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ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 594 ukri PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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(SATURN CDT) Condition-Based Risk Assessment of Ageing Nuclear Infrastructure under Material Degradation

Ageing nuclear infrastructure must maintain high levels of safety, reliability and structural integrity while many assets continue to operate beyond their original design life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SMH Hoseyni, Prof J Cordiner
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) New directions in radiation tolerant superconducting magnets

Magnetic confinement of fusion plasma is a central requirement of Tokamak and spherical reactors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Boston, Prof C Race
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Digital hydraulic fluid power technologies

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for the following fully funded PhD project. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Pan
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing therapies to repair the skin barrier in Eczema

We are seeking a graduate with interest in skin biology and skin disease with experience in Cell Biology or Cell Signalling with at least an upper second-class honours degree to join a vibrant eczema research programme in the Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R O'Shaughnessy, Prof E O'Toole
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hybrid ML-Physics Optimisation Framework for Pharmaceutical Reactors

Chemical flow reactors, especially crystallisation reactors, play a vital role in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Reactor geometry has a major influence on solute-solvent mixing, which directly affects product consistency, and ultimately drug quality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Basha, Dr C Pereira da Fonte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Levantine Faience in context: A multidisciplinary study

The aim of the project is to study a large corpus of faience (an ancient, glazed ceramic) with the aim of determining production techniques, provenance and use. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Shortland
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating cellular mechanisms underlying lung fibrosis using omics approaches

Lung fibrosis kills thousands annually with no curative treatment. This project decodes the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving fibrosis initiation and progression, combining human models, spatial multi-omics, and AI/ML-based computational analysis of patient lung tissue. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K N Natarajan, Dr M Jones
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Deriving Process-Microstructure Relationships for β-Transformed Zirconium Alloys

UoM_Nuclear. Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Zirconium alloys serve vital functions in nuclear reactors and so need to survive in extreme environments of heat and radiation damage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Davis, Dr MM Maric, Prof J Fonseca -, Mr P Honniball
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-generation electrified membrane reactor for chemicals production

The deployment of next-generation chemical processes requires the implementation of new equipment and materials that will enhance the performance in terms of economics and environmental performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Spallina
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Accelerating and derisking amorphous form development for low bioavailability drug candidates

*Please note this project is only open to UK applicants*. Are you seeking the opportunity for an industry demand-led PhD project at the interface of science and engineering, working in a cutting-edge research facility?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Robertson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Distributed Algorithms

A funded PhD studentship is available under the supervision of Peter Davies-Peck, part of the Network Engineering Science and Theory in Durham (NESTiD) group in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, UK. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Davies-Peck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing a Crystal Design Framework to Accelerate the Discovery of Advanced Materials

Context. Accelerating the development of crystalline materials requires more accurate evaluation of the structural landscapes of the ingredients during early-stage development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S J Dalgarno, Dr M Little, Prof M Paterson
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A Supramolecular Approach to Advanced Materials Through Computational Design

Context. There is an important global need to design new materials with improved safety and advanced functionality for defence and civilian applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S J Dalgarno, Prof M Paterson, Dr M Little
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the origin of decoherence in superconducting quantum devices from two-level system defects

Quantum computers, computers which leverage the laws of quantum mechanics to solve certain problems far more efficiently than classical computers, has the promise of revolutionising the fields of cybersecurity, optimisation, drug discovery, clean energy, and data management and searching, among others. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Goff, Dr R Banerjee, Dr S de Graaf
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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