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data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 783 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Understanding and exploiting the sex-specific effects of pharmaceutical excipients

Emerging research is increasingly showing that pharmaceutical excipients, traditionally considered to be “inactive” ingredients within medicines, can have important biological effects, influencing how drugs are absorbed in the body. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the evolution of structural variation of the drug metabolising gene CYP2D6

  Research Group: Genetics
The way our bodies process medicines is not uniform across individuals, and a significant part of that variation is written into our DNA. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Hollox, Dr FF Freund
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Resilient Interdependent Multilayer Critical Infrastructure Networks (2026)

How can we prevent cascading failures that leave millions without power, water, or communication?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SSK Skarvelis-Kazakos
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Medication Burden and Physical Function in Older Adults

We have developed and clinically validated a novel machine learning–based anticholinergic burden scale (ML-ACB) that integrates detailed pharmacological properties, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME), blood–brain barrier penetration, and receptor affinity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Nishtala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI development and applications for low-carbon metallurgy.

AI development and applications for low-carbon metallurgy. A background in data science or computer science at both undergraduate and master’s levels. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SK Kuang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Geo-Aware Graph Learning for Transferable Flood Mapping from Earth Observation Data (GRAFT)

Project Description. Flood mapping from Earth observation (EO) data is a critical input to disaster risk management and climate resilience planning. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Karakus, Dr P Corcoran, Prof P Rosin, Prof P Atkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling Age-Related Multimorbidity through Biomarker Insights

Our study aims to advance ageing research using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse UK Biobank (UKB) health data. We will explore how clusters of inflammatory biomarkers are linked to multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), such as heart disease, respiratory issues, and diabetes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Nishtala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Methodological Innovations for Analysing Multiple Birth Outcomes in National Perinatal Surveillance

  Research Group: Healthcare
Project Description. We invite applications for a PhD project focused on developing and evaluating statistical methods for analysing outcomes in multiple pregnancies, using data from the MBRRACE-UK national perinatal surveillance programme. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof BM Manktelow, Dr L Smith, Dr RM Matthews
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using Electronic Noses (ENoses) in brewery and distillation processes

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 N Campbell-Bannerman, Dr A Starkey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Regime-Dependent Volatility and Return Dynamics: A Comparative RS-DCC-GARCH Analysis of Large- and Small-Cap Stocks

The long-standing notion that small-cap stocks exhibit a “high-risk, high-return” pattern has been a cornerstone of asset pricing theory since Fama and French (1993) introduced their influential three-factor model. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Lee, Dr SP Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Nutrition and mental health

Applications are invited for self-funded students for PhD proposals in an area relating to nutrition and mental health. Modern food environments, especially in the UK, are dominated by ultra-processed, energy-dense, low-fibre foods—contributing to poor physical and mental health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Higgs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D.

Earn a Ph.D. in computing from RIT. Conduct advanced research with expert faculty and explore challenges in and beyond computing. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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PhD & MPhil Admission 2027-28 @ The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

HKU is the oldest university in Hong Kong. As an English-medium university with a history that stretches back more than 110 years, it has grown with and helped shape the city from which it takes its name. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme
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Music Information Retrieval for Irish Traditional Music

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Maynooth University are pleased to announce that a Maynooth University Doctoral Scholarship will be available in the department of Computer Science for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in February 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Faghih, Prof J Timoney
 19 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The origin and diversification of Madagacar’s endemic rodent radiation

Madagascar supports a unique and diverse radiation of rodents, comprising ~30 described living and recently extinct species classified in the subfamily Nesomyinae. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RMD Beck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only