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virtual reality PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 46 virtual reality PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Integrating information from vision and touch in virtual reality telepresence systems

University of Reading
School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Virtual reality systems are fundamentally altering how we study human sensory perception. Similarly, to build good virtual reality systems we need a clear understanding of how the brain integrates sensory information into a robust and useful percept. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Scarfe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Linking Retinal Structure and Visual Function Using OCT and Virtual Reality

University of Leicester
School of Psychology and Vision Sciences
The human visual system depends on the precise interplay between retinal structure and neural processing to support high-acuity vision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Thomas, Dr Z Tu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Can Virtual Reality (VR) embodiment experiences be used as part of treatment for eating disorders?

University of Bristol
Bristol Medical School
Current treatments for eating disorders work for less than half of those affected, so it is vital to develop novel treatments. Virtual Reality enables a unique experience of “embodiment”. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Bould
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Virtual Reality-based Decision Support System For Change Detection in Forest Environment Using Mobile & Drone-based Digital Twin

University College London
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
Ref. 2531ad1496. UCL Department / Division. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RN Nueville
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Virtual Reality for Home Medical Treatment: Exploring the User Experience for Patient and Healthcare Staff Training

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Arts and Creative Industries
Home treatment for various diseases offers a cost-effective and patient-centred alternative, but it requires individuals and their caregivers to perform complex procedures safely and consistently. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Charisis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Early Dementia Care in the Age of Generative AI

University of Strathclyde
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
This project aims to develop innovative Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI)-powered applications to improve the quality of life for individuals with early-stage dementia (ESD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Early Dementia Care in the Age of Generative AI

University of Strathclyde
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
This project aims to develop innovative Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI)-powered applications to improve the quality of life for individuals with early-stage dementia (ESD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Linking neuronal function to mental health: How genetic risk factors impair cognitive flexibility and neural plasticity in schizophrenia.

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Genetic risk factors are highly significant in determining susceptibility to a range of psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Mellor
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adaptive Virtual-Reality Exergaming for Physical and Cognitive Health in Older Adults

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Healthcare Sciences
Can virtual reality help older adults maintain physical and cognitive function? This project will develop and test SPIN‑VR, an interactive exercise game that combines movement, cognitive challenges and wearable sensors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MAA Al-Amri, Dr AV Voinescu, Prof N Vaughan
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Occupational Therapy Professional Doctorate (OTD)

Rochester Institute of Technology USA
Develop innovative interventions with real-world skills in RIT’s hands-on OT doctoral program. This program is pending approval by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education but now accepting applications for enrollment. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Development of Adaptive Conversational VR-based Real-time Feedback System for Net-Zero Manufacturing Operations

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The Engineering and Mathematics Group within the School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment is inviting applications for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in developing an adaptive conversational VR-based real-time feedback system for net-zero manufacturing operations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Dr AM Marzano
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Immersive Commerce: Investigating the Role of Extended Reality (XR) in Shaping Branding and Marketing Strategies for Youth Engagement in e-Commerce

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Arts and Creative Industries
The shift from transactional to experiential digital commerce has accelerated with advances in Extended Reality (XR) technology. Major retailers, and particularly luxury brands, are increasingly exploring XR-based platforms to create engaging customer journeys. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof V Charisis, Prof S Sawang, Dr X Tao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Changing How We See the World: Inclusive Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Kingston University
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
This research offers an exciting opportunity to explore how Augmented Reality (AR) can be designed and applied to improve health, wellbeing, and inclusion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Johnson
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Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences

Edinburgh Napier University
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Technological interventions have been created to attempt to counter symptoms of stress, through improving cognition and functioning of target users. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM McGowan, Dr I McGregor
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Text entry in XR

University of Birmingham
School of Psychology
We are looking for outstanding PhD student candidates to join a collaborative research project with Google on next-generation text entry in immersive environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Di Luca
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber-Physical Risk

