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PhD position at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland): Ultrafast Chirality for Life and Technology (EU MSCA Project TRILOGY)

The EU-funded Horizon Europe Doctoral Network TRILOGY advances the emerging field of ultrafast chirality by exploiting light-driven electron dynamics to overcome the limits of conventional chiro-optical methods (see https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101226887 and https://trilogy-dn.eu/). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Townsend
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC - Predicting the performance of recycled HDPE for sustainable bottle packaging

Recycled plastics are essential to reducing the environmental impact of packaging, but their wider use is limited by variability in composition, processing history, performance, and contamination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T McDonald
 20 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding and exploiting interactions between defects in diamond

Atomic-scale defects within diamond crystals offer remarkable opportunities for both fundamental physics and the development of next-generation quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M E Newton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Realistic Computer Vision (FINLAYSONG_U26CMP)

Primary supervisor - Prof Graham Finlayson. Many algorithms for solving problems in computer vision take an ML approach including using generative AI. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G D Finlayson
 2 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Real-time 3D British Sign Language avatar generation from multimodal inputs

Overview of the Research. Deaf and hard-of-hearing users face persistent barriers in public transport, healthcare and customer-facing services, where interactions are time-sensitive and access to qualified interpreters is limited. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DB Bhattacharjee, Dr V P Namboodiri
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an advanced microscopy platform to characterise neuronal internalisation and spreading of pathological protein aggregates

PhD studentship in automated fluorescence microscopy to study intercellular aggregate spreading, Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Ye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Enhanced Robotic Unfolding for Sustainable Textile Recycling – with a Focus on Energy Minimisation

The textile industry is a significant contributor to global environmental waste, with millions of tons of discarded fabrics being sent to landfills annually [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Duran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ratiometric EPR-SRS probes for environmental sensing

Optical microscopy has generated substantial impact for modern research. While fluorescence microscopy provides the ultimate sensitivity, it generally lacks chemical information. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Tomkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Examining the role of IL18R1 and IL18RAP in asthma

  Research Group: Respiratory Sciences
Background. IL-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine though to be involved in the induction and regulation of Type 1 immune responses (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Cousins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences

Technological interventions have been created to attempt to counter symptoms of stress, through improving cognition and functioning of target users. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM McGowan, Dr I McGregor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Engineering Provitamin A (Beta-carotene) Rich Tomatoes

Background. Poor diets are a leading contributor to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and obesity. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Fraser, Dr G Enfissi, Dr LP Perez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Remote Object Identification using Quantum-Enhanced Imaging

  Research Group: Single-Photon Group
About the Project. Overview. In recent years, there have been a number of remarkable advances in the use of quantum detection in optical imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Buller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding modes of AB toxin virulence and host defence mechanisms

Lead supervisor. Dr Chris MacDonald. Co-supervisors. Dr Martin Fascione and Dr C Spicer. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C MacDonald, Dr M A Fascione, Dr C Spicer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Excitons in hybrid semiconductor quantum dots for tunable emitters

Supervisors. Silvia Motti silvia.motti@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Motti
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers as Nuclear Polarization Injectors for Spin-Based Quantum Sensing

Supervisors. Dr Christian Bengs C.Bengs@soton.ac.uk. Prof Malcolm Levitt mhl@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CB Bengs
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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