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joint PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 102 joint PhD PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Research Opportunities in Built Environment

Built Environment at Northumbria University is recognised for its research excellence. In the most recent Research Assessment Framework (2021), the School of Architecture and Built Environment was ranked 11th in the UK, with over 75% of its outputs considered world leading or internationally excellent. . Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills is a joint initiative between the University of Leeds and the Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials and will recruit at least 50 students over 5 annual cohorts between the two sites. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Assessing the impact of the new NICE asthma guidelines

  Research Group: Respiratory Sciences
Clinicians, researchers and policy makers are anticipating the release of new joint British Thoracic Society/ Scottish Intercollege Guidelines Network/National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (BTS/SIGN/NICE) asthma guidelines. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Shaw
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Host Advantage: Uncovering Protective Factors Against HPV‑Driven Cervical Cancers

Who we are looking for. We are seeking a PhD student who is motivated by the process of scientific discovery and the opportunity to identify novel targets for anti-cancer therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Spriggs, Dr C de Moor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Filters and antenna systems for New Space applications

There is a growing trend in space applications toward the use of higher frequencies and broader bandwidths. For example, high throughput telecommunication satellite systems are transitioning from Ku/Ka to Q-band, with extensions reaching the W- and D-band. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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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Broadening the spectrum of antibacterial drugs to tackle multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens

  Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
Antibiotics make possible the treatment and cure of life-threatening bacterial infections and have added over a decade to average human lifespan. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A O'Neill, Dr M McPhillie, Prof C Fishwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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School of Management

The University of Bath School of Management is one of the UK’s most highly regarded business schools, known for both academic excellence and impactful research. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Business Research Programme
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Engineering solutions to Save Dolphins from Net Entanglement

Over 300,000 whales and dolphins are estimated to die annually due to bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear according to the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Troisi, Prof G Fern
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Harnessing Regenerative Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

  Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic airways disease caused by mutations in a cAMP-dependent chloride channel called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). In the lungs, defective ion channel activity and mucus obstruction results in chronic cycles of infection and inflammation, with tissue damage leading to progressive lung function decline and premature death. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Martin, Prof C Taggart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigate the role of NHSL1 in vesicle trafficking and receptor recycling promoting cancer cell invasion using CRISPR-Cas9, microfluidics, and advanced live cell imaging.

Cancer is a devastating disease. more than one in three people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime. Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer related deaths. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Krause
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School

The Bio-Med-Chem Doctoral School of the University of Lodz and the Lodz Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences provides an interdisciplinary environment for doctoral education and research, offering a unique study programme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Poland PhD Programme
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Funded MSc by Research: Defining the role of a novel regulator of lipid homeostasis in obesity‑related liver and heart disease

Funded by Tenovus Scotland (Grampian, Highlands & Islands), this project covers Home/UK tuition fees and essential research costs. . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Godsman, Dr D Thompson
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Neuromorphic visual sensing and computing

Neuromorphic vision sensors enable the acquisition of scenes with limited energy requirements and low data rate, only acquiring information on what changes in the scene, with a behaviour similar to the one of the human eye. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Martini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging AI hardware for accelerating HPC applications (in collaboration with AWE)

This aim of this research will be to explore leveraging the wide range of AI-focussed accelerator architectures for traditional, scientific computing, HPC applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Brown
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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