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Ubiquitous Cognitive Navigation with AI Based Systems PhD

This fully-funded PhD studentship, sponsored by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA), Cranfield University and Spirent Communications, offers a bursary of £24,000 per annum, covering full tuition fees. This PhD project in the area of autonomy, navigation and artificial intelligence, aims to advance the development of intelligent and resilient navigation systems for autonomous transport. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr IP Petrunin
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Engineering - Ontology Enhanced Digital Twins for Future Smart Grids

The scope of this PhD has been co-created between SP Energy Networks and the University of Glasgow, as part of the strategic alliance centred on the future of secure cyber physical energy networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PH Harvey, Prof DF Flynn, Prof D Pezaros
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Acoustic Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity: Developing Soundscape-Based Monitoring for West African Protected Areas

Biodiversity monitoring underpins effective protected area management and international conservation reporting, yet West African nations face persistent capacity constraints -insufficient funding, limited field personnel, and taxonomic expertise gaps - that prevent adequate ecosystem assessment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CFJM Meyer, Dr J Carvalho
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Chemistry - Quantum Nanophotonics for Molecular Recognition

Start date. October 2026. Tiny changes in proteins — even single mutations — can completely transform how they bind to their targets. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Kadodwala, Dr W Peveler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Revolutionising Infection Diagnosis Through Targeted Radiometal Imaging

Please read the Funding note before contacting/applying. Background of the Project. People with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, organ transplants, or immunodeficiencies face higher risks of infection, complications, and death. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Abbate
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CVD Growth, Transfer, and Functionalisation of 2D Metal-Chalcogenides: Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices

At the Glasgow Energy Conversion On Solids (GECOS) group, our research is unified by a focus on the global energy challenge and the need for efficient, scalable and sustainable technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ganin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multimodal Learning and Control for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation

The start date. no later than fall 2026 .  We are offering a PhD position that provides a unique opportunity to develop deep expertise in robotics, machine learning, and control. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YB Bekiroglu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences

Smart CCTV systems have been subject on an increased interest during the last decades. There are many reasons for this interest, such as the need of processing quickly, in an automatic way huge amounts of video data. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Design of Bi6Ti5WO22-based series of solid solutions or composite dielectric tunable ceramics and related tunable devices

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kumar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing closed-loop sleep stimulation for motor learning and stroke recovery

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the potential for closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep to be used to improve memory consolidation following stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof M Fleming, Prof A Sharott, Prof A Jackson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-year PhD fellowship in the Research Programme “Deep Learning-Accelerated Crystallography Pipeline” at the Department of Mathematical Sciences

We welcome applications from candidates with a broad range of academic backgrounds and experiences for a 4-year PhD project on Mathematical and Machine Learning Aspects in Crystallography at Durham University. The application deadline is 7th of October, 2026, 23:59 BST (British Summer Time). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel (HAYNEST_U26EMPAMENTUM)

Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes. Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TH Haynes
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding Brain Resilience, Vascular Health and early Neurodegeneration

Summary. Why do some individuals remain cognitively healthy despite accumulating brain pathology and genetic risk, while others develop cognitive impairment and dementia?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KT Tsvetanov
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Feeling the heat: understanding the impact of high temperatures on future tree functioning under elevated CO2

Photosynthesis is a process vital to plant growth and is highly sensitive to temperature (Crous et al. 2022). When CO. 2. is high, plants close their leaf pores (stomata) to save water - but this traps heat and makes increases leaf temperatures (Fauset et al. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SF Fauset
 9 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Predicting reservoir and wellbore scaling in geothermal developments through integrated subsurface interpretation and modelling

Award summary. 100% home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026/27 UKRI rate). An additional allowance will be provided to contribute towards consumables, equipment, and travel related to the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Acikalin
 2 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)