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Diffusion/LLM powered Generative AI with healthcare applications

For full project details and how to apply visit institution website. We are recruiting for a PhD candidate to join our team working at the forefront of large language models (LLMs), diffusion models, and generative AI. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Li, Dr AD Das
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Chemical Engineering: Multiscale Modelling and Optimisation of Alkaline Water Electrolysers for Improved Performance and Durability

This PhD studentship offers an exciting opportunity to develop advanced computational models and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to improve the efficiency, performance and lifetime of hydrogen electrolysers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Niblett, Dr M Mamlouk
 22 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cognitive maps for adaptive causal inference

It has long been appreciated that humans form internal models that encode states of their environment and the relationship between those states. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Muhle-Karbe , Dr D Fernández-Espejo, Dr M Rushworth
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Optimised Placement of Orthopaedic Staples – Image-Based Finite Element Modelling and Structural Optimisation

  Research Group: Institute of Sustainable Built Environment
Orthopaedic staples are widely used to fix bones and joints in foot and ankle surgery, for example in arthrodesis (joint fusion) and osteotomy procedures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Vasdravellis
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO: Investigating neurocomputational mechanisms and modulatory factors of decision making in ecological settings

Research in decision making has been an interdisciplinary success story, whose focus recently shifted to ecological settings, e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Luksys, Dr R Hill
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Linking the computations underlying learning, flexibility and perception

Almost everything we know about how animals learn comes from one task at a time, in different animals. So a basic question is unanswered. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Pagan, Dr A Chadwick
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum teleportation chips for quantum networks

  Research Group: Semiconductor Photonics and Quantum Technologies
Quantum teleportation is the key physical mechanism for quantum information transfer. Because the “no-cloning theorem” prevents quantum states from being copied, we cannot use classical methods like amplification and reshaping for quantum signals. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I I Faruque, Dr Y Ouyang
 7 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High throughput power ultrasound systems for green process intensification

  Research Group: Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU)
Applications for a PhD project based at the Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU), and aligned to a new EPSRC-funded Programme grant SoundCHEM, seeking to industrialise sonochemical processes, are invited. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Prentice
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal Large Language Model for Human-Centered Robots

  Research Group: Agents, Interactions & Complexity
Supervisor. Dr Tan Viet Tuyen Nguyen. This project explores the development of a Multimodal Large Language Model that empowers robots to understand and respond to humans through vision, language, and other sensory data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Nguyen
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Circular Printable Gas Sensors: Bio-Based Materials, Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling

This PhD project will develop sustainable, bio-based gas sensors for applications in environmental monitoring, healthcare and smart packaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JP Panidi
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Eco-friendly & high performing organic photovoltaics

Developing renewable energy solutions that can be rapidly implemented in the market using eco-friendly materials and manufacturing methods is crucial. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JP Panidi
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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DPhil Studentship in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Method Development and Applications: Molecular Quantum Rings

Applications are invited for a DPhil studentship in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), available from October 2027, to work under the supervision of Professors Christiane Timmel and Harry Anderson in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Timmel, Prof H Anderson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Predictive Energy Management of Battery Packs

Supervisory team. Professor Richard Wills and Professor Iris Nandhakumar. This project develops a predictive battery thermal management system for lithium-ion batteries, combining solid-state Peltier elements with a hybrid AI controller. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Wills
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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SOS Earth (Sustainable Organic Synthesis) using Earth-abundant metals for pharmaceutical application

SOS Earth (Sustainable Organic Synthesis) using Earth-abundant metals for pharmaceutical application. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GMcG McGlacken
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Population genomics of insect communities

Declines in insect populations and species are arguably one of the most concerning symptoms of the biodiversity crisis, given their importance in underpinning food webs and ecosystem processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Nadeau
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only