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imperial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 106 imperial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD Studentship in Water-Based Lubrication

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Tribology and Lubrication, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC/Shell IDLA award. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD project: Next-generation hybrid PV-X technologies for the sustainable, independent provision of solar heat, power, clean water, fuels and other renewable vectors

The uptake of technologies that can harness solar energy to cater to diverse energy demands in buildings has been increasing markedly. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Markides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Reducing methane emissions from Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) ships

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Thermofluids and Sustainable Marine Transport leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Hardalupas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineered microbial biosensors as non-invasive reporters of gut disease

We are seeking a PhD student to join our team at the Riglar Lab (www.riglarlab.com) to work on an exciting project developing and testing engineered gut microbes as non-invasive biosensors of inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Riglar
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Faraday Institution PhD Studentship: Sustainable and Scalable Sodium-Ion Cathodes for Future Energy Storage

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship at Imperial College London in the Department of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with WE Soda. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Magda Titirici
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Pathways to a Circular Bioeconomy: Strategic Systems Modelling for Sustainable Biomass Valorisation into Biofuels

Overview. Applications are invited for a fully funded four-year PhD studentship under the prestigious EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA), co-sponsored by Arup. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Katsou
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Open uncontrolled burning of plastic waste – measuring / modelling prevalence, emissions and impacts on climate change and human health exposure

Solid waste management remains a major sustainability challenge globally, and especially in the Global South, where substantial quantities of (uncollected) waste are often set in fire as a means of disposal or resource recovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CV Velis
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in dynamic assembly of surfactant & polymer mixtures for next generation green formulations

  Research Group: Soft Matter Engineering
A PhD position in soft matter science and engineering is available for an October 2026 start date (or ASAP thereafter) in the department of Chemical Engineering, in close collaboration with industrial partners. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JT Cabral
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Artificial Intelligence for Phenotypic Virtual Screening

Predictive models built with artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used to identify molecules with the potential to become effective therapies for cancer and other diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr . Ballester
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Generative AI for Structure-Based De Novo Drug Design

De novo drug design seeks to generate novel drug-like molecules computationally, rather than identifying candidates from pre-existing chemical libraries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr . Ballester
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD studentship in Respiratory Mucosal Vaccinology

Applications are invited for a fully funded full-time PhD research position at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Thwaites
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the chemo-mechanical degradation of concrete

Why? Concrete, an artificial rock, is the most abundant material humankind has ever created. With approximately 30 billion metric tonnes used each year, it plays a critical role in our infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Korec
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD position available in Experimental and Computational Organic Materials Discovery

A PhD position as part of a Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship is available for an October 2026 start date. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof KJ Jelfs
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanisms of Early Tau Seeding in Alzheimer’s Disease

We are recruiting a PhD student to work on a 3.5 year multidisciplinary project withing the Departments of Brain Sciences and Chemistry at Imperial College London investigating early tau aggregation and propagation in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Alegre Abarrategui
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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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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