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security PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 342 security PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Manipulating meiotic crossover control in wheat (MORGAN_J27DTP)

Meiotic recombination generates the genetic diversity on which both evolution and crop breeding depend. In wheat and other cereals, crossovers are strongly biased towards certain regions of the genome, leaving vast stretches almost untouched. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Morgan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Interstage acoustic liners for ultra-high bypass ratio aero-engines

Supervisory team. Dr Sergi Palleja Cabre and Dr Chaitanya Paruchuri. Future aeroengines are expected to use shorter nacelles to reduce weight and drag. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Palleja Cabre
 28 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression (CHAPMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Tracey Chapman. Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly) is a global agricultural pest that causes annual billion-dollar losses and threatens food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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King’s Prize Doctoral Programme in Safe, Trusted and Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Project description. Robot Autonomy will require the systems or robots to set up their own agenda (in line with the tasks they are meant to do), defining the next goals to achieve and discarding those who can’t be completed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Canal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding ammonia-oxidising archaea metabolism with novel mutagenesis tools

Background. Ammonia-oxidising archaea (AOA) play a crucial role in the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle and are among the most numerous living organisms on Earth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof LLM Lehtovirta-Morley, Dr R Puxty
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tracking bacteriophages for enhanced biocontrol of bacterial plant pathogens

Crop production is vital for global food security. Brassicas, including cabbage and broccoli, are important dietary crops that provide essential nutrients and support agricultural economies worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Rabiey, Prof M Grant
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How to build an immune receptor: AI-led protein design for engineering disease resistance (BANFIELD_J27DTP)

Like animals, plants get sick, but they have an immune system to fight back against infection. Plant diseases are a threat to food production and a constraint on achieving food security against the background of a changing climate and the need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Banfield
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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An evolutionary toolkit for contemporary challenges

Evolution has conducted an enormous range of natural experiments on organisms facing environmental change. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Barraclough
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Physics-Informed Grey-Box Modelling for Oscillation Diagnosis in Future GB Power Networks

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr YC Chen, Prof F Li
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-fidelity CFD for fan/OGVs broadband noise modelling

Supervisory team. Dr Long Wu. Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) aeroengines offer a pathway to quieter, more efficient aviation. However, their larger and slower fans introduce new challenges for broadband noise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Wu
 1 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Trustworthy Human-Centred AI for Health and Society

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly embedded in healthcare, rehabilitation, public health and autonomous digital systems that directly affect people’s health, wellbeing, safety and everyday lives. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Yogarajah, Dr FJ Jamil, Dr P Chaurasia, Prof K Curran
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cloaks and daggers: fitness effects of ceratotoxin antimicrobials in a global fruitfly pest CHAPMAN_UEA_ARIES27

Strong interdisciplinary training, within the ARIES Ecology and Biodiversity theme, to equip you with high-in-demand analytical skills in phenotypic and molecular genetic engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep equilibrium machine learning models for the efficient reconstruction of X-ray tomographic images

Supervisory team. Professor Thomas Blumensath and Dr Richard Boardman. About the project. In this project you will develop advanced machine learning tools to convert real X-ray measurement data into artefact free 3D images. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Blumensath
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unlocking Cornwall's Geothermal-Lithium Resources: Fault Reactivation, Fluid Flow and Permeability Evolution Through Time

In this industry supported PhD project, you will explore the tectonic controls on lithium-bearing geothermal fluid migration. The transition to a low-carbon future requires both renewable energy sources and secure supplies of critical minerals used in battery technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Mottram, Dr W McKenzie, Dr R Shail, Dr A Hudson
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-destructive in situ and satellite-based leaf water content estimation for improved agricultural and wildfire management

Based at King’s College London and in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL; https://www.npl.co.uk/research/earth-observation), this CASE project will develop new non-destructive methods for estimating leaf water content using low-cost ground-based sensors and satellite Earth observation, demonstrating their potential for crop stress detection and assessment of wildfire risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Mulligan, Dr L Brown, Dr J Nightingale, Dr H Morris
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)