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We have 3,692 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Advanced synthesis and spectroscopy of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles

Lanthanide ion (Ln3+) doped upconverting nanoparticles can convert low-energy photons into higher-energy photons. This upconversion fluorescence has tremendous importance for a broad spectrum of applications in upconversion thermometry, bio-imaging, drug delivery, theranostics, photovoltaics, banknote etc. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof V Golovko
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation Functional Thin-Film Materials for Clean Energy and Net Zero Propulsion - ENG 281

We recommend that you apply early, as the advert will be removed once the position has been filled. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Kudrynskyi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Boronic Ester Heterocycles

  Research Group: Chemical Biology
Boron containing molecules are of high value, as they have many applications in chemical synthesis, materials science, and catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BM Partridge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From Early Lesions to Therapy Resistance: Exploring New Frontiers in Ovarian Cancer

High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy, with survival rates that have changed little in decades. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.K Schmidt, Prof R Edmondson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced solutions for Radar/RF sensors in Autonomous Systems

In the recent years uncrewed systems have become widely used in battlespace scenarios, with a wide range of capabilities and levels of autonomy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Clemente, Dr G Di Caterina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multi-omics discovery analysis of response to advanced therapies in psoriatic arthritis

Background. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis which causes joint inflammation, pain and resultant disability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr James Bluett, Prof M Rattray, Dr Z Yiu, Dr AAJ Al-Janabi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Terahertz charge dynamics of nanometals in liquids

Supervisory Team. Fabio Novelli. This PhD investigates the electronic behaviour of metal nanoparticles in liquid environments. Using advanced terahertz spectroscopy, you will reveal how particle size, shape, and surroundings govern charge transport. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Novelli
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanocarrier formulations of antimicrobial agents as treatment for odontogenic infections

Odontogenic infections – those which occur within a tooth or in tissue closely surrounding a tooth, such as dental caries – affect approximately 2 billion people globally, including approximately 500 million children. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S G Gordon, Dr A R Rahman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Data-driven methods to identify geometric dynamical systems

Data-driven predictions of dynamical systems are used in many applications, ranging from the design of products and materials to weather and climate predictions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Offen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry of Nucleotide Analogues

Nucleoside analogues (NAs) are an important class of antiviral and anticancer agents commonly used in the therapy of many different viral infections and cancer conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Serpi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Population Connectivity and Biological Assessment of Non-Target Fisheries Species in the Ross Sea

We are seeking a PhD student for a project that aims to investigate basic biology and population connectivity of several non-target species that are… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr PA Ritchie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and validation of novel MRI methods using preclinical models of disease.

At Glasgow’s Experimental MRI Centre we are interested in pushing the boundaries of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and its application to biomedical research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr m Holmes, Dr A Vallatos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Occupational Therapy Professional Doctorate (OTD)

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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Mechanisms of drug-induced mutations in cancer

We invite applications for a PhD study “Mechanisms of drug-induced mutations in cancer“. Treatment of cancer with drugs that cause DNA damage often leads to development of the drug tolerance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Sherman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Towards controlling cell-state switching of neural crest differentiation states in melanoma evolution

Melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, exhibits remarkable adaptability, enabling metastasis, therapy resistance, and immune evasion. Central to this adaptability is the ability of melanoma cells to transition between distinct functional states, a process rooted in mechanisms of cell fate choice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KM Marie, Dr J.R.D Davis, Prof O Jensen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC InDustrial CDT in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE)

Fully funded, industrially-driven, Engineering Doctorate in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE); receive bespoke training; be immersed in the commercial activities of an industrial sponsor; be paid an enhanced, tax-free, stipend (£26,280) and be supported by four leading ORE Universities (Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EngD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC InDustrial CDT in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE)

Fully funded, industrially-driven, Engineering Doctorate in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE); receive bespoke training; be immersed in the commercial activities of an industrial sponsor; be paid an enhanced, tax-free, stipend (£26,280) and be supported by four leading ORE Universities (Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EngD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC InDustrial CDT in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE)

Fully funded, industrially-driven, Engineering Doctorate in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE); receive bespoke training; be immersed in the commercial activities of an industrial sponsor; be paid an enhanced, tax-free, stipend (£26,280) and be supported by four leading ORE Universities (Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EngD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC InDustrial CDT in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE)

Fully funded, industrially-driven, Engineering Doctorate in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE); receive bespoke training; be immersed in the commercial activities of an industrial sponsor; be paid an enhanced, tax-free, stipend (£26,280) and be supported by four leading ORE Universities (Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EngD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training  NERC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Warwick Business School: PhD Programme

Develop yourself as an early career researcher with our prestigious Doctoral Programme. We value our doctoral researchers and aim to attract students from across the globe who are independent thinkers, restless to learn more and challenge themselves. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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University of Reading PhD Opportunities

Our thriving and diverse community of researchers leads the way in understanding the issues that most concern the world today. Join us as a postgraduate researcher at Reading and we will support you at every stage, helping you to deliver research that counts. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel production by process intensification

This PhD project will be carried out in the framework of an international collaboration with European partners who are willing to develop new processes for sustainable aviation fuels using new Fischer-Tropsch reactors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Spallina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ultrafast phenomena instigated by core electron motion in XFEL-driven molecules

A 4-year Ph.D position is available in the group of Prof. Agapi Emmanouilidou at University College London as part of the 4-year Leverhulme Trust grant “Ultrafast phenomena instigated by core electron motion in X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFEL)-driven molecules”. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A.E. Emmanouilidou
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel Phase Change Materials for integrated photonics

The current increase in data generation is expected to reach unsustainable rates by the end of the decade. This has a strong impact on the environment and therefore new solutions are sought after. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Zeimpekis
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Large area 2D semiconductor platforms

Revolutionising the semiconductor industry with next generation 2D materials and devices. Moore’s Law is currently being challenged with Nvidia CEO recently claiming it is over. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Zeimpekis
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Micromechanics of Gas Transport and Fracturing in Caprock and Clay Barriers for geological storage of CO₂ and geological disposal of nuclear waste (fully funded for candidates with UK citizenship or EU citizenship with pre-settled or settled status)

Project Overview. Clay-rich rocks such as mudstones and shales are widely used as natural and engineered barriers to gas flow—whether to seal geological storage sites for carbon dioxide, contain radioactive waste, or isolate energy gases such as hydrogen or methane. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Vegetation-based climate change adaptation measures for earth infrastructure (fully funded for candidates with UK citizenship or EU citizenship with pre-settled or settled status)

Project summary. Climate change will affect the performance of existing earth infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of a bioink to enable bioprinting of stromal tissue mimics

Human tissues are complex architectures made up of a combination of cells spatially organised within distinct matrices. Cells make and maintain this matrix, through which they receive biochemical, mechanical, and topological stimuli that are crucial to establish and maintain tissue function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Swift, Dr A Gilmore, Dr E Skaria
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Novel sustainable retrofitting techniques to mitigate building/infrastructure damage due to drought-induced ground subsidence

Background. Climate-induced shrinking and swelling of clayey ground, causing building damage due to shallow foundation subsidence, is one of the most damaging geohazards in Britain today, costing the economy an estimated £3 billion over the past decade. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Tarantino, Dr M Pedrotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HKUMed - PhD & MPhil Admission 2026/27

Multi-disciplinary research & novel research projects, Cancer Biology & Therapeutics, Chinese Medicine, Clinical Medicine Data , Science/Big Data/AI Applications in Biomedicine & Health, Emerging Infectious Diseases Global Health, Nursing Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Structural, Synthetic & Computational Biology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme

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