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Art History and World Art Studies at UEA

Art History and World Art Studies at UEA is a research-led, interdisciplinary department known for our interdisciplinary approach to art across cultures. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Philosophy at UEA

Our research explores fundamental questions about the world, expanding knowledge of complex systems of thought, through reasoning, conceptualisation and critical thinking. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Magnetic Metamaterials and Millimetre-Wave Devices – Industrial PhD in Physics (Fully-Funded Studentship) – UK Nationals/UK Dual-Nationals ONLY

Join us in the University of Exeter’s Centre for Metamaterials Research & Innovation – the heart of the UK Metamaterials community. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Y Ogrin
 10 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fluid Biomarkers of Inflammation in Frontotemporal Dementia

Summary. Neuroinflammation is an important driving mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases, and accelerated clinical progression in people with dementia. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Malpetti
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Learning to Optimize for Data Science

Optimization algorithms are fundamental to modern data science and machine learning, underpinning applications from training AI models to solving large-scale inverse problems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Tang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep Learning Modelling of Nano Defects in Chip Fabrication

Supervisory Team. Dr Yasir Noori. This project aims to shape the future of semiconductor manufacturing by using deep learning to predict nanoscale defects before they occur. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Noori
 1 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mathematical Reasoning Based on Neural-Symbolic System

Mathematics plays a critical role in education and technological progress. Recent advancements in AI have significantly improved mathematical reasoning tasks. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Q Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decision-Making Design for Autonomous Driving Considering Intentions of Heterogeneous Traffic Participants

Recent advances in sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, and vehicle automation have significantly accelerated the development of autonomous driving systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Jia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research on Intelligent Scene Generation and Simulation Verification for Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving systems require comprehensive testing across diverse and complex traffic environments; however, existing scenario generation approaches often suffer from limited realism, insufficient diversity, and poor generalization across different regions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Jia
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research opportunities at York Law School

York Law School is at the forefront of legal education and research thanks to our innovative teaching and a forward thinking approach. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Social Sciences Research Programme
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How does Wnt and Notch (Wntch) signalling coordinate cell fate assignment during gastrulation?

Gastrulation is a pivotal stage in development where an initially uniform mass of cells transforms into an organised structure with distinct cell types arranged along the three body axes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Turner, Dr D Wilkinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the functions of Trappc9 in brain development and microcephaly.

This project will analyse the cellular functions of the trafficking protein Trappc9 and how deficiency of Trappc9 causes microcephaly and intellectual disability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Plagge, Dr K McMillan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Irradiation Damage Resistant Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Advanced Modular Reactors with UKNNL

A funded 4-year UK PhD/EngD studentship is available in the group of Prof Sandy Knowles within the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, with a tax-free stipend of £26,805 per year, and includes the PANDA DFA training programme as part of the 2026 Cohort (https://www.bangor.ac.uk/panda). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Knowles
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing 4D Photo-Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry to Map the Dynamic Proteome in Health and Disease

Proteins rarely act in isolation. Understanding how they fold, assemble, and interact in the crowded environment of living cells is essential for uncovering the molecular basis of health and disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chun
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Transport and Morphoregulation in Neuron (Patho) Physiology

Summary. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a multifunctional organelle, shaped as a contiguous network of membranous pipes extending throughout the cell periphery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Avezov
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Inherited Eye Diseases and Mitochondrial Genetics

I am an academic neuro-ophthalmologist with a major research interest in mitochondrial genetics and inherited eye diseases. I coordinate a specialist clinical service for patients with mitochondrial eye diseases in Cambridge and London. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PYWM Yu-Wai-Man
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neural Stem Cell – Niche Interactions in Mitochondrial Disease

Summary. Mitochondrial diseases are caused by defects in genes required for energy production and oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J van den Ameele
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Identifying Novel Genes and Developing Treatments for Children with Inherited Neuromuscular Diseases

PhD or MPhil. Summary. Inherited neuromuscular disorders are disabling, progressive, often fatal conditions, representing an enormous unmet medical need with devastating impacts on affected families, the healthcare system, and the economy. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Horvath
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unravelling the Metabolic Basis of Aberrant Neuroimmune Interactions in MS-Associated Cognitive Decline

Summary. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that results in significant long-term disability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Peruzzotti-Jametti
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Role of Retrograde Mitochondrial Signalling and Epigenetic Reprogramming in Glial Toxicity and Neuroinflammation in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Summary. This project will investigate the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, retrograde signalling, epigenetic modifications, and glial cell toxicity in P-MS, building upon the finding’s recent papers from the lab1, 2, 23. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Pluchino
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of PET Radiotracers for Neurodegeneration

PhD or MPhil. Summary. Our aim is to develop novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiotracers for imaging the brain. PET is a non-invasive molecular imaging technique which enables visualization and quantification of various biological targets in vivo (e.g., receptor, enzyme). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Milicevic-Sephton
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cell-type specific RNA Processing Defects in Neurodegeneration

PhD only. Summary. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are associated with profound changes in vulnerable cell populations in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M R Ryten
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 2027 - 28

Ranked 18th in the world and 10th in Asia, CUHK is a highly esteemed, forward-looking comprehensive research university recognised for excellence both regionally and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme
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Stability of Soap Films and Foams (WHITTAKERR_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Robert Whittaker. Foams, comprising thin liquid films surrounding many small gas bubbles, have many domestic and industrial applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Whittaker
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mathematical Modelling of Microwave Cooking of Thin Potato Disks (WHITTAKERR_U27EMPSFMF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Robert Whittaker. This is a one-year MSc by Research project. Find out more about this programme here. Manufacturers of thin potato-based snacks are interested in developing healthier cooking methods than the traditional oil frying. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Whittaker
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Wave Dynamics on Complex Networks: From Graph Theory to Machine Learning (PROMENTD_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Davide Proment. Come and join the research group of Dr Davide Proment at the University of East Anglia (UK, Norwich) to investigate how nonlinear waves propagate, interact, and self-organise on complex networks and graph structures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Proment
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Quantum Supersolids: Solitons, Vortices, and Nonlinear Dynamics (PROMENTD_U27EMPSFMF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Davide Proment. A supersolid is one of the most intriguing recently realised phases of quantum matter, simultaneously exhibiting the crystalline structure of solids and the frictionless flow of superfluids. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Proment
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dependence modelling using truncated vine copulas with applications (NIKOLOULOPOULOS_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Aristidis K. Nikoloulopoulos. Multivariate response data abound in many applications including insurance, risk management, finance, psychometrics, health and environmental sciences. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Nikoloulopoulos
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Representation theory and Categorification (MIEMIETZV_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Prof Vanessa Miemietz. Categorification has led to major advances in representation theory in the last 30 years, including the proof of Broué’s abelian defect group conjecture for symmteric groups and the proof of the Kazhdan—Lusztig conjectures for all Coxeter types. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Miemietz
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ranks and types in positive logic (KIRBYJ_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr Jonathan Kirby. Model theory is traditionally done with “classical first-order logic”, the logic which allows unlimited use of the operators AND, OR, NOT, with the EXISTS and FOR ALL quantifiers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Kirby
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only