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We have 575 full fund PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Electrospun Core-Shell Polymer Fibres for Photonics and Flexible Electronics (in collaboration with Ossila Ltd) (C4-MPS-Lidzey)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D G Lidzey, Prof D Krizhanovskii
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Are forests becoming more vulnerable to climate extremes?

Background. Forests absorb ~30% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) humans emit each year, making them one of the most important natural brakes on climate change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M O'Sullivan, Dr T Economou, Dr T R Rosan
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing ensembles for efficient climate model emulation and uncertainty quantification

Background. As climate change outpaces current mitigation frameworks, the strategic design of adaptation policies becomes increasingly crucial. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Challenor, Dr H Mohammadi
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Interpretable probabilistic AI for quantifying climate impacts on health

Background. Climate change is affecting human health, but evidencing how and by how much, is a challenge. The effects are often indirect, driven by interacting factors like temperature and air quality, while health data are frequently patchy or incomplete. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Economou, Dr J Salter
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantifying the extent and intensity of marine heatwaves in a changing climate

Background. Marine heatwaves are prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures that can disrupt marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal communities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Youngman, Dr T Economou
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tracking uncertainties from future storms to hazards and decisions

Background. Extratropical storms are a major driver of weather and climate variability across the mid-latitudes, bringing strong winds and heavy precipitation that can cause widespread disruption and economic losses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Catto, Dr H Mohammadi
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Algorithmic Generation of Higher Multiplicative Structures in the Homology of Nilpotent Groups and Lie Algebras (S3.5-MPS-Szymik)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Szymik, Prof S Whitehouse
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chiral dye-based metal-organic 3D assemblies for sensing and optical applications (S3.5-MPS-Thomas)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JA Thomas, Dr D Hartmann
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding uncertainty in risk modelling of European windstorms: the East Atlantic pattern and history matching

Background. Extra-tropical cyclones are fascinating storms that have devastating impacts on society. For example, in winter 2013/14, more than 10 extreme storms passed over Europe, leading to total insured losses of more than $3.3 billion. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D S Stephenson, Dr M Priestley
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A novel treatment strategy for incurable brain tumours: the chemistry of a cold electrically-excited atmospheric plasma (CAP)-enhanced drug delivery system (in collaboration with Plasma4) (C3.5-MPS-Short)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof RS Short, Dr G Wells, Prof SJ Collis, Dr A Robson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Devolution of agri-environmental policy for enhancing nature and achieving net zero

Background. Land-use policy must reconcile food production with net zero, biodiversity recovery and water-quality goals, often on the same land. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Williamson, Dr A Binner
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Supporting policymakers to incentivise effective and equitable land use change for Net Zero with AI

Background. British law has enshrined specific goals to meet Net Zero, reverse biodiversity loss, improve water quality and to ensure food and energy security in the coming decades. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Williamson, Dr A Binner
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Statistical models for extreme European hail events with challenging data structures

Background. Large hail is a rare but impactful weather hazard, capable of causing extensive damage to homes, vehicles, crops and infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R M Mitra, Dr E Simpson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Humanitarian risk pools responding to a changing climate

Background. In order to meet humanitarian needs both before and after disasters happen, risk pools such as Start Ready, African Risk Capacity, and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility pay out pooled funds to members based on a defined set of triggers, such as flood forecast probabilities. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Thompson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UNBURNT: UNcertainty from wildfire hazard to BUilt-environment Response, adaptatioN and insurabiliTy

Background. When wildfire reaches a city, it stops being a wildfire problem. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T S Sun, Dr R Cremades
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)