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We have 609 case PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Biomineralisation on ice: cryo-analytical insights into ion transport mechanisms

Project Overview. A mechanistic understanding of how marine organisms like corals and foraminifera biomineralise is required to predict their response to warming and acidification. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Evans, Prof G Foster, Ms K McHardy, Dr N Sano, Mr P Blenkinsopp
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seasonal polyphenism in an invasive horticultural pest

Project Overview. The invasive pest Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) threatens UK fruit crops and biodiversity due to its climate-driven expansion and winter survival. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Wijnen, Dr O Katsamenis, Dr S Long
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pollinators as microbial engineers: shaping the microbiome and nutritional quality of floral resources

Project Overview. How do pollinators shape the microbial communities of flowers? This interdisciplinary PhD project investigates how pollinators, microbial communities and the nutritional quality of nectar and pollen interact, combining microbial ecology, molecular approaches and fieldwork. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Stabler, Dr W.L. King, Dr R Comont, Dr SAW Wilks
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep-sea fingerprinting with environmental DNA

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 Supervisors: Dr J Robidart, Dr S. E. Evans, Dr V Huvenne, Dr KW Wade, Dr ES Sumner
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Positive Energy Rural Community Centres (PERCCs)

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Rural community centres play a vital role in Northern Ireland, providing spaces for community events, education, childcare, sports and services for older people. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Pugsley, Dr N Shah, Prof J D Mondol
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Arctic Subsea Permafrost Thaw: Quantifying a Global Climate Risk

Project Overview. Arctic subsea permafrost covers 2.5 million km² and stores 600 billion tonnes of carbon, yet monitoring its thaw remains a global challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Sahoo, Prof T Minshull, Dr MM Murthy, Dr GP Provenzano
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Inequalities in cardiovascular disease for women from Pakistani & Bangladeshi communities in the UK: understand drivers and developing an intervention

About the project. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality in the UK and is an important contributor to longstanding health inequalities. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof RJ Johnson, Dr C Cabral, Dr TZ Zhang, Dr R Denholm
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of an Integrated Digital Circular Economy Framework for Cost and Carbon Management in Northern Ireland’s Construction Industry

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Development of an Integrated Digital Circular Economy Framework for Cost and Carbon Management in Northern Ireland’s Construction Industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Okosun, Prof P Griffiths, Dr S Shashwat
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Genetics of Adaptation in Plant-Beneficial Bacteria Under Climate Change

Project Overview. Many species are found across diverse environments, and their genomes will exhibit signatures of adaptation. This is understudied in bacteria that are vital for healthy growth of plants and ecosystem resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Chapman, Dr W.L. King, Dr T Mauchline
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Behaviourally Informed Nature-Positive Retrofit for Northern Ireland's Public Estate: Applying the COM-B Framework to Accelerate Climate Adaptation, Biodiversity Recovery and Net Zero Delivery through Architecture, Behavioural Science and Public Policy.

  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Northern Ireland faces a significant challenge in achieving Net Zero, strengthening climate resilience and restoring biodiversity through an ageing public estate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N O'Hare
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Creating a functional map for brain-gut signalling in a simple worm model

The ability to actively locate and consume food is essential for life in many animals. Successful feeding requires sensory-neuroendocrine systems interpret to multiple cues and output coordinated behavioural sequences. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Williams
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ecophysiological and biogeographic responses of key foundation species to a rapidly changing climate in the northeast Atlantic

Project Overview. The ocean climate of the northeast Atlantic is rapidly changing, yet ecological consequences are poorly understood for most species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Smale, Prof R. M. Marsh, Dr Z Jacobs, Dr K Smith, Dr LH Harrison
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seaweeds as Living Sensors and Bioremediators in Natural and Engineered Coastal Environments

This interdisciplinary PhD will investigate the potential of seaweeds to capture and concentrate metals from coastal environments, with a particular focus on how metal accumulation changes through time and across natural and engineered marine systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Vos
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary genomics of climate stress resilience in European badgers

Predicting the impacts of global change on animal health and disease requires an understanding of the genetic drivers and evolutionary potential of organismal resilience to climatic stressors (heat waves and droughts). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Young
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees

Harnessing Nature's Blow Torch to Protect Bees. The challenge and the opportunity. Bees are the world’s most economically and environmentally important group of insect pollinators. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Bass
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)