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We have 1,126 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discovery of inorganic cathode materials and/or solid electrolytes for next generation battery technology

University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

This project focuses on the discovery of next generation battery materials through experimental design and compositional exploration. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr R Chen, Dr L Daniels, Prof L Hardwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Machine learning for large-scale distributed acoustic sensing across environments

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Rafael Mestre and Professor Mohammad Belal. Use fibre-optic cables as large-scale sensors across cities, coasts, and oceans. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mestre

1 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Wafer-scale pluggable optical I/O platform for high-density photonic packaging

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Professor Callum Littlejohns, Dr A. Emre Kaplan, Dr Ramsey Selim, and Dr Shengqi Yin. Reliable optical connections are essential to scaling photonic systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns

2 February 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Expanding the optical spectrum of hollow-core fibres to the quantum realm

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Ian Davidson and Professor Francesco Poletti. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Davidson

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Ultra-low-loss SiN platform for quantum, nonlinear and precision photonics

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Professor Callum Littlejohns, Dr Shengqi Yin, and Dr A. Emre Kaplan. Optical loss sets the performance limits of quantum, nonlinear and precision photonic circuits. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns

2 February 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Uncertainty-aware scheduling and analysis of AI-powered cyber-physical systems

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Filip Markovic and Professor Geoff Merrett. AI and machine learning are increasingly used in cars, aircraft, robots, and other critical systems, but their performance, correctness, energy consumption, and safety are intertwined in ways that are hard to predict. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Markovic

11 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EastBio - Understanding asymmetric cell division in Drosophila

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

This PhD project will investigate how mechanical forces and biochemical activity interact to generate rhythmic cellular pulses and drive asymmetric cell division. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Sknepnek, Prof J Januschke

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Nature Inspired Acoustic Sensors & Devices

University of Strathclyde

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Acoustics, including sound waves and mechanical vibrations, have diverse applications in science and technology that can impact society at multiple levels from energy management to medicine. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Windmill, Dr A Reid

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

EASTBIO: From Genes to Function: How Genetic Variation Shapes Corticosteroid-Regulated Kidney Sodium Transport

University of St Andrews

School of Medicine

Precise control of renal Na⁺ transport is fundamental to extracellular fluid volume and long-term blood pressure regulation. Fine-tuning occurs in the renal collecting duct, where corticosteroid hormones regulate Na⁺ reabsorption through the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Mansley, Prof SP Paracchini

16 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Quantum cryptanalysis of post-quantum cryptographic schemes

Royal Holloway, University of London

Information Security Group

About the project. Traditional public-key cryptography (PKC) relies on the difficulty of solving certain (presumed) hard problems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Player, Prof A Tzalenchuk

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Space Satellite Structures Manufacturing Using 3D Printing of Advanced Polymers and Composites (Ref: SF-SR-2026-3)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The rapid growth of the global space sector is creating increasing demand for lightweight, high-performance, and cost-effective satellite structures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Rahatekar, Dr R Blanchard

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Electrocatalysis of sulfur redox in the solid state

University of Nottingham

School of Chemistry

Supervised by Prof Graham Newton, Prof Lee Johnson, Prof Darren Walsh. Start date. January 2027. Application closing date. 8 December 2026. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Newton, Prof L Johnson, Prof DAW Walsh

8 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

The Fibre–Photonic Chip Frontier: Integrating Hollow-Core Fibres with Integrated Photonic Circuits

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Yongmin Jung, Prof. Austin Taranta, Prof. Callum Littlejohns. Help shape the future of photonics by turning new ideas into a transformative technology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Davidson

31 July 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Sustainable transparent conducting materials

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Professor Geoffrey Hyett and Professor Gill Reid. This PhD will develop next-generation transparent conducting materials as sustainable alternatives to existing technologies that rely on scarce elements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Hyett

30 April 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Hollow core fibre for high power laser applications

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory team. Dr Gregory Jasion, Mr Gianluca Guerra, and Professor Francesco Poletti. Hollow-core fibres (HCFs) guide light through air. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Jasion

30 June 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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