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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Model Theory of ordered algebraic structures

The aim in this project is to prove decidability of various fragments of the ring of functions of class C^k from the euclidean space to the real line, that are definable in the real field. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Tressl, Dr O Sanchez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of Digital Failure Investigation Tools for Titanium Alloys

This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Davis, Prof J Fonseca -, Dr E Saunders
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hierarchical Failure Analysis and Digital Twin Modelling of Next-Gen Hydrogel Coatings

This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S F Yang, Dr M Bai, Dr J Wu
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular genetic characterization of Drosophila reproductive behaviours for exploitation in insect population control

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Female reproductive behaviours in most insects profoundly change after mating leading to rejection of courting males and induction of egg laying. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MS Soller, Prof R Baines
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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mRNA epitranscriptomics: Characterization of novel layer of gene regulation for sex determination and essential brain functions

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
The most prominent internal mRNA methylation occurs on adenosine (m6A) and is introduced by a megadalton complex in a conserved RRACH motif. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MS Soller, Dr PG Grzechnik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimerisation of ELAV/Hu proteins – a key mechanism ensuring specificity for RNA recognition in health and disease

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
ELAV/Hu proteins comprise a family of highly conserved RNA binding proteins predominantly expressed in neurons where they have roles in regulating synaptic connectivity important for learning and memory. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MS Soller, Dr A Roseman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Analysis of pathogen determinants recognized by the hypervariable immune receptor Dscam

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Background. To mount an immune response, host organisms must first recognize the pathogen with which they are infected. The first line of defense against pathogen infection in animals is provided through the innate immune response. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MS Soller, Prof R O'Keefe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanism of the cell death induced by joint activation of p53 and ISR networks

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Form. doctoral (present). Department. Department of Biology. Supervisor. Zdenek Andrysik, Ph.D. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Andrysík
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intratumoral heterogeneity in cellular response to p53 and ISR activation

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Form. doctoral (present). Department. Department of Biology. Supervisor. Zdenek Andrysik, Ph.D. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Andrysík
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Identification and functional characterization of post translational-mediated controls acting during meiosis in C. elegans

Doctoral study program. Biomedical Sciences. Doctoral study specialization. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Form. doctoral present. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NS Silva
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deceptive Advertising and Consumer Trust: Understanding Consumer Responses and Promoting Ethical Marketing

Deceptive advertising involves false, misleading, or incomplete claims designed to influence consumer perceptions and decisions. Such practices may include omitting relevant information, presenting misleading sources, exaggerating product performance, or using branding cues that create false associations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Alvino, Prof H Robben
 1 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Discovery of Pb-free solders for use in the glass industry

The project, in collaboration with a major industrial partner, will develop state of the art machine learning models to help predict the melting point of Pb-free solder compositions that will then be synthesised for validation and other physical property testing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Dyer, Prof M Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering more water-use efficient crops: functional genomics of carbon dioxide fixation during Crassulacean acid metabolism

Study for a PhD that will contribute to the development of novel approaches for engineering more climate-resilient crops that can help with the global food security crisis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hartwell, Dr P Walley
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Machine Learning for Modelling and Optimising Heat Pumps

Candidates wishing to apply should complete the University of Liverpool application form to apply for a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Z Yu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Study of the non-fullerene acceptor based quasi-single-component organic solar cell with spontaneous photo-charge generation

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Lin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adaptive Federated Learning in Heterogeneous Environments

This PhD project focuses on developing a novel trust‑adaptive federated learning framework tailored for heterogeneous environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design of Bi6Ti5WO22-based series of solid solutions or composite dielectric tunable ceramics and related tunable devices

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kumar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Space–time metamaterials and structured light: fully funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network PhD position (SPARK)

Do you want to control light in time as well as in space? Imperial College London is recruiting fully funded Doctoral Candidates (DCs) within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network SPARK (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-DN-01-01), devoted to spatiotemporal metamaterials and structured light fields. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Sapienza
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lattice-based Cryptography

The threat of large-scale, general-purpose quantum computers to existing public-key cryptographic solutions has led to global efforts to standardise post-quantum cryptography as a replacement. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Albrecht
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiff Business School - Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) FULLY FUNDED GENERAL STUDENTSHIPS (Management and Business)

Cardiff Business School is delighted to offer fully funded Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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Cardiff Business School - Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) FULLY FUNDED GENERAL STUDENTSHIPS (Economics)

Cardiff Business School is delighted to offer fully funded Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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PhD in Machine Learning for In Situ Materials Characterisation

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Materials Characterisation. Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YX Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Position in Nano Photonics with Fibre Cavities

The Photonic Ultrafast Systems Group headed by Prof. Bojan Resan develops ultrafast lasers and photonic systems targeting applications in biomedicine, micro-material processing and optical communications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Resan
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Strained Germanium Quantum-Well Transistors for Integrated Cryogenic Spin Qubit Readout

Building a quantum computer that can solve real-world problems will require the integration of many highly coherent qubits. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Zardo
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding neural circuit dynamics in models of Parkinson’s

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the links between behaviour and brain circuit dynamics in animal models of Parkinson’s. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P J Magill, Prof A Sharott, Dr J Gallego, Dr H Collins
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Position in Nanoscience: From the Origin of Life to New Materials – Nanopore Detection of Nanocluster Heterogeneity with Single-Molecule Resolution

For the prestigious PhD School of the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI), we solicit applications for a paid 4-year PhD student position jointly supervised by Prof. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Schmid
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Rationally engineered hydrogels to control osteogenesis via mechanoregulation

We aim to pursue a new interdisciplinary approach, combining the synthesis of multi-functional culture-matrices with cell-instructive viscoelastic properties, in-depth cell characterisation, and computational modelling to investigate the relationship between matrix properties and osteogenesis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Guex
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Physical Metallurgy of Hydrogen-Based Iron Oxide Reduction

Project description. Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Location. Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YX Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD position: Targeted Radioenhancing Nanoparticles for Neuroblastoma

This PhD project develops ultrasmall, intravenously deliverable hafnium oxide nanoparticles to improve radiotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Deroo
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing closed-loop sleep stimulation for motor learning and stroke recovery

Background. Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the potential for closed-loop auditory stimulation during sleep to be used to improve memory consolidation following stroke. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof M Fleming, Prof A Sharott, Prof A Jackson
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)