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Unravelling the Intricacies of Stress Hormone Regulation

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) pathway is a crucial signaling cascade involved in regulating various physiological processes, including our response to stress, metabolism, immune function, and pigmentation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B Bicknell

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating Neuropeptide Signalling From Synthesis to Survival

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Neuropeptides, comprising of short amino acid chains, are potent bioactive molecules with extensive neuromodulatory functions and are predominantly expressed within the central nervous system. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A B Bicknell, Dr E Kevei

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Accelerating molecular phylogenetic inference using high performance computing.

University of Reading Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Project Overview. Molecular phylogenetic inference, constructing evolutionary histories from molecular data, is an activity universal to all biological disciplines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Meade

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Green Circular Economy using Hydrogen Derivatives

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The UK currently imports all its copper, nickel, cobalt, and a variety of other critical metals from overseas. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Roy, Dr E Brightman

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Creating the ethical chemical engineer: pedagogy and practice of teaching ethics in Chemical Engineering

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Chemical engineering will be critical to countering many global threats over thee next decades, in particular climate change, but also challenges in public health, resource sustainability, innovation in manufacturing, and secure food and energy supplies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Haw

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating lysosomal (dys)function in ageing and neurodegeneration

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. Ageing is associated with a decline in the functions of an organism (López-Otín, C. et al. Cell, 2023) and correlates with an increased risk of developing diseases in the later life (Niccoli, T. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Cogo, Dr E Kevei

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Discovering and characterising new protein antimicrobials

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Antibiotic resistant infections are spreading globally and becoming a leading cause of death worldwide, already surpassing malaria and HIV. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Sharp

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Alternative Materials and Processes for the Textile and Fashion Industry

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The fashion and textile industries conduct some of the most polluting practices on the planet. Many initiatives are striving to positively impact the issues the industry faces, in line with climate targets and UN sustainable development goals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Wood

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Architecture and pataphysics, the science of imaginary solutions

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

We are principally interested, in the present call for PhD applications, in the ongoing mutations of the practice of architecture as one of world-building, emphasising relations between architectural imaginaries and literary, media and scientific practices. Read more

Supervisor: Dr DJ Hales

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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BIM-based expert system for predicting CO2 emissions at the project design phase decision-making

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In recent years, human activities and rapid urban developments have negatively affected the ecosystem and quality of life. The planet's temperature has risen by 2 degrees following the Industrial Revolution, and it is predicted that this number will be added to the overall impact by 2050. Read more

Supervisors: Dr TO Olawumi, Dr NF Fernando

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a detection system for ocean hydrocarbons based on hollow core optical fibres (HCFs).

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Francesco Poletti, Natalie Wheeler, Yongmin Jung and Matthew Mowlem (External). Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leveraging plant biomechanics under hostile environments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Siul Ruiz, Dr Sharif Ahmed, Dr James Le Houx, Prof Tiina Roose. Project description. The UK food-related activities contribute to a staggering quarter of a trillion pounds (>10% of UK GDP in 2022). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ruiz

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Ocean’s Methane sensing using novel surface plasmon resonance technology

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Rand Ismaeel, Matthew Mowlem. Project description. Ocean monitoring is a critical need, and it is closely related to human survival. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Ismaeel

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

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Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products is essential not only on Earth for reaching net zero targets, but also for space exploration and future planet colonisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Neagu, Dr V Inglezakis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating the mechanisms of antibacterial action of silver and copper ions and nanoparticles, and the emerging threat of metal-ion resistance

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. The emergence of bacterial strains with resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics has led to renewed interest in the antimicrobial properties of metals including silver. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Mulley

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 100 planet PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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