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data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 894 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Next generation wearable healthcare sensors

The aim of this project is to research and develop the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected wearable sensor technologies for applications in healthcare and physiotherapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Sherratt, Dr S Hadjiloucas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

Blood represents a complex mixture of blood cells, plasma proteins, hormones, lipids, salts and water. Blood is good indicator of health, and clinically… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fractional order modelling of neurons

Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Coupled chemical oscillations in networks of neurons and astrocytes

Project Overview. Waves and oscillations of molecules play a critical role in information processing in the brain. Meanwhile, pulsatility of hormones is the foundation of fertility, emotional regulation and mammalian behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr N Vasudevan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Assessing neurotoxicity of insecticides using patterns of brain activity

Project Overview. This work furthers our understanding of how chemicals can cause toxicity in the brain, with an efficient approach to screen compounds for neuroactivity and distinguish between compound effects on firing, bursting, and connectivity patterns. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Delivering sustainable environments within a changing climate (Ref: ABCE-SECC-26)

Shape the solutions to create safe and healthily environments and renewable energy generation technologies. Environmental change is one of the most critical and pressing drivers acting on global economies and societies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Radu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling the mysteries of morphological heterogeneity in bacteria

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 Supervisor: Dr S Gweon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the role of rodent niche in dissemination of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Project Overview. Rats and mice are one of the most prolific and widespread wildlife species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gweon, Dr A Buckle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The roles of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes in cardiovascular and thrombotic disease: why is the risk so high?

Project Overview: . The risk of heart attack or stroke (thrombosis) is elevated in obesity and in people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.E. Hughes, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Impacts of environmental exposures on critically ill children: a national cohort study

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Project background. Environmental exposures including air pollution, noise, greenspace and extreme temperature has each been investigated in relation to childhood health outcomes around the world[1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SC Cai, Dr S Seaton, Prof A Hansell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reactive Sulfur Species: Unlocking Nature’s Hidden Chemistry for Health and Sustainability

  Research Group: Molecular & Cell Biology
Have you ever wondered what really drives life under stress? For decades, biology has focused on reactive oxygen species (ROS) as the main players in health and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Switzer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The long and the short of human non-crossover recombination

  Research Group: Genetics
Meiotic recombination plays a central role in generating DNA diversity, which in turn provides the capacity for a species to evolve. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C A May, Dr J Higgins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Laser Frequency Comb Technology for the Extremely Large Telescope

We are seeking to appoint a talented PhD candidate to join the Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt by 1 October 2026 and help us to build cutting-edge laser technology for the world’s largest telescope—the ELT—creating ultra-precise “astrocomb” lasers that will enable some of the most exciting science in modern optical astronomy. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Reid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Inference and Error Detection in Reading: Cognitive and Linguistic Mechanisms

Can you spot the grammatical error this in sentence? Many readers initially fail to detect small disruptions in a sentence, such as an omitted word, an unintended repetition, or a swap of adjacent words. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Warrington, Dr V McGowan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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