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global health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 281 global health PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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History at UEA

History at UEA offers a vibrant learning community of staff and students. We cover a wide range of periods and regions, from Medieval to Modern, from Britain, Russia and Europe to America, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Asia. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Developing realistic placental blood vessel virtual phantoms for optimisation of ultrasound scans

Doppler ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in the field of obstetrics allowing for clinicians to assess haemodynamics of the placenta during pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Clark
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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PhDs in Computing and Informatics

School of Computing and Digital Technologies. The School of Computing and Digital Technologies at Sheffield Hallam University offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary PhD programme in Computing and Informatics, designed to address complex global challenges through innovative digital solutions. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Computing PhD Programme
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Multimodal lymphoedema mapper

Lymphoedema is a painful, permanent swelling caused by disruption to lymphatic system drainage, affecting over 5,000 New Zealanders annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Nielsen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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The development of new antiviral agents targeting HIV-1

Even before the current global COVID-19 pandemic, the threat posed to human health by viruses was extensive and although significant progress in targeting some viruses (e.g., HIV-1 and hepatitis C) has been made, challenges remain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ashton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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3D-Printed Nitric Oxide-Releasing Stents for Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading killer, driven in large part by atherosclerosis and its life-threatening consequences. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RA D'Sa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing sustainable polymeric encapsulation solutions for pest control

Pest control is significant for agriculture, as infestations decrease crop yields and can harm livestock, threatening the security of global food supplies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S T R V Velasquez, Dr K Johnston
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Closed-Loop Embodiment and Gait Stabilization Using a Robotic Tail for Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease

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 Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

Project Overview. Life begins as a single cell. At this stage, there is no distinction between brain and body, no predefined controller, and no specialised architecture for computation or actuation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections

  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, playing vital roles in shaping microbial communities and influencing health and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM A Millard, E Galyov, M Clokie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unlocking the Secrets of Ageing: Exploring Epigenetic Clocks in the Jewel Wasp Nasonia vitripennis

Why do we age, and can that process be slowed? This project explores one of biology’s most fascinating and urgent questions by studying how tiny insects can reveal universal rules of ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Mallon, Dr K Chen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing cost-effective and eco-friendly antiviral nano-agents

Humans have been fighting viruses throughout history, from smallpox, Ebola, HIV to SARS, MERS and Zika, which have costed billions of lives and made severe socio-economic impacts irreversibly. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YG Ge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Liposomal Antibiotic for Improved Treatment of Respiratory Infection

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major global risk to human health by causing death, disability, longer hospitalisations, and increased healthcare costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Kett, Prof M Tunney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Harnessing Regenerative Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

  Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic airways disease caused by mutations in a cAMP-dependent chloride channel called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). In the lungs, defective ion channel activity and mucus obstruction results in chronic cycles of infection and inflammation, with tissue damage leading to progressive lung function decline and premature death. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Martin, Prof C Taggart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance development of Sustainable Electrochemical Flow Technologies

A competition-funded PhD studentship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham to develop and apply nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging to advance electrochemical flow technologies, such as redox flow batteries, multivalent metal ion batteries and/or capacitive deionisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M M Britton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)