PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

(MCRC Clinical)Shaping early post-transplant inflammation to strengthen graft-versus- leukaemia

Updated: 30 September 2026

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the only cure for most patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia. It works because donor immune cells recognise and destroy residual leukaemia, an effect known as graft-versus-leukaemia (GvL). Read more

Supervisors: Dr MW Williams, Prof RW Wynn, Prof T Somervaille

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(MCRC Clinical) Finding the Achilles' Heel of Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Exploiting Synthetic Lethal Vulnerabilities in Transcription Factor Signalling

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Updated: 30 September 2026

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Every year in the UK, around 55,000 patients are diagnosed with breast cancer, and only 23% of them have preventable disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Nagarajan, Dr A Armstrong, Dr SM Mohan, Prof A Sharrocks, Dr A Gilmore, Dr B Simoes

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(MCRC Clinical) An integrated digital pathology and functional tissue study of risk stratification in penile squamous cell carcinoma

The University of Manchester

Division of Cancer Sciences

Updated: 30 September 2026

Penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) is a rare malignancy in which surgery is the main treatment modality. However, patients suffer substantial physical, psychological and sexual morbidity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Bristow, Dr A Sachdeva, Prof P Hoskin, Dr PO Oliveira, Dr AP Parnham

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of exosomal microRNAs in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and therapy response.

York St John University

Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

Updated: 29 September 2026

We are seeking applications to join the Hughes group at York St John University (see https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/our-staff/thomas-hughes.php) from candidates interested in pursuing PhD research into the diagnosis and biology of pancreatic cancer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Hughes

2 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Pressure Tuned Polymorphism in Organic Semiconductors

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Updated: 29 September 2026

This PhD project will apply high-pressure experimental approaches from Earth sciences to organic electronics. High pressure is routinely used to investigate minerals and geological materials, revealing phase transformations and metastable structures that cannot be accessed under ambient conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D T W Toolan, Dr S Hunt

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] In Situ and advanced TEM for Nanoscale Investigation of Passivity in Stainless Steels

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Updated: 29 September 2026

Corrosion costs the global economy trillions of pounds each year and remains one of the greatest challenges facing modern engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Haigh, Dr A Kosari

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] G-LINES: Graphene-based Laser-machined Interfaces via Nano-Electroprocessing for Sensors

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Updated: 29 September 2026

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is critical for ensuring the safety and operational longevity of advanced engineering structures, including aerospace composite components, wind energy systems, and civil infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Maio, Dr P Potluri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Atomic-Scale Investigation of T1 Precipitate Nucleation and Growth in Third-Generation Aerospace Alloys Using In-Situ and advanced TEM

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Updated: 29 September 2026

Third-generation Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloys are among the most advanced lightweight materials used in modern aerospace engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Robson, Dr A Kosari

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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(MCRC Clinical) Sustaining adoptive T cell immunity: defining the role of activated dendritic cells in solid tumours

The University of Manchester

Division of Cancer Sciences

Updated: 29 September 2026

Adoptive cellular therapies, in which tumour-reactive T cells are expanded or engineered before being transferred into patients, have transformed the treatment of some blood cancers and are showing increasing promise in solid tumours. Read more

Supervisors: Prof SZ Zelenay, Dr JL Lim

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Machine Learning-Enabled Ultrasonic and Thermal Inspection for Quantitative Composite Defect Mapping

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Updated: 29 September 2026

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) and advanced composite laminates are critical to modern aerospace structures, automotive components, and renewable energy infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Maio, Dr P Potluri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

(MCRC Clinical)Shaping early post-transplant inflammation to strengthen graft-versus- leukaemia

(MCRC Clinical) Finding the Achilles' Heel of Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Exploiting Synthetic Lethal Vulnerabilities in Transcription Factor Signalling

(MCRC Clinical) An integrated digital pathology and functional tissue study of risk stratification in penile squamous cell carcinoma

New ways forward in the theory of turbulent heat and momentum transport

Social & Policy Sciences PhD

PhD in Developing Drug Discovery Technologies

Psychology PhD

Politics, Languages & International Studies PhD

The role of exosomal microRNAs in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and therapy response.

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Pressure Tuned Polymorphism in Organic Semiconductors

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] In Situ and advanced TEM for Nanoscale Investigation of Passivity in Stainless Steels

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] G-LINES: Graphene-based Laser-machined Interfaces via Nano-Electroprocessing for Sensors

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Atomic-Scale Investigation of T1 Precipitate Nucleation and Growth in Third-Generation Aerospace Alloys Using In-Situ and advanced TEM

(MCRC Clinical) Sustaining adoptive T cell immunity: defining the role of activated dendritic cells in solid tumours

[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Machine Learning-Enabled Ultrasonic and Thermal Inspection for Quantitative Composite Defect Mapping

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