2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,220 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Spatiotemporal Superconducting Metasurfaces for Next Gen Quantum Technologies

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Sajjad Taravati s.taravati@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 #s Taravati

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of numerical methods using evolutionary computation techniques

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

Advances in AI-based techniques, including differential evolution, mimetic, and other evolutionary algorithms, facilitate the design of new sophisticated optimisation algorithms to develop novel numerical methods for the efficient solution of differential equations (DEs) more efficiently and rapidly than existing numerical approaches. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Anastassi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Audio-visual Creation with Indian-Film Archives — Technology, Film Heritage and Identity

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

This practice-based research project will investigate how experimental technologies for audiovisual creation can create new artforms focused on archival significations of existing tangible and intangible film heritage and public engagement with archives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Battey

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating Software Architecture Degradation in Systems Integrating Machine Learning and AI Components

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

As AI and machine learning become essential elements of contemporary software, they bring forth specific challenges that may undermine long-term software architectural integrity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Deka

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Developing a framework for improving aerodynamic efficiency of electric vehicles using Computational Fluid Dynamics to achieve net zero requirement

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

Electric vehicles are gradually becoming more popular than fuel-based vehicles in the UK, despite their higher price. Full electric (plug-in) and hybrid versions are considered environmentally friendly and are classified as electric vehicles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Harmanto

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Electromagnetic Time Reversal (EMTR) for Partial Discharge localisation in complex networks using only one observation point

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

This project aims to investigate the innovative Electromagnetic Time reversal (EMTR) theory to localise partial discharges (PDs), using one observation point, in complex network topologies. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Ragusa

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AgriMerge – Merging large scale and high granularity data for agricultural land assessment

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

We are entering an extraordinary new era driven by global advances in Artificial Intelligence . (NextGen technologies). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Gongora

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Nanostructured Biosensors for monitoring cardiac health

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

British Heart Foundation (BHF) estimates about 7.6 million individuals in the UK to suffer from . cardiovascular diseases, with ~160,000 associated deaths. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Govindarajan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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ICARUS (Irish Climate Research and Analysis Units) Department of Geography Doctoral Scholarship

Maynooth University

ICARUS Climate Research Centre

The Department of Geography and Irish Climate Research and Analysis at Maynooth University is pleased to announce that a PhD Scholarship will be available for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in September 2026. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) Ireland PhD Programme

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PhD Programme at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU Singapore

Nanyang Technological University

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

At the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, we welcome outstanding students from around the world to pursue advanced postgraduate studies in a truly global engineering environment. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Singapore PhD Programme

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Understanding Irradiation and Fission Product Interaction in Nuclear Graphite using Advanced Microscopy

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The University of Manchester invites applications for a fully funded PhD position focused on understanding the irradiation behaviour of nuclear graphite material under extreme conditions to ensure the safety of next-generation reactors. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Jones

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Tabletting of powders

The University of Manchester

Department of Mathematics

This PhD project aims to develop a virtual tabletting laboratory by creating computational models that capture the multiscale mechanics of die compaction — from individual crystal behaviour to the formation of solid pharmaceutical tablets. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Thornton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exploring how Mycobacterium tuberculosis uses nutrients

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

This PhD project will investigate how Mycobacterium tuberculosis utilises nutrients and how changes in nutrient transport influence pathogen biology by combining microbiology, biochemical and analytical approaches. Read more

Supervisor: Prof EF Fullam

30 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Benzofused Azabicycles and Spiropiperidines via Biocatalytic Oxidation-Cycloaddition Cascades

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

o-Quinoid species (e.g. quinones, quinone imines, quinone methides) are versatile reactive intermediates for the synthesis of a variety of complex molecules.[1-4] They readily undergo a range of reactions including 1,4-conjugate additions, 1,3-oxazole formation, and Diels−Alder cycloadditions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Wong

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Nuclear power plants are conventionally operated as baseload assets, yet coupling HTGRs with large-scale thermal energy storage (TES) could fundamentally alter this paradigm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Bodel, Prof R Taylor, Dr L Stamford

15 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 1,220 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,220 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Spatiotemporal Superconducting Metasurfaces for Next Gen Quantum Technologies

Development of numerical methods using evolutionary computation techniques

Audio-visual Creation with Indian-Film Archives — Technology, Film Heritage and Identity

Investigating Software Architecture Degradation in Systems Integrating Machine Learning and AI Components

Developing a framework for improving aerodynamic efficiency of electric vehicles using Computational Fluid Dynamics to achieve net zero requirement

Electromagnetic Time Reversal (EMTR) for Partial Discharge localisation in complex networks using only one observation point

AgriMerge – Merging large scale and high granularity data for agricultural land assessment

Nanostructured Biosensors for monitoring cardiac health

ICARUS (Irish Climate Research and Analysis Units) Department of Geography Doctoral Scholarship

PhD Programme at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU Singapore

Understanding Irradiation and Fission Product Interaction in Nuclear Graphite using Advanced Microscopy

Tabletting of powders

Exploring how Mycobacterium tuberculosis uses nutrients

Benzofused Azabicycles and Spiropiperidines via Biocatalytic Oxidation-Cycloaddition Cascades

Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

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