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development communication PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 290 development communication PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Educational & Social Innovation for Rural Transformation

Do you want your research to improve education, enhance rural livelihoods, and shape sustainable and resilient social systems?. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  India PhD Programme
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Accelerating the PEM fuel cell development cycle by predicting large-format stack performance and durability from subscale membrane electrode assembly testing

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are central to hydrogen-electric transport, stationary power and emerging heavy-duty applications, but development remains constrained by the cost, duration and limited availability of representative performance and durability testing. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof S R Roy
 28 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reclaiming Residues: Brazil Nut Shells and the Future of the Development of Circular Construction Materials

This PhD project explores the potential of Brazil nut shells and other agro-forestry residues from the Amazon rainforest as innovative, sustainable construction materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Abdelmagid, Dr J Holley, Dr LB Bufalino
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of innovative and efficient computational fluid dynamics simulator based on Physics-Informed Neural Networks

Overview. Despite significant advances in numerical techniques and computing hardware, the high computational cost of large-scale 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling remains a major challenge, limiting its industrial applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Bai
 4 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploitation of Full-Duplex Capability in Underwater Acoustic Communication Networks at the Medium Access Control Layer

  Research Group: Communication Technologies
Full-duplex has the potential to double the capacity of point-to-point communication links, but these benefits can only be fully realised in communication networks through development of a suitable medium access control layer. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P D Mitchell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of Shape-stabilised PCMs from Agricultural Waste for Clean Energy Applications

Agriculture contributes to the world's economic growth by accounting for 4 % of the global gross domestic product (The World Bank, 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CCP Costa Pereira, Dr D Sun
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Secure Software Development and AI Security Methods, Tooling, and Assurance

The Blockchain Identity Lab (BIL) supports world-leading research in cryptography, distributed ledgers, privacy-preserving technologies, and sovereign identity such as decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PP Papadopoulos, Prof B Buchanan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Urban Facilities Management in the Smart Places Ecosystem

Growing areas of academic and policy interest in the built environment consider the role of cities as homes to the majority of the world’s population and key drivers for health and wellbeing, resilience and sustainable development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AS Smith, Mr AR Reid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrating Organ-on-a-Chip Systems into Preclinical Drug Screening Pipelines

The development and testing of drugs currently rely mainly on animal models, which may require many years before results can be translated into clinical practice. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Lamprou
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully industry funded PhD Position: Superconducting qubit diagnostics: Unravelling noise sources for maximizing coherence times using nitrogen vacancy (NV) centres in diamond

Project Description. Quantum computers based on superconducting circuits are lose their quantum properties on short timescales resulting limiting the potential of their applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Kurdi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Molecular basis of CASK mutations and their role in neural development

CASK is a highly conserved, multi-domain scaffolding protein that plays essential roles in synaptic development, neuronal communication, and brain formation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RC Corey, Prof J Hodge, Dr A Knapp-Wilson
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and standardisation of a vascularised-brain tumour neurosphere model using organ-on-a-chip technology for high throughput

Gliomas are among the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of brain cancer. Despite advances in surgery, radiotherapy and targeted therapies, patient outcomes remain poor, largely because the blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts drug delivery and tumour cells rapidly develop resistance to treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Murdoch, Dr S Banerjee
 19 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of new-to-nature enzymatic reactivity for applications in organic synthesis.

  Research Group: Mateo Sanchez Lab
The Mateo Sanchez Lab, located in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, works at the interface of chemistry and biology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Sanchez Lopez
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Nano-enabled detection and risk communication of microplastics in ASEAN food chains

Microplastics are increasingly found in the food chain, with Malaysia and Indonesia among the most impacted due to high plastic consumption. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Athirah Bakhtiar, Assoc Prof Dr Pitaloka
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of a Human Cholinergic Co-culture Model to Investigate α-Synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Neurodegenerative diseases represent one of the greatest biomedical challenges of the 21st century. Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) affect millions worldwide and remain without disease-modifying therapies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Pienaar
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