ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 698 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Co-Designing Community-Led Cancer Awareness Pathways to Improve Early Diagnosis and Research Engagement in Underserved Populations

University of Liverpool

Department of Biological Sciences

This PhD will co-design AI-enhanced, community-led cancer awareness pathways to improve early diagnosis and research engagement among underserved groups in Merseyside. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Young, Dr \F curtis, Mr B Mcgrae

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

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Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Starkey, Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman

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

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Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaics (fully funded)

Australian National University

School of Engineering

Open position available for PhD student!. If you are passionate about the application of AI in engineering science, we invite you to join us to shape the future of photovoltaics (PV) technologies together at the Australian National University (QS ranking 2026. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Zhan

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

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Towards increased confidence and public engagement in targeted AI-based frameworks for biodiversity monitoring

University of Glasgow

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Project summary. This project aims to enhance the reliability of AI approaches for biodiversity monitoring with high site-specific accuracy, ultimately supporting more consistent and transparent BNG assessment and reporting. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Vlaar, Prof P Stephens, Dr C Torney

26 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Modelling Morphology Evolution in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Generative AI

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with an abysmal 5 year median survival of. This PhD project aims to investigate how liver cancer morphology evolves under treatment, over time. Read more

Supervisors: Prof RD DasGupta, Dr K yuan, Dr P Henderson

4 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Multi-Physics Dynamic Modelling and Physics-Informed AI for Particle-Based Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

This PhD project focuses on the development of next-generation high-fidelity modelling, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and physics-informed artificial intelligence frameworks for particle-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems operating under highly variable renewable energy conditions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Mahmoudi Larimi

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

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Agentic and Explainable AI for Real-Time Cybersecurity in 6G-Enabled Autonomous Systems

University of Reading

Department of Computer Science

Future 6G networks will support safety-critical autonomous systems such as connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), where security decisions must be made in real time under strict latency and reliability constraints. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Pooranian

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

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An AI -aided data-driven approach to study the making, degradation and origin of historical parchments

Nottingham Trent University

School of Science & Technology

Parchments are a writing material made from treated animal skins used for centuries to record important writings such as legal documents. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Liang

15 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI of Neural Connectivity for Biomarker and Treatment-Response Discovery

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

Using the Project-1 hiPSC platform, this project builds AI pipelines to learn disease-relevant representations from cellular images, fused with multi-omics. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof CMT Ting

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

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Intelligent Hybrid Black-Box Steganography: An AI-Enhanced Approach for Secure Data Embedding

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The need for robust information security has never been more urgent, given the proliferation of digital data and sophisticated cyber-attacks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Omego

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

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Context-aware workload optimisation in cloud ecosystems: a framework for sustainable and low-impact AI processing

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The increasing demand for cloud computing to support artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its applications in big data processing, has driven significant advancements but has also introduced notable environmental challenges due to the energy-intensive nature of these operations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Kumarapeli

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

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AI-Human Co-Working Models for City-Scale Energy-Saving Transformation in Existing Building Stock

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The decarbonisation of the built environment presents a major challenge for local governments, particularly in cities with large, aging housing stocks and diverse community needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Zhu

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

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We have 698 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 698 ai PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

ProtAIomics: shaping the future of AI-powered proteomics

PHD COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Funded PhD: Artificial Intelligence for the Built Environment (AI4BE)

Co-Designing Community-Led Cancer Awareness Pathways to Improve Early Diagnosis and Research Engagement in Underserved Populations

Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaics (fully funded)

Towards increased confidence and public engagement in targeted AI-based frameworks for biodiversity monitoring

Modelling Morphology Evolution in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Generative AI

Multi-Physics Dynamic Modelling and Physics-Informed AI for Particle-Based Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

Agentic and Explainable AI for Real-Time Cybersecurity in 6G-Enabled Autonomous Systems

An AI -aided data-driven approach to study the making, degradation and origin of historical parchments

PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI of Neural Connectivity for Biomarker and Treatment-Response Discovery

Intelligent Hybrid Black-Box Steganography: An AI-Enhanced Approach for Secure Data Embedding

Context-aware workload optimisation in cloud ecosystems: a framework for sustainable and low-impact AI processing

AI-Human Co-Working Models for City-Scale Energy-Saving Transformation in Existing Building Stock

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