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2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,213 2026 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Unravelling Local Structure in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

Lancaster University

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the local structure and ion ordering in high performance materials for lithium ion batteries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Griffin

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

(SATURN CDT)Enhancing strategic decision-making for new-build nuclear storage facilities via environmental life cycle assessment

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. This project is part-funded by the NDA Bursary scheme and will involve close collaboration with industrial partners at UKNNL and Sellafield Ltd. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Stamford, Mr A Banford

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

Molecular Simulation and Data-Driven Discovery of Smarter, Greener Formulations

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

This project pioneers formulation design by integrating statistical optimisation tools with advanced molecular simulations and experimental validation with industry partners, Unilever. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AF Finney, Prof S Maskell

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

(SATURN CDT) Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Deep borehole disposal (DBD) is rapidly emerging as a credible and potentially superior alternative to a mined & engineered deep geological repository, or GDF (geological disposal facility) as it is known in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K P Travis, Dr B Walkley, Prof F Gibb, Mr J Beswick

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

(SATURN CDT)Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer

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

(SATURN CDT) The use of local contact impedance spectroscopy to monitor radiation damage in ceramics and glasses

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

We are offering an exciting PhD opportunity to develop and validate a novel rapid, non-destructive technique for detecting and quantifying radiation-induced defects in ceramics, glasses, and other functional materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Dean, Dr C Thorpe, Prof D Sinclair, Prof R Hand

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

Data-Driven Digital Twins for Predicting Climate-Driven Deterioration in UK Bridges

University of Edinburgh

School of Engineering

This PhD project will develop data-driven digital twin methods for predicting climate-driven deterioration in UK bridges. The project will combine civil engineering, machine learning, statistical modelling, and climate resilience to address an important challenge in infrastructure asset management. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Yardim

30 May 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

(SATURN CDT) Condition-Based Risk Assessment of Ageing Nuclear Infrastructure under Material Degradation

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Ageing nuclear infrastructure must maintain high levels of safety, reliability and structural integrity while many assets continue to operate beyond their original design life. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SMH Hoseyni, Prof J Cordiner

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

AI-Driven Structure Prediction for Materials Discovery

University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

The discovery of novel inorganic solid-state materials is essential to advance energy storage, catalysis, semiconductors, and quantum technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Prof R Savani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

(SATURN CDT) New directions in radiation tolerant superconducting magnets

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Magnetic confinement of fusion plasma is a central requirement of Tokamak and spherical reactors. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Boston, Prof C Race

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Materials Discovery and Physical Crystallography

University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

This project focuses on discovery of new functional materials for clean energy applications, through experimental synthesis and structure determination using advanced X‑ray and electron diffraction techniques. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr J Claridge, Dr LD Daniels

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline design using machine learning

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

The acceleration of non-relativistic electrons has had intense interest in the last 9 years, with the effort to drive low-energy electrons to the relativistic regime for development of compact all-THz-powered light sources and electron diffraction. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Appleby

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

(SATURN CDT) Deriving Process-Microstructure Relationships for β-Transformed Zirconium Alloys

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

UoM_Nuclear. Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Zirconium alloys serve vital functions in nuclear reactors and so need to survive in extreme environments of heat and radiation damage. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Davis, Dr MM Maric, Prof J Fonseca -, Mr P Honniball

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

COPE Mental Health Project – Co-production of Pharmacy Staff Education for Mental Health

University of Strathclyde

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences

Mental ill health is increasingly prevalent in Scotland, with rising rates of adults reporting depressive symptoms (1) and one‑in‑five prescribed an antidepressant annually (2). Read more

Supervisor: Dr NW Weir

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

Quantum spin liquids in Ce pyrochlores

Queen Mary University of London

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are a state of matter predicted to be found in magnetic materials with strong quantum fluctuations. The spins in most magnetic materials form regular repeating patterns at sufficiently low temperature, but QSLs are very different. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O` Benton

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

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