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

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Calibrated Multimodal Verification to Prevent Hallucination in Robot Planning and Manipulation

Project Description. Large multimodal models are increasingly used as high-level “cognitive” modules in robotics, translating natural-language instructions into plans, explanations, and intermediate goal representations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Zhou, Dr JC Camacho Collados, Dr G Cao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Explainable Rankings through Computational Argumentation

  Research Group: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Project Description. Ranking systems are central to decision-making in domains such as sports analytics, search engines, recruitment, and academic evaluations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Booth, Dr MWA Caminada
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Predictive Health Analytics from Integrated Social Service Records: A Natural Language Processing (NLP)-Based Framework for Early Intervention

  Research Group: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
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 Supervisors: Dr C Perez-Almendros, Dr V Bennett, Prof SM Allen, Dr D Wilkins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Safeguarding Language Models: Engineering Protective Responses to Mental Health Crises

  Research Group: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
Project Description. Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in contemporary digital environments, yet their handling of crisis-related interactions remains inconsistent and carries substantial safety risks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Perez-Almendros, Dr LES Espinosa-Anke, Dr R Evans
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Quantum Systems Engineering (Ref: SF-SJ-2026)

The Quantum Systems Engineering (QSE) Research Group at Loughborough University has re-established with the ambition of becoming a world-class leader in the emerging, cross-disciplinary field of Qussical Systems - systems that integrate quantum technologies into existing classical infrastructures, such as secure communication networks and reliable navigation systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Ji, Prof M Henshaw
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AI informed surrogate laser-material thermal models based on high-fidelity multi-physics modelling and test data

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics, Computational Metallurgy
The modelling of laser-material interactions is a complex multi-physics problem, very computationally intensive and often relies on detailed and expensive characterisation of the material's thermo-physical properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Designing highly dispersed metal catalysts for catalytic CO2 conversion

Single atom catalysts have emerged as a novel class of catalysts that can exhibit optimal metal utilization, with all metal atoms being exposed to reactants and available for catalytic reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr D Lewis, Dr X Fan
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Revealing Solvents Under Confinement

Many technologies essential to a Net Zero future, including sustainable chemical processing, separations, and energy storage, rely on liquids operating inside nanoporous materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Falkowska, Dr T Youngs, Prof C Hardacre
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Creative Writing - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Embark on this practice-based Creative Writing PhD and craft your literary masterpiece. Explore creative and critical practices and be inspired by our award-winning writers and the bustling literary scene on campus and in Birmingham. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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Theology and Religion - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Immerse yourself in your own Theology and Religion research supported by experts from one of the largest and most diverse Theology departments in the UK. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Humanities Research Programme
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Birmingham Law School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Law PhD / PhD by Distance Learning / MPhil / MJur. Conduct your own law research with the support of legal specialists from Birmingham Law School. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Law Research Programme
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Enhanced economics of gigawatt scale offshore wind farms through high-fidelity wake modelling

Optimising wind turbine layout and foundation design is critical to enhancing the economics of large-scale offshore wind energy projects. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Stallard, Dr P Ouro
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Next-Generation NMR Methods for Real-World Samples and Mixtures

  Research Group: Analytical Chemistry
Complex chemical mixtures are everywhere. medicines, foods, catalysts, biological fluids, and the products of chemical reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Nilsson, Prof GA Morris
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Electrified catalytic processes for green fuels production via co2 hydrogenation

The transition to a low-carbon energy system requires sustainable methods for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful fuels and chemicals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fan
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Selective bio-recovery of rare earth elements with bioengineered peptide loops and encapsulated proteins

The rare earth elements (REE) continue to rapidly increase as a strategic technological resource and form essential components in many existing and emerging… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LN Natrajan, Prof S Hay, Dr I Riddell
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