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

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Multi-stage magmatic evolution recorded in lunar mare basalts

Basaltic magmatism has played a vital role in shaping planetary interiors and surfaces throughout Solar System history. Lunar mare basalts are particularly significant because they provide crucial insights into the Moon’s thermal and geochemical evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DN Neave, Dr M Hartley, Dr K Joy
 5 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the temporal history of lunar crustal processes

  Research Group: Planetary and environmental science
Understanding when the lunar highlands formed and how they were subsequently modified is central to reconstructing the early history of the Moon and, more broadly, the evolution of rocky planetary bodies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Joy, Dr J Pernet-Fisher, Dr R Tartese, Dr J.S Snape
 5 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Causal Evaluation of Innovation Policy Interventions

  Research Group: Business and Management Studies
This PhD project will estimate whether Invest NI’s business-support interventions cause additional economic activity, for which firms, and under what conditions, and what that implies for the allocation of public support. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Quinn, Dr J Liu, Prof M Black
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Film, Television and Media Studies at UEA

Film, Television and Media Studies at UEA is comprised of a world-leading team of academic staff, one of the longest established centres for film, television and media studies in the UK. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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EastBio: Characterizing the cellular signaling centre: How do TORC1-containing signaling endosomes work?

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Background. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Hatakeyama
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC and MoD Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

We are inviting applications for the third cohort of SPADS, a doctoral training programme with integrated studies focussed on advanced computation and sensing for defence and security applications. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC and MoD Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

We are inviting applications for the third cohort of SPADS, a doctoral training programme with integrated studies focussed on advanced computation and sensing for defence and security applications. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Investigate how bacterial hosts control domesticated viral machines to drive horizontal gene transfer in marine environments? LE_JIC_ARIES27

Scientific background. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driver of bacterial evolution, shaping adaptation at both species and community levels. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Le
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Soil carbon and soil health through landscape transition REID_EI_AREIS27_CASE

Nature-based solutions (NBS) delivered through land-use change can create new habitats, enhance biodiversity, and increase carbon sequestration at landscape scales. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Reid
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards near real-time quantification of fossil fuel emissions PICKERS_UEA_ARIES27_CASE

Scientific Background. Successful implementation of the Paris agreement relies on countries’ emissions being accurately known and readily available, but our ability to evaluate fossil fuel CO2 (ffCO2) emissions is currently limited. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Pickers
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Winds and Waves in the Alpine Mountains ORR_BAS_ARIES27

Scientific background. Mountains (or "orography") have a substantial effect on the atmospheric circulation. This includes atmospheric disturbances known as orographic gravity waves, generated by the winds flowing over orography. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Orr
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Postreproductive maternal care and the evolution of sex differences in lifespan MAKLAKOV_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. Why do some animals continue to live long after they have stopped reproducing? Classical evolutionary theory predicts that they should not. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Maklakov
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the evolution of how plants perceive changes in the environment MILLER_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific Background. Plants modify the concentration of calcium ions in their cells in response to different environmental stimuli and stresses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Miller
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Spectra to Marine Litter: Multispectral Imaging and AI for Aerial Detection and Monitoring MACKIEWICZ_ARIES27_CASE

Scientific Background. Marine litter threatens ocean health and the coastal livelihoods that depend on it. Scalable automated methods to detect, classify and quantify litter are needed to improve understanding of its sources, pathways and impacts, yet reliable monitoring at scale remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Mackiewicz
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deciphering the Formation, Emplacement, and Ore-Forming Processes of the Rogaland Anorthosite Complex, Norway VUKMANOVIC_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. Anorthosites represent one of the most unique and widely debated rock formations in Earth's crust. They are characterised by their almost monomineralic plagioclase composition, making them unusual among intrusive bodies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z V Vukmanovic
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)