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free PhD in europe PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 134 free PhD in europe PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Quantum communications enabled by hollow core optical fibres

Supervisors. Prof. Radan Slavik r.slavik@soton.ac.uk. Prof. Francesco Poletti frap@orc.soton.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Slavik
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Antiresonant hollow core optical fibre precision coils

Supervisory Team. Professor Austin Taranta and Dr. Leonard Budd. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taranta
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation UV-Visible Guiding Hollow-Core Fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Gregory Jasion and Professor Francesco Poletti. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of Specialty Optical Fibres for High-power Eye-safe Fibre Lasers

Supervisory Team. Professor Jayanta Sahu and Professor Johan Nilsson. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Sahu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Detection of ionising radiation using optical hollow-core fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr. Hans Christian Hansen Mulvad, Dr. Ian A. Davidson, Prof. Austin Taranta and Prof. Tony Bird. This project will explore the use of lasers and optical hollow-core fibres to detect ionising radiation, aiming to realise distributed radiation sensing along a single fibre. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Mulvad
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unlocking the potential of optimized vertical-axis wind turbine arrays via surrogate-modelling and topology optimization

Supervisory team. Dr. Haris Moazam Sheikh. This project will develop a multi-scale optimization framework using surrogate modelling and topology morphing techniques to overcome the high cost of Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) design. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sounds of healthy soil – foundations of acoustic monitoring of soil bioturbation and soil health

Supervisory team. Dr Michal Kalkowski and Dr Siul Ruiz. Soil health underpins numerous processes critical to food security. Current methods for evaluating soil health are local, lab-based, and not scalable. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kalkowski
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Symmetry-restricted quantum parameterised circuit generative models

Supervisory team. Dr Srinandan Dasmahapatra. Recognising patterns in data to simulate their distributions is a machine learning task that can be enhanced by generating measurement samples from quantum states that are suitably prepared by parameterised quantum circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Dasmahapatra
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Physics Dynamic Modelling and Physics-Informed AI for Particle-Based Long-Duration Energy Storage Systems

This PhD project focuses on the development of next-generation high-fidelity modelling, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and physics-informed artificial intelligence frameworks for particle-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems operating under highly variable renewable energy conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Mahmoudi Larimi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nanoscale Quantum Optoelectronic Platforms for Next-Generation Neuromorphic Systems

Supervisors. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou d.georgiadou@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum levitated mechanics for GPS-denied autonomous underwater vehicle navigation

Supervisors. Professor Hendrik Ulbricht h.ulbricht@soton.ac.uk. Professor Blair Thornton B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk. Dr Georgios Salavasidis and Dr Yaomei Wang (National Oceanographic Centre) georgios.salavasidis@noc.ac.uk, yaomei.wang@noc.ac.uk. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Privacy and security risks in large language models

Supervisory team. Dr Han Wu. Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 are transforming how we use information but also exposing new privacy and security risks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HW Wu
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation: a Quantum Inertial Navigation Sensor Simulator

Supervisors. Prof Tim Freegarde timf@soton.ac.uk. Prof Blair Thornton B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk. Project Title. Quantum Technologies for GNSS-denied navigation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Reservoir Computing for Photonic and Quantum Materials Modelling

Supervisors. Professor Marian Florescu m.florescu@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Florescu
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low-loss photonics for quantum networks

Supervisory Team. Prof James Gates and Prof Corin Gawith. In the world of Quantum Technology every photon is precious. This project will create new ultra-low-loss optical components that will lead to advanced quantum memories, switchable delays, and the creation of large, entangled quantum states. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gates
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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