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We have 783 data science PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring

University of Bristol

Bristol Veterinary School

Background. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Dowsey

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

Verifiable, Privacy‑Preserving Decision Accountability for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

As Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) deployments grow, society needs trustworthy, auditable vehicle decisions and coordination, especially at intersections, merging/convoying, and emergency manoeuvres, without exposing sensitive data (routes, identities, internal logic). Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Moradpoor, Dr BG Ghaleb

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

Deep machine learning for zero-day adversarial intrusion detection in Internet-of-Things and Cyber-Physical Systems

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The increasing demand of secure and reliable communication has never been higher due to elevated number of applications in the present-day world such as the Internet of Things (IoT). Read more

Supervisor: Dr SUJ Ullah Jan

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

Last chance to apply

Automated, Explainable Geological Interpretation of 3D Digital Twins Under Conceptual Uncertainty

Manchester Metropolitan University

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Overview. Can AI learn to reason like a human - and recognise when it isn’t sure? This PhD tackles that challenge in a high-impact setting. Read more

Supervisor: Dr RT Taylor

4 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Crop-Agnostic Radar-to-Optical Image Synthesis and Closed-Loop AI Decision Automation for UK Arable, Viticulture and Soft Fruit Production Systems

University of Strathclyde

Agriculture is undergoing a digital transformation, driven by advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Earth Observation and autonomous decision support technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Zabalza

16 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Individual differences and preferences for sweetness within the UK

University of Reading

Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

PhD Studentship. Individual differences and preferences for sweetness within the UK. Project ID. 2606 RSM. Type of studentship. PhD (4 years). Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Methven

23 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Beyond Pairwise Connections: Higher-Order Models of Human Brain Networks

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

Research Group: AMICO Lab

The human brain is commonly represented as a network in which brain regions are nodes and connections between pairs of regions are edges. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill

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

Last chance to apply

PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Programming Matter - Dynamic DNA Data Structures for Molecular Information Storage and Computing

Newcastle University

Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Award summary. 100% home fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026-27 UKRI rates). Overview. DNA has emerged as one of the most promising media for ultra-dense information storage. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Krasnogor

30 September 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Fully funded PhD position: Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaics

Australian National University

School of Engineering

Research Group: PV Modules and Systems

If you are passionate about the application of AI in engineering science, we invite you to join us to shape the future of photovoltaics (PV) technologies together at the Australian National University (QS ranking 2026. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ernst

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Development of an AI video-based tool for quality assessment of robotic cholecystectomy

University of Portsmouth

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

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 will be supervised by Dr Shamsul Masum, Dr John Chiverton and Dr Jennifer Straatman (Consultant from Portsmouth Hospital University Trust). . Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Masum, Dr J Chiverton

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

Unlock the future of precision cardiology

University of Auckland

Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Are you ready to redefine how we understand heart disease? This PhD project at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) offers a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of cutting-edge omics data science and advanced computational physiology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Nickerson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

AI-based dementia screening using emotion change detection in speech signals

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

With the development of AI tools, including machine/deep learning, speech signal processing has reached a high level of accuracy, both for neutral and expressive speech. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Mnasri, Prof S Konur

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

Large Language Models for Vulnerability Detection

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

As software systems grow in complexity, the need for automated methods to detect vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, SQL injections, and cross-site scripting becomes increasingly critical. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KB Babaagba, Dr MU Ullah

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

Integrating DevOps practices into ML-driven systems: A Framework and Maturity Model for Continuous Machine Learning Development

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The rapid adoption of Machine Learning (ML) across industries has transformed how systems are built, deployed, and maintained. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Rafi, Dr AU Ullah

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

Towards incorporating causality in explainable artificial intelligence

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Machine learning has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past decade. However, with this success comes growing concern about the opacity of the decisions made by AI. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SLT Thomson, Dr BD D'amico

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

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