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computer science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 893 computer science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Clinical AI for Identifying Fine-Grained Facial, Vocal and Eye Cues to Support Autism Care

Human behaviour and emotional states are complex and can change subtly over time. Facial expressions, voice, eye movements and other behavioural cues can provide valuable information about how a person is feeling and interacting with the world around them. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Wijekoon, Prof HY Yin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Filling the Gaps in AI Software Assurance through Exploratory Testing

AI can generate large software test suites from requirements, source code, specifications, examples and existing tests. However, these tests may reproduce the assumptions already embedded in their inputs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Embury, Dr M Vigo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Minimalist Autonomy: Safe and Sustainable Neurosymbolic Systems

Autonomous systems need to make decisions in complex, uncertain, and changing environments. Machine learning, generative AI, and foundation models offer strong capabilities but can be expensive, unpredictable, unsustainable, and unsuitable for decisions that require strong guarantees. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hosseini, Prof M Fisher
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Securing Underwater Acoustic Transmissions

Underwater autonomous systems rely heavily on acoustic communication because conventional radio and satellite-based positioning do not work effectively beneath the surface. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kohler, Dr E Alsusa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Improved simulation of particulate matter in residences

Aim. Improve the computational simulation of particulate matter of diameter 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) in residences to benefit. i) scientific understanding of residential PM2.5, ii) engineering solutions to reduce residential PM2.5, and iii) residents through reduced indoor airborne pollutant concentrations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Omeara, Dr T Bannan, Dr A Keshmiri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Multi-Drone UAV System for 3D Tomography and Rapid Mapping of Methane Emissions

Methane (CH₄) is a major greenhouse gas with large, uncertain emissions from diffuse, hard-to-access, or intermittent sources (e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Zhao, Dr G Allen, Dr D Topping
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adapting knowledge in machine learning models

This project will develop machine learning algorithms to cheaply and efficiently adapt knowledge in machine learning / AI models. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SS Swaroop
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The AITHYRA International PhD Call in AI for Biomedicine (all genders)

AITHYRA, the Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna will open a call for PhD students in September 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Research Studentship in Control and Engineering Biology

Research Studentship in Control and Engineering Biology. 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship. Project. Synthetic Biology for fundamental science and application scale-up. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Steel, Prof A Papachristodoulou
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Developing multiplexed point-of-care biosensors to guide surgical and antimicrobial decisions in the acute abdomen

A surgeon opens the abdomen of an emergency patient and has minutes to decide whether a length of bowel will survive. Get it right and the patient keeps their gut. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Sharma , Mr A Chan, Prof C Halloran, Dr D Cocker, Mr C Macutkiewicz
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-centered security and privacy for autonomous vehicles

Supervisors. Dr Weijia He. How can autonomous vehicles earn and maintain people’s trust? This PhD explores the security, privacy, and human factors challenges of AI-enabled transport, focusing on interactions between drivers, pedestrians, and autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W He
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-Centred AI for Digital Health: Designing Trustworthy AI Tools with Patients, Practitioners and Communities

AI is rapidly entering health and care. Large language models (LLMs) are already being used to draft clinical notes, answer patients’ questions, support helpline counsellors and help people find the right service. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Varghese
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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NeuroAI and Neurotechnology: Cognitive computation in biological and artificial intelligence

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
OPEN TO HOME AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This exciting PhD opportunity offers the chance to work at the intersection of neuroscience, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand and utilise intelligence in biological brains and in machines. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Wong-Lin, Dr C O'Donnell, Dr S Bhattacharyya, Prof G Prasad
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Sep 2027 Start: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Methodological Advances in Machine Learning, Generative AI and Reinforcement Learning

  Research Group: Bayesian and Neural Systems Group
A fully funded Machine Learning and AI PhD position to work with Prof Amos Storkey in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, on a project titled “Methodological Advances in Machine Learning, AI or Reinforcement Learning”. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Storkey
 21 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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MRC NW-DMS DLA programme: Closing the loop: an AI guided approach to prioritise competence experimentation of emerging arbovirus risk

Mosquitoes and the viruses they carry are on the move. Climate change, land use change and global trade are expanding the ranges of both, bringing vectors and viruses into contact in places that have never had to consider them before. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Blagrove, Dr M Wardeh, Dr J Pilgrim
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)