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We have 53 king PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies - Studentships at King’s College London

The Centre for Public Policy Research at King’s College London is currently recruiting UK and International students for our PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy studies supported by the LISS-DTP Social Sciences Studentship Scheme. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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German PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart or Humboldt University)

Our current research students work mainly in cultural and historical studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literary studies, film and cinema studies; theatre studies; literary and cultural theory; and the history of ideas. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Multivalent Batteries for a Resilient Energy Future. (50:50 studentship – Faraday Institution and Net Zero Centre)

Multivalent batteries have attracted increased attention in recent years due to their high theoretical capacities stemming from a possible multi-electron transfer, and the prospect of reducing our reliance on critical battery materials such as lithium and cobalt. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LL Lander
 10 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Revolutionising Infection Diagnosis Through Targeted Radiometal Imaging

Please read the Funding note before contacting/applying. Background of the Project. People with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, organ transplants, or immunodeficiencies face higher risks of infection, complications, and death. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Abbate
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Music PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University)

For 2025/26 entry, we will be welcoming applications for PhDs in all supervisory areas. The department has an international reputation for music research in history, theory, anthropology/ethnography, composition, and creative practice. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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Comparative Literature PhD

Joint PhDs available. Exciting opportunities to gain a joint PhD with Hong Kong University (HKU), the National University of Singapore (NUS). Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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PhD Chemistry Studentship: Towards Sustainable C–H Activation with Copper and Aluminium

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and a major waste product of petrochemical refinement, yet selectively converting it into methanol, a valuable liquid fuel and C1 building block for manufacturing, remains one of the great unsolved challenges in catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DW Wilson
 15 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Discovering New Physics in Near-Fields — ERC ATLANTIS Project

  Research Group: Photonics & Nanotechnology
Two fully funded, 3.5 year PhD studentships will explore what happens when textbook assumptions about near-field waves are removed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Rodríguez Fortuño
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research MPhil/PhD

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Classics PhD

We supervise research across an exceptionally wide range of topics in Greek, Roman and Near Eastern history, archaeology and art, as well as Greek and Latin language, literature and thought, late antique and Byzantine studies, and reception studies. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Culture, Media & Creative Industries PhD

Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's carries out world-leading research across the field of culture, media and the analysis of particular creative industries. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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French PhD

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers research strengths and opportunities for PhD supervision across all periods of French and Francophone literature and visual culture, French thought and modern French history and politics. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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English PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong/Singapore/Humboldt Berlin)

King's is one of the oldest English departments in the country and is home to a lively and supportive group of academics and students engaged in the exploration of literary cultures from the 7th to the 21st centuries. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Modelling Fire Spread - SAFEBATT

This is a 3.5 year PhD project at KCL affiliated to the Faraday Institution SAFEBATT project, which is a major project increasing the fundamental understanding… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FR Restuccia
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Public decision-making is increasingly shaped by data. Yet the evidence used by health systems, local authorities, and other public bodies is still dominated by administrative data designed for performance monitoring, compliance, and cost control. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D King
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only