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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 202 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Rebuilding bone: additive bio-manufacturing of functionalized nanoclay bone tissue engineering scaffolds

Supervisory Team. Dr Weiguang Wang. This project aims to transform the treatment of large bone defects by creating personalised, 3D-printed scaffolds that are strong, bioactive and clinically relevant. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Wang
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Verification of Neuro-Cyber-Physical Systems

Supervisory Team. Ekaterina Komendantskaya. Formal verification of neuro-symbolic cyber-physical systems, such as drones, medical devices and robots, is complicated. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Komendantskaya
 1 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shaping the Future of Global Communications with Hollow Core Fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji, and Professor Francesco Poletti. About the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A Quantum Leap for Quantum Technology

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji, and Professor Francesco Poletti. Take a Quantum Leap into the Future of Photonics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Redefining in-network computing for compute-native 6G networks

Supervisory Team. Doctor Aristide Akem and Professor Steve Gunn. 6G networks will be compute-native, evolving from packet-forwarding infrastructures into distributed in-network computing platforms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Akem
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Large-scale active noise and vibration control system design

Supervisory Team. Professor Jordan Cheer. The main aim of this research project is to develop novel methods that enable active noise and vibration control systems to be applied more efficiently and effectively to large-scale industrial installations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cheer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Leveraging Machine Learning for Design Optimisation of Mechanical Metamaterials

Supervisory Team. Professor Jordan Cheer. The main aim of this PhD is to design advanced and novel mechanical metamaterials that can achieve high levels of noise and vibration isolation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cheer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Topological photonic quasicrystals

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will explore the use of photonic quasicrystals in building higher-dimensional topological phases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-Hermitian topological physics

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will be focusing on the research on non-Hermitian topological physics. Frontier research topics of exceptional point/surfaces, non-Hermitian skin effect, and catastrophe theory will be pursued. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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On-chip topological photonics

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will be designing and building topological photonic crystals on silicon chips, aiming to promote important applications such as optical imaging, sensing, and computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products

Supervisory Team. Jonathan George and Dr Sam Thompson. This project aims to uncover how nature constructs complex molecules by mimicking biosynthetic pathways through synthetic chemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof J George
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Acoustic Array and Physics-Informed AI for Hydrogen Leak Detection and Localisation

Supervisory Team. Dr Michal Kalkowski and Dr Chao Zheng. This project aims to merge state-of-the-art acoustics, physics-based modelling, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) to advance hydrogen leak detection in complex environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kalkowski
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Towards the Miniaturisation of Quantum Gravimeters and Gradiometers

Supervisors. Prof Ivette Fuentes Guridi i.fuentes-guridi@soton.ac.uk. Prof Hendrik Ulbricht H.Ulbricht@soton.ac.uk. Prof Alexander Belyaev A.Belyaev@soton.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Fuentes Guridi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Designed Metasurfaces for Quantum Light Manipulation

Supervisors. Dr Bruce(Jun-Yu) Ou bruce.ou@soton.ac.uk. Dr Alberto Politi A.Politi@soton.ac.uk. Project Title. AI-Designed Metasurfaces for Quantum Light Manipulation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Ou
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation: a Quantum Inertial Navigation Sensor Simulator

Supervisors. Prof Tim Freegarde timf@soton.ac.uk. Prof Blair Thornton B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk. Project Title. Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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