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2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 189 2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Exploring the Challenges to Dementia Diagnosis in Rural Areas

Rural areas face distinct healthcare challenges, including an aging population, vast distances to cover, and inadequate transport and telecommunications infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RS Swift, Dr P Unwin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adoption of proprietary home and community automation technologies in support of ageing-in-place

This PhD study will investigate the adoption of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) automation technologies used in the home or in the community by people affected by dementia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr MO O’Malley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Impacts of environmental exposures on critically ill children: a national cohort study

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Project background. Environmental exposures including air pollution, noise, greenspace and extreme temperature has each been investigated in relation to childhood health outcomes around the world[1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SC Cai, Dr S Seaton, Prof A Hansell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Eliciting Patient, Carer and Clinician Preferences for Virtual Ward Models in acute Atrial Fibrillation Care

  Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias and associated with increased risk of stroke, hospitalisation, and reduced quality of life [1], [2], [3]. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof GY Yao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing and Personalisation of Social Robots

With the rapid development of humanoid social robots, and mixed reactions towards them from the general public (Sobolewska, Vanderschantz, Bitcon, 2021), it becomes imperative to provide prospective users with machines that are not only efficient and effective in their tasks, but also provide excellent User Experience, with desirable design and pleasurable interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ES Sobolewska, Dr CS Strathearn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

This project aims to develop a revolutionary AI-powered, "context-aware" pipeline to automate metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics data. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Prof WB Dunn, Prof A Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Values-based models of leadership in sport

Values-based models of leadership such as authentic (Walumbwa et al., 2008) and ethical Den Hartog, 2015) leadership have received increased research attention by sport psychologists in recent years. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Kavussanu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MSc by Research: Identifying and studying interacting proteins that are “glue-able” to small molecules

Recent advances from the Ciulli Lab and others have contributed to the establishment of a transformative new modality of chemical intervention into biological system – one that moves beyond the state-of-the-art. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Ciulli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Origins of Stability in Organic Photovoltaic Materials

A 3.5-year PhD position is available in the field of experimental nanoscience at surfaces and molecular-scale imaging of conjugated polymers in the group of Prof. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Costantini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating lysosomal (dys)function in ageing and neurodegeneration

Project Overview. Ageing is associated with a decline in the functions of an organism (López-Otín, C. et al. Cell, 2023) and correlates with an increased risk of developing diseases in the later life (Niccoli, T. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Cogo, Dr E Kevei
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Understanding modes of AB toxin virulence and host defence mechanisms

Lead supervisor. Dr Chris MacDonald. Co-supervisors. Dr Martin Fascione and Dr C Spicer. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C MacDonald, Dr M A Fascione, Dr C Spicer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Driven Optimisation of Energy Efficiency and Circular Material Flows in Modern Construction Systems in the UK.

The UK construction sector faces mounting pressure to decarbonise, improve resource efficiency, and meet net-zero targets by 2050. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ND Dan-Jumbo, Dr T O Osunsanmi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Integrated Urban Flood Modelling with Adaptive Building Design for Climate-Resilient UK Cities.

Urban flooding is becoming increasingly frequent and severe across the UK due to climate change, ageing infrastructure, and intensified land use. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ND Dan-Jumbo, Dr MJ Jowkar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing Imagery Use and Abilities in Sport

Imagery is a cornerstone of mental skills development in sport, with robust evidence supporting its role in enhancing performance, regulating emotions, and promoting wellbeing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L. Cumming
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)