PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,717 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Early and precise diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease spectrum disorders

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is essential to be able to make post-diagnostic recommendations for pharmacological and non- pharmacological interventions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ahmed

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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RECRUITING NOW: Funded PhD Studentships at the EPSRC and MOD Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence and Security (CISDnS) at the University of Southampton.

University of Southampton

Looking to pursue a PhD either full time or part time in maritime, aeronautical, aerospace, medical and electronic systems following digital, physical, biological themes then we have opportunities for you. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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The use of picture books to increase toddlers’ willingness to consume unfamiliar food.

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Evidence demonstrates that repeated exposure is effective in increasing children's liking and consumption of target foods, however parents can find it a challenging strategy to implemement, not least because of the resource it requires. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Harvey

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Autonomous Scalable Knowledge Extraction and Decision Making for Complex Systems and Dynamic Environments

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

This PhD research is focused on multi-sensor data fusion for decision making. The project aims at dealing with large volumes of data and high dimensional systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Future intelligent systems will involve the deployment of large-scale sensor networks in which hundreds or thousands of microsensors, unexpensive, small and lightweight devices with integrated sensing, computing, communication and possibly actuation capabilities will work together to achieve a common mission-specific task. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Smart CCTV systems have been subject on an increased interest during the last decades. There are many reasons for this interest, such as the need of processing quickly, in an automatic way huge amounts of video data. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The Sun is a star with a cyclic magnetic activity that can impact all the solar system. Thus, the solar magnetic field can interact with the Earth's magnetic field, permitting the entrance of energetic particles in the upper atmosphere, affecting technological devices, telecommunications and human health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Fedun

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Active Vision: The fundamental role for eye movements in our experinece of visually stable world

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Vision is necessarily limited by the inhomogeneity of visual system, with fine detail being restricted to the central point of regard. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E McSorley

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Psychological intervention, cognitive training, functional rehabilitation and well-being in clinical populations with brain degeneration

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

The concept of human well-being is a fundamental aspect of our existence and is often particularly vulnerable upon diagnosis and/or progression of long-term neurological conditions for which there is no cure, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Ho

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Advancing Hydrogen Flow Measurement: Thermophysical Properties and Advanced Thermodynamic Models

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The transportation of hydrogen is a cornerstone of the emerging hydrogen economy. However, accurately measuring hydrogen flow rate presents unique challenges due to its physical properties and potential impurities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Critical, Decolonial and Neurodiversity Affirming Appproaches in Studying Communication and Disability

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

This project focuses on examining language, communication and disability from a critical and decolonial perspective. Specifically, the project uses an intersectionality approach in understanding the construction of disability and the impact of such construction on labelled children. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Nair

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Studying neurodiversity in middle to late adulthood through neuroimaging

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Research on neurodiversity, which includes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, has primarily focused on children. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U Aydin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The role of language use and self-concept in psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Dementia is a global public health priority. People living with dementia often face challenges in daily functioning and diminished quality of life, as the disorder affects many important cognitive functions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Wong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Perception of social stimuli in neurotypical and neurodiverse populations

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Being able to accurately and efficiently interpret social stimuli has enormous adaptive value, and difficulties in social perception are associated with anxiety in social situations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Gray

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Processing of facial expressions of emotion in autism

University of Reading

School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Facial expressions of emotion are an important means of communication. In social interactions, we monitor the expression of our conversation partner and automatically extract emotional information from their face. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Wingenbach

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD programmes in Liberal Arts

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) offers a diverse suite of postgraduate programmes in Liberal Arts to masters and doctoral level. Be part of an innovative and creative learning environment with student supports, graduate skills training and a range of financial supports. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

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PhD programmes in Education

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) offers a diverse suite of postgraduate programmes in Education to masters and doctoral level. Be part of an innovative and creative learning environment with student supports, graduate skills training and a range of financial supports. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Advancing Liquid Atmospheric Pressure (LAP) MALDI Mass Spectrometry

University of Reading

School of Chemistry

MALDI. mass spectrometry has been a cornerstone of modern biological mass. spectrometry, enabling the soft ionization, analysis and characterisation of. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R K Cramer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Theremoelectric Nanomaterials for Energy Recovery

University of Reading

School of Chemistry

Thermoelectric materials offer the unique capability to convert waste heat directly into electrical energy. Efficiency is related to a figure of merit (ZT S2sT/k), that is determined by the Seebeck coefficient (S), electrical conductivity (s) and thermal conductivity (k). Read more

Supervisors: Prof A.V. Powell, Dr P Vaqueiro

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Inspired by nature: sulfide minerals as sustainable and efficient thermoelectric materials

University of Reading

School of Chemistry

We have a vacancy for a PhD student to join a project at the forefront of research in thermoelectric materials, which can be used in devices for the direct conversion of waste heat into electrical power. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Vaqueiro

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Stimulated and Quantum-enhanced Brillouin imaging

University of Technology Sydney

Faculty of Science

Brillouin spectroscopy is an important technique for measuring the visco-elastic properties of biological materials, with applications to fundamental biology, tissue engineering, and drug-discovery. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof IK Kabakova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully Funded PhD Program in Japan – Interdisciplinary Research at OIST

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Graduate University

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), accredited in 2011, is located on the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme

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French PhD

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers research strengths and opportunities for PhD supervision across all periods of French and Francophone literature and visual culture, French thought and modern French history and politics. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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German PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart or Humboldt University)

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Our current research students work mainly in cultural and historical studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literary studies, film and cinema studies; theatre studies; literary and cultural theory; and the history of ideas. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Philosophy PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Singapore)

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The Philosophy Department at King’s is one of the largest research departments in the field in the UK. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Spanish was first taught at King’s in 1831, and the teaching of Portuguese in British universities was pioneered by King’s in the 1860s. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Theology & Religious Studies PhD

King’s College London

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

At King's you will find a broad range of overlapping areas of research. Students can pursue traditional areas of study through. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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We have 3,717 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,717 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Early and precise diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease spectrum disorders

RECRUITING NOW: Funded PhD Studentships at the EPSRC and MOD Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Integrated Systems for Defence and Security (CISDnS) at the University of Southampton.

The use of picture books to increase toddlers’ willingness to consume unfamiliar food.

Using Brain Computer Interface to Improve Cognitive Performance

Brain Decoding Models across Subjects

Advanced brain-computer interface

Autonomous Scalable Knowledge Extraction and Decision Making for Complex Systems and Dynamic Environments

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making

Automatic Object and Behaviour Recognition in Video/ Image Sequences

Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere

Active Vision: The fundamental role for eye movements in our experinece of visually stable world

Psychological intervention, cognitive training, functional rehabilitation and well-being in clinical populations with brain degeneration

Advancing Hydrogen Flow Measurement: Thermophysical Properties and Advanced Thermodynamic Models

Critical, Decolonial and Neurodiversity Affirming Appproaches in Studying Communication and Disability

Studying neurodiversity in middle to late adulthood through neuroimaging

The role of language use and self-concept in psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia

Perception of social stimuli in neurotypical and neurodiverse populations

Processing of facial expressions of emotion in autism

PhD programmes in Liberal Arts

PhD programmes in Education

Advancing Liquid Atmospheric Pressure (LAP) MALDI Mass Spectrometry

Theremoelectric Nanomaterials for Energy Recovery

Inspired by nature: sulfide minerals as sustainable and efficient thermoelectric materials

Stimulated and Quantum-enhanced Brillouin imaging

Fully Funded PhD Program in Japan – Interdisciplinary Research at OIST

French PhD

German PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart or Humboldt University)

Philosophy PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Singapore)

Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD

Theology & Religious Studies PhD

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