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

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Unravelling Galaxy Evolution: Molecular Gas, Star Formation, and Feedback Mechanisms from the KILOGAS survey

  Research Group: Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology
Galaxies are key building blocks of our universe, but we still do not fully understand the physical processes that govern their evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Davis, Dr MW Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

High redshift galaxies discovered using submillimetre surveys of the sky (so-called submillimetre galaxies) are likely ancestors of present-day massive early-type galaxies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Prof S Eales
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Smart Network-on-Chip Design for Congestion Management in 2.5D Chiplet Systems

  Research Group: Advanced processor technologies
The semiconductor industry is rapidly shifting towards modular design based on chiplets and Multi-Chip Modules, where multiple dies — CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, and memory stacks — are integrated side by side on a common interposer. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bertozzi
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Computational Mechanics and Data-Driven Modelling of Composite Materials

  Research Group: Mechanics
Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are widely popular across aerospace, automotive, energy, and sports engineering thanks to their high specific properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bikos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) PhD studentships - School of Social and Spatial Sciences

Cardiff University School of Social and Spatial Sciences, supported by Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) invites applications for PhD study with the possibility of being awarded a fully funded studentship to start in October 2027 in the areas of. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Advancing temperature-differentiated carbon isotope analysis (Ref: SSH-HG-26)

Carbon isotope analysis is a crucial tool for tracing biogeochemical processes, yet effective differentiation of organic and inorganic carbon components often requires targeted pre-treatment, such as acidification or bleaching, to isolate specific carbon pools prior to analysis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr HG Glanville, Dr S Worne
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Light-Driven Skeletal Editing for New 3D Scaffolds

  Research Group: Chemical biology and biological chemistry
This PhD project will develop new synthetic organic methods for skeletal editing of densely functionalised saturated heterocycles. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Miller, Prof M Greaney
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Long-lived deep-sea thermohaline currents and their influence on sediment-gravity flow systems

  Research Group: Planetary and environmental science
Long-lived deep-sea thermohaline currents and their influence on sediment-gravity flow systems. Background. Increasing evidence suggests that many sandy deep-water successions represent ‘hybrid’ systems in which initially deposited turbidites are modified by thermohaline-driven bottom currents. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Kane
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enhancing Athlete Development: Testing and evolving a mechanism to monitor, evaluate and drive evidence-based practice, coherence and performance in athlete development environments. (Project ID SAS0233)

An exciting opportunity for one, part-time or full-time PhD project is available in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, in collaboration with Sportscotland Institute of Sport. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Martindale
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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EastBio: From Burden to Biology: Mercury, Selenium and Physiological Resilience in Marine Mammals

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Marine mammals accumulate some of the highest concentrations of mercury (Hg) recorded in wildlife. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Derous, Dr M Wenzel, Dr RVH von Hellfeld, Dr J Feldmann
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Optimising soils for enhanced carbon sequestration

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Soils are complicated because so many factors are interdependent. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G I Paton, Dr F Fraser
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How the brain constructs false memories: A multi-method investigation

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Accurate memory is a key aspect of cognitive health and supports everyday decisions, including how we act on health advice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Mathias, Dr A Konopka, Dr A Klimovich-Gray
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Uncovering the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in language

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. This project uses advanced analyses of electrical brain activity (EEG) to investigate the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Rommers, Dr M Zhong, Prof P Bach
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The Evolutionary and Ecological Role of Plasmids across different species

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Plasmids are major drivers of prokaryotic evolution and ecology, carrying traits ranging from antibiotic resistance to novel metabolic functions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vogwill, Dr M Wenzel
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Developing theranostic antibodies that recognise fungal pathogens belonging to Fusarium species, important agents of fungal keratitis and fusariosis

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Munro, Dr B Mills
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)