c PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Enthusiastic graduates are invited to apply for a 36-month PhD studentship available in the research group of Dr Alexey Sergeev in the Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, UK, from October 1, 2020.

Integrating chemocatalysis and biocatalysis to create new synthetic pathways (iCBPATH)

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry

Prof J Micklefield, Prof M Greaney

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

In this project, we aim to combine the power of enzymatic C-H bond functionalisation and transition metal catalysis to construct complex molecules in a single reaction providing new, more efficient and rapid routes to pharmaceuticals and other essential products.

Characterising Clostridium difficile defence strategies against bacteriophages

University of Leicester
Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

Prof M Clokie, Dr A Millard

Application Deadline: 7 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Background. Healthcare associated infections are a major problem for patients and a global health challenge.

Ruthenium-catalysed C-H late stage functionalisation of biologically active compounds

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry

Prof I Larrosa, Dr J Bures

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

This project will involve work in the catalytic C–H activation area.

Clostridium difficile in Australian horse populations

Murdoch University
PhD Opportunities

Prof T V Riley

Application Deadline: 30 May 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The anaerobic spore-forming bacterium Clostridium difficile is a major human pathogen, the most commonly diagnosed cause of infectious hospital diarrhoea.

Embryonic stem cell patterning using microfabricated patterns of parylene-C

University of Reading
School of Biological Sciences

Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr S Boateng

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Micro-patterns of parylene-C on a SiO2 background can precisely guide the growth of neurons and astrocytes, derived from the rat hippocampus.

Accelerating quantitative finance using Xilinx reconfigurable architectures

University of Edinburgh
School of Informatics

Dr N Brown

Application Deadline: 30 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Reconfigurable architecture enable programmers to configure a chip to operate, electronically, just like a software application.

Identification and characterisation of bacteriocins from environmental samples active against strains of Clostridium difficile

University of Nottingham
School of Life Sciences

Dr C Penfold, Dr K Winzer, Dr Ruth Griffin

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Clostridium difficile is a cause of neonatal enteritis in livestock such as pigs, cattle and horses. Affected animals develop respiratory problems, abdominal distention and bloody diarrhoea leading to weight loss and in extreme cases mortality.

The impact of gut microbiome and diet interplay on neurodegeneration

University of Reading
School of Biological Sciences

Dr E Kevei

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

"Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s disease represent major health risks and economic burden for the society.

Two-stream Machine Learning Architecture based on Deep Learning and HMM for Video-based Ambient Assisted Living

Kingston University
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing

Dr JC Nebel

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Ambient assisted living aims at improving the quality of life and supporting independent and healthy living of older or/and impaired people within their own home environment.

Understanding the link between healthy ageing and social interaction

University of Reading
School of Biological Sciences

Dr E Kevei, Dr N Vasudevan

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Healthy ageing is a priority for all countries since we are living longer than ever before. A number of studies show that social behaviours can prevent some detrimental aspects of aging such as dementia and memory loss.

Evaluation of interventions to address hepatitis C virus infection among children born to mothers with a history of injecting drug use in Scotland

Glasgow Caledonian University
School of Health and Life Sciences

Prof S Hutchinson, Dr N Palmateer

Application Deadline: 19 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

REF SHLS-20002 Hutchinson. There are an estimated 41,000 to 59,000 children of problem drug using parents in Scotland, representing about 4-5% of children aged under 16.

Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into Enzymatic Degradation of Waste Plastics

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry

Dr L Wong, Dr C F Blanford

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Plastics are a broad range of solid polymeric materials that have found widespread application as industrial components and consumer goods.

Settlement Change and Climatic Fluctuations in the East Anglian Breckland c.1000BC – 1600 AD (WILLIAMSON-HIS20CHASE)

University of East Anglia
School of History

Prof T Williamson (

Application Deadline: 1 June 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The University of East Anglia and Norfolk County Council’s Community and Environmental Services Department invite applications for a Collaborative Doctoral Award on ‘Settlement change and climatic fluctuations in the East Anglian Breckland, c.

How protective signals from the gut modify neuronal activity and behaviour, using C. elegans as a model system.

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

Dr P van Oosten-Hawle, Prof N Cohen

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Amyloid protein misfolding leading to loss of neuronal function are fundamental pathogenic mechanisms of numerous age-associated neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s (AD).