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2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on Phase Transformations in Advanced Steel Design

Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Location. Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia. Duration. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr YX Wu, Prof CR Hutchinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Treatment: A Bio-Social Approach to Labour Market Participation among NEET Youth with Mental Health Conditions.

Health inequalities refer to the unequal distribution of health outcomes across populations, shaped by a complex interplay of social, economic, and environmental determinants. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LW William
 4 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD: CO₂ Conversion, Reactor Design and Process Integration

Project description. The successful capture of CO₂ is only useful if the captured material can then be handled, converted or used in a practical and economically sustainable way. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Donnellan
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD: Novel Cryogenic Energy Storage and CO₂ Capture

Project overview. The transition to a renewable electricity system will require large-scale energy storage technologies which are safe, scalable and not restricted to particular geographical locations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Donnellan
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Centre For Peoples Justice Studentships.

We advance a people-centred approach to research and are seeking applications from people with evidence of an interest in social justice. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Hayes, Dr J Organ, Dr W Asquith
 4 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Improving Youth Wellbeing Through Behaviour Change Coaches: EU YEAH project (Reference: SHLS26145 - Chastin)

  Research Group: ReaCH -The Research Centre for Health
Project description. The project and student will be associated with the EU funded research Project YEAH! www.yeah-project.eu Youth Wellbeing from a holistic perspective. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Chastin, Dr B McCann, Dr G Longworth
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Biofilms: Hidden Engines Driving Antimicrobial Resistance? (Reference no: SHLS26147 - Spencer)

  Research Group: ReaCH -The Research Centre for Health
Project description.  We have an exciting opportunity for a four-year PhD studentship within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) at Glasgow Caledonian University (https://www.gcu.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/reach). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Spencer, Prof G Ramage, Dr A Escudero, Dr S Gillman
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Beyond scratching the surface: optimisation of biofilm disinfection. (Reference no.: SHLS26146- Kean)

  Research Group: ReaCH -The Research Centre for Health
Project description. We have an exciting opportunity for a four-year PhD studentship within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) at Glasgow Caledonian University (https://www.gcu.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/reach). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Kean, Prof G Ramage, Mr J Clarke
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Optimising Sport Nutrition Strategies in Football Players (Ref: RDFC26/HW/SER/BRIGGS)

This fully funded full-time PhD is in partnership with Northumbria University and Sunderland Association Football Club. The successful candidate will be based out of Sunderland AFC training ground – The Academy of Light. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Briggs, Dr D Peart
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mathematical Modelling of High Energy Density Laser-Substrate Interactions

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics, Thermal-Fluid-Dynamics, Multi-Physics
The project is to contribute to a major Ministry of Defence (MOD) research programme intended to develop generation after next technologies for applications in defence and security, and this project will be co-funded by MBDA. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Harnessing Engineering Biology Approaches to Remove Antimicrobial Contamination from Water

This project is being advertised as part of the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award, led by Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R McCarthy
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Wind-wave-ocean eddy interactions: unravelling coupled processes at the air-sea interface (ZHAIX_U26ENVTS)

Dr Tristan Sjoeberg Postgraduate Scholarship . Primary supervisor - Dr Xiaoming Zhai. Scientific background . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Zhai
 22 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Windstorms and atmosphere-ocean coupling around Greenland in a changing climate (RENFREWI_U26ENVTS)

Dr Tristan Sjoeberg Postgraduate Scholarship. Primary supervisor - Dr Ian Renfrew. Scientific background . Arctic climate change and the associated sea-ice retreat are having significant impacts on both the atmosphere, the ocean and their interactions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Renfrew
 22 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Climate change impacts on the Antarctic coastal ocean carbon sink (BAKKERD_U26ENVTS)

Dr Tristan Sjoeberg Postgraduate Scholarship. Primary Supervisor - Professor Dorothee Bakker. Scientific background. The Southern Ocean takes up about 10% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activity, thus slowing down climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bakker
 22 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an optimized pgSIT system to control important agricultural insect pests

This is a co-funded industry PhD studentship embedded in a collaborative partnership between Imperial College London and Agragene Inc., the company holding the pgSIT patent and leading its commercial development. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Prof T Bozkurt, Dr SG Gamez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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