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physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,088 physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Magnitude and Controls of Tropical Wetland Methane Emissions Using Novel Satellite Data

We are offering a fully funded scholarship to study the project ‘Magnitude and Controls of Tropical Wetland Methane Emissions Using Novel Satellite Data’, at the School of Earth Environment and Sustainability, University of Leeds for one UK status candidate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Dowd
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Seeing Trust: How Visibility, Space and Time Shape First Impressions of Faces

This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Trust is fundamental to human social life, shaping decisions in domains such as financial lending, romantic relationships and criminal justice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Manassi, Dr C Sutherland, Dr R Chakravarthi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cybersecurity for brain–computer interfaces: protecting neural data inside the implant

Supervisor. Dr Majid Zamani. A brain implant cannot be given a new password. Neural data reveals intention and identity, and once stolen it cannot be reset. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zamani
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning from past designs: AI that transfers engineering experience to chip design problems where no data exists (S3.5-MPS-Xing)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Xing, Prof J Oakley
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) A Plug-and-Play Foundation Model for Multiscale Reconstruction and Analysis of Animal Behaviour

This project will develop computational methods for three-dimensional reconstruction and quantitative analysis of animal behaviour from video recordings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Storchi, Prof R Petersen
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low-Dimensional Enriched Category Theory (S3.5-MPS-Willerton)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Willerton, Dr H Beohar
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) Thermal imaging with automated analysis via deep learning to assess Raynaud’s phenomenon in the clinic and beyond

Thermography (infrared imaging) is used in specialist clinical centres to measure skin temperature which is an indirect measure of blood flow. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Murray, Dr M Hughes, Prof T Cootes
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) Image-Based Biomarkers for Early Prediction of Local Tumour Control Following Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy.

Improvements in screening and diagnosis has led to earlier detection of many lung cancers, with over a third of lung cancers in the UK now diagnosed at an early stage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A McWilliam, Dr AD Davey, Dr RC Chuter, Dr KB Banfill
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences PhD Scholarships

The Crick Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences scholarships scholarships are aimed at students of Black or mixed Black heritage, with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics or computer science, and who wish to undertake a PhD in biological or biomedical sciences. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Flat optical fibre platform for next-generation transformer winding vibration monitoring

Supervisors. Professor Suleiman Sharkh, Dr Gholamreza Shayeganrad and Professor Chris Holmes. About the project. This project develops a novel flat optical‑fibre sensor for precise, continuous monitoring of transformer winding vibration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Sharkh
 19 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Teaching AI How Proteins Move: Experiment-Guided AI for Predictive Molecular Science (in collaboration with Exciting Instruments Ltd.) (C3.5-MPS-Craggs)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Craggs, Prof H Lu
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical and mechanical guidance in collective cell migration (S3.5-MPS-Ucar)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Can Ucar, Dr K Campbell
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Photonic Biodesign for Next-Gen Passive Cooling via Polymer Nanostructure Control (S3.5-MPS-Parnell)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Parnell, Dr AJ Nedoma
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO Better Putting Through Better Looking: Using Vision Science To Enhance Skilled Performance

This study aims to examine how vision science can be used to enhance skilled performance – in the context of golf putting. Golf putting provides an ideal context in which to apply the methods and knowledge generated by vision science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Donaldson, Dr J Ales
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO The role of eye position signals in spatial attention

BACKGROUND. Our senses relay a continuous stream of information to the brain. Attention is the mechanism by which the brain selects the most important information from this stream. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Balslev, Dr JM Macfarlane
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)