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1 plus 3 PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 152 1 plus 3 PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD Studentship: Assessing establishment and efficacy of rust fungus control of Himalayan Balsam

Award summary. 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Mill
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship: Underpinning knowledge to test and inform bracken control strategies

Award summary. 100% home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21, 805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Evans
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Toulouse School of Management Doctoral Programme

Our EFMD-accredited Doctoral Programme is taught 100% in English and combines the best of theory, practice and research methods with scholarly integrity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  France PhD Programme
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SU-2-1 Futureproof energy and materials feedstock resilience for sustainable aviation fuels supply chain

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Koh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Automating behavioural observation to understand the effects of the environment on health

Understanding how people use and behave in public spaces is essential to the design of healthier and more inclusive cities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Jay, Dr J.B. Benton
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Autonomous Sensor Design and Verification

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Sensing is essential for machines to interact intelligently and safely with the external environment, much like humans do[1, 2]. Human tactile sensing, for instance, allows us to handle a variety of objects, from delicate berries to heavy payloads – by adapting our touch and pressure accordingly. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BJ Jamil, Prof A M Tyrrell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Microbial and Molecular Drivers of Feedstock Co-Digestion for Resilient Biomethane Production

Can we unlock more renewable energy from organic waste by understanding the invisible microbial communities that power it?. Every day, enormous quantities of organic waste contain energy that could be recovered as renewable gas. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Quintela-Baluja
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Discovery chemistry for singlet fission materials to retrofit silicon solar cells

Background. Silicon solar cells generate most of the world’s solar electricity, yet they waste much of the energy in blue and green sunlight as heat. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gorman
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-driven design of solar photothermal materials for sustainable recovery of lithium and critical materials

Lithium and other critical materials are essential for batteries, electric vehicles and renewable energy, but recovering them today often relies on vast evaporation ponds or energy-hungry chemical processing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Keshavarz Hedayati
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Simulation and Analysis of Ultra-High Efficiency Free-Piston Engine Power Generators

Achieving thermal efficiencies beyond 50% represents a transformative opportunity for low-carbon power generation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Smallbone
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Life-Cycle Driven Design of Sustainable Electric Machines

Electric machines are essential to our everyday lives, powering everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. However, making these technologies more sustainable is a key challenge in achieving net-zero emission targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Sarma
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD: Digital and Data-Driven Life Cycle Assessment for Low-Carbon Battery Manufacturing

Project Overview. Are you interested in sustainable engineering and using digital technologies to support the net-zero transition? Batteries are essential for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, but their manufacture can require large amounts of energy and materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Meng
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How do children learn to read and spell irregular words?

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is offering one full-time PhD scholarship to undertake research investigating children's ability to learn to read new words that do not follow phonics pronunciations rules. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Wegener
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Interdisciplinary Methods for Liquid Crystal-Based Biosensing

Liquid crystals (LCs) are exceptionally versatile and functional mesophases that combine fluidity with the ordering of solids. LCs have tremendous potential as low-cost and non-invasive bio-sensors and have been used to sense glucose, proteins, enzymes, cells, micromolecules etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AM Majumdar, Dr S Woolner
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sustainable removal of polymer coatings for critical material recovery from photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.

Access to affordable, clean energy is a human necessity. Solar photovoltaics are being rapidly deployed in efforts to capture the Sun’s energy, with world installations approaching 3 TW[SP1.1] [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M K Keith, Dr S Pain, Prof JD Murphy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only