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PhD studentship PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 714 PhD studentship PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Towards new antibacterial drugs to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria: identification and characterization of novel natural product antibiotics

Antibiotics make possible the treatment and cure of life-threatening bacterial infections and have added over a decade to the average human lifespan. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A O'Neill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigation of the interplay between TRPV1 channels and the receptor tyrosine kinase Flt3 in living cells

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels are a large and conserved family of ion channels that sense touch, movement, pain and temperature1. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Kilpatrick, Dr J Sanchez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the causes and consequences of heterogeneous regulation of translation elongation in disease

The interface between biochemistry and cell biology is a major scientific challenge; while we can dissect complex biological mechanisms in vitro, studying them in the context of a living cell is more difficult. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JK Knight, Prof M Ashe, Prof S Taylor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Enabling circular economy principles within the construction industry through digitalisation (SF25/EE/ABE/JONES)

Enabling circular economy principles within the construction industry through digitalisation. We are inviting applications for a PhD project that explores how advanced digital technologies can drive the adoption of circular economy (CE) principles in the built environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Ilhan Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Institute for Digital Technologies

The Institute for Digital Technologies (IDT) is dedicated to advancing digital technology to tackle major global challenges. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Materials Discovery and Physical Crystallography

This project focuses on discovery of new functional materials for clean energy applications, through experimental synthesis and structure determination using advanced X‑ray and electron diffraction techniques. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr J Claridge, Dr LD Daniels
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) Flexible SiC–MOF Nanocomposite Foam for Efficient Retrieval and Immobilisation of Nuclear Residuals

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. The UK faces a critical engineering challenge in safely decommissioning its nuclear legacy. While bulk radioactive materials can often be removed from tanks, vessels and pipework, small but hazardous residual “heels” remain trapped in confined and inaccessible geometries. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Chen, Dr HR Rajabi, Prof M Patel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Long-Term Risk Modelling for Nuclear Safety

Are you interested in using mathematics, data, and AI tools to solve real-world safety problems? This PhD scholarship offers the chance to work on challenging research with clear societal value. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Patelli, Dr M D A De Angelis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Using single-cell transcriptomics to understand plant disease (MA_S26DTP3)

Primary Supervisor. Professor Wenbo Ma. With the human population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the looming challenge of feeding the rapidly growing population is threatened by plant pathogens, which cause significant losses in crop yield each year. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Ma
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) A Fast Neutron Detector System for Fissile Hold-Up Assay and Localisation

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. ‘UoM_Nuclear’. Identifying, quantifying, and localising fissile material ‘hold-up’ is a long-standing challenge across the UK nuclear estate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ER Rintoul, Prof A Boston
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Chew on this! Understanding food structure transformation during oral processing and its impact on digestion (EDWARDS_Q26DTP3)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Cathrina Edwards. Ever wondered how chewing transforms your food? Be it a crunchy cracker, gooey cookie, or a lumpy porridge, our mouth is capable of transforming these different textures into a bolus that is safe to swallow. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Edwards
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering bacteria for improved bioremediation and hydrogen production (LEA-SMITH_U26DTP3)

Primary supervisor - Dr David Lea-Smith. Engineering biology has enormous potential to address global environmental challenges like bioremediation, biosequestration, pollutant monitoring, and resource recovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Lea-Smith
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Safeguarding wheat yields from cereal fungal invaders (SAUNDERS_J26DTP3)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Diane Saunders. Every year fungal pathogens destroy 10–23% of all major calorie and commodity crops. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Saunders
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Microbial determinants of behaviour in herbivorous beetles (SALEM_J26DTPF3)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Hassan Salem. Many animals rely on beneficial microbes for nutrition, defence, or reproduction. In this project, the student will explore an exciting new dimension of these relationships. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H S Salem
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding molecular wires involved in enhancing bacterial electricity. (CLARKE_U26DTP3)

Primary supervisor. Thomas Clarke. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Clarke
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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