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We have 575 full fund PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Ageing across body systems: How allostatic load shapes sensorimotor resilience in healthy ageing

Cardiff University is delighted to invite applications for a South West Biosciences DTP studentship starting in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Davies, Dr R Sumner, Dr M Arkesteijn, Dr K Button
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mathematics PhD

The Department. The UCL Department of Mathematics has a long and distinguished history dating back to 1826 and is home to a thriving community of researchers working across pure and applied mathematics. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Maths Research Programme
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Understanding Transporter–Ligand Specificity to Enable Sustainable Biomanufacturing of High-Value Products

Project Description. Be part of the green transition. This PhD will reveal how transporters recognise valuable compounds to enable sustainable industrial production. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Rinaldi, Dr V Skoulou, Dr A Kalli
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring Host-Microbe Interactions during Aged Skin Barrier Repair

Project Description. We invite applications for an exciting 4-year fully funded CASE PhD studentship to commence in September 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr HW Wilkinson, Prof M Hardman, Dr P Fogg
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Cellular Resilience: Integrating Signalling Biology and Biomaterials for Next-Generation Cell Factories

Project Description. Mammalian cell factories are used for the production of biologics, vaccines, recombinant proteins and cell therapies that underpin the UK bioeconomy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fox, Prof A Smith, Prof R W Bayliss
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Plant-Based Sustainable Microencapsulation Systems for Enhanced Stability and Delivery of Sustainably Sourced Bioactive Compounds

Project Description. This project will explore new ways to improve how nutrients and bioactive compounds are sourced sustainably, protected and delivered in food, agriculture and health-related systems using microencapsulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J He, Dr MD Dimopoulou, Dr D P Smith, Dr S Vaidyanathan, Prof GB Bonwick
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Extremophilic Polysaccharides for Vaccine Adjuvant Engineering and Immunogenicity (ExPoVA)

Project Description. ExPoVA is an interdisciplinary BBSRC-aligned project aiming to develop Mauran, a sulphated polysaccharide from the extremophilic bacterium Halomonas maura, as a novel adjuvant for cancer vaccines. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Raveendran, Prof M S Akram, Dr Y Guo
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shrimp Get Flu Too: Understanding How Environmental Change Drives Aquatic Virus Evolution

Project Description. Shrimp Get Flu Too. Understanding How Environmental Change Drives Aquatic Virus Evolution. How do viruses evolve when their environment is constantly changing?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AB Burgess, Dr J Bojko, Dr J South
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harvesting Energy from Bioluminescence: Genetic Modification of Dinoflagellates and Horizontal Gene Transfer for the Production of Controllable, Sustainable Energy

Project Description. Sustainability underpins the protection of our planet’s resources. We at Teesside University consider sustainability to be an ethos, an ethos that requires interdisciplinary research and action to tackle some of the biggest problems we face in today’s society. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CB McBeth, Dr J Bojko, Prof R Kay
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Elucidating the microbe-to-surface interactions between pathogenic microbes and different polymer materials

Project Description. Why do some plastic surfaces let dangerous microbes take hold, and others do not? Can we use this understanding to help design surfaces that resist them?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GE Efthimiou, Prof C Angione, Dr D Kontziampasis, Dr MD Dimopoulou
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding Microbiome Dynamics, Digestate Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Farm-Scale Anaerobic Digestion

Project Description. This PhD project offers an exciting opportunity to tackle some of the most important challenges in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and climate change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Orr, Prof M S Akram, Dr LC Clements, Mr EK Keyes
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering and Predicting Attachment-Site Compatibility Rules in Serine Integrase-Mediated Genome Integration

Project Description. Precise genome engineering is a cornerstone of modern biotechnology, underpinning the development of microbial cell factories for sustainable production of medicines and chemicals. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Gao, Prof M S Akram, Dr S F Yang
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering biology for the sustainable production of precision antibiotics: elucidating natural-product biosynthetic gene clusters to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Project Description. Help build the next generation of precision antibiotics through sustainable bioproduction. Antimicrobial resistance threatens modern medicine, and broad-spectrum drugs can harm the gut microbiome. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Rinaldi, Dr S Richardson, Prof J Chong, Dr JK Kirkham
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A multi-cell in vitro skin tissue model to understand acne progression and scarring in different ethnicities

Project Description. "The Sebocytes are highly specialized epithelial cells that produce oily, waxy material called sebum. Sebocytes plays an integral role in the skin homeostasis and antimicrobial defense, and its dysregulation leads to loss of skin barrier function and microbiome dysbiosis (comedone and acne). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Swaminathan, Dr S Swaroop, Dr NK Kingswell
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Viral infection capacity across crustaceans of economic importance

Project Description. Crustacean diseases cause economic damage to industry and the environment. Billions are lost on a yearly basis due to disease in crustacean aquaculture and, in wild systems, crustaceans commonly introduce disease-causing microbes as biological invaders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Bojko, Prof M S Akram, Prof A Dunn
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)