Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now

We have 594 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discipline

Discipline

All disciplines

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

All Funding


ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 594 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

More details
Last chance to apply

PhD in Engineering - Engineering Biofilms to 'Trap and Degrade' Microplastics and Heavy Metals from Water

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, committed researchers who want to apply state-of-the-art engineering biology and science to deliver real-world solutions for a sustainable future. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof CJ Smith
 19 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details
Last chance to apply

PhD in Engineering - AI-Aided Engineering of Biofilters for Sustainable Drinking Water

Access to safe drinking water remains a major global challenge. Water pollution, combined with increasing water scarcity, leaves millions without reliable access to clean water. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Yin
 19 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Making sleep support work in real-world mental health services: co-producing interventions with service users and professionals

We are seeking a motivated PhD researcher with excellent attention to detail to co-produce interventions to improve sleep in mental health settings. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Scott
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Beyond the Ball: A Modular Physics Sandbox for Investigating Aerodynamic and Projectile Modelling, Vehicle Dynamics and Adaptive Networking.

Competitive multiplayer games which involve high-velocity projectiles currently rely on coarse Newtonian trajectory approximations to maintain low-latency synchronization. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JT Threfall, Dr WK Kavanagh
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Structure and Dynamics of Worm-Like Micelle–Oil Interactions in Isotropic Liquid Formulations

Worm-like micelles give many liquid products their texture and stability. However, emulsified oil often disrupts this and imparts poor formulation stability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr WS Sharratt, Dr J Forth
 24 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

PhD in Engineering - Ontology Enhanced Digital Twins for Future Smart Grids

The scope of this PhD has been co-created between SP Energy Networks and the University of Glasgow, as part of the strategic alliance centred on the future of secure cyber physical energy networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr PH Harvey, Prof DF Flynn, Prof D Pezaros
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

PhD in Computing Science - Cyber Resilience of Future Interconnected Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)

The scope of this PhD has been co-created between SP Energy Networks and the University of Glasgow, as part of the strategic alliance centred on the future of secure cyber physical energy networks. . Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Pezaros, Prof DF Flynn
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

PhD in Nitrogen Behaviour in EAF Steelmaking

  Research Group: Steels Processing
Project overview. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Z Li
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

EPSRC - Predicting the performance of recycled HDPE for sustainable bottle packaging

Recycled plastics are essential to reducing the environmental impact of packaging, but their wider use is limited by variability in composition, processing history, performance, and contamination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T McDonald
 10 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Supramolecular Host Engineering for Enhanced CWA Capture and Neutralisation

Applications are sought for a fully funded PhD 3-year studentship position in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham (UoB) in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A T Tarzia, Dr A Michalchuk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details
Last chance to apply

Paraspeckle condensates in cell health, stress and disease – what can structural studies tell us?

About the project. Biomolecular condensates are crucial organisers of cellular biochemistry and hence physiology. The paraspeckle is a stress-responsive nuclear condensate dysregulated in human diseases such as cancer, neurodegeneration and infectious diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Shelkovnikova, Dr I Lahiri, Prof A Whitehouse
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details
Last chance to apply

The microbiome & skin responses to solar radiation: is there a connection?

  Research Group: Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
The surface of human skin is colonized by millions of microorganisms, forming a complex microbial community. The skin, together with its microbiota, is continuously exposed to environmental factors, including solar radiation, which exerts both short-term and long-term effects on skin cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CN O'neill, Dr H.S. Serrage, Prof A McBain
 20 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

(SATURN CDT)Enhancing strategic decision-making for new-build nuclear storage facilities via environmental life cycle assessment

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. This project is part-funded by the NDA Bursary scheme and will involve close collaboration with industrial partners at UKNNL and Sellafield Ltd. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Stamford, Mr A Banford
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details
Last chance to apply

Developing a non-coding RNA predictive biomarker in bladder cancer

Muscle invasive bladder cancer can be classified into gene expression subtypes that can help guide chemo- and immunotherapy choices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Griffin, Dr D Bose, Dr I Sudbery
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Molecular Simulation and Data-Driven Discovery of Smarter, Greener Formulations

This project pioneers formulation design by integrating statistical optimisation tools with advanced molecular simulations and experimental validation with industry partners, Unilever. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AF Finney, Prof S Maskell
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Filtering Results