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2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 189 2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Reducing uncertainty in the effect of shipping on climate change.

Background. The influence of aerosol particles (e.g., emitted by transport and energy generation) on Earth’s energy balance is a major uncertainty in climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Grosvenor, Prof K Carslaw, Dr L A Regayre
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tackling local health inequalities in Clifton and Mansfield through community-based exercise social prescribing interventions – Collaboratory Research Hub 2027 PhD Studentship

Many people referred through NHS Social Prescribing services want to improve their health but face barriers such as low confidence, long-term health conditions, mobility difficulties, or anxiety about joining community groups. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Hunter
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Catalysis: Using Single Crystals for Efficient and Sustainable Catalysis

The generation of transition-metal complexes that are low coordinate and of low-electron count, is a central concept in organometallic chemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A S Weller
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 and NOx using metal-organic framework materials

Metal–organic frameworks (MOF) materials are constructed from metal nodes bridged by organic ligands to form porous three-dimensional networks that can accommodate a range of ions and substrates. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Hardacre, Prof M Schröder
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Exploring Novel and Unfamiliar Data Visualisations

Each year, research explores new ways to visualise data. Read more
 Supervisors: Mr G Strain, Prof C Jay, Prof A Stewart, Dr P Warren
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Tontines: diverse cohorts and automated adjustments

The world faces an ongoing retirement crisis. Governments and insurance companies seek retirement products that cope with rising life expectancy and uncertain financial markets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Bernhardt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Metal transport and mineralization in igneous systems

The global transition towards net zero and the digital economy has driven unprecedented demand for critical raw materials including lithium, copper, arsenic, tungsten and tin. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hartley, Dr M Thomas, Dr DN Neave, Dr A Pawley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Science: Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular diseases

  Research Group: Cardiovascular Research Group
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship within the Cardiovascular Section at the University of Surrey. We are internationally recognised for our work on cardiac diseases and offer state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Camelliti
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rewiring the Transcriptional Machinery of Myeloid Blood Cancer: Therapeutic Targeting of Transcription Factors, Co-activators and Co-repressors

We are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated student to join our group for a prestigious, fully funded Cancer Research UK PhD studentship. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Somervaille
 6 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship: The Biochemistry and Chemical Biology of the Genome and Epigenome

We invite applications from creative and motivated individuals to join Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian’s group for a 4-year PhD studentship, working on multidisciplinary projects exploiting both chemistry and biology to explore fundamental mechanisms of genome function (http://www.balasubramanian.co.uk). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Balasubramanian
 29 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neuropeptide networks in worms and octopus

In recent years, great efforts have been made to map the synaptic wiring diagrams of simple and complex nervous systems. However, chemical synapses, the connections used in most connectomics research, represent only one type of functionally important signalling between neurons. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Schafer
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AMPA receptor structure and function

Excitatory synapses are the principal sites at which information is integrated and stored in the brain, yet we still lack a molecularly resolved understanding of how their strength and plasticity are determined. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Greger
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Cerebellar orchestration of social behaviour

Background. The importance of the cerebellum to regulate social behaviours is increasingly becoming apparent. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Cahill, Dr P Anastasiades, Dr P Chadderton
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Overcoming β-lactamase-mediated antibiotic resistance by combining biomolecular simulation and experiment

Rising antibiotic resistance is a major problem for human health. Resistance to β-lactams, the single most important antibiotic class, usually arises through their breakdown by β-lactamases (BLs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M van der Kamp, Dr J Spencer, Dr CT Tooke
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the identity and function of tumour-initiating states

  Research Group: Narita Group
Fully-funded PhD studentship. Understanding the identity and function of tumour-initiating states. Reference. SW51026. Supervisor. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Narita
 16 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)