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Root cause analysis of cyber security incidents

  Research Group: School of Computer Science
One full scholarship is available in the School of Computer Science at the University of Leeds in 2026/27. This scholarship is open only applicants who qualify as Home student for fee purposes and covers tuition fees plus maintenance. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H A Jhumka, Prof K Djemame
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI and the Future of Freight: Foresight for Smarter, Greener, and More Resilient Supply Chains

PROJECT DESCRIPTION. About the Project. An interdisciplinary foresight stream is seeking doctoral researchers to investigate avenuesof human-AI interaction (HAII). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MC Crawford, Prof EP Plant
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trustworthy Agentic AI for Clinical Documentation: Safe, Transparent and Human-Centred Electronic Health Records

Generative AI is rapidly transforming healthcare documentation. Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being integrated into electronic health record (EHR) systems to draft clinical notes, summarise patient histories and support clinical coding. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kumarapeli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

From daily personal routines to sensitive workplace settings, modern society is driven by an absolute habit. if it happens, it must be digitally shared. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced photodetectors for water contamination monitoring

This collaborative PhD project combines photodetector development and testing with real-world applications in continuous monitoring of water quality. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof GB Bell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Neuromorphic visual sensing and computing

Neuromorphic vision sensors enable the acquisition of scenes with limited energy requirements and low data rate, only acquiring information on what changes in the scene, with a behaviour similar to the one of the human eye. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Martini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pioneering Active EMI Filters With AI For Sustainable Automotive Systems

UCL Department / Faculty. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering / Engineering Sciences. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof YH Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Structural Energy Storage in Clay-Based Soils

Structural energy storage is an emerging field with the potential to transform sustainable infrastructure in which materials are designed to simultaneously perform mechanical and energy storage functions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AC Casarella
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an optimized pgSIT system to control important agricultural insect pests

This is a co-funded industry PhD studentship embedded in a collaborative partnership between Imperial College London and Agragene Inc., the company holding the pgSIT patent and leading its commercial development. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Prof T Bozkurt, Dr SG Gamez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Great North Sleep research: a mixed methods study to explore the safe and effective use of medicines to improve sleep health

Sleep is a fundamental pillar of human health, underpinning physical wellbeing, cognitive performance, emotional regulation, and long-term disease prevention. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Enhance Cyber Security

  Research Group: Communication and Networks
Cyber security is a critical issue in today's digital landscape, as more systems, services, and data are being transferred and stored online. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology: Mitigating Cyber Attacks and Detecting Malicious Activities in Network Traffic

  Research Group: Applied Computing
Cyber attacks have become more widespread and several attacks have made headline news over the past decade, targeting industrial companies and governmental organisations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Security of Internet of Things and Wireless Communications

  Research Group: Applied Computing
The broadcast nature of Wi-Fi has made the wireless access open to new forms of cyber attacks against the IEEE 802.11 standard protocol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decoding gastric electrical activity non-invasively

This project offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new computational tools for the personalised, non-invasive assessment of stomach function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RA Avci
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation NMR Methods for Real-World Samples and Mixtures

  Research Group: Analytical Chemistry
Complex chemical mixtures are everywhere. medicines, foods, catalysts, biological fluids, and the products of chemical reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof GA Morris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only