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ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 592 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Optoelectronic AI processors for cryogenic and space electronics

Supervisory team. Dr Firman Simanjuntak. This PhD project aims to develop error-tolerant AI processors for cryogenic and space electronics using optomemristor technology, which mimics neural networks and offers ultra-fast, low-power computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Simanjuntak
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mid-infrared nonlinear effect and devices based on soft-glass optical fibers

Supervisory team. Dr Tonglei Cheng and Dr Lin Xu. Current nonlinear fiber optic devices mainly focus on the visible and near-infrared bands. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Cheng
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low-loss mid-infrared microstructured optical fibers

Supervisory team. Principal Research Fellow, Tonglei Cheng and Associate Professor, Lin Xu. Mid-infrared (MIR) optical fibers are critical for applications such as environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics and chemical sensing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Cheng
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Symmetry-restricted quantum parameterised circuit generative models

Supervisory team. Dr Srinandan Dasmahapatra. Recognising patterns in data to simulate their distributions is a machine learning task that can be enhanced by generating measurement samples from quantum states that are suitably prepared by parameterised quantum circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Dasmahapatra
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Programmable silicon photonic circuits

Supervisory Team. Prof David Thomson, Prof Professor Goran Mashanovich & Dr Bharat Pant. Closing Date. 30 September 2026. This project will focus on the development of reliable and efficient programmable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on a silicon photonics platform. . Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Thomson
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated polysilicon photonics

Supervisory Team. Prof Anna Peacock and Prof David Thomson. This project seeks to develop a simple, low-cost laser materials processing procedure to fabricate high quality polysilicon photonic platforms that will ease issues associated with optoelectronic integration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen - Funded PhD or LLM by Research

The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen is a strong and thriving research community that dates back to 1495, when Law was one of the original subjects taught at the founding of our university. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Law Research Programme
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Institute for Digital Technologies

The Institute for Digital Technologies (IDT) is dedicated to advancing digital technology to tackle major global challenges. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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SustAI CDT - The URKI AI Centre Doctoral Training in AI for Sustainability will be recruiting for September 2026

Environmental sustainability is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing, with many organisations and countries, including the UK, setting ambitious targets to reduce emissions and waste and increase renewable energy production. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training

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