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university of bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 80 university of bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Gallium Oxide-based RF power devices with thermal management

Gallium Oxide-based RF power devices with thermal management. Research Project . High power radio frequency (RF) semiconductor technologies are of critical importance to a wide range of applications including defence, aerospace, science, medicine, and industrial heating. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Kuball
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exposure to childhood trauma and mental health resilience in adulthood: identifying protective mechanisms

The studentship will be based at the University of Bristol’s Medical School, in Population Health Sciences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Hammerton, Prof J Heron, Dr S Epstein, Prof S Halligan
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhDs at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies at the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies (QIST) is a partnership between the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol funded via the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells

SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells . Research Project . Centrifugation of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in continuous density gradient has recently been suggested for detecting pathological alterations [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AD Darras
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Break'N open the black box – Understanding microbially mediated N dynamics to improve soil health and agriculture

Lead organisation. University of Bristol. Collaborating organisations. Bangor University. Title. Break'N open the black box – Understanding microbially mediated N dynamics to improve soil health and agriculture. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Bull, Prof RP Evershed, Dr MR Reay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The biogeochemical pulse of water: Advancing natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nutrient monitoring for assessing the health freshwater ecosystems

Lead organisation. University of Bristol. Collaborating organisations. Bangor University, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Bull
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multivariate, longitudinal and cross-cultural exploration of the effects of becoming a parent on mental health and wellbeing in modern society

Why do some people thrive when they become parents, while others struggle? This PhD explores how mental wellbeing changes during the transition to parenthood, using rich data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and datasets from non-UK countries. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Haworth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Appropriate Innovation: Using AI technology to enhance clinical trial accessibility for marginalised communities

This project explores how AI translation tools, like Google Translate and ChatGPT, can help make health research more inclusive for people from marginalised groups who face language barriers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Roberts
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using population data and bioinformatics to explore glomerular endothelial disease with a mechanistic focus on the glycocalyx

The glycocalyx is a protective gel-like layer that lines the endothelial cells of all blood vessels. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Foster, Prof S Satchell, Dr S Hayward, Dr K Watts
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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NIHR Funded PhD: Dual detection of pathogen and immunocorrelates in saliva for surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases

NIHR Health Protection Research Focus Award in Vaccines and Immunisation Doctoral Award. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Halliday
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Revising value sets for health economic evaluation: exploring the criteria required to justify updating population value sets using the ICECAP-A capability wellbeing measure as a case study

Health economic evaluations have become an important tool to guide the cost-effectiveness of health and care resource allocation decision making in the 21st century. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mitchell, Prof J Coast
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Flexible PhD in Education (online with on campus elements)

University of Bristol, School of Education. Undertake doctoral research and advance your professional practice at a globally recognised, research-intensive university, with the flexibility to study alongside your career. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Harnessing PROTAC Degraders to Develop Next-Generation Anti-thrombotic Therapies

Blood clots are central to life-threatening conditions such as heart attacks and strokes. Current antithrombotic treatments, including COX inhibitors and P2Y12 antagonists, are effective at preventing recurrent clots but carry a significant risk of bleeding due to their broad effects on haemostasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Hers, Prof V Aggarwal, Dr RC Corey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Uncovering the role of epigenetics in modifying disease risk

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered many genetic associations linked to health outcomes but uncovering the mechanisms behind these associations remains difficult. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr E Hannon, Dr G Leyden, Prof J MIll
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Spatial Immunophenotyping of the Chicken Respiratory Tract: A Spatial Multimodal Approach to Avian Respiratory Immunity to Influenza Virus Infection

This study integrates mIHC, AI-driven analysis, and spatial transcriptomics to map the innate immune response in the chicken respiratory tract following H5N1 HPAIV and H7N9 LPAIV infection. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Behboudi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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