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critical theory PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 63 critical theory PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Rethinking embodied carbon accounting of construction materials: from attributional snapshots to consequential causal modelling

The construction sector is one of the largest global sources of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to the production of carbon-intensive materials such as cement and steel. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BD D'amico, Dr SLT Thomson, Prof E Hart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human Factors and Behaviour Change Interventions for Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks are increasingly designed to exploit and manipulate users’ behaviour rather than targeting purely technical vulnerabilities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JPV Vargheese, Dr D Brazier
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Philosophy at UEA

Our research explores fundamental questions about the world, expanding knowledge of complex systems of thought, through reasoning, conceptualisation and critical thinking. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Fully-funded PhD in Political and Social Sciences

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers well-structured doctoral programmes allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Delivery System Diversification

Why do nuclear-armed states choose to diversify or narrow their arsenal of delivery systems? This question lies at the heart of nuclear strategy, yet remains surprisingly underexplored in the academic literature. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J O'Mahoney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Autonomous Reconfiguration, Deployment, and Management of Self-Aware Modular Space Robots

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Modular and dynamically reconfigurable space hardware systems are a high priority for research and development as they can significantly decrease development costs, facilitate multiple payloads, and enable indefinite lifetime extension for space missions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M A Post
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Generative AI for Inclusive Learning

People with learning difficulties often face barriers in traditional education systems because standard teaching tools are not sufficiently adaptive to individual cognitive differences. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AS Sami, Dr OB Bamgboye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trustworthy multi-agent LLM systems for security and privacy in software engineering

Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming software development and software engineering. Instead of relying on a single model, recent approaches use multiple AI agents for software development activities. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AS Sami
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Trustworthy and Efficient AI Systems

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 Supervisor: Dr BB Buyukates
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Allowing autonomous robots to continually learn, generalize, and improve from their experiences

To perform autonomously tasks such as object rearrangement, assembly, manipulation, and navigation, robots must be able to plan their actions over long horizons. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KE Elimelech
 24 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Uncertainties in Large Language Models

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Huang, Dr C Mu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Quantum Dynamics of Isomerising molecules

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Law, Dr P A Henderson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Space-Time Quantum Metasurfaces for Fault-Tolerant, Scalable Quantum Computing

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 Taravati
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Resilient resource allocation in dynamic settings under uncertainty (RRADSU)

Supervisory Team. Dr Bahar Rastegari, Professor Sebastian Stein and Dr Vahid Yazdanpanah. The main goal is to improve the state-of-the-art mechanisms for the allocation of scare resources from different, and not always compatible, perspectives of efficiency, fairness and resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BR Rastegari
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship

The Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship (IIME) focuses on examining economic activities within rapidly evolving global and national contexts. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme

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