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We have 609 case PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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When does ecosystem engineering create ecological opportunity? How landscape context shapes biodiversity and ecological networks following beaver restoration

Ecosystem engineers such as beavers create new habitats and ecological opportunities, yet biodiversity responses to restoration remain highly variable. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Sanders
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploiting InSAR Loop Closure for Monitoring Soil Moisture and Vegetation Dynamics

Changes in soil moisture and vegetation structure alter microwave scattering from the land surface, generating phase inconsistencies in Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) observations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr y Maghsaoudi
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the influence of magma-mush processes on volcanic unrest

Volcanic eruptions threaten 10% of the world’s population. To enable eruption forecasting, carry out hazard assessment, and mitigate risk, a thorough understanding of volcanic unrest is essential, but currently lacking. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr j Hickey
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Catchment to Coast: eDNA surveillance of eukaryotic parasites in aquatic environments

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming biodiversity monitoring, but its potential to reveal the hidden distribution of eukaryotic parasites remains largely untapped. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Hayward
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do peatland restoration activities influence drought resilience and the reliability of water supplies under future climate pressures?

Peatland restoration is widely promoted as a nature-based solution for enhancing climate resilience, yet its effects on drought resilience and water resource provision remain poorly quantified. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Gatis
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dynamic Turbulence Modelling for Convective Storms

Convective storms remain notoriously difficult to predict because of their highly localised nature and dependence on interactions across a wide range of scales, from turbulent motions to the synoptic environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Efstathiou
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Storylines of Risk Assessment for Wind and Flood Impacts in a Post-Net Zero Climate in the UK

Explore the future of extreme weather in a post-net zero climate. The UK is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions, but important questions remain about how extreme weather risks may evolve after global temperatures stabilise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Catto
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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YES-27-A-30: Wildfire Aerosol Retrievals and Air‑Quality Applications from Polar and Geostationary Satellites

  Research Group: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)
This PhD project will develop and apply advanced satellite aerosol retrievals to improve understanding of wildfire smoke pollution, its diurnal behaviour, and its representation in regional/global air quality (AQ) models. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Pope, Dr A Graham, Prof S Arnold, Dr B Kerridge
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine Learning for Hybridisation and Optimisation of Renewable Energy Systems- ReNU+27/SE/CS/WOO

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities Plus (ReNU+) is a collaborative doctoral training programme run by the Universities of Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof WL Woo, Dr Z Q Qian
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Consortium for Researching Inclusive Cultures in the Arts (CRICA)

The CRICA LSE AHRC Doctoral Focal Award is pleased to offer the following Collaborative Doctoral Award, commencing in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Friese
 3 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Trustworthy AI: understanding predictive performance via sampling approximation (in collaboration with Wayland Additive) (C3.5-ELE-Panoutsos)

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 G Panoutsos, Dr I Esnaola
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of a Robust and Sustainable Self Compacting Concrete Framework under Material and Production Variability: Data-Driven, AI based Multi Objective Optimisation

Fully funded PhD. 3.5 Years full time (or part time equivalent). Self-compacting concrete (SCC) can support efficient placement and lower-carbon construction, but its performance may vary as cementitious materials, aggregates, admixtures and production conditions change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kulasegaram, Dr MA Adeagbo
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Dealing with complexities in complex interventions: Exploring development challenges for embedding economic evaluation in natural experiment studies

To apply, please click institution website. Project description. The MRC/NIHR complex interventions guidance (Skivington, et al. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Boyd, Prof V Katikireddi
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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What role for the voluntary and community sector in promoting community resilience?

The UK Government Resilience Framework (Cabinet Office 2022) renews a commitment to a “whole-of-society” approach where strengthened partnerships with the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) are seen as an important way of protecting communities. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Coates
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Valuing green and blue urban landscapes

During this prolonged period of neo-liberal development our discourse in the West has become fragmented between a growing concern for climate change/sustainability and a continued need to promote intensive growth and prioritise the needs of capital. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Garside
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)