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University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 47 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Funded PhD: Dual detection of pathogen and immunocorrelates in saliva for surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases

University of Bristol

School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

We are seeking an exceptional and enthusiastic postgraduate student with an interest in infectious diseases and immunity to join the Bristol Vaccine Centre (BVC) and undertake a fully-funded PhD fellowship in mucosal immunity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Halliday

3 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

University of Bristol

School of Computer Science

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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Funded PhD – Adaptive architecture in animal societies: how ants tune their nests to optimise performance under competing pressures

University of Bristol

School of Biological Sciences

Many social animals construct complex environments that shape how their societies function, from insect nests to coral reefs and human cities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Stroeymeyt

5 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells

University of Bristol

School of Physics

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)

EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub

University of Bristol

Are you passionate about applying research to real-world problems? Are you considering a PhD but are also interested in a career in industry? Are you interested in collaborating with researchers across disciplines including physics, electrical engineering, data science and chemistry? If so, the EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub could be the perfect place for you. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Flexible PhD in Education (online with on campus elements)

University of Bristol

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

Multimodal Learning for Human-Centered Healthcare: Motion Understanding and Medical Imaging

University of Bristol

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology

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)

Scalable Intelligent Planning for Partially Observable Uncertain Systems

University of Bristol

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology

The stability of modern life builds on sustainable, continuous operation of large-scale infrastructure, such as power grids, water networks, and transportation systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KZ Zhang

28 February 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Novel Electromagnetic Sensing Arrays for Complex Materials and Structures

University of Bristol

School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

Research Group: Ultrasonics & NDT

Electromagnetic (EM) sensing is emerging as a powerful enabling technology for modern high-value manufacturing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Hughes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Unified Theory of Efficient Sequential Architectures: Structured Representations, Approximation Bounds, and Scaling Laws

University of Bristol

School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology

Standard transformer attention mechanisms compute all pairwise interactions between sequence elements, resulting in quadratic computational complexity that becomes prohibitive for long sequences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FMP Moreno-Pino

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures

University of Bristol

Noise is a health problem for one in five European citizens. It causes hearing loss, chronic stress, annoyance, sleep disturbance and heart disease. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Translating Animal Immunothrombosis Signatures into Human Clinical Guidance: The Role of Venous Insufficiency and Stenosis

University of Bristol

Bristol Veterinary School

In human patients, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of mortality, often driven by altered haemodynamics in the context of venous insufficiency and stenosis. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MJ Hezzell

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

On the simulation of advanced computer networks

University of Bristol

School of Computer Science

Research Group: University of Bristol High Performance Computing Group

The High Performance Computing (HPC) services of today provide the computational density to perform groundbreaking science. These services facilitate the distribution of a problem space across numerous compute units, yielding performance improvements through parallelising the execution of a workload. Read more

Supervisor: Mr JJ Jones

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Embodied Multisensory Navigation for Small Aerial Robots

University of Bristol

School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering

Research Group: Dynamics and Control

Small aerial robots can reach places that are difficult or unsafe for humans, but reliable navigation remains challenging when GPS is unavailable and vision is degraded by low light, textureless surfaces, dust, smoke, or clutter. Read more

Supervisor: Dr BK Kocer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Break'N open the black box – Understanding microbially mediated N dynamics to improve soil health and agriculture

University of Bristol

School of Chemistry

Lead organisation. University of Bristol. Collaborating organisations. Bangor University. Title. Break'N open the black box – Understanding microbially mediated N dynamics to improve soil health and agriculture. Read more

Supervisors: Prof I Bull, Prof RP Evershed, Dr MR Reay

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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