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security PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 342 security PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Agentic Federated Large Language Models for Autonomous Cyber Threat Hunting

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Computing, Mathematics and Physics and will be supervised by Dr Rahim Taheri, Professor Ivan Jordanov and Dr Sajad Homayoun (Aalborg University). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Taheri, Dr I Jordanov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Post-Quantum Threshold Cryptography from Supersingular Isogenies

Quantum computers threaten much of the public-key cryptography currently used to secure digital communications, cloud services, financial transactions, and critical infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Fouotsa, Dr B Magri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research opportunities in Computer Science

Our Department of Computer Science has a strong international reputation for conducting research that has real impact, tackles fundamental questions and addresses interdisciplinary problems which face today's computer scientists. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  Computing PhD Programme
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Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

International Relations and European Politics program offers a comprehensive study of global affairs. Analyze international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Post-quantum cryptographic systems for securing communication in IoT systems.

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join our cutting-edge research project on developing post-quantum cryptographic systems for securing communication in Internet of Things (IoT) systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Arshad
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Intelligent Hybrid Black-Box Steganography: An AI-Enhanced Approach for Secure Data Embedding

The need for robust information security has never been more urgent, given the proliferation of digital data and sophisticated cyber-attacks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Omego
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ransomware and Extortion-based Attack Simulation and Detection

Edinburgh Napier University’s research Centre for Cyber Security focuses on applied research in areas of threat analysis and detection, digital forensic triage, trust, identity and cryptography, and has had successful real world impact with several spin-out companies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof RM Macfarlane, Dr S McKeown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Creepy Office: Using speculative design methods to explore privacy, security and ethical considerations for connected workplaces

  Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section
Project Description. Background. Our workplaces are becoming increasingly connected. While this enables remote work and can improve accessibility, it can also introduce potential issues related to workplace surveillance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Stawarz, Dr S Gould, Dr A Ramirez Gomez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Research opportunities in the Department of Politics

The Department of Politics is at the heart of current thinking, research and debate, and home to a prestigious, lively and international community. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Quantum-Enhanced Hardware Tokens (S3.5-COM-Delavar)

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 Delavar, Dr P Gope
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel (HAYNEST_U26EMPAMENTUM)

Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes. Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr TH Haynes
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physical Attacks on Confidential Computing and Trusted Execution

The project. The research group of Prof David Oswald at Durham University, UK, is looking for PhD student(s) to work on physical attacks on confidential computing and trusted execution environments (TEEs), including those extending to GPUs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Oswald
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CyberInvent: Where Cybersecurity Research Meets Real-World Impact

  Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section
Considering doing a PhD in cyber security, but don’t want to spend three years working on something nobody outside academia ever sees?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P R Burnap
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel risk factors for heat strain in military personnel

Applications are invited for a three-year, full-time PhD studentship supervised by Prof Neil Walsh and his team in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof NW Walsh, Dr MZ Zurawlew
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

From daily personal routines to sensitive workplace settings, modern society is driven by an absolute habit. if it happens, it must be digitally shared. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only