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We have 714 PhD studentship PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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How can spatial skills improve mathematics learning? (Ref: LN/IC-SF1/2026)

Difficulties in learning mathematics emerge early in education and are robust over time. The number of students not reaching basic levels of mathematics achievement remains a major societal challenge, at a time when societies are increasingly demanding mathematics skills due to scientific and industrial progress. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Coolen
 1 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Disrupted brain development and stress responses in a zebrafish model of psychiatric disease

Details of the Project. Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia affect over one in five people worldwide and are a leading cause of disability and early mortality. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Eachus
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding developmental trajectories underlying the effects of early life stress on neurodevelopment and function

Details of the Project. Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia affect over one in five people worldwide and are a leading cause of disability and early mortality. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Eachus
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Prevalence, Ocular Biomarkers and Interventions for Myopia Progression in children

Details of the Project. The rising global prevalence of myopia, expected to affect half the world’s population by 2050, represents a significant public health issue (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Gil-Cazorla
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agile Coaching activity within an Organisational Learning context

There are currently many agile coaches and those tasked with mentoring remits within the IT function. Little is known about the involvement and role of agile coaches regards the adoption and deployment of agile methods (Stray et al, 2020) with inconsistent approaches and varying successes (Theobald et al, 2020). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PC Chita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Addressing Edinburgh and South East Scotland's Construction Skills shortfall

The proposed research will support the development and delivery of the Housing Construction and Infrastructure Skills Gateway. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KL Leitch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multi‑Scale Simulations and Generative Design for Net Zero Built Environment

The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of global carbon emissions [1], making it a critical frontier in the global pursuit of net zero targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Sajjadian
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Beyond the Building: A Digital Framework for Neighbourhood Retrofit in Scotland

The Energy Efficient Scotland programme sets out a strategic roadmap to decarbonise homes, businesses, and public buildings, supporting the Scottish Government’s climate commitments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MJ Jowkar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Smart Materials, Sustainable Buildings: Standardising Material Passports for UK Construction

The UK construction industry is under increasing pressure to address climate change, reduce embodied carbon, and adopt circular economy principles. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MJ Jowkar, Assoc Prof S Jaradat
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Urban Facilities Management in the Smart Places Ecosystem

Growing areas of academic and policy interest in the built environment consider the role of cities as homes to the majority of the world’s population and key drivers for health and wellbeing, resilience and sustainable development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AS Smith, Mr AR Reid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring the mechanisms of wave propagation in granular materials

Shear wave propagation and associated velocity Vs, are fundamental in characterising the small-strain response of soils. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr VD Dimitriadi, Dr D Barreto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Environmental Impact of Construction on Peatlands

Reducing greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions is one of the main goals of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (signed in 2015 during COP21) which seeks to limit the global raise in temperature to 1.5 °C. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JB Bernal-Sanchez, Dr J McDougall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Carbon-Conscious Resource Scheduling for AI Workloads in the Cloud–Edge Continuum

AI workloads are rapidly increasing in scale and complexity, powering applications such as intelligent transportation, smart cities, healthcare monitoring, and industrial automation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Distributed Intelligence for Self-Organising Cloud–Edge Infrastructures

AI-powered cyber-physical and IoT systems are becoming integral to modern environments, with applications in smart cities, Industry 4.0, augmented reality, and autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AU Ullah
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Robots Dancing to Salsa

This project considers the social partnered aspects of salsa danced to salsa music, and how a pair of robots could dance to this style of music. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CG Goddard, Dr ES Sobolewska
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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