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

We have 657 fully funded PhD for international students PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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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EASTBIO: Programming temporal human decidual natural killer cell states in vitro: developing an experimental platform for investigating stage-specific functions and informing targeted immunomodulatory strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes

Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant maternal immune cell population in the uterine mucosa during the implantation window and early pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R F Fraser, Dr C-J Lin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Devolution of agri-environmental policy for enhancing nature and achieving net zero

Background. Land-use policy must reconcile food production with net zero, biodiversity recovery and water-quality goals, often on the same land. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Williamson, Dr A Binner
 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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Gamma-ray spectroscopy of exotic pear-shaped nuclei

The Nuclear Physics Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is inviting applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J F Smith, Dr D O'Donnell
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mechanobiology in Biomanufacturing Cell Therapies

CASE Project. Human stem cell therapies have now passed clinical trials and entered healthcare markets worldwide, offering advanced regenerative and personalised treatments for complex diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Henstock
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK 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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AI and computer vision for marine autonomy

Video and images are now common elements of multimodal sensor packages on terrestrial vehicles, like self-driving cars and aerial drones, of all shapes and sizes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EO Orenstein
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO - Dissecting DNMT3B functions in human development

DNA methylation is a repressive epigenetic mark whose genomic pattern is established early in mammalian development. The correct patterning and maintenance of DNA methylation is vital for development to proceed normally and disruptions cause disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Sproul, Dr HL Long, Dr M Wilson
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robust and scalable spatio-temporal modelling

Background. Probabilistic machine learning allows us to learn from data while quantifying uncertainty, and is increasingly important in climate science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F X B Briol, Dr M Tsamados
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How algae run a hijacked nitrogen-scavenging enzyme, and how we can engineer it for biotechnology

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Adam Monier (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Glen Wheeler (Marine Biological Association; MBA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Monier
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Nanoscale Analysis of Membrane Filter Performance for Advanced Biomanufacturing

Filtration membranes critical to the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies and other advanced therapeutics, ensuring safety and quality through sterile and virus removal in the final stages of the production process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rayat
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the molecular and environmental mechanisms regulating larval metamorphosis in the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Elizabeth Williams (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Vengamanaidu Modepalli (University of Bristol). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Williams
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: A mechanism for CO2 sensing: Epigenetic regulation of the primary cilium

This project will determine how carbon dioxide acts as an epigenetic signal to regulate primary cilium structure and signalling, revealing a previously unrecognised mechanism linking the cellular environment to mammalian cell behaviour. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cann, Prof John Sayer
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Synthetic Biology for Light-Activated Smart Materials.

The project. Light is one of the most versatile tools in science and technology, powering solar panels, fibre optics, and medical imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Howard
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)