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We have 157 free PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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Mechanisms of Early Tau Seeding in Alzheimer’s Disease

Updated: 10 June 2026 
We are recruiting a PhD student to work on a 3.5 year multidisciplinary project withing the Departments of Brain Sciences and Chemistry at Imperial College London investigating early tau aggregation and propagation in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Alegre Abarrategui
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship - Process Industries: Net Zero CDT - Predictive Modelling of Powder Blending in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Updated: 10 June 2026 
Are you ready to accelerate the delivery of life-saving medicines and support global Quality by Design (QbD) in pharmaceutical manufacturing?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Hare
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced on-board state estimation of large format lithium iron phosphate battery packs for off-highway applications (Ref: AAE-AF-2610)

Updated: 10 June 2026 
We are seeking an outstanding and motivated PhD candidate to join an exciting, industry engaged research project focused on advanced state estimation and diagnostics for lithium-ion battery packs in off-highway applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Fly, Dr T Steffen
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of innovative label-free methods to investigate the binding properties and degradation efficiencies of PROTACs

Updated: 9 June 2026 
We are seeking two PhD students to join the research group of Dr Rebecca Beveridge in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Beveridge
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded Biology Masters by Research: Investigating environmental factors to influence flowering in sugar beet (Generation Research)

Updated: 9 June 2026 
Lead supervisor: Prof Seth Davis,. Co-supervisors: Dr James Ronald. What do we want and what will you do?. ‍We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated graduate to join a cutting-edge research group in the Department of Biology at University of York. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S J Davis, Dr J Ronald
 16 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Transforming Corrosion Resistance of Additively Manufactured Metals using Electrochemical Surface Engineering

Updated: 9 June 2026 
This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Owen, Prof R Kay, Prof H Thompson
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research Associate / Doctoral Candidate (m/f/d) “Model Predictive Control and Digital Twin for Filtration Processes”

Updated: 9 June 2026 
The Chair of Process Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Freising campus, School of Life Sciences) is seeking a research associate / doctoral candidate (m/f/d) for the “Development of a digital twin and model predictive control for filtration processes”. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Briesen
 30 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Science: Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular diseases

  Research Group: Cardiovascular Research Group
Updated: 9 June 2026 
Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship within the Cardiovascular Section at the University of Surrey. We are internationally recognised for our work on cardiac diseases and offer state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Camelliti, Dr MC Crabtree
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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D.Phil. studentship in Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion battery electrolytes: Modelling and Characterisation

Updated: 8 June 2026 
3.5-year D.Phil. studentship in Sodium-ion battery electrolytes. Modelling and Characterisation. Project. Battery Electrolytes. Supervisors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Monroe
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering Biomimetic Organ-on-Chip Systems for Ocular Research (Ref ID: THRT26/SE/EPM/LI)

Updated: 8 June 2026 
Join an exciting, fully funded interdisciplinary research project developing next-generation elastomer-hydrogel based organ-on-chip technologies for animal-free ocular research with biomimetic artificial materials aiming to promote the 3R principle (replacing animal usage in research with more ethical approaches) at the same time improve the efficiency of biotechnologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Li
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Metabolic control of trophoblast differentiation and placental development

Updated: 8 June 2026 
Pregnancy complicated by maternal diabetes and / or obesity is increasingly common. Such pregnancies are more likely to result in abnormal fetal growth, which has consequences for the offspring in later life including, an increased risk of developing metabolic disease themselves. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Westwood, Dr E Cottrell, Dr G Galli, Dr Peter Ruane
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Breaking batteries better: the science of smarter shredding

Updated: 6 June 2026 
When Li-ion batteries are recycled at industrial scale, the first step is shredding. What comes out, a mixture called "black mass", determines everything that follows, from hydrometallurgical processing to the feasibility of direct recycling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Sommerville, Dr P Allan
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Modelling Battery Behaviour During Periods of Disuse

Updated: 6 June 2026 
This project offers an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge modelling research with real-world impact on battery safety, sustainability, and environmental protection. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J E Edge
 28 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Data-Driven Audio and Acoustic Engineering

  Research Group: Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR)
Updated: 5 June 2026 
This fully funded PhD studentship is aligned with AURORA³, the new National Strategic Infrastructure currently being built at the University of Surrey to support cutting-edge research in audio, acoustics, and artificial intelligence (AI). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E de Sena
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A digital twin-enabled ultra-precision cobot assembly system for optical components

Updated: 5 June 2026 
The project aims at researching a disruptive digital twin-enable ultra-precision assembly system and technology for optical components using cobot. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X L Luo
 21 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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