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Understanding the Electric Field in Electrical Stimulation for Biomedical Applications

Project overview. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened, due to damage in the brain or spinal cord. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Chemistry (Ref: SCI26-SF-005)

The Department of Chemistry has three core research themes, supported by major external funders (including UKRI, EU, Welcome Trust, Leverhulme Trust, Royal… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Goddard
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Physics (Ref: SCI26-SF-004)

Physics at Loughborough University offers PhD research spanning fundamental physics and applied work in materials, photonics, and biomedical settings. . Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Betouras
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Mathematics (Ref: SCI26-SF-003)

Mathematics at Loughborough University offers PhD research across a well-defined set of core mathematical areas, with strengths that span both pure and applied mathematics. . Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Ferapontov
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Generative AI for Formal Verification

This project tests the limitations of generative AI (genAI) in formal verification. LLMS is increasing its capability in solving hard problems in science and the real world. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr QLL Quang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next generation wearable healthcare sensors

The aim of this project is to research and develop the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected wearable sensor technologies for applications in healthcare and physiotherapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Sherratt, Dr S Hadjiloucas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine learning to predict blood function – towards better haematology analysis

Blood represents a complex mixture of blood cells, plasma proteins, hormones, lipids, salts and water. Blood is good indicator of health, and clinically… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD opportunity in Computer Science (Ref: SCI26-SF-002)

The Department of Computer Science offers PhD research across core theoretical foundations and applied, interdisciplinary areas, shaping not just modern computing but society as a whole. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Sălăgean
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Generative AI in Energy Forecasting

Project Overview. Meeting Net Zero targets will require fully utilizing smart solutions at all levels of the electricity network. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fractional order modelling of neurons

Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Effects of estrogen on the activity of hypoxic neural networks

Project Overview. This project offers an exciting opportunity to understand how estrogen protects the brain from the effects of stroke. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Gel brain and body - What if intelligence does not arise from a brain controlling a body, but from a electroactive hydrogel that computes and moves simultaneously?

Project Overview. Life begins as a single cell. At this stage, there is no distinction between brain and body, no predefined controller, and no specialised architecture for computation or actuation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Hayashi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions to Ports

Ports are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions as they commonly move up to 10,000 containers a day from ship to road or rail transport and correspondingly in the reverse direction from land transport onto ships. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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