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We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Multiscale modelling and statistical inference of tumour initiation and evolution in neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour of early childhood and, in its aggressive forms, remains hard to treat. These tumours arise when embryonic cells - trunk neural crest cells and their derivatives - fail to differentiate correctly. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Fletcher, Dr A Tsakiridis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Self-Evolving Embodied AI: Spatial Intelligence and Continual Robot Learning

Background. Recent advances in foundation models are enabling a new generation of embodied AI systems that can perceive, reason about and interact with the physical world. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DL Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation Optical Signal Processing Using Nonlinear Fourier Methods

Applications are invited for a Postgraduate Research studentship, supported by College of Engineering and Physical Sciences to be undertaken within the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT) at Aston University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Tan
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Discovery of New Treatments for Parkinson’s disease

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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EPSRC iDLA - Arc fault analysis in modern aerospace power drive systems

This 4-year PhD project is fully funded and only home candidates are eligible. The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend of ~£25,518 and paid tuition fees. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Durovic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mechanomedicine Targeting Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Remodeling: Mechanisms and Applications in Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy

To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Ding
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Physics-Guided Causal-Volatility Modelling for Renewable Power Forecasting

The rapid growth of renewable energy has made electricity systems cleaner but also more variable and harder to predict. Unlike traditional power plants, renewable generation depends heavily on changing weather conditions, leading to sudden fluctuations and large ramp events that challenge grid stability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Ma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Uncertainty-Aware Time-Frequency Electricity Price Forecasting

Electricity prices in renewable-dominated markets exhibit multiscale non-stationarity, regime switching, and volatility clustering, posing significant challenges for reliable forecasting. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Ma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Maintenance routing problem in large industrial systems with spatial-temporal features

Large industrial systems such as logistics networks and smart grids rely on timely maintenance across many distributed assets. This PhD project will develop data-driven methods to determine when and where maintenance is needed and how service resources can be routed efficiently as system conditions change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Xu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Pairwise Connections: Higher-Order Models of Human Brain Networks

  Research Group: AMICO Lab
The human brain is commonly represented as a network in which brain regions are nodes and connections between pairs of regions are edges. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mapping Human Brain Networks with Invasive EEG: From Neural Dynamics to Individual Connectomes

  Research Group: AMICO Lab
How does information propagate through the human brain, and what can direct recordings of neural activity tell us about its network organisation?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular engineering of water treatment membranes

Context. Reverse osmosis (RO) holds significant promise in alleviating global water scarcity through seawater desalination. But shortages of increasing frequency and intensity now demand treatment of unconventional waters beyond seawater, such as wastewater, to expand supply. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon
 2 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Controls on primary productivity in tropical dry forests

What nutrients limit primary production in tropical dry forest (TDF)? Without answering this question, we cannot predict how 40% of the world’s tropical forest will respond to elevated CO. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Waring
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NeuroAI: Biologically Plausible Artificial Intelligence

  Research Group: Technion NeuroAI
PhD Positions Available. Neuro-AI Lab at Technion. About Us. Our projects range from developing Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) for both rodents and humans to creating theoretical and computational models of neural activity, and training cutting-edge machine-learning models, including large language models (LLMs). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Recanatesi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling and design of sustainable fibre composites

Fibre composites are widely used in a range of applications, including aerospace and wind turbines, due to their light weight and high strength. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Johnston
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding How Blood Vessel Cells Communicate in Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms develop when communication between cells in the blood vessel wall becomes disrupted. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JSC Serbanovic-Canic, Dr V Ridger
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The development of pharmaceutical freeze-drying production methods using novel process analytical technology. A self-funded PhD programme (for self-funded students only)

  Research Group: LyoMetrics Centre for Advanced Process Analytical Technology
An overview of the project. The project, supervised by Professors Geoff Smith (ORCID) and Muyiwa Oyinlola, is based in the School of Pharmacy within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University, located in the multicultural city of Leicester. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Smith, Dr A Duffy, Prof MO Oyinlola
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Fully Funded PhD Programme

Let a four-year fully-funded PhD from NHH be your next career step. Our PhD candidates are at a high international level, and the PhD programme offers a stimulating and rewarding research environment. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Fully-funded PhD in Political and Social Sciences

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers well-structured doctoral programmes allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Fully-funded PhD in Law

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers well-structured doctoral programmes allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Law Research Programme
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Fully-funded PhD in History and Civilisation

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers well-structured doctoral programmes allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Fully-funded PhD in Economics

Fully-funded PhD programmes. The European University Institute (EUI) offers a thoroughly articulated doctoral programme allowing you to develop your intellectual curiosity and enabling original research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Master in Economic Research

The European University Institute (EUI) offers a one-year Master in Economic Research with focus on the acquisition and practice of research skills. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Linking Air Pollution and Population Health Through Water-Based Epidemiology and Environmental Data Integration

We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a strong background in. Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Pharmaceutical or Forensic Sciences, Chemical Biology, Environmental Science, or a closely related discipline. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Kasprzyk-Hordern, Prof JCB Barnett, Prof E Fichera
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains in Uganda: Improving Access to Essential Medicines and Health Supplies

PROJECT DESCRIPTION. Access to high-quality health services, essential medicines, vaccines and other health supplies is fundamental to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof EP Plant, Dr S Sarker
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development and validation of PCCT-based biomechanical models for stratifying patients with vertebral metastases (PCCTSPINEFE)

Several primary tumours such as breast, prostate and lung cancers create bone metastases in the spine, increasing the risk of fracture in these patients. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Dall'Ara, Prof J Brown, Prof A Swift
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University

The PhD Programme in Economics, Finance and Management at the Faculty of Economics and Administration provides a comprehensive framework for advanced study and research across key areas of economics, finance, management, and public policy. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Development of Smart Green Coatings for Packaging Applications

  Research Group: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory
The project aims to develop innovative, sustainable, and environmentally friendly coating systems that can enhance the functional performance of packaging materials while reducing their environmental impact. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AW Zia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development and validation of a PCCT scanning protocol to manage kidney and prostate cancer patients with vertebral metastases. (PCCTMETASPINE)

Late stage kidney and prostate cancers are associated with bone metastases, which usually occur in the spine. These lesions may increase the risk of fracture in these patients but it is unclear when there is a need of intervening due to the complexity of the structure of the metastatic vertebrae. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Dall'Ara, Prof J Brown, Prof A Swift
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Twisted tunnels: conformationally controlled synthetic ion channels

Ion channels are transmembrane proteins that control ion movement of across cell membranes. The passage of ions through protein pores, defined by bundles of α-helices, is often controlled (“gated”) by small molecules. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Webb
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only