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data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 783 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Secure and Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystems

Supervisory Team. Dr Erisa Karafili. This project develops AI-enhanced threat-modelling techniques to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Karafili
 27 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Resilient defence sensing: adaptive modelling for trust, compromise, and coalition detection

Supervisory Team. Dr Erisa Karafili and Enrico Gerding. The project investigates how distributed sensing systems can remain trustworthy and operational when facing intelligent, coordinated adversaries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Karafili
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding How Blood Vessel Cells Communicate in Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms develop when communication between cells in the blood vessel wall becomes disrupted. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JSC Serbanovic-Canic, Dr V Ridger
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Air Pollution, Heat and Other Environmental Exposures in Relation to Cognitive Ageing: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Zhang, Dr A Corbett, Dr Q Liu
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Strategic responses of pharmaceutical manufacturers to divergent HTA outcomes in an era of Joint Clinical Assessment and Most Favoured Nation pricing: non-submission, resubmission, and market withdrawal as access determinants

To apply for this PhD, visit the institution website. Start date. 1 February 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CN Naraynassamy
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Silicon Carbide Quantum Devices for Quantum Networking

Project overview. The future quantum internet will rely on new types of devices capable of storing, processing, and transmitting quantum information. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Cristian Bonato
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Privacy-aware Public Trust Infrastructure (PTI) for Elections with AI Fake Detection

One fully funded PhD position in the Blockpass Identity Lab at Edinburgh Napier University on a project titled “Privacy-aware Public Trust Infrastructure (PTI) for Elections with AI Fake Detection”. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr SUJ Ullah Jan
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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MRes - Are self-paced variable-intensity intervals the way forward? Engineering the optimal HIIT workout to maximise the adaptive stimulus (Project ID SAS0229)

Maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O. 2max. ), the highest rate at which the body can take up and use oxygen during exercise, is a key determinant of endurance performance (Joyner & Coyle, 2008). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bossi, Dr I Gallagher, Prof R Davison, Dr KMS Mølmen
 19 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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AI-driven discovery of microbial surface structures that prime the early-life immune system

Early life is a critical developmental window for the human microbiome and the immune system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Pust, Dr S Sansom
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A Multidimensional Physics Informed Neural Network Assisted Damage Tolerant Design of Critical Nuclear Materials

The proposed project stems from European and UKRI-wide funded projects in which digital technologies for improving the reliability of additive manufactured components are sought. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Maligno
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Plant tissue lifespans: Solving a fundamental mystery in plant ecology

  Research Group: The Wright Lab (https://wrightlab.wordpress.com/)
Why do some plant species build tissues that last for decades, while others invest in rapid growth and short-lived tissues? How do these contrasting strategies influence ecosystem carbon storage, resilience and responses to climate change?. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Wright, Dr B Smith
 29 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI Methods for the Design and Optimization of Wide-Bandgap CMOS Power Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in  the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and supervised by Dr Mahsa Mehrad and Dr. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Mehrad, Dr A Tawfik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human-Centric Green AI: Balancing Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Carbon Efficiency in Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming society, but its rapid growth faces a critical sustainability crisis. Large-scale AI models require massive data centres, leading to soaring carbon footprints and significant electronic waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The effectiveness of behavioural interventions in reducing post-exercise compensatory behaviours

Are you passionate about health psychology, exercise science, and behavioural interventions? This exciting interdisciplinary PhD project explores the psychological mechanisms that undermine weight loss following exercise, focusing on compensatory behaviours such as increased food intake and reduced non-exercise activity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LWW Warren-Westgate, Dr M Brook
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only