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2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 190 2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Understanding the regulatory chromatin landscape of oesophageal cancer

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is a deadly disease with poor survival statistics, is one of the highest incidence cancer types and is growing in prevalence, particularly in the developing world. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Sharrocks, Dr I Iqbal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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New molecules and mechanisms in angiogenesis

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Ponnambalam, Dr M A Harrison
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Embodied Quantum Information Flow for Collective Intelligence in Robotic Swarms

Supervisors. Dr Mohammad Soorati m.soorati@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The efficacy of L-PRF to reduce postoperative morbidity after lower third molar surgery.

Surgical removal of lower third molars is one of the most common surgical procedures. It is associated with marked postoperative morbidity as a consequence of surgical trauma, including pain, swelling, reduced mouth opening (trismus) and a risk of wound infection and/or alveolar osteitis (dry socket). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Dietrich
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Why does ultrasound change brain function? The cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuromodulation by transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS)

Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS) is as a major non-invasive neuromodulator used for experimental (Folloni et al., 2019; Yaakub et al, 2023) and therapeutic (Jeong et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2022) purposes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Whitcomb, Prof B Drinkwater
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Global longitudinal comparisons on cognitive function using data from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP)

  Research Group: Psychology
One prominent global trend is the gradual and irreversible shift towards an older population, with adults aged 65 and older expected to double in the next three decades (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2023). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Yong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Loneliness and its effect on Theory of Mind in older adults

  Research Group: Psychology
Loneliness is known to contribute to poor physical and mental health conditions across the lifespan including older adults (Boehlen et al., 2022; Ong et al., 2015). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Yong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Discover the Max Planck School of Photonics - scholarships available

The Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP) is a top tier interdisciplinary graduate school in Germany that provides an integrated MSc and PhD program (or PhD only) in Photonics for excellent graduates from all over the world. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme
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PhD in Art, Design and Media

The School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton welcomes students for PhD research study in multiple areas across contemporary fine art, visual communication, screen and media studies, digital media arts and sound, photography, fashion, textiles, design and craft. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Goal-Based Explanations for Autonomous Systems and Robotics

Project description. Robot Autonomy will require the systems or robots to set up their own agenda (in line with the tasks they are meant to do), defining the next goals to achieve and discarding those who can’t be completed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Canal
 16 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Improving support for using saline sprays for respiratory tract infections

The Immune Defence (ID)trial1,2 (n13799; from the PGfAR RECUR programme) in individuals at higher risk from RTIs (those eligible for influenza vaccination) demonstrated that intervening in the upper airway using isotonic saline nasal spray reduced RTI illness days (by 20%) and days of normal activity lost. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Lown
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Deciphering the metabolic signature of extracellular matrix driven reprogramming of pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma (PDAC)

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has one of the highest mortality rates of all cancers. PDAC is characterised by its stiff and dense extracellular matrix encapsulating the tumour and changes in metabolism that are required for survival in this environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MS Sciacovelli, Prof T Zech
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Modulating Neuronal Network Dysfunction in mTORopathies via Peptide-Mediated Inhibition of Rheb/mTOR Signalling

Hyperactivation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in neurons is associated with aberrant axonal and dendritic connectivity, enlarged soma size, increased cellular stress, reduced myelination, synaptic dysfunction and neuronal hyperexcitability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Alsaqati, Dr O Al Musaimi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in dynamic assembly of surfactant & polymer mixtures for next generation green formulations

  Research Group: Soft Matter Engineering
A PhD position in soft matter science and engineering is available for an October 2026 start date (or ASAP thereafter) in the department of Chemical Engineering, in close collaboration with industrial partners. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JT Cabral
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing and evaluating a co-designed complex intervention to support multidisciplinary decision-making and patient-centred care in gestational breast cancer (gBC)

  Research Group: Cancer Cancer/Digital health and Data
Gestional breast cancer (gBC), defined as breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy, presents a rare and highly complex clinical challenge.1 Women and clinicians must make time-critical treatment decisions under uncertainty, balancing maternal and foetal outcomes across multiple specialties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Harris, Dr J Armes
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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