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Efficient Reasoning and Decision-Making in AI Agents

AI agents built on large models can now plan, use tools, and carry out tasks over many steps. They are, however, very inefficient. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal World Models for Reasoning about the Physical World

Current AI systems are good at recognