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health and safety PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 76 health and safety PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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RESET-RLS: Reviewing Safe and Effective (De)Prescribing Strategies in RLS

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship investigating the safe and effective use of medicines in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), with a particular focus on prescribing and deprescribing in patients who experience treatment-related complications such as augmentation. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rathbone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Opportunities in Pharmacoepidemiology & Ageing Research

About the Project. We are inviting applications from highly motivated candidates for self-funded PhD positions examining the impact of anticholinergic medications on mobility, functional decline, and multimorbidity in ageing populations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Nishtala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Crossing the Line: How Threshold-Based Tools Shape Sepsis Decision-Making in the NHS

  Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology
Background. Across the NHS, threshold-based decision-support tools are widely used to structure clinical assessment and escalation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CT Tarrant, Dr E Krockow
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Surgical AI Copilot: Multimodal LLM Agent in Minimally Invasive Surgery

In modern minimally invasive surgery, clinicians face overwhelming streams of real-time data. Integrating preoperative plans with live video, intraoperative imaging, and patient vitals places immense cognitive strain on the surgical team, impacting procedural precision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hoque, Prof T Cootes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Transparent and Adaptive Large Language Model Based  Systems for Personalised Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being explored in healthcare for their ability to interpret complex guidelines and generate personalised recommendations. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof A Lawson, Dr S McHale
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modelling Battery Behaviour During Periods of Disuse

This project offers an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge modelling research with real-world impact on battery safety, sustainability, and environmental protection. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J E Edge
 28 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Managing Presenteeism and Sickness Absence in UK Higher Education: A Mixed‑Methods Study

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are central to UK social and economic sustainability, contributing >£130bn annually and employing >440,000 people. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Whysall
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully Funded PhD: Smart Monitoring for Safer Structures

Please note. The scholarship covers Home tuition fees only. Applicants classified as international must demonstrate the ability to fund the difference between Home and International tuition fees. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B B Bhowmik, Prof E Patelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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School Leaders' Decision-Making in Complex Organisations

The proposed project will focus on the complex decision-making which school leaders and leadership teams undertake in their roles and the implications of this for professional development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Kington, Dr M Stephenson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Home Automation and Dementia Care

Home Automation technologies have evolved significantly in recent years to incorporate all aspects of modern living from climate control, lighting, security, safety monitoring, entertainment and energy conservation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr S Evans
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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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Quantum-Secured Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing over Shared Optical Fiber Networks for Smart Infrastructure

Smart infrastructure systems such as intelligent transportation networks, railway monitoring systems, energy grids, and industrial automation platforms increasingly rely on optical fiber technologies for real-time sensing and communication. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SYG Yu Gang
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decommissioning Cultures and Communities: understanding culture change from operation to decommissioning in a large nuclear facility (NDA funded) PhD Human Geography

The University of Exeter’s Department of Geography is inviting applications for a PhD bursary funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency to commence on… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Dawney
 24 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Research opportunities in Computer Science

Our Department of Computer Science has a strong international reputation for conducting research that has real impact, tackles fundamental questions and addresses interdisciplinary problems which face today's computer scientists. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  Computing PhD Programme
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Reframing Workplace Well-being: Compassionate Leadership and the Organisational Experience of Trauma Survivors

This PhD project critically examines how Compassionate Leadership can enhance organisational support for trauma survivors and contribute to the development of sustainable workplace wellbeing mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nachmias
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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