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interdisciplinary PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 647 interdisciplinary PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Mathematical Modelling of Clonal Dynamics and Mutation-Driven Transformation in Human Haematopoiesis

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Moura, Prof M. C. Romano, Prof M A Vickers
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

This project is available to self funded candidates only. The Herod lab has a broad interest in virus replication, with a particular interest in studying single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses important for human and animal health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M.R. Herod, Prof M Harris
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal Federated Learning in Healthcare

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Bhattarai, Prof L Anderson, Dr P Gyawali
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Personalized Digital Twins for Chronic Disease Management with Wearables and Explainable AI

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Islam, Dr S Mumtaz
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Theatre of Trust: Storytelling, Roleplay, and the Human Side of Cybersecurity (Ref: CO/OB-SF1/2026)

Cyber security isn’t just about technology, it’s about people, behaviour and trust. Yet most awareness campaigns rely on fear or technical terminology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Buckley
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human–Wearable–Robot Interaction: Enabling Seamless Control of Mobile Manipulators via Biosensing Interfaces

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Yu, Dr Y Huang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From patience to peril: how do C. difficile spores decide when it's safe to germinate?

  Research Group: Materials and Biological Physics
Background. Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and is notoriously difficult to treat. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Durham, Dr R Fagan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Regulation of chromatin organisation by cytoskeleton regulators in non-small cell lung cancer

Overview. This project will explore recently discovered mechano-sensitive cancer cell signalling pathways and seeks to understand the mechanisms by which force is transmitted from the tumour microenvironment into the nucleus to control tumour growth. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AB Byron, Prof A Malliri, Dr S Knight
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advances in Automation to Aid Metabolomics Analysis Using NMR

We are recruiting a PhD student to integrate data-driven methods with NMR spectroscopy to enhance the characterisation of cell culture media and metabolites, increasing throughput and reducing manual intervention. This is an EPSRC funded Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award PhD project and is co-supervised by Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ludwig
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Centre For Genomic Regulation (CRG) – Barcelona

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute in Barcelona, a leading interdisciplinary centre at the forefront of life sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  International PhD Programme
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Low-loss photonics for quantum networks

Supervisors. Prof James Gates j.gates@soton.ac.uk. Prof Corin Gawith corin.gawith@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gates
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nonlinear Photonics for Quantum Technologies

Supervisors. Prof Corin Gawith corin.gawith@soton.ac.uk. Prof James Gates j.gates@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Gawith
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanoscale Quantum Optoelectronic Platforms for Next-Generation Neuromorphic Systems

Supervisors. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou d.georgiadou@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Positions in Cancer Research

Are you looking for excellent research opportunities for your PhD studies at the forefront of cancer research? The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)… Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Germany PhD Programme
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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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