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We have 425 part-time PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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An AI-driven approach to proactive and trustworthy Internet Of Things (IoT) based systems

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects such as smart devices, vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity that enable these objects to interact autonomously and intelligently. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Evaluation for Critical Applications

The detection and characterisation of damage, material properties and foreign objects by Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) is crucial to society and throughout industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peyton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Practical Student Learning and Preparation

Practical classes are a major part of student learning and help them associate theory with the real world. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T L Rodgers
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Up to 13 fully funded 4-year PhD studentships in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Accelerated Medicine Design & Development

Our Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) educates students in applying advanced experimental and computational methods to optimise and predict medicines design, development, translation and performance. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Up to 13 fully funded 4-year PhD studentships in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Accelerated Medicine Design & Development

Our Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) educates students in applying advanced experimental and computational methods to optimise and predict medicines design, development, translation and performance. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Late Stages of Galaxy Evolution – a project with the Euclid Space Observatory

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) make it possible to obtain high-resolution images of tiny areas of sky. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Eales, Dr MW Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanically Checking the Semantics of Hybrid Event-B

These days, the world is increasingly being populated with systems that interact directly with the physical world. Of course such systems have existed for a long time in niche safety-critical areas, eg. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Banach
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Surface and Skies of Venus (MPhil)

2 year MPhil . We don’t know how the planet Venus – Earth's near-twin in size and mass – has evolved so differently. Today, the surface is scorching hot and the skies are full of acid. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JG Greaves, Dr S Sarkar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Illuminating compact binary formation and evolution with gravitational waves

Gravitational waves are emitted by compact binaries—pairs of black holes and/or neutron stars—spiralling around each other at close to the speed of light before colliding in a violent coalescence. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr IRS Romero-Shaw, Dr F Antonini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Numerical Investigation and Uncertainty Quantification of Composite Flexible Risers

  Research Group: Polymers and Composites
Pipelines, traditionally constructed from steel, form the backbone of the oil and gas industry, facilitating crucial transportation in both onshore and offshore operations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Abeykoon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees from the Royal Northern College of Music, including pathways in Performance, Composition, Musicology, Music Psychology, and Music Education

The RNCM offers the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Degrees are awarded by Manchester Metropolitan University for a collaborative programme of research, undertaken and supervised at RNCM. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Arts Research Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Quantum Technology Engineering

As part of a multi-disciplinary year group at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering, you can pursue exciting Quantum Technology research while following a specialist programme of courses and practical training to prepare you for a career in Quantum Technology science, engineering and industry. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Tyre Particulate Emissions Measurement and Prediction (Ref: AAE-JK-2513)

Tyres are a leading source of microplastics globally, as well as a primary contributor to cars' particulate matter emissions. Minimising the impacts of future tyre emissions requires new knowledge about factors that influence tyre emissions, and how these can be balanced with safety factors such as tyre grip. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Knowles
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimal prediction of dynamical systems with incomplete data

Dynamical systems describe a variety of real-life problems related to evolution over time. It is often the case that the problems are so complicated that mathematical models for them either do not exist or are not accurate enough. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Utyuzhnikov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Waste Utilisation for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture

This project will involve the development of a novel approach that combines waste utilization and carbon capture technologies to address pressing environmental concerns and promote sustainable resource management. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Unluer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only