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Leading edge protection of turbine blades by design

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS)
Supervisory team. Professor Robert Wood & Dr Charles Burson-Thomas. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding Chemical Origins: Bayesian Inference from NMR Fingerprints

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr. Christian Bengs. Can we determine where a chemical came from using its spectroscopic fingerprint? Even chemically identical compounds can exhibit subtle spectral differences arising from variations in isotopic composition, providing clues about their origins. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CB Bengs
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Sustainable High-Voltage Insulation Materials for Next-Generation HVDC Cable Insulation

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr Orestis Vryonis, Prof Paul Lewin. This project will develop recyclable insulation materials for next-generation power transmission cables, offering a sustainable alternative to non-recyclable counterparts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Vryonis
 9 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the rules of life: mechanisms of gene regulation in bacteria

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences
  Research Group: BBSRC MIBTP
In all lifeforms DNA is transcribed to create RNA templates for protein synthesis. This is known as the central dogma of molecular biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof DC Grainger, Prof S J W Busby
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the pandemic microbe Vibrio cholerae

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences
  Research Group: BBSRC MIBTP
Understanding the rules of species evolution is a fundamental question in biology. The emergence, spread and demise of harmful organisms, which can cause pandemics, is particularly important. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof DC Grainger, Dr A Lovering
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Design of Smart Multifunctional Metamaterials for Next-Generation Aircraft

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Professor Michele Meo. Smart multifunctional metamaterials could transform aviation by absorbing impacts, reducing cabin noise and enhancing ultrasonic and thermal-wave imaging of hidden damage. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Meo
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Water lubricated machine bearings

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS)
Supervisory team. Professor Robert Wood & Professor Julian Wharton. This project will develop high-speed hybrid bearing technologies capable of operating under lubricated, starved and boundary lubrication conditions, where friction, wear and failure risks are greatest. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding multiple antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences
  Research Group: BBSRC MIBTP
Project Outline. We are offering two possible projects to study antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Project 1. Understanding multiple antibiotic resistance in the ESKAPE pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof DC Grainger, Prof J Blair
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Materials and Devices for Neuromorphic Computing Applications

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Professor Dimitra Georgiadou. Artificial intelligence is transforming society but comes with a growing energy and carbon cost. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Georgiadou
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Heterogeneously Integrated TFLN-on-SiN Platform for Ultra-High-Speed Photonics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Prof Callum Littlejohn, Dr A. Emre Kaplan, Dr Shengqi Yin, Dr Ramsey Selim. Combining low-loss optical routing with high-speed modulation requires complementary photonic materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns
 2 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intelligent Maritime Situational Awareness and Risk Assessment for Autonomous Shipping

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr Huanhuan Li. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Li
 20 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Simplified Coherent Optical Technologies for Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Professor Periklis Petropoulos, Dr Hilmi Othman. Coherent optical transmission is emerging as a key technology for beyond-50G passive optical networks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Petropoulos
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dynamic Risk Intelligence for Safe Autonomous Shipping under Changing Operational Conditions

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr Huanhuan Li. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Li
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Worms on a Chip: Automated C. elegans Biosensing for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics

University College London
Department of Chemistry
PROJECT SUMMARY. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing still relies on culture-based methods that take 24-72 h, forcing clinicians to prescribe empirically and accelerating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GB Bolognesi, Prof N T K Thanh
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal LLMs for Argument and Evidence Understanding

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr Rafael Mestre, Prof Stuart E. Middleton. This project will explore how multimodal large language models (LLMs) can understand arguments across text, audio, images, and video. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mestre
 1 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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