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

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Towards robotic 2D-IR spectroscopy for biomolecular fingerprinting of cancer

  Research Group: Healthcare Engineering
Ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy is a new variant of Infrared spectroscopy which offers a unique analytical method for characterizing complex biomolecular samples. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Chauhan, Prof N Hunt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A systematic approach to investigate how antiviral responses shape susceptibility to secondary infections

Respiratory viral infections such as those caused by influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial viruses or coronaviruses are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gago, Dr S Knight, Dr M Bromley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Uncertainty in Urban Heat Risk: Thermal Exposure, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation in Tier II Indian cities

Background. India’s urban heat crisis has reached a critical threshold with 2024 the warmest year on record. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S L Law, Dr P A Arabindoo
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the uncertainty in recent global warming trends and related risks of extreme events with a global km-scale model

Background. Since 2020, the energy imbalance at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere has grown at a rate substantially exceeding our expectations. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T J H Heaton, Dr N Ben Rached, Dr G Datseris, Dr L F T Tomassini
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate uncertainty and complexity of compound events and implications for the water system in Eastern England

Background. The impacts of compound events exceed the sum of individual impacts of underlying climatic and non-climatic drivers. These impacts often propagate through natural and man-made water systems but in complex and uncertain ways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bhave, Prof S Dessai
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Innovative data driven approaches to predicting long-term European wind storm risk

Background. European wind storms cause insured losses of around €1.4 billion per year. However, these losses fluctuate over time, making it challenging for insurers to estimate their financial exposure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Maycock, Dr B Summers, Prof D J Parker
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seamless regional climate prediction under uncertainty and adaptation decision-making

Background. Planners in climate-sensitive organisations are starting to use information about future climate that match their planning horizons, e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Dessai, Prof JL Lowe
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI in climate information and communication: What’s the benefit? What’s the danger? What do people trust?

Background. The rapid rise of LLMs and implementation of chatbots mean that applications such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are accessible to businesses, organisations and the broader public. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Summers, Dr AL Taylor
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Changing climates: Unlocking the past to improve predictions of the future

Background. Equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) is the long-term global mean temperature increase expected from a doubling of atmospheric CO₂ concentration compared to pre-industrial levels. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Ivanovic
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reducing uncertainty in the effect of shipping on climate change.

Background. The influence of aerosol particles (e.g., emitted by transport and energy generation) on Earth’s energy balance is a major uncertainty in climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Grosvenor, Prof K Carslaw, Dr L A Regayre
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Will Greenland Reach a Tipping Point? Using Ice Age Evidence to Predict Its Future

Background. The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest contributor to sea-level rise and may undergo irreversible retreat if critical warming thresholds are exceeded. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gregoire, Dr R Ivanovic
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Communicating model uncertainty in climate information to decision makers

Background. Climate information contains uncertainty arising from many sources. For climate information to support decision making it is important that those using it are aware of uncertainty in order to avoid maladaptation and loss of trust in institutions providing climate information and services. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AL Taylor
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reducing Uncertainty in Aerosol-Driven Monsoon Variability and Climate Risk

Background. Asian monsoons provide water resources for billions of people across South and East Asia, yet their response to human activities remains one of the largest uncertainties in regional climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L A Regayre, Prof K Carslaw
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Computing Rare Climate Event Probabilities Using Stochastic Modelling and Advanced Sampling Methods

Background. Extreme events such as prolonged heatwaves can have devastating societal and economic impacts. The July 2022 UK heatwave led to record-breaking temperatures and about 850 excess deaths in two days. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Ben Rached, Dr S Fitzgerald
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Uncertainty in AI-Augmented Climate Risk Analytics for Global Food Supply Chains

Background. The global food system faces escalating climate risks, where local production shocks (droughts, floods, or heatwaves) cascade through trade networks, threatening food security worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Cremades, Prof N S Malleson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)