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fully funded PhD for international students PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 319 fully funded PhD for international students PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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(MRC CASE) Human-Optimised Organoid-on-Chip Models for Studying Hormonal Crosstalk Between Fallopian Tube and Vaginal Microbiome

Gynaecological diseases remain under-researched compared to other conditions, despite their major impact on women’s health and wellbeing1. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RT Tank, Dr Peter Ruane
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel Sorption Enhanced and Chemical Looping Processes for Low-Temperature Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture

A fully funded 3-year PhD studentship is available in the research group of Dr Theodoros Papalas, within the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Papalas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Carbon Quality Assessment of Valorising CO2 and Waste Plastics into Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals

Achieving carbon neutrality targets by 2050 is widely recognised as the most formidable challenge globally, whilst simultaneously a key opportunity to build a greener future for the next generations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Zhang, Dr L Lue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Long-term behaviour of Markov chains

Several projects are available, studying idealised Markovian models of epidemic, population and network processes. The emphasis will mostly be on theoretical aspects of the models, involving advanced probability theory. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Luczak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK 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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Stimulated and Quantum-enhanced Brillouin imaging

Brillouin spectroscopy is an important technique for measuring the visco-elastic properties of biological materials, with applications to fundamental biology, tissue engineering, and drug-discovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof IK Kabakova
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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
 19 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The dynamics of Earth’s magnetopause and their space weather impacts

  Research Group: Space Plasma Climate Community
This PhD project will probe the coupling and interplay between the solar wind and magnetosphere at its interface, the magnetopause, in new ways to understand not only the fundamental space plasma interactions but also elucidate how these impact upon our global space environment leading to space weather effects that can affect our everyday lives and society. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MO Archer
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Biodegradable plastic training cartridges: The future of sustainable training

A PhD in biodegradable plastic military training cartridges. Sponsored by a leading an ammunition manufacturing company in Norway. Read more
 Supervisors: Ms T Temple, Prof K Koziol
 24 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Verification of Neuro-Cyber-Physical Systems

Supervisory Team. Ekaterina Komendantskaya. Formal verification of neuro-symbolic cyber-physical systems, such as drones, medical devices and robots, is complicated. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Komendantskaya
 1 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Allowing autonomous robots to continually learn, generalize, and improve from their experiences

To perform autonomously tasks such as object rearrangement, assembly, manipulation, and navigation, robots must be able to plan their actions over long horizons. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KE Elimelech
 24 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Opportunity in Chemical Sensor Development – Ariel University

We are recruiting a highly motivated PhD student to join our group at Ariel University, where the primary focus is the development of innovative chemical sensors for detecting environmentally and biologically relevant analytes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ML Levine
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Unveiling Structure–Property Relationships in Layered Materials via Synchrotron Techniques and Computational Modelling

We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship jointly hosted by the University of Birmingham and Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Allan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Long range seasonal forecasting of North Atlantic cyclones

We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship (3.5 years) hosted by the University of Birmingham and conducted in collaboration with the UK Met Office. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G C LECKEBUSCH
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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New Iridium Catalysis Methods for the Preparation of Isotopically-Labelled Compounds of Pharmaceutical Importance

Fully-funded, industry-linked, PhD studentships are available for study under the supervision of Professor Billy Kerr and Dr David Lindsay. Projects… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Kerr, Dr DL Lindsay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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