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physical therapy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 physical therapy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Identification or risk factors and preventative strategies for musculoskeletal injuries in females

  Research Group: Human Performance
Female sport has grown rapidly in professionalism and visibility, with increasing access to high‑quality coaching, sport science, and sports medicine support. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Holland, Dr DC Cooper, Dr AV Vaquera
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI for Proton-Acoustics for Real-Time 3D Dosimetry of Proton Therapy

Proton therapy has emerged as a powerful cancer treatment technique due its superior tumour-targeting capabilities. Both conventional and ultra-high dose-rate proton therapies demand advanced imaging technologies to enable accurate in vivo three-dimensional dose verification and treatment delivery assessment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L.M Florescu
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Arts-led Approaches to Trauma and Healing

The Covid pandemic led to a worldwide increase in physical and mental health needs, particularly amongst the young, the elderly and minority groups. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Cussans, Dr PG Golz, Dr DS Sommerville
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electrospun Photodynamic Nanofiber Platforms for Treating Drug-Resistant Infections

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising light-based treatment for drug-resistant infections. This project will develop electrospun polymer nanofibers that deliver photosensitisers with improved precision and antimicrobial performance. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof RA D'Sa, Dr J Hanson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using machine learning to model complex biological interactions

Supervisory Team. Dr Mohammad Soorati and Prof Stephen Beers. This project aims to build an AI-driven system that analyses live-cell microscopy videos showing how immune cells attack cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Driving simulation for assessment and rehabilitation

Supervisory Team. Dr Rich McIlroy, Professor Michael Hornberger and Dr Ruth Turk. This PhD explores how driving simulators can be used to assess and train driving skills, and support rehabilitation following injury, illness, or disability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R McIlroy
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digitally driven optimisation of advanced manufacturing processes for patient-specific bioceramic implants

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Warren, Dr Z Kilic, Prof R Kay
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A multi-modal approach to study acute myeloid leukaemia

Lead supervisor. Dr William Grey. Co-supervisors. Dr Anjum Khan. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) remains the most lethal blood cancer, with long-term survival under 10% in older patients. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Grey, Dr A Khan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Single-cell spatial multi-omics for cancer biology

  Research Group: Wang Group
Project Reference. SW49712. PhD studentship. Single-cell spatial multi-omics for cancer biology. Supervisor. Dr Guiping Wang. Department/location. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Wang
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Faculty of Education, Masaryk University

Expand your knowledge with our comprehensive Ph.D. programmes in education studies. Whether you want to improve as a dedicated educational researcher, or a passionate advocate for inclusive education, we have a range of specializations to ignite your curiosity and empower you to make a difference. . Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Formulation of hybrid peptide-lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeted nucleic acid delivery

The project aims to develop next-generation delivery systems that combine the structural advantages of lipid nanoparticles with the targeting and membrane-translocating properties of peptides. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Dr V Kett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Biologically-informed machine learning to identify clinically actionable subgroups in bladder cancer

Lead supervisor. Dr Andrew Mason. Co-supervisors. Dr Simon Baker. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Project Overview. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Mason, Dr S Baker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Learning from parasites to identify new therapeutic pathways for immune modulation

Lead supervisor. Dr Cecile Crosnier. Co-supervisors. Dr J Hewitson. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CR Crosnier, Dr J Hewitson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal LLM Agents for Early Detection of Brain Tumour Recurrence

Brain tumour recurrence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in high-grade gliomas where recurrence rates exceed 70% within two years of treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hoque, Prof T Cootes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Bionic Vision

This PhD is an opportunity to take part in research into advanced neuroprosthetic solutions to bringing sight back to the blind (i.e. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Degenaar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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