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Agentic, Federated and Explainable Cybersecurity for 6G-Enabled Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) operating over emerging 6G networks rely on tightly coupled sensing, control, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Pooranian

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Creative Digital Futures: AI, Data, Design, Art (Ref: SDCA26-SF-002)

Loughborough University

School of Design and Creative Arts

Digital futures in design and creative arts interrogate the transformative impact of AI, data, and emerging technologies on practice, society, and ethics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Warden

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Data-Driven Numerical Modelling of Material Behaviour for Finite Element Simulation

University of Sheffield

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Modern infrastructure increasingly relies on materials whose composition varies due to local resources, alternative binders, and sustainability-driven formulations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Torelli

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber-Physical Risk

University College London

Department of Computer Science

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber-Physical Risk is a national PhD research training centre, based at University College London (UCL), dedicated to addressing the rapidly evolving security challenges emerging from the convergence of cyber and physical systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

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 R Young, Dr G Sandip

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Men United: A football-based physical activity programme for men in Ireland following a prostate cancer diagnosis

South East Technological University (Waterford)

Research Support Unit

Research Group: Centre for Health Behaviour Research

Project Key Words. Exercise Oncology; Prostate Cancer Survivorship; Football is Medicine. Post summary. Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates for a PhD scholarship at South East Technological University (SETU) for the project Men United. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Sheehan, Prof MH Harrison, Prof P Carroll

29 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Multi-Fidelity Digital Twins and Machine Learning for the Scale-Up of Flow Processes (Ref: SF-JO-2026/4)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop multi-fidelity digital twin frameworks, integrating physics-based models and machine learning, to enable reliable scale-up of flow processes (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Revealing the correlation between physiology and physical chemistry of microcalcification in connective tissue using AI supported tissue characterization.

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Healthcare Engineering

A fundamental component of human body is connective tissue which serves various structural and supportive functions including skin integrity, abdominal wall enforcement and bone formation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Dr R Kroger

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Intelligent, Energy Efficient and Secure Tactile Communication using Federated Learning in 6G Network

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

In 5G, ultra-reliable low-latency communication has been a backbone for various applications that need an extremely low delay. However, further research will be required to minimize the round trip delay and improve energy efficiency and security of user data in the 6G network [1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D GC

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multimodal Multilingual Sentiment Analysis

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Multimodal multilingual sentiment analysis involves analysing sentiments expressed in different modalities (such as text, images, audio) and across different languages. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KD Dashtipour, Mr MG Gogate

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This project aims to develop a revolutionary AI-powered, "context-aware" pipeline to automate metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics data. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Prof WB Dunn, Prof A Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Digital Twins for Enhanced Facilities Management and User Experience

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This interdisciplinary project aims to investigate the integration of digital technologies and energy-efficient solutions to develop climate-responsive and adaptable buildings to enhance the experience of diverse users. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof S Jaradat, Dr AS Smith

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of Biodegradable Fiber-Based Bags for Sustainable Plant Nurture

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The need for environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions to combat plastic pollution has never been more critical. Plastics, particularly single-use plastic bags, have had a detrimental impact on our ecosystems and contribute to environmental degradation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Salehiyan, Dr D Sun

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multimodal Sensor Fusion and Large-Language-Model-Driven Muscle Fatigue Wearable Monitoring Systems

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr Z Yu, Dr R Li

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Real-Time Urban Wind Simulation and Data Reduction for Environmental Hazard Assessment

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This PhD project will investigate fast computational approaches for modelling urban airflow and environmental hazard assessment in complex city environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MCS Camps Santasmasas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 834 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 834 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Agentic, Federated and Explainable Cybersecurity for 6G-Enabled Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Creative Digital Futures: AI, Data, Design, Art (Ref: SDCA26-SF-002)

Data-Driven Numerical Modelling of Material Behaviour for Finite Element Simulation

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber-Physical Risk

Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation

Men United: A football-based physical activity programme for men in Ireland following a prostate cancer diagnosis

Multi-Fidelity Digital Twins and Machine Learning for the Scale-Up of Flow Processes (Ref: SF-JO-2026/4)

Revealing the correlation between physiology and physical chemistry of microcalcification in connective tissue using AI supported tissue characterization.

Intelligent, Energy Efficient and Secure Tactile Communication using Federated Learning in 6G Network

Multimodal Multilingual Sentiment Analysis

Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

Digital Twins for Enhanced Facilities Management and User Experience

Development of Biodegradable Fiber-Based Bags for Sustainable Plant Nurture

Multimodal Sensor Fusion and Large-Language-Model-Driven Muscle Fatigue Wearable Monitoring Systems

Real-Time Urban Wind Simulation and Data Reduction for Environmental Hazard Assessment

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