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interdisciplinary PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 647 interdisciplinary PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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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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Community resilience and cascading climate impacts

Critical infrastructures are central to the function of society, with interdependencies between systems which brings risks of disruption in one sector impacting on another. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Mander, Dr R Wood
 7 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Low-carbon Climate Adaptation in UK Households: Understanding participation in, and pathways toward, low-carbon climate adaptation

People play many roles in climate action — as commuters and carers, workers and hobbyists, citizens and consumers. Climate change is already reshaping all of these. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Hoolohan, Dr R Wood
 7 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Optimising resilience and sustainability of structures through developing new-era fire engineering performance design exemplars

  Research Group: School of Civil Engineering
This fully funded PhD provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in performance-based fire engineering for buildings, improving life safety, structural robustness and low-carbon design decisions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Nikitas, Dr M Bocian
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) The use of local contact impedance spectroscopy to monitor radiation damage in ceramics and glasses

We are offering an exciting PhD opportunity to develop and validate a novel rapid, non-destructive technique for detecting and quantifying radiation-induced defects in ceramics, glasses, and other functional materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Dean, Dr C Thorpe, Prof D Sinclair, Prof R Hand
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multiplexing miRNA therapeutics for cardiac regeneration

About the Project. The Baker, Beqqali and Brittan Labs are excited to recruit a highly motivated PhD Student as part of the MRC-BHF Centre in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Baker, Dr AB Beqqali, Dr M Brittan
 25 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Passive acoustic monitoring to inform evidence-based policy for coral reefs. PhD (Royal Society Funded)

Coral reefs are culturally and biologically important ecosystems threatened by climate change and local stressors. Until greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, we can improve local protection and management for resilience and sustainability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nedelec
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Thermal Comfort and Energy Behaviour in Net zero Housing

This PhD project will investigate how net-zero (off-grid) homes in regional Australia perform as living environments, with a focus on thermal comfort, household energy behaviour, and climate resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FZ Zhang, Dr P E Akhgar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility (ADA)

  Research Group: Centre for Translation Studies, Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI Further groups and supervisors, please see here: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/ai-enabled-digital-accessibility-ada-phd
Digital media is central to our engagement with public information, news, government services, healthcare, finance, education, culture and entertainment, and facilitates communication and social interaction. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Braun, Prof P Jackson, Dr E Davitti, Prof C Orasan, Prof C Hine
 23 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Department of Psychology

This programme presents the opportunity to join our international and interdisciplinary research community working within the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and neurocognition or social processes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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A Nature-Inspired Approach Towards the Development of an Intrinsically-Auxetic Polymer

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SM Mandhani, Prof LS Susmel, Dr EK Kordatos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Position in Interpretable AI for Coupled Multiphysics of Geomaterials

The Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory invites applications for a fully funded PhD position at the intersection of computational mechanics, multiphysics of geomaterials, and interpretable machine learning. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Karapiperis
 14 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of unconventional T-cells in IgA nephropathy

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Eberl
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Enabling Safer and More Sustainable Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices

Are you interested in pursuing a PhD at the interface of chemical engineering, materials science, and microbiology at the University of Edinburgh? We are seeking a talented, motivated, and curious PhD student to develop innovative strategies for the safe and sustainable reprocessing of reusable medical devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E E Epelle, Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon
 22 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully funded UKRI PhD studentships in gambling harms research

Join a major new national research programme shaping the future of gambling harms evidence, policy and prevention. The Gambling Harms Research UK (GHRUK) Evidence Centre is inviting applications for six fully funded four-year PhD studentships for outstanding and ambitious researchers. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme

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