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imperial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 106 imperial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD Studentship in cardiac electrophysiology exploring human AV node dysfunction in heart failure

This PhD studentship is linked to a prestigious British Heart Foundation-funded Senior Fellowship programme led by Dr Alicia D’Souza at Imperial College London, focused on understanding why the heart’s electrical conduction system fails in heart failure and ageing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A D'Souza
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Ultrafast Laser Techniques for Robust Free-Space Optical Communication

  Research Group: Light Community
The project will explore how femtosecond laser pulses can be shaped and controlled to improve the reliability of free-space optical links in the presence of atmospheric turbulence. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Tisch
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Institute of Chemical Biology EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Biology – Empowering UK BioTech Innovation

Applications to specific research projects are advertised on a rolling basis until the positions have been filled. Candidates will be interviewed by the project supervisors and the CDT directors. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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From source to sink: experimental and modelling constraints on copper mobilisation and deposition in sedimentary basins

  Research Group: Novel Reservoir Modelling and Simulation Group / London Centre for Ore Deposits
The aim of this project is to constrain mechanisms of extraction, transport and deposition of copper using laboratory experiments combined with advanced, basin-scale numerical models built with georealistic geometries, and to develop predictive tools for Cu mobilisation and basin fertility. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M D Jackson, Prof JW Wilkinson
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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IC-3-9 Sustainable Dyes from Recycled Rare Earth Materials

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Fennell, Dr J Hallett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Novel diagnostics for understanding cross-talk in carbon dioxide electrolysers

  Research Group: Interfacial Electrochemistry Group
Carbon dioxide electrolysis offers a promising route to producing fuels and chemicals while reducing reliance on fossil resources and supporting the transition to net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Stephens, Dr RR Rao, Dr C Corbos, Dr A Wain
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Collaborative Computational Modelling at the Interface

Collaborative Computational Modelling at the Interface (CCMI) - EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), between University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London, offering a fully funded 4-year PhD programme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Collaborative Computational Modelling at the Interface

Collaborative Computational Modelling at the Interface (CCMI) - EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), between University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London, offering a fully funded 4-year PhD programme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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PhD Opportunity in Brain Biomechanics

Mechanical loading plays a key role in a range of neurological conditions. For instance, brain exposure to mechanical loading in sports and road traffic collisions can damage brain tissue, axons and vasculature, leading to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ghajari
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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fNIRS neuroimaging data analysis of surgical neuroergonomics

Evaluating surgical expertise and fitness is of critical importance for patient safety. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orihuela-Espina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hybrid ML-Physics Optimisation Framework for Pharmaceutical Reactors

Chemical flow reactors, especially crystallisation reactors, play a vital role in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Reactor geometry has a major influence on solute-solvent mixing, which directly affects product consistency, and ultimately drug quality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Basha, Dr C Pereira da Fonte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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IC-3-7 Rewiring Mammalian Cells Metabolism to Enable Sustainable On-Demand Biomanufacturing

This PhD is one of a number of projects hosted by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). We are offering pioneering research projects that will enable PhD researchers to explore key technologies and solutions that will support UK industry to reach net zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Fennell, Dr F Ceroni, Prof R Ledesma-Amaro, Prof C Kontoravdi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Real-time 4D Imaging of Transient Multiphase Flows

Multiphase flows are common in natural and industrial processes, such as fuel injection in high-speed aeroengines (e.g., Scramjets), bubbles in electrolyzers, and blood flows. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Rajamanickam
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine Learning Driven Corrosion Modelling in Bio Feedstock Refining

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
The global shift toward renewable bio based fuels is creating exciting new scientific and engineering challenges. Compared with traditional crude oil, bio feedstocks behave very differently during processing, sometimes causing much faster corrosion of refinery equipment. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Barker, Prof H Thompson, Dr J Owen
 26 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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