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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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Exploitation of Full-Duplex Capability in Underwater Acoustic Communication Networks at the Medium Access Control Layer

  Research Group: Communication Technologies
Full-duplex has the potential to double the capacity of point-to-point communication links, but these benefits can only be fully realised in communication networks through development of a suitable medium access control layer. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P D Mitchell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention

Provide a brief description of the project. HIV in women, girls and mother-to-child transmission in pregnancy remain a significant source of new infections and the needs of females are inadequately addressed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Laverty
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Peptide-like hydrogels: A post-surgical sustained release drug delivery implant for the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumours

Provide a brief description of the project. Glioblastoma is the most aggressive and malignant form of brain tumour with ~3,200 new cases annually within the UK and a median survival of 15 months. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Laverty, Prof K Malcolm
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of Nano-Liposome Based Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Diseases

Ocular drug delivery presents one of the greatest challenges in pharmaceutical science, largely due to the eye’s unique anatomy, which limits drug permeation to the intended site of action. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Thakur, Dr LV Vora
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Design and Assessment of Innovative Long-Acting Drug Delivery System

Current clinical therapies often rely on intermittent drug administration, such as frequent oral tablets or injections, as seen in diabetes management. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Thakur, Prof D Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of Peptide-Based Nanomicelle Eye Drops for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

Ocular drug delivery remains a major challenge due to the eye’s complex anatomy and dynamic protective barriers that restrict drug absorption. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Thakur, Prof D Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Robust Model-based Predictive Control for Hybrid Robotic Arms

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
In contrast to conventional robots, hybrid (soft-rigid) robots offer enhanced interaction safety alongside sensorised, repeatable performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BJ Jamil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Probing the star-forming ISM with fine structure lines

Supersonic turbulent motions are thought to play a major role in the star formation process in galaxies. Theories have suggested that turbulence is responsible for shaping the interstellar medium (ISM), regulating star formation, and even setting the masses of stars as they form in young clusters. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Dr N Peretto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling Galaxy Evolution: Molecular Gas, Star Formation, and Feedback Mechanisms from the KILOGAS survey

  Research Group: Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology
Galaxies are key building blocks of our universe, but we still do not fully understand the physical processes that govern their evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Davis, Dr MW Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel (HAYNEST_U26EMPAMENTUM)

Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes. Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TH Haynes
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI for Nature: Using computer science to reconnect fragmented freshwater ecosystems

Supervisory Team. Professor Paul Kemp and Dr Andrew Vowles. Freshwater ecosystems are the most degraded on the planet and the species they support the most threatened. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Kemp
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Secure and Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystems

Supervisory Team. Dr Erisa Karafili. This project develops AI-enhanced threat-modelling techniques to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Karafili
 27 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Computational Chemistry Driven Design of Improved Thermal Batteries

Thermal batteries (often termed primary reserve batteries) offer several key advantages over primary and secondary batteries due to their long shelf life, high temperature stability, quick activation, reliability, robustness and the fact that they are maintenance-free. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof DS Scanlon
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Just transition in China

This fully funded, 4 years PhD scholarship aims to empirically examine the social justice issues of China's low-carbon transitions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Lo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sustainability Ph.D.

RIT’s Ph.D. in sustainability solves real-world challenges and optimizes sustainable systems across tech, business, energy, and more. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme