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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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(PDS Award) Making sense of digital worlds: Adolescent girls’ experiences of navigating social media in everyday life before and during the UK social media restriction

The rise in mental health difficulties among young people, particularly girls, has sparked urgent debate about the role of social media. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MP Panayiotou, Dr OD Demkowicz, Dr L Munford
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding patterns of attendance and frequent attendance at emergency departments in Northern Ireland.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. High and increasing demand for emergency care is a widely recognised issue within the UK, contributing to longer wait times, overcrowding, and pressure on health services. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Butter, Dr E McGlinchey, Prof J Murphy
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Systems modelling for sustainable battery recycling

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H S Leese
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Enhanced EMC Digital Twin for Automotive WBG Converters

Introduction. The global shift toward electric mobility requires automotive power electronics with elevated power density, thermal performance, and efficiency. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B V Vogiatzakis
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating Neuropeptide Signalling From Synthesis to Survival

Project Overview. Neuropeptides, comprising of short amino acid chains, are potent bioactive molecules with extensive neuromodulatory functions and are predominantly expressed within the central nervous system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A B Bicknell, Dr E Kevei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring the interplay between ageing, gut microbiome, and neurodegenerative diseases

Project Overview. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease represent major health risks in ageing societies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Kevei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Non-linear optics for application to laser-driven acceleration of relativistic beams in vacuum

There is immense interest in femtosecond-duration high-energy electron beams in both the condensed matter and high-energy particle physics scientific communities, for their application in exploring femtosecond processes in materials, and for future particle colliders. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Jamison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Membrane Technologies for Selective Rare Earth Metal Recovery and Recycling

Rare earth metals are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and modern electronics, but separating and recovering them remains energy-intensive and chemically demanding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Borsley
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-generation catalysts for CO2 to methanol conversion

Background. The chemicals industry depends on fossil feedstocks and accounts for up to 7% of global CO. 2. emissions. Methanol is a versatile chemical feedstock that can be converted into the raw materials for producing plastics, paints, fine chemicals, and liquid aviation fuel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Morris
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanically Induced Gene Regulatory Networks Driving Neural Crest Lineage Switching

A 2027 Crick-University College London Joint PhD project with James Briscoe (Crick) and Roberto Mayor (UCL). Please note. to apply to this project, candidates must be eligible for home tuition fee status. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Briscoe, Dr Mayor Mayor
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] The Role of Adaptive Evolution in the Microbial Sensing of Anthropogenic Molecules

Introduction. There is now a realisation both in the public and scientific communities that discarded plastic materials present a growing hazard to the natural environment and human health across the globe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Wong, Dr M Lagator
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unravelling the genetic basis of felid taxonomy: integrating genomics and movement ecology using carnivores as a model species

  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project Description. Accurate taxonomy is fundamental to biodiversity conservation, yet the evolutionary relationships and taxonomic status of many felid populations remain unresolved. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I-R Russo, Dr D Stanton, Dr AK Kitchener
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Geospatial foundation modelling to improve agricultural monitoring in smallholder farming systems

Satellite remote sensing is revolutionising agricultural monitoring. However, smallholder farms - which produce a third of the world's food - remain challenging to monitor using Earth Observation (EO) because fields are small and irregular, cropping diverse and mixed, cloud cover persistent, and reference data scarce. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Foster, Dr P da Conceição Bispo
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deconstructing Digital Gender Rhetoric: A Social Identity Intervention to Challenge Harmful Gender Norms

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. Social media has become an important influence on how young people understand masculinity, femininity, and relationships, often through the voices of highly influential online creators. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Shayegh, Dr S Lagdon
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FLOURISH-Meno: Facilitating Lifestyle Optimisation Using Research-informed behaviour-change strategies to improve Symptoms, Health and wellbeing in Menopause.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. Menopause is a natural developmental phase in a woman’s life characterised by cessation of menses due to ovarian failure and occurs around the age of 51 years in the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr EEA Simpson, Dr P Magee
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)