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brown PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 64 brown PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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CENTA 2027-B34 Extreme climatic events in a warming world: understanding limits to resilience in freshwater ecosystems

Across the globe, extreme climatic events such as heatwaves and droughts have increased dramatically in frequency and intensity over the past 30 years, with potentially profound consequences for freshwater ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M E Ledger
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Calibration instrumentation for the Trinity neutrino telescope’

The Trinity telescope is a novel and distinctive approach to observing the neutrino Universe. Trinity detects ultra‑high‑energy (UHE) tau neutrinos indirectly by observing the Cherenkov flashes from upward‑going air showers emerging from the ground. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Brown
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Ultra high energy neutrino astronomy with Trinity’

Project description. The Trinity telescope is a novel and distinctive approach to observing the neutrino Universe. Trinity detects ultra‑high‑energy (UHE) tau neutrinos indirectly by observing the Cherenkov flashes from upward‑going air showers emerging from the ground. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Brown
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cell and Vector Engineering for Production of Next-generation Biopharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals offer the most promising pathway to treatments for diseases including cancer, Alzheimer’s and autoimmune disorders. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Brown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Bioprocess development and scale-up for polysaccharide extraction from UK brown seaweeds

This PhD project will develop a novel bioprocess engineering platform for the extraction and recovery of high-value seaweed polysaccharides, with the goal of advancing sustainable seaweed biorefinery systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EK Kostas
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Non-destructive in situ and satellite-based leaf water content estimation for improved agricultural and wildfire management

Based at King’s College London and in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL; https://www.npl.co.uk/research/earth-observation), this CASE project will develop new non-destructive methods for estimating leaf water content using low-cost ground-based sensors and satellite Earth observation, demonstrating their potential for crop stress detection and assessment of wildfire risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Mulligan, Dr L Brown, Dr J Nightingale, Dr H Morris
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Decoding Plant Stress: Real-Time Monitoring of Crop Health by In-Planta Sensing Platform

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LGM Gonzalez-Macia
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising Cancer Therapy: Understanding how SGLT2 Inhibitors Enhance Neoplastic Efficacy and offer Cardioprotection against immunotherapies.

This project aspires to make immunotherapy safer and more effective by discovering how SGLT2 inhibitors can simultaneously guard the heart and strengthen antitumour immunity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Sharma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy While Protecting the Heart: The Dual Function of SGLT2 Inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment by harnessing the body's immune system to attack tumours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Sharma, Prof A Olsson-Brown, Prof D Naisbitt
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Improving the accuracy of drone based remote sensing with astronomical instrumentation’

The recent advances in UAV capability has given the remote sensing community a number of exciting possibilities. Unfortunately, in the context of plant ecology, the realization of this potential has focused on monitoring crop health where the species of plant is known. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Brown
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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In silico biomechanical stratification of patients with spine metastases at high risk of fracture with Photon Counting Computed Tomography and Finite Element modelling (PCCT-FE) (in collaboration with Ansys Synopsys) (C3.5-SMP-Dall'Ara)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Dall'Ara, Prof D Lacroix, Prof J Brown
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic tools for digital twin simulations, discovery and analysis (S3.5-COM-Richmond)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Richmond, Mr E Brown
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fusarium graminearum navigation through restricted cell-space

Multiple factors, including climatic, environmental, legislative and societal changes, have led to the evolution of problematic plant pathogens that are collectively responsible for annual losses of ~15% of total crop yield globally and are a serious threat to global food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Deeks
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CENTA 2027-B07 Biodiversity Digital Twin: Leveraging Environmental DNA and Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, affecting the delivery of ecosystem services on which we all rely for our well-being and the economy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Zhou
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Science - Centre for Applied Performance Sciences (CAPS)

We are offering self-funded PhD opportunities for motivated individuals to explore innovative research in applied performance science. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme