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2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 191 2023 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Neuron activity waves in brain cortex: reinforcement learning to optimise Brain productivity (Ref: PH/SS-SF1/2026)

It is well established that neural activity waves propagate across the cerebral cortex. However, it remains an open question how these waves contribute to brain computation and human intelligence. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Saveliev
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

As digital platforms increasingly mediate individuals' consumption experiences, it has become crucial for marketing and public policy research to understand how individuals' continuing dependence on such platforms affects their agency and vulnerability (Borenstein, & Taylor, 2024; Laamanen et al., 2025; Stewart et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Afreh
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) analysis of an economic system that partially or fully complies with Islamic principles

The prohibition of interest in Islamic economics presents an alternative economic paradigm to secular interest-based systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Baldwin, Dr C Liu
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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FDI in Africa and the role of Formal and Informal Institutions

In recognition of the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) – an important channel through which resources, human capital and technological progress are transferred between countries – understanding the determining factors of FDI is an important issue from a developing country perspective. Read more
 Supervisor: Ms M Stack
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanism-based design and screening for synthetic inhibitors targeting the small GTPase splice variant RAC1B

RAC1 is a small GTPase protein that functions as a key signaling node downstream of various microenvironmental signaling pathways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Jin, Dr RB Bryce, Dr S Butterworth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling the chemo-mechanical degradation of concrete

Why? Concrete, an artificial rock, is the most abundant material humankind has ever created. With approximately 30 billion metric tonnes used each year, it plays a critical role in our infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Korec
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bayesian Deep Learning for cosmology with Euclid

  Research Group: Astronomy
This project will focus on the combination of cutting-edge Deep Learning and statistical methods to enable cosmological inference from next-generation facilities such as the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Spurio Mancini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
This project combines expertise in pharmacy and biotechnology to tune polypeptide/surfactant film properties through the design of novel peptides characterised using advanced physical characterisation techniques and relate the film properties to those of hydrogels. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Campbell, Prof A Saiani, Prof A Miller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating how DNA damage responses combat infections by the typhoid pathogen Salmonella enterica

Antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever. The world faces epidemics of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) typhoid fever caused by Salmonella Typhi that underlies 12 million cases / 129 000 deaths each year. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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1 PhD Student Position: Interface Science − New Materials

The Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a PhD student position to join the group of Prof. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JL Libuda
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Magnetism and Structure–Dynamics Interplay in Correlated Materials

Project Summary. Understanding how magnetic order, crystal structure, and spin dynamics interact is central to the discovery and control of new functional and quantum materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GK Kaur, Dr CK Kirk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Is the Community 'Safe'? Exploring FearAvoidance Beliefs in Patients Transitioning from Clinical to Community-Based Activity

Background and Rationale. While clinical guidelines unanimously recommend selfmanagement and physical activity for chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, long-term adherence to these interventions remains poor once clinical supervision ceases (Meade et al., 2019). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Papadopoulos, Dr H Frank
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The potential of Artificial Intelligence to predict heart disease: exploring AI to link electrocardiographic and metabolic biomarkers in individuals at risk of heart disease

Ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide [1] and is increasingly prevalent in regions such as the USA and UK [2, 3]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bueno, Dr EE Edwards
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The INDICO-II Study – Effects of body composition and dietary improvement on cell membrane dynamics and their relationship with the development of type II diabetes

The InDiCo Study (Inflammation, Diets, Body Composition) is a pre-clinical study currently conducted at the University of Worcester. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bueno, Dr EE Edwards
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The BCAT1 CXXC motif and oncogenesis in acute myeloid leukaemia

The BCAT1 gene is implicated in the pathogenesis of many cancer types, including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)1–4. Recently, our group identified a novel antioxidant role for BCAT1 in AML cells5. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Coles, Dr A Cherry, Dr JW Whittaker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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