self funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Self funded MSc by Research or PhD in Biology: Ion channel signalling in cancer cells

Supervisor: Dr W Brackenbury

Lead supervisor: Dr W Brackenbury. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Our cells constantly sense and transport ions present in their environment. Read more

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self funded MSc by Research or PhD in Biology: The oncogenic mechanism and potential of the emergent retrovirus ALV-K in global poultry

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Lead supervisor: Dr Andrew Mason. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Background. Avian Leukosis Viruses (ALV) are oncogenic retroviruses which cause blood cancers in chickens, impacting commercial productivity and animal welfare. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Mason

Self funded MSc by Research or PhD in Biology: Delineating neuronal structure and function in the autism spectrum disorder neurofibromatosis type 1

Supervisors: Dr I Hahn, Dr W Brackenbury

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is among the most common monogenetic disorders of humans and patients show a high prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Read more

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self funded PhD in Biology: Exploring Novel Protein Families for Sustainable Crop Protection

Supervisors: Dr F Sabbadin, Prof S Sweeney

Lead supervisor: Dr Federico Sabbadin. Co-Supervisor: Prof S Sweeney. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Self funded MSc by research or PhD in Biology: Chemical warfare in the rhizosphere: understanding the defensive role of plant root exudates against the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Lead supervisor. Dr Andrea Harper. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. R. solanacearum is a devastating bacterial plant pathogen that has a global distribution, wide host range, and no effective control methods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Harper

Self funded PhD in Biology: Structure and function of CIZ1

Supervisors: Prof D Coverley, Prof F Antson

Lead supervisor: Prof Dawn Coverley. Co-supervisors: Prof Fred Antson. The student will be registered with the Department of Biology. Read more

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

High Voltage Performance of Printed Circuit Boards for Electric Vehicle Applications

Supervisors: Dr A Reid, Dr D Clark

3.5 Year self funded project. Project Summary. The push towards green energy and reduction in CO. 2. emissions, combined with advancements in power electronics and battery technology has led to increasing power demands and higher operational voltage requirements for automotive and aerospace transport solutions. Read more

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

Integrating Intelligence: Smart Textiles for Retrofitting and Monitoring Cultural Heritage Buildings

Supervisor: Dr EB Bertolesi

3 Year self funded project. The doctoral project will complete the activities of a European Union project focused on advancing hybrid structural retrofit solutions based on smart textiles with customized structural health monitoring for masonry cultural heritage building envelopes. Read more

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

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Enhancing Women’s Access and Experiences of Care during Pregnancy through Digital Health Technologies [Self-Funded Students Only]

Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section

This project is in collaboration with the University of Leicester, the University of Cape Town, and the broader EPSRC/GCRF funded UK-South Africa CoMaCH Network on Co-designing community-based digital health interventions for maternal and child health https://comach.melissadensmore.com/. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Verdezoto Dias

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

University of East Anglia Faculty of Social Sciences

Funded and self-funded Professional Doctorates – apply now for 2024 entry

Professional Doctorates – apply now for 2024 entry. UEA is currently offering a number of funded and self-funded Professional Doctorates, enabling working professionals to undertake original research related to their field, and advance current practice and theory. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Professional Doctorate

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

Causal Machine Learning in Aerospace PhD

This PhD project will investigate the recent field of study of Causal Machine Learning, which aims to modify and augment Machine Learning by using Causal Analysis techniques as a way to solve its limitations. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Guo, Dr MA Arana-Catania

24 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Building Resilience: Investigating Progressive Collapse in Wooden Structures

Supervisor: Dr EB Bertolesi

Self funded project. 3 years start date October 1st 2024. Project Summary. The project aims to develop advanced computational models for simulating the progressive collapse behaviour of wooden structures under various loading scenarios. Read more

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

TOWARDS A MODEL THAT PREDICTS ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE RISK IN FEMALE ATHLETES

Supervisors: Dr P Theobald, Dr G Whatling, Dr NB Bennion

3 Year Self funded project. Start April, July or October 2024. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a critical connective tissue that retains stability and mobility within the knee. Read more

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

Development of next generation electrosurgery electrode design via surface microtexturing

Supervisors: Dr D Bhaduri, Dr S Bigot, Dr E Brousseau, Prof S Evans, Dr H Wyatt

SELF FUNDED PROJECT. 3 years full time, start date 1st April, 1st July, 1st October 2024. Electrosurgery is a medical procedure that utilises an alternating and high frequency current (200kHz-3.3MHz) to either cut and/or coagulate tissues and achieve haemostasis. Read more

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