at a globally recognised, research-intensive university, with the flexibility to study alongside your career. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Multimodal Learning for Human-Centered Healthcare: Motion Understanding and Medical Imaging

Project summary and focus. The project aims to develop multimodal machine learning methods for advanced healthcare data analysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr QM Men
 28 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)