data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej

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

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AI-assisted grading of end-of-life wind turbine composite materials for a circular economy

University of Sheffield

Offshore Wind CDT

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. The successful applicant will undertake six months of training with the rest of the CDT cohort at the University of Hull before continuing their PhD research at the University of Sheffield. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Maguire, Dr T Rogers, Prof C Ó Brádaigh

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

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Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A B Bhattacharya

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

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Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

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 A Starkey, Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman

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

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PhD in Engineering Polymers and Composites

University of Warwick

WMG

Research Group: Centre for Polymers and Composites (CPC)

We are seeking an enthusiastic PhD candidate to join the Centre for Polymers and Composites (CPC) at WMG, University of Warwick to work on. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Peijs

1 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Investigating Non-thermal ‘Cold’ Plasmas for Enhancing the Delivery and Efficacy of Antibiotics and Complex molecules to biofilms of clinically relevant bacteria

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Infection and antimicrobial resistance

Biofilms, complex multi-species consortia of microorganisms existing either as surface attached communities or non-surface-attached aggregates, are characterised by significantly elevated tolerance to antimicrobial challenges and often an inability to adequately treat the infection with conventional antibiotics. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Gilmore, Dr T Thompson

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

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Pathways to a Circular Bioeconomy: Strategic Systems Modelling for Sustainable Biomass Valorisation into Biofuels

Imperial College London

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Overview. Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship under the prestigious EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA), co-sponsored by Arup. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Katsou

11 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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SU-2-1 Futureproof energy and materials feedstock resilience for sustainable aviation fuels supply chain

University of Sheffield

Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (GIF CDT)

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Koh

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

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HW-3-7 Unlocking Migration Assisted Storage Potential in the UK Continental Shelf

Heriot-Watt University

Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT GIF)

Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof S García, Dr A Jahanbakhsh

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

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HW-3-6 AI-driven discovery of MOF materials for Direct Air Capture Applications

Heriot-Watt University

Green Industrial Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT GIF)

Supervisors: Prof J Andresen, Prof S García

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

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NMR studies of transport-driven metabolic organization in microbial biofilms and microbiomes

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

Research Group: Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology

Biofilms are structured, surface-attached microbial communities that are relevant across natural, clinical, and industrial settings. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof A McBain

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

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Machine Learning-based Optimisation of Relativistic Laser–Plasma Coupling for Efficient Fusion Ignition

University of Strathclyde

Department of Physics

Fusion research has recently reached major milestones, showing that laser‑driven fusion could one day become a practical clean‑energy source. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P McKenna

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

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We have 889 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 889 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

AI-assisted grading of end-of-life wind turbine composite materials for a circular economy

Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors

Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

PhD in Engineering Polymers and Composites

Investigating Non-thermal ‘Cold’ Plasmas for Enhancing the Delivery and Efficacy of Antibiotics and Complex molecules to biofilms of clinically relevant bacteria

Bacteriophage-derived antimicrobial proteins

Smart Implantable and Biomaterial Systems for Targeted Therapy

Intelligent Thin Film Manufacturing; routes to responsive slot die coating.

Pathways to a Circular Bioeconomy: Strategic Systems Modelling for Sustainable Biomass Valorisation into Biofuels

SU-2-1 Futureproof energy and materials feedstock resilience for sustainable aviation fuels supply chain

HW-3-7 Unlocking Migration Assisted Storage Potential in the UK Continental Shelf

HW-3-6 AI-driven discovery of MOF materials for Direct Air Capture Applications

NMR studies of transport-driven metabolic organization in microbial biofilms and microbiomes

Machine Learning-based Optimisation of Relativistic Laser–Plasma Coupling for Efficient Fusion Ignition

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