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

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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Discrete models of cellular materials

Updated: 29 September 2026 
The mechanical properties of plant and animal tissues are strongly influenced by the arrangement of their constituent cells. Mechanical signals are also key determinants of tissue development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof O Jensen, Dr G Jones, Dr S Woolner
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Unpicking the Mechanics of Breast Cancer Metastasis: A Hybrid Analog–Biological Vasculature-on-Chip Approach

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Haematogenous metastasis requires circulating tumour cells (CTCs) to survive transport through the microvasculature, where they are effectively carried by a suspension of red blood cells (RBCs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RT Tank, Prof A Juel
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Wave energy battery charging for ocean monitoring

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Ocean monitoring has become increasingly important for understanding environmental change, supporting aquaculture and fisheries, protecting offshore infrastructure, and enhancing maritime security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Chen, Prof P Stansby
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Very High Energy Electron Cancer Therapy

Updated: 29 September 2026 
PhD Opportunity. Shape the Future of Advanced Cancer Treatment with Very High Energy Electrons (VHEE). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Jones, Dr O Apsimon
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Segregation in complex granular materials

Updated: 29 September 2026 
The field of granular materials encompasses a vast range of materials and processes, from the formation of sand dunes on a beach and snow avalanches in the mountains, to the roasting of coffee beans and the manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Johnson, Prof N Gray
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Rheology-driven instabilities in shear-thinning fluids

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Shear-thinning fluids are encountered in biological flows such as blood flow in vessels, and in industrial processes including injection moulding and channel cleaning. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Hutchinson, Prof A Juel
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Wearable EEG-Guided Neuromodulation

Updated: 29 September 2026 
We have been creating a ‘closed loop’ neuromodulation platform for a number of years. The aim is to record brain activity using a wearable device, and to use the collected signal to direct brain stimulation in order to make the neuromodulation more targeted. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Casson, Dr Z Li
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Novel Autonomous Sensing Platforms for Monitoring Sea-Ice and Climate Processes in Polar Regions

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Polar regions are undergoing rapid environmental change, yet many key climate processes remain poorly observed due to the difficulty and cost of obtaining long-term measurements in remote environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LM Marsh, Dr M O'Toole
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Quantum Rotation Sensing with Superfluid Helium

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Modern navigation, geophysics, aerospace technologies and tests of fundamental physics all rely on our ability to measure rotation with extraordinary precision. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Weinfurtner, Prof A Golov
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mechanism-based design and screening for synthetic inhibitors targeting the small GTPase splice variant RAC1B

Updated: 29 September 2026 
RAC1 is a small GTPase protein that functions as a key signaling node downstream of various microenvironmental signaling pathways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Jin, Dr S Butterworth, Dr R A Bryce
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Modelling debris flows

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Debris flows are rapid avalanches of rock and water, which are triggered on mountainsides when erodible sediment is destabilised by heavy rainfall or snowmelt. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Johnson, Prof N Gray
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Atomic Dipole Heating for Precision Gravitation Measurements with Antihydrogen

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Direct gravitational measurements with antimatter offer a unique frontier for prevision tests of WEP, Lorentz Invariance Violation and CPT symmetry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Bertsche, Dr M Hibberd
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Models of three-dimensional instability in high-speed flow

Updated: 29 September 2026 
This project investigates the use of asymptotic methods to predict and understand three-dimensional instabilities arising from separated flows at high Reynolds and Mach numbers. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R E Hewitt, Prof A Hazel
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] MoRe Spacecraft Framework: Towards Modular and Reusable Space System Design

Updated: 29 September 2026 
MoRe Spacecraft Framework. Towards Modular and Reusable Space System Design. Supervisors. Dr Manu H. Nair and Dr Nicholas Crisp. Department. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Nair, Dr H. Crisp
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Stochastic models for water transport in a heterogeneous porous media

Updated: 29 September 2026 
Traditional advection-diffusion equations fail to describe the non-Fickian transport of water and contaminants in heterogeneous porous media, particularly the non-Gaussian concentration distributions with heavy-tailed breakthrough curves. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Fedotov, Prof J Daou
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