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ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 594 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

About the Project. Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2026 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Corner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovery of new inorganic materials for net zero applications

The experimental discovery of new inorganic materials shows us how crystal structure and chemical composition control physical and chemical properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr L Daniels
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Long-term behaviour of Markov chains

Several projects are available, studying idealised Markovian models of epidemic, population and network processes. The emphasis will mostly be on theoretical aspects of the models, involving advanced probability theory. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Luczak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully funded PhD Studentships in Foundational AI Research

As part of the recently announced UKRI Science of Fundamental AI Research Lab (SOFAIR), UCL will be offering PhD studentships at the cutting edge of foundational AI research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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PhD Project – Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

An opportunity has arisen for a 3-year PhD studentship within the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. Summary. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Sharma, Prof E Aboagye
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Metasurface Technologies for Physical AI: Machine Learning-Enabled Nanophotonics for Medical Applications and Consumer Electronics

Supervisory Team. Dr Xu Fang and Dr Eric Plum. This project will develop next-generation metasurfaces for physical artificial intelligence (Physical AI), where sensing, computation, and decision-making are directly embedded into the physical hardware. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fang
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SATURN CDT - Mechanistic Understanding of the Effect of Cold Work on the Corrosion Fatigue of Structural Alloys in Nuclear (PWR) Primary Coolant

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. We are offering an exciting PhD opportunity in partnership with Amentum to investigate how cold work influences the corrosion fatigue performance of structural alloys used in nuclear power plants. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F Scenini
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Photovoltaic (PV) Microgrids for Electricity Access in Africa

A PhD place is offered, full-time for three years, at Imperial College as part of a collaborative project (‘SOMSE’) with the University of Paris-Saclay, Centrale Supélec, CNRS, Paris, France addressing the improved utilisation of electricity from photovoltaic (PV) microgrids. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Nelson, Dr S Meunier, Dr C Candelise, Dr B Winchester
 26 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Simulations for the new generation of batteries: optimising sodium-ion battery performance via atomistic, AI, and continuum modelling

Supervisory Team. Professor Chris-Kriton Skylaris and Dr Sergio Vernuccio. This project examines how sodium‑ion batteries can overcome limitations in capacity and cycling lifetime to rival lithium‑ion batteries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C K Skylaris
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unlocking Transcription Factors: Building a Mammalian Platform to Discover Peptide Regulators

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Mason, Dr S D Lovell
 24 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Rational Design of Novel Degraders for Targeted Protein Degradation

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Licchesi, Dr S D Lovell
 24 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced photodetectors for water contamination monitoring

This collaborative PhD project combines photodetector development and testing with real-world applications in continuous monitoring of water quality. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof GB Bell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Resilient defence sensing: adaptive modelling for trust, compromise, and coalition detection

Supervisory Team. Dr Erisa Karafili and Enrico Gerding. The project investigates how distributed sensing systems can remain trustworthy and operational when facing intelligent, coordinated adversaries. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Karafili
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CIC-START 26H - Towards a climate-smart Barley Breeding System

This project is offered as part of the CIC-START industrial doctoral training programme. Supervisors. Lead Supervisor – Dr. Miriam Schreiber, James Hutton Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Bulgarelli, Dr M Schreiber
 10 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CIC-START 26G - Exploiting pathogen interactions to boost potato defence and develop sustainable pest management solutions

This project is offered as part of the CIC-START industrial doctoral training programme. Supervisors  . Lead Supervisor –James Price(James Hutton Institute)  . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Back
 10 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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