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EPSRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 235 EPSRC PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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P21) Sustainable diversification of therapeutic peptides via amino-carbonylation

In this project we will develop new strategies to chemically modify peptides via late-stage, transition metal catalysed reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Spicer, Prof I J S Fairlamb
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P18) Sustainable Supramolecular Structured Liquids

Structured liquids play a vital role in a wide range of industrial applications, particularly in consumer and personal care products, where gel-like materials have an important role in providing products with appropriate physical performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D K Smith
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P15) New Molecular Architectures for Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacteria

The Ineos Oxford Institute (IOI) spearheads sustainable drug discovery against devastating mycobacterial diseases, primarily tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Parkin, Dr J Blaza
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P14) Sustainable Synthesis for Medicinal Chemistry in 3-Dimensions: Bioisosteres, PROTAC Linkers, Scaffold Hopping and Unnatural Amino Acids

The O’Brien group has an ongoing interest in exploring sp3-rich scaffolds for use in medicinal chemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P O'Brien
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P10) Machine Learning Guided Sustainable Automated Synthesis and Target-based Screening of Metal-based Antibiotics

Antibiotics make modern medicine possible. From routine surgery to cancer treatment, many hospital interventions rely on effective antibiotics to prevent deadly infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Frei
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P7) Photochemical arylative carbonylation and formylation using manganese and tandem manganese/palladium catalysis

The project will explore the potential of earth abundant metal (EAM) catalysts for arylative carbonylation reactions employing suitable aromatic and heteroaromatic halide / pseudohalide and organoboron coupling partners in the presence of a safe carbon monoxide-releasing surrogate and activator. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I J S Fairlamb, Prof J M Lynam
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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P20) Sustainable Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles from Bio-based Feedstocks

In this collaborative project, bio-based feedstocks will be utilized for the synthesis of a range of unsaturated and saturated nitrogen heterocyclic building blocks. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H Sneddon, Prof P O'Brien
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Sustainable Grease Lubrication

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Sustainable Grease Lubricant, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by  EPSRC/Shell IDLA award. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Water-Based Lubrication

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Tribology and Lubrication, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC/Shell IDLA award. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding legume nitrogen dynamics and their implications for greenhouse gas mitigation in regenerative agriculture PhD

We invite applications from ambitious life-science graduates for a fully funded PhD at Cranfield University, supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Guest, Prof W Otten
 11 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Tribology: Unlocking the Black Box: A Data-Driven Framework for Surface–Lubricant Interactions

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of “Unlocking the Black Box. A Data-Driven Framework for Surface–Lubricant Interactions”, leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Dini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Digital Twinning for Smart Resin Infusion and Curing in Wind Turbine Blades via Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors and Physics-Informed Machine Learning

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
 Supervisor: Prof J Gilbert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Moorings in Variable Seabed Conditions

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: Prof C Augarde, Dr A Petalas, Prof W Coombs, Prof C Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

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 L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Long-term durability of polymeric composites in offshore wind energy applications: An integrated experimental and numerical study

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-month of training with the rest of the CDT cohort at the University of Hull before continuing their PhD research at Durham University. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Ullah, Dr S Szyniszewski
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)