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ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 594 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Harnessing Engineering Biology Approaches to Remove Antimicrobial Contamination from Water

This project is being advertised as part of the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award, led by Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R McCarthy
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing heat-inducible CRISPR-based genetic control tools for the Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens)

The Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Mexfly), is an important invasive agricultural pest and a priority target for the development of precise, species-specific and environmentally responsible control strategies in the United States. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Mr EB Braswell, Prof OSA Akbari
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an optimized pgSIT system to control important agricultural insect pests

This is a co-funded industry PhD studentship embedded in a collaborative partnership between Imperial College London and Agragene Inc., the company holding the pgSIT patent and leading its commercial development. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof AM Meccariello, Prof T Bozkurt, Dr SG Gamez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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QUARTILES DLA: Hooked on Tills: Anchoring Floating Offshore Wind in Glacial Seabeds- From Installation to Decommissioning

This fully funded PhD project is part of the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award, a BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programme designed to equip… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Kurjanski, Prof A Ivanovic, Prof B Rea
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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QUARTILES DLA: Environmental Impacts on Fish Health: How Climate Change Contributes to Gill Dysfunction in Atlantic salmon.

This fully funded PhD project is part of the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award, a BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programme designed to equip… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Martin, Dr M Ritchie, Dr E Król, Dr A Douglas
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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QUARTILES DLA: Microbiome-enabled Precision Agriculture to improve Crop Nitrogen Use Efficiency

This fully funded PhD project is part of the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award, a BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programme designed to equip… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Gubry-Rangin, Prof P Hallett
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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QUARTILES DLA: From Seismic Noise to Clean Heat: Low-Cost Subsurface Imaging for Urban Geothermal De-Risking

This fully funded PhD project is part of the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award, a BBSRC and NERC-funded research and training programme designed to equip… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Cornwell, Dr C Bond, Dr A Gilligan
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Operando Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

As part of new ERC Starting Grant funded by UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee focused on development of operando electrochemical scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to be employed to study the fundamental processes that lead to battery  degradation as well as study of electron beam damage products in nonaqueous battery electrolytes during cycling. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Mehdi, Dr LJ Hardwick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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On-chip Quantum Cryptography Using Two-Dimensional Materials

Supervisors. Dr Yasir Noori y.j.noori@soton.ac.uk. Frederic Gardes fg5v@ecs.soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Noori
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-modal uncertainty analysis of physiological measurements from wearable devices, for clinical applications

This project aims to address the critical gap between the huge potential offered by wearable sensors and their still very limited adoption in clinical practice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ferrero, Dr AV Varsi
 19 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Eating pesticides: Engineering microbial communities to supercharge pesticide degradation and agroecosystem sustainability

This project is being advertised as part of the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award, led by Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W.L. King
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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2D Materials as Quantum Sensors

Supervisors. Dr Makars Šiškins m.siskins@soton.ac.uk. This project, within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk), carries a UKRI TechExpert enhanced annual stipend around £31k for UK students. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MS Šiškins
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing layered nuclear fuel systems by improved understanding of Cr-X and Cr-Nb-X alloys

Accident tolerant fuel systems are being developed to improve the safety and longevity of nuclear reactors. One promising option is a chromium-based coating applied to the fuel cladding, which can limit oxidation during a loss-of-coolant accident and extend the useful lifetime of the fuel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Davey
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Designing microbial sinks for psychopharmaceutical remediation in wastewater systems

This project is being advertised as part of the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award, led by Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F.C. Pereira
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Harnessing Biofilm Engineering to Remove Heavy Metals and Microplastics from Water

This project is being advertised as part of the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award, led by Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R McCarthy
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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