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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] Statistical inference of transmission chains or outbreaks

Updated: 28 September 2026 
There are increasingly established statistical inference tools for fitting epidemic models to data from traditional MLE methods to MCMC to STAN. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Hall, Dr T House
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Multi-Omics Digital Twins for Modelling Brain Ageing and Intervention Response

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Why do some people maintain good brain health as they age, while others experience more rapid decline? Current “brain-age” models often reduce this complex process to a single score. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Sun, Dr H Zhou, Dr C Lea-Carnall, Prof GN Nenadic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Bayesian Monte Carlo Methods for Complex Generative Time-Series Models

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Time series arise throughout finance, economics science and technology, and are increasingly modelled using sophisticated generative systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Li, Dr N Guha
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using Blood Proteins to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Heart Disease

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Applications are invited for a full-time 3-year PhD studentship starting in 2027 and funded jointly by the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE) and the School of Public Health (SPH). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Mayr, Prof IT Tzoulaki
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using Blood Proteins to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Heart Disease

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Applications are invited for a full-time 3-year PhD studentship starting in 2027 and funded jointly by the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE) and the School of Public Health (SPH). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Mayr, Prof IT Tzoulaki
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mixed-Precision Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Modern scientific computing and data analysis increasingly involve matrices that are too large for traditional numerical algorithms to handle efficiently. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Webb, Prof F Tisseur
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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GW4 BioMed3 MRC DLP PhD project: The brain-skin link in psychosis: uncovering shared biology and new treatment targets

Updated: 28 September 2026 
This project is one of several in competition for funding from the GW4 BioMed3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Programme (DLP), which is offering up to 17 studentships for entry in October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T M Lancaster
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Bridging the taphonomic gap between the lab and the real world: Experimental Insights into Fossilization and Preservation

Updated: 28 September 2026 
The fossil record provides the primary evidence for the evolutionary history of life, yet it is fundamentally shaped by post-mortem decay and preservation processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Sansom, Dr M Buckley, Dr S Nixon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Engineering scalable microbial recovery of critical metals from industrial waters to support the energy transition

Updated: 28 September 2026 
The transition towards net zero is driving increasing demand for critical metals (such as PGMs and precious metals), creating an urgent need for more sustainable approaches to their supply. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Lloyd, Prof R Raveendran Nair, Dr J Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Improved simulation of particulate matter in residences

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Aim. Improve the computational simulation of particulate matter of diameter 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) in residences to benefit. i) scientific understanding of residential PM2.5, ii) engineering solutions to reduce residential PM2.5, and iii) residents through reduced indoor airborne pollutant concentrations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Omeara, Dr T Bannan, Dr A Keshmiri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship: Happiness by Design: Computer Vision and Immersive Technologies for Consumer-Centric Food Evaluation

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Project ID 2601 NSP. Type of studentship. PhD (4 years). Funding Source. Fully funded 4-year PhD (BBSRC Food Consortium Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award) and pladis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ford, Dr L Wilkinson, Dr P Tennent, Dr A Jones
 23 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mapping the Impact of Weather and Climate on the Qing Dynasty

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Project Description. Scholars of China have long studied the rise and fall of dynasties over the past 3000 years. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the roles of climate change, environmental degradation, natural disasters, food security, and famine relief in dynastic change. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Schultz, Prof YZ Zheng
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Sustainable recovery and remediation of metals using zero-carbon biomaterial strategies

Updated: 28 September 2026 
The recovery and/or remediation of metal ions from the environment is essential for both retaining sovereign resources (such as battery components) and to mitigate environmental impact from activities such as nuclear waste processing or precious metal and electronic waste (rare earths) recovery. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof m Gibson, Dr LN Natrajan
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Energy-data dynamic multiobjective optimisation for Cloud-Edge systems

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Energy-Data Dynamic Multiobjective Optimisation for Cloud-Edge Systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Sakellariou, Dr S Sampaio
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] What makes an invasive? Plant-soil-feedback in Rhododendron ponticum spread across the UK

Updated: 28 September 2026 
Invasive species are a leading cause of ecological damage globally and are one of the five direct drivers of biodiversity loss, contributing to ~60% of documented plant and animal extinctions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Cox, Dr J Lynn, Dr B Van Dongen
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