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fully funded PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 600 fully funded PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Simulating sustainable packaging

This project focuses on developing advanced simulation techniques to optimise the sustainable packaging of granular and complex fluid materials through virtual prototyping. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Thornton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Image-based Vascular Modelling for AI/ML and CFD in Digital Twin Assisted Surgery

An exciting opportunity for a fully-funded 42-months PhD studentship co-funded by EPSRC is available at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Kazakidi, Prof W Shu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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A Circular Approach to Manufacturing Sustainable Powertrains for Wind Turbines

The School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, “SCEBE”, at Edinburgh Napier University, “ENU”, is a portal for research and knowledge transfer that has contributed extensively to develop and promote renewable and sustainable energy devices in the UK and abroad over the last 30 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Jaen-Sola
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ultrashort bunch length characterisation based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) for AWAKE Run 2c/d

Academic School. Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester. Anticipated Start Date. October 2026 for 3.5 Years. Supervisor Team. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Xia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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School of Divinity

Why Study with us?. Our postgraduate department offers you the chance to engage with cutting-edge research on theology and religion in a wide variety of areas. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies

The EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity is a 4-year research and training programme leading to a PhD/DPhil in the subject area of superconductivity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies

The EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity is a 4-year research and training programme leading to a PhD/DPhil in the subject area of superconductivity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies

The EPSRC CDT in Superconductivity is a 4-year research and training programme leading to a PhD/DPhil in the subject area of superconductivity. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Neural Manifold Approaches to Understanding Memory and Cognitive Change in Dementia

PhD Studentship. Neural Manifold Approaches to Understanding Memory and Cognitive Change in Dementia. Supervisory Team. Prof. Simon Schultz — Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Schultz
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Efficiency and Optimisation of Constructed Wetlands and Passive Treatment Systems for Wastewater Management

We invite applications for a PhD research project focused on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for sustainable wastewater treatment, with particular emphasis on the efficiency, optimisation, and practical application of constructed wetlands and passive treatment systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Courtney
 1 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering plant cells circuitries for multiparametric high-throughput platforms for weed control (EngCiWeCo)

Rationale and Importance. Developing physiologically relevant screening platforms for weed-control compounds in adult plants is slow, low-throughput, and requires large chemical inputs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Devoto, Prof RM Mott
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development

Project title. Poised Chromatin and the Epigenetic Control of Development. Project outline. How cells switch genes on and off at the right time is fundamental to development. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Voigt
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robust, Certified, and Scalable Federated Machine Unlearning for Privacy-Preserving AI

  Research Group: Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering (NICE)
About the Project. As federated learning systems become increasingly embedded in high‑stakes domains where data cannot be directly shared, such as healthcare and finance, the ability to selectively remove the influence of specific data from trained models becomes critical. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Porto Buarque de Gusmao, Dr F Guerin
 11 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Search for quantization of space-time with photon counting interferometry

This project brings together precision laser interferometry and single photon detection quantum technology for the first time and applies this innovative concept to test the hypothesis that space-time is quantized. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Grote
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Insect Cognition: Computational Models for Behavior, Brain Imaging and Bio-Inspired Robotics

Understanding how the insect brain functions and generates behaviors is crucial for fields such as ecology, biodiversity conservation, agriculture, pest control, disease prevention and robotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Riabinina, Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only