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Low-carbon continuous monitoring of ice-nucleating particles in polar seawater and sea spray

  Research Group: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)
This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M D Tarn, Prof B Murray, Dr M Frey, Dr A Nightingale, Dr A Schaap
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seeing More with Less: Quantifying Information Loss in Glacier Monitoring and Developing Low-Carbon Observation Networks [2731/NZPS/UoL/Quincey]

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Quincey, Dr L Taylor, Prof M Shahgedanova
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding glacial sediment plumes and their impact on the cryosphere with a low-carbon satellite data, AI and data mining approach.

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Wallis, Prof A E Hogg, Prof KH Hendry
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Come rain or snow in a changing climate: predicting future rainfall over Antarctic sea ice using computationally-efficient machine learning

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Maycock, Dr A Borowiak, Dr A Orr, Dr S Sharma
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low-Carbon Earth Observation of Arctic Permafrost Thaw and Tundra Fires: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Big Data Processing

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Elliott, Dr KM Miles, Dr S Ebmeier
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Imaging thaw: low-carbon automated geoelectric monitoring of climate warming impacts on permafrost

This PhD is part of the Net Zero Polar Science DTP, which aims to make polar science possible in a net zero world. For further details visit https://nzps-dtp.ac.uk/. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Booth, Dr S de Ridder, Dr M Sandalls, Dr MC Cimpoiasu
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Sweet-Spot for Star Formation

CONTEXT. Star formation is one of the most fundamental processes regulating the evolution and appearance of the Universe, with implications for many diverse areas of astronomy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Whitworth, Dr P Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EASTBIO Data-driven biology from imperfect observations: integrating professional and citizen-science biodiversity data

  Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
Environmental regulators rely on biological monitoring to assess the condition of rivers and detect ecological change, but high-quality professional monitoring is expensive and consequently limited in its spatial and temporal coverage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FJC Chadwick, Dr IM Matthews, Dr JG Gray, Dr SG Green
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Determining the neural code and network computations supporting episodic memory

A memory of an experience is carried by a pattern of electrical activity across thousands of neurons. This project asks what the crucial elements of this 'neural code' are, and how the networks involved generate it. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Robinson, Prof M Nolan
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Mechanisms regulating the protein composition of astrocyte endfeet

Astrocytes are exceptionally branched cells that tile the brain to maintain its homeostasis1-3. Astrocytes are strategically positioned as a bridge between the brain vasculature and parenchyma4, exhibiting specialised subcellular compartments that interact with distinct brain components5. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Diaz-Castro, Dr P Donlin-Asp, Dr R MacDonald
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adapting to Other Minds: Bilingual Experience and Social Communication in the Ageing Brain

Identifying the neural mechanisms that support the maintenance of cognitive and communicative abilities in later life is a key challenge for research on healthy ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Krott, Prof T Swaab
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Uncovering the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in language

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. This project uses advanced analyses of electrical brain activity (EEG) to investigate the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Rommers, Dr M Zhong, Prof P Bach
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Life-Cycle Driven Design of Sustainable Electric Machines

Electric machines are essential to our everyday lives, powering everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. However, making these technologies more sustainable is a key challenge in achieving net-zero emission targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Sarma
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: When a negative test lies: modelling imperfect detection in infection and antimicrobial resistance.

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Assume a bacterium is sampled from a patient and the test returns negative. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Roos, Prof K Hijazi, Dr I Okoliegbe
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Safety Validation and Assurance of Autonomous Navigation Systems

Supervisor. Dr Huanhuan Li. How can we demonstrate that autonomous navigation systems are safe within their intended operating conditions? This project will develop Operational Design Domain (ODD)-based safety validation and assurance methods. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Li
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)