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funded online PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 641 funded online PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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DEFRA-NCAS Studentship: Exploring the Air Quality Impacts of Emerging Fertilisers

Agriculture is a major source of atmospheric pollutants, emitting substantial amounts of ammonia (NH. 3. ), greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AV Voliotis, Dr E Matthews, Dr T Bannan, Prof H Coe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Porphyry systems: Ores, critical elements, and volcanic connections

The energy transition will require significant increases in the quantities of mined base metals and critical minerals to capture, transport, and store low-carbon energy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Richardson, Dr M Hartley, Dr DN Neave
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing magnonic building blocks for neuromorphic computing

This PhD project will develop nanoscale devices which use magnons (collective excitations in magnetic order) as information carriers for ultra-efficient, compact, brain-inspired computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Griggs
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Trends and Mitigations in Behaviour-Based Domestic Stove Emissions

Domestic burning remains a significant contributor to air pollution and have been identified as an area for intervention in the latest Government Environmental Improvement Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-improvement-plan-2025/environmental-improvement-plan-eip-2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Lea-Langton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Network Polymer Degradation in Exterior Coatings

With an estimated 14 billion tonnes of microplastics accumulated on the ocean floor, concern for the damage inflicted on marine ecosystems is growing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Morsch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An Institution for TLA+: A Framework for Interoperability

There are a plethora of formal methods used for the specification and verification of critical systems. Each of these is suitable for modelling and anlaysing various aspects of system operation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Farrell
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sensorimotor integration in neuromorphic systems

  Research Group: Neuromorphic Systems
Humans navigate complex, dynamic environments every day throughout their lifespans. They recognise objects and other humans and can interact with the environment in a seemingly natural and trivial way. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Detorakis, Prof A van Schaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-associated heart disease and assessments of new drugs for treatment

Both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing globally. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure

Cardiac dysfunction is the most common cause of mortality in clinics, but current therapies have a limited impact on the incidence of heart failure, including heart failure of preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure of reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Study of reactivity in supramolecular materials

This position is a fully funded 3.5 year PhD studentship (UK home fees only) in the group of Dr Georgia Orton (https://ortonlab.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Orton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Study of Hydrodynamics and Interfacial Electrochemistry in Next-Generation Membraneless Fuel Cells

Current fuel-cell technologies suffer from major limitations associated with the use of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs), including high material cost, fuel crossover, membrane degradation, water management challenges, and lack of long-term operational stability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Anastasiou, Dr M Perez-Page
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Control-Oriented Modelling and Predictive Quality Regulation for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing

Large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) is a key enabler of sustainable, decentralised production for aerospace, renewable energy and infrastructure components. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Qian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physics-Embedded Perception and Predictive Modelling for Resilient Human-Robot Collaboration

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is becoming central to manufacturing, healthcare and service robotics, where robots must share dynamic spaces with human partners. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Qian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and Optimisation of Adsorbents for the Detection and Environmental Remediation of Organic Pollutants

Background. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are now recognised as one of the most persistent and widespread classes of environmental contaminants. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Little, Prof S J Dalgarno
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Utilisation of CO2 for subsurface energy extraction

The research focuses on developing computational frameworks for various techniques of utilising CO2 for extracting heat from geothermal sources. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Babaei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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