Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now

We have 1,217 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discipline

Discipline

All disciplines

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

All Funding


2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,217 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

More details

Human-Robot Teaming with remotely deployed robot fleets

Fleets of robots are increasingly deployed across a variety of applications, including disaster response, infrastructure inspection, security, logistics, and healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Chiou
 2 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Advanced AI for Multi-modal Spatial Biology

We have been awarded three additional studentships for October 2026 entry. Applications are now open, with interviews anticipated in early August 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
More details

Structural Biology & Computational Chemistry

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in Computational Structural Biology and Protein Engineering. Location. The University of Adelaide (Australia). Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 30 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details
Last chance to apply

The Irish ABO and Coagulation (iABC) Strategic Partnership

This programme will define the biological mechanisms through which ABO blood group influences blood coagulation and thrombosis. Although ABO blood group has been known to affect the risks of bleeding and thrombosis for many years, critically the mechanisms underpinning this relationship remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J O'Sullivan
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details
Last chance to apply

PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Engineering Whole-Cell Biosensors Using Microfluidic Platforms Under Dynamic Environmental Conditions

Award summary. 100% UK Home fees covered. The studentship provides an enhanced stipend of £31,805 per year from 2026/2027, significantly above the standard UKRI doctoral stipend, as part of the UKRI TechExpert pilot programme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Buldum
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Virtual Wards, Real Inequities: Understanding the Intersection of Ethnicity, Culture, and Deprivation in Remote Health Services

Virtual wards, sometimes called Hospital at Home, allow doctors, nurses, and therapists to care for people in their own homes using a mix of home visits and digital monitoring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AW Woodward, Prof ND Davies
 4 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Decarb-AI (A Innovate for Ireland Centre), ICHEC & School of Computer Science

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship starting in autumn 2026 affiliated to the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) and the School of Computer Science at the University of Galway. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PN Nolan
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Resilience for Digitalised Critical Infrastructure (ReDI)

We are looking for up to 5 fully funded PhD candidates (based at University of Strathclyde and University of Surrey), across a range of disciplines, to… Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
More details

Resilience for Digitalised Critical Infrastructure (ReDI)

We are looking for up to 5 fully funded PhD candidates (based at University of Strathclyde and University of Surrey), across a range of disciplines, to… Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
More details

Avoiding extinction: genomic predictors of local adaptation in the wild

Avoiding extinction. predictors of local adaptation in the wild. Wild populations are becoming smaller and more isolated; whilst simultaneously having to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and climate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N. R. LeBas, Assoc Prof J Tomkins, Dr F Richardson, Prof L Simmons
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa)

Flexibility to shape your research direction | Training and skills development for industrial and academic careers | Enhanced stipend from year 2 | Diverse and supportive community | Think Tanks with industry partners | Research areas include. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
More details

Modern Languages - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

The Department of Modern Languages is home to internationally renowned researchers in a range of European and world languages and cultures. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
More details

Enhanced economics of gigawatt scale offshore wind farms through high-fidelity wake modelling

Optimising wind turbine layout and foundation design is critical to enhancing the economics of large-scale offshore wind energy projects. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Stallard, Dr P Ouro
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Cultural Currents in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century: Continuities between 'Victorian' and the 'Modernist' Literature (Ref: SSH26-SF-SP-EN)

This PhD project provides an opportunity to investigate and challenge the boundaries and definitions of ‘Victorian’ and ‘modernist’ literature across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Parker
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
More details

Tyre Particulate Emissions Measurement and Prediction (Ref: AAE-JK-2513)

Tyres are a leading source of microplastics globally, as well as a primary contributor to cars' particulate matter emissions. Minimising the impacts of future tyre emissions requires new knowledge about factors that influence tyre emissions, and how these can be balanced with safety factors such as tyre grip. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Knowles
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Filtering Results