University College London
Department of Computer Science
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cyber-Physical Risk is a national PhD research training centre, based at University College London (UCL), dedicated to addressing the rapidly evolving security challenges emerging from the convergence of cyber and physical systems. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Understanding eye-hand coordination in object interception - a computational modelling approach

University of Birmingham
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
This PhD project with Dr Yeo will focus on understanding how we perform interception. Interceptive movements--such as catching a gently thrown ball, quickly grabbing a tilting cup to avoid spilling or even just handshaking someone--feel like trivial everyday tasks for us that seemingly look too simple to study. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S-H Yeo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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GW4 BioMed3 MRC DLP PhD project: Anxiety-Related Attention Bias in Everyday Situations: Mechanisms and VR-Based Modification

University of Bath
Department of Psychology
This project is one of several in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 studentships for entry in September 2026. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Voinescu
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded project GW4 BioMed3 MRC DTP - Quietly healing trauma: enhancing emotional processing during sleep with targeted memory reactivation

University of Bristol
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Over 80% of people experience a traumatic event during their lifetime; of these, up to ~10% develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Purple, Prof M Jones
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pain as neurobiological surprise: Using human brain imaging and animal studies to advance new concepts in persistent pain.

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Psychology
Background. ------------. Human tissue damage does not always lead to pain. There are circumstances in which damage-responsive (nociceptive) "pain" pathways are active and yet minimal, or no pain is felt. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GT Tackley, Dr J Davies, Dr CL Lawrenson, Prof P Sumner
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Neural Dynamics of Perceptual Decision-Making During Robot-Mediated Motor Learning

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Engineering
Summary. How does the brain make decisions while we are moving and learning?. This PhD project will combine EEG, virtual reality and robotic platforms to investigate how perceptual decisions unfold during active movement and how these neural processes change through motor learning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SHZ Zhou
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fostering Sustainable Healthcare: An Interactive Digital Twin for Human-AI Collaborative Rehabilitation

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Design School
The rising global burden of rehabilitation demands innovative solutions that are not only effective but also inherently sustainable, paving the way for a new healthcare paradigm. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Huang
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Department of Psychology

Lancaster University
This programme presents the opportunity to join our international and interdisciplinary research community working within the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and neurocognition or social processes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Research opportunities in the Department of Psychology

University of York
Department of Psychology
Our Department of Psychology is a research-intensive department where students are taught by people at the forefront of their fields in well-equipped facilities. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Efficient and Robust Deep Learning based Perception for Autonomous Driving and Robotics

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Today, autonomous vehicle and robotics research is a continuously evolving field and spanning all areas of AI autonomy, including perception, behaviour prediction, motion planning, explainability and safety critical AI systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unconstrained Object Understanding using Deep Learning for Computer Vision in X-ray Security Screening

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
X-ray security screening is widely used to maintain aviation/transport security, and its significance poses a particular interest in future automated screening systems that can be deployed for transportation and border security screening alike. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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What differs? - Deep Learning for Anomaly and Out of Distribution Detection in Computer Vision (Visual AI) Applications

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Anomaly detection, and the synonymous topics of novelty and out-of-distribution detection, addresses the computer vision ("visual AI") challenge of automatically identifying outliers within the scene or image based on their appearance, motion or behaviour characteristics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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Addressing Racial Bias in Face Recognition Based on Deep Learning Enabled Computer Vision

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Facial recognition is one of the most academically studied and industrially developed areas within computer vision where we readily find associated applications deployed globally. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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PhD Opportunities in Communication, Media, and Film Studies

Sheffield Hallam University
Centre for Culture, Media and Society
We warmly invite applications for full-time or part-time self-funded PhD study. About the PhD Programme. The Centre for Culture, Media & Society (CCMS) is an exciting interdisciplinary environment delivering research that offers critical insight and real-world impact. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Social Sciences Research Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures

University of Bristol
Noise is a health problem for one in five European citizens. It causes hearing loss, chronic stress, annoyance, sleep disturbance and heart disease. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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