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part-time PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 834 part-time PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Human–Robot Interaction via Sensorimotor Integration Between Wearable Interface and Supernumerary Robotic Arm

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Xin Zhang and Prof. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Zhang, Prof Z Ju
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Intelligent Manipulation of Deformed Objects via Visual–Tactile Fusion

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. This project investigates intelligent robotic manipulation for deformable or soft objects by integrating visual and tactile sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Diagnostic biomarkers and mechanistic understanding of biofilm formation in prosthetic joint infection

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Robson, Dr R Baldock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of new mRNA-based cancer vaccines for breast cancer

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Roja Hadianamrei and Dr Sassan Hafizi. . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Hadianamrei, Dr S Hafizi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Case-specific prediction of BH3-mimetic responses in cancer patients using an integrated experimental and computational quantitative systems pharmacology approach

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Gavin Fullstone. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Fullstone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating Catecholamine Signalling in Human Pancreatic Islets- A New Target for Diabetes Therapy

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and will be supervised by Dr Despoina Aslanoglou and Dr Tony Lewis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Aslanoglou, Dr A Lewis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Decoding Plant Stress: Real-Time Monitoring of Crop Health by In-Planta Sensing Platform

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LGM Gonzalez-Macia
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Mechanisms of cell fate restriction in the neural crest – testing the Cyclical Fate Restriction model

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R N Kelsh
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing below, cooling above: Harnessing urban aquifers for climate-resilient geothermal cooling (Sub-cool)

“Sub-cool” brings together expertise in hydrogeology, climate change, and social sciences to explore how aquifers beneath urban areas can become reliable and sustainable cooling resources. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Hollis, Dr J Li , Prof K Taylor, Dr C Jones
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Development of heated garments for patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon

Development of Smart Knitted/ 3D printed Heated Gloves for Raynaud's Phenomenon. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Fernando, Dr A Murray
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing Soil Health: Linking Biological Indicators and Human Perceptions

Healthy soils underpin food production, biodiversity, climate resilience and ecosystem restoration[1]. Yet the biological processes that maintain soil health occur largely out of sight, making them difficult to monitor, interpret and communicate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Zytynska, Dr IT Thornhill
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] The Role of Adaptive Evolution in the Microbial Sensing of Anthropogenic Molecules

Introduction. There is now a realisation both in the public and scientific communities that discarded plastic materials present a growing hazard to the natural environment and human health across the globe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Wong, Dr M Lagator
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Neuromorphic systems for low-latency and efficient multimodal processing

Modern AI systems achieve remarkable performance on tasks ranging from language modelling to computer vision. However, their large size, and significant data requirements, make them costly to train and deploy, with AI systems set to consume 3% of global energy supply by 2030. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Peres, Dr P Strycharczuk, Dr O Rhodes
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Novel electronics for sensing electrical-cellular interactions

This PhD will contribute to an ongoing programme of work using quantum sensing to investigate the interaction between biological cells and electric fields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Casson, Dr AJ Jain
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] UTIs and the menopause

Why does prevalence of UTIs increase so substantially during the menopause? How do the hormonal changes associated with menopause come to affect competition… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Thompson, Dr D Gifford, Dr RT Tank, Dr E Doman
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)