PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Strategic Macroeconomic Policy Interactions and the Optimal Design of Institutions

University of Reading

Department of Economics

This PhD project is based on the theory of economic policy in a strategic context research agenda, which analyses (macro-)economic policy with the use of game theory, hence becoming essentially a theory of conflict resolution, social compromise and designing relevant institutions (Acocella et al., 2013). Read more

Supervisors: Dr CM Mavrodimitrakis, Dr A Mihailov

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

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Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide. Surgery is first line treatment and often in adjunct with chemotherapy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MI Khot, Prof A Paradkar, Prof D Jayne

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

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Understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive training effects

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Can the repetitive practice of cognitive tasks – as in ’brain training’ programs – effectively enhance cognitive abilities such as reasoning? After more than 20 years of intensive research efforts, this question is still highly controversial, with prior studies and meta-analyses yielding inconsistent results. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C von Bastian

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

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Stroke in South Asian populations

Royal Holloway, University of London

Department of Biological Sciences

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the commonest cause of disability. The World Health Organisation estimates that by 2050 around 80% of the entire world’s burden of stroke will be in India and China. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Sharma

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

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Constrained control and set invariance

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Invariant sets play an important and fundamental role in the design of control systems. An invariant set is a region of a dynamic system’s state space that has the following property. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Trodden

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

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Toulouse School of Management Doctoral Programme

Toulouse School of Management

PhD Opportunities

Our EFMD-accredited Doctoral Programme is taught 100% in English and combines the best of theory, practice and research methods with scholarly integrity. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) France PhD Programme

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PhD scholarship applications available in over 150 STEM-related research projects

Monash University

Faculty of Engineering

Monash Engineering is an outstanding global centre for engineering research, ranked in the top 40 universities worldwide. We carry out pioneering STEM research that benefits society and changes the world around us. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Australia PhD Programme

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Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

The doctoral degree program in Computer Science offers a comprehensive exploration of contemporary computer science and information technology, covering a diverse range of topics. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Maths Research Programme

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Health PhD

University of Bath

Department for Health

As a PhD student in the Department for Health at Bath you will have the opportunity to undertake original, in-depth research under expert supervision working in one of the top rated research Universities in the UK. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Social & Policy Sciences PhD

University of Bath

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Students carry out a supervised programme of research at the leading edge of their chosen subject. From an initial proposal, students design and conduct a research programme under the direction of one or two members of our academic staff. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Psychology PhD

University of Bath

Department of Psychology

The PhD programmes in Psychology covers four broad research areas. applied cognition and technology. health psychology. social processes. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Economics PhD

University of Bath

Department of Economics

The PhD programme provides an opportunity to undertake original research into a wide variety of areas. The department has a strong international research reputation, covering all mainstream fields of economics. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Education PhD

University of Bath

Department of Education

Most students are registered in the first instance for a probationary PhD. Students are expected to carry out supervised research at the leading edge of their chosen subject, which must then be written up as a substantial thesis. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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Discovery of New Treatments for Parkinson’s disease

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Summary. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disease in the world. Current PD therapies and medical interventions are very limited and only address the symptoms of this disease highlighting the need for new and effective treatments for this disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Mehellou

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

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Efficient and Reliable Numerical Solution of Dynamic Optimization

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Dynamic optimization is integral to many aspects of science and engineering, commonly found in trajectory optimization, optimal control (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr YN Nie

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

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Department of Health Technology and Informatics

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Health Technology and Informatics

The Department of Health Technology and Informatics invites outstanding candidates with academic excellence, strong research capability and potential, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and proven leadership abilities for full-time PhD study through the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) 2026/27. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Hong Kong PhD Programme

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Understanding the molecular basis for mitophagic selectivity in yeast

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Department of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition

A Rehovot-based lab (Hebrew University- Rehovot campus) is seeking outstanding Ph.D. candidates for an exciting molecular biology project involving proteomic and advanced microscopy analyses of autophagic protein degradation networks. Read more

Supervisor: Prof HA Abeliovich

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

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Using campus catering to improve the health and well-being of university students

University of Reading

Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

The university of Reading as adopted the Menus of Change principles into it's campus catering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Mills

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

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Integrative approach to valorise vegetable waste

University of Reading

Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

The FAO estimates that around one third of all food produced worldwide is not consumed, which represents around 1.3 billion tons per year, and is wasted throughout the whole food chain, from farmers to consumers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Oruna-Concha, Prof L Methven

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

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Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Snakebite envenomation (SBE), a high priority neglected tropical disease affects several million people worldwide resulting in as many as 150,000 deaths and around 500,000 permanent disabilities every year. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SV Vaiyapuri

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

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Nanotechnologies for cancer: developing new polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of a range of cancers

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Polymer anticancer-drug conjugates are drug delivery systems in which a low molecular weight anticancer agent is covalently conjugated to a water-soluble polymeric carrier. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Greco, Prof H Osborn

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Mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Metastasis Formation and Immune Evasion in Cancer

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Recent research suggests that cancer cells within a tumour represent a highly heterogeneous cell population. In particular many tumours contain small percentage of cells that share several characteristics with stem cells. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Widera

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

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Investigation of the critical roles of platelets at the interface between thrombosis and inflammation in order to develop improved therapeutic strategies for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular/inflammatory diseases

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Platelets (small circulating blood cells) are involved in blood clotting to prevent excessive bleeding, however, their inappropriate activation under pathological conditions leads to thrombosis resulting in major cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SV Vaiyapuri

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

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Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery

University of Reading

School of Pharmacy

Mucosal routes of drug administration offer numerous advantages including ease of application, non-invasive nature and sometimes possibility of targeting particular organs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Khutoryanskiy

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MRes + PhD (1+3) in Photonic and Electronic Systems at UCL and the University of Cambridge

University College London

Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic and Electronic Systems

This 4-year programme is delivered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic and Electronic Systems (PES CDT), a joint centre between UCL and University of Cambridge. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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MRes + PhD (1+3) in Photonic and Electronic Systems at UCL and the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

This 4-year programme is delivered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic and Electronic Systems (PES CDT), a joint centre between UCL and University of Cambridge. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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We have 3,707 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,707 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Welsh

Language, Policy and Planning

Creative and Critical Writing

Creative Writing PhD

Strategic Macroeconomic Policy Interactions and the Optimal Design of Institutions

Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

Understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive training effects

Stroke in South Asian populations

Constrained control and set invariance

Toulouse School of Management Doctoral Programme

PhD scholarship applications available in over 150 STEM-related research projects

Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University

Health PhD

Social & Policy Sciences PhD

Psychology PhD

Economics PhD

Education PhD

Discovery of New Treatments for Parkinson’s disease

Efficient and Reliable Numerical Solution of Dynamic Optimization

Department of Health Technology and Informatics

Understanding the molecular basis for mitophagic selectivity in yeast

Using campus catering to improve the health and well-being of university students

Integrative approach to valorise vegetable waste

Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites

Nanotechnologies for cancer: developing new polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of a range of cancers

Mechanisms of Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Metastasis Formation and Immune Evasion in Cancer

Investigation of the critical roles of platelets at the interface between thrombosis and inflammation in order to develop improved therapeutic strategies for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular/inflammatory diseases

Developing novel formulations and materials for transmucosal drug delivery

MRes + PhD (1+3) in Photonic and Electronic Systems at UCL and the University of Cambridge

MRes + PhD (1+3) in Photonic and Electronic Systems at UCL and the University of Cambridge

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