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user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 109 user experience PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Neurobiology of Consciousness

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 Supervisor: Prof E Stamatakis
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Objective Optimisation for Personalised Nutrition: Constraint-Based Meal Planning, Explainable AI, and Adaptive Feedback

Healthcare platforms for personalised nutrition have predominantly focused on invasive biomarker prediction, such as continuous glucose monitoring or microbiome profiling, to generate dietary recommendations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Shihab
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Shared decision making and antipsychotic medication: qualitative study exploring the experiences of people with serious mental illness in a specific population such as young adults or peri-menopausal women

Prescribing antipsychotics has increased steadily in England over the last decade. For serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia, they are usually prescribed with the view of keeping the patient on them indefinitely. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Lindsey, Dr C Richardson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Thought-to-Text using Generative AI

This project explores the development of cutting-edge thought-to-text systems within the realm of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Two is better than one: The effect of multiple robots in human-robot interaction

A large literature has shown that multiple robots in socially assistive roles perform better than a single robot in the same role (Li et al., accepted). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Li, Dr ES Sobolewska
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Socially-assistive robots and voice assistants for older adults

Are you interested in designing robots or voice assistants for older adults? Join the effort to make socially intelligent systems for older adults. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Li, Dr ES Sobolewska
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Agentic AI-Based Behaviour and Intent Prediction within Aviation Operations

Are you ready to shape the future of aviation operation and create AI solutions that enhance operator safety and effectiveness in real-time? This PhD project offers an exciting opportunity to design and implement agentic AI-based systems capable of predicting behaviours and intentions in high-stakes aviation environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Thought-to-Text using Generative AI

This project explores the development of cutting-edge thought-to-text systems within the realm of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An AI-driven approach to proactive and trustworthy Internet Of Things (IoT) based systems

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects such as smart devices, vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity that enable these objects to interact autonomously and intelligently. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof X Liu, Dr OB Bamgboye
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Listening in the Wild: Understanding Everyday Audio Exposure and Its Impact

Billions of people use headphones, earbuds, and loudspeakers every day, yet we still know surprisingly little about how loud they really listen, how long they are exposed, and what this means for long-term hearing health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I McGregor, Dr RS Selfridge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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User Simulation-Grounded Automatic Conversational Depression Screening (S3.5-COM-Wang)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Wang, Dr NM Ma
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-centered security and privacy for autonomous vehicles

Supervisors. Dr Weijia He. How can autonomous vehicles earn and maintain people’s trust? This PhD explores the security, privacy, and human factors challenges of AI-enabled transport, focusing on interactions between drivers, pedestrians, and autonomous vehicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W He
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding looksmaxxing and how to mitigate its negative impact

A PhD position is available through the ERC funded project HATESHIELD awarded to Prof. Harriet Over. The position will start on April 1st 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Over
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI for cybersecurity and trustworthy AI systems

Supervisory team. Dr BooJoong Kang. Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity while creating new challenges for the security and trustworthiness of AI systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Kang
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Attentive Ear: AI to Decode Listening Fatigue from Wearables

Supervisory team. Stefan Bleeck and Christoph Tremmel. About the project. Listening in noisy environments is mentally exhausting, but human physiological responses move at fundamentally different speeds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Bleeck
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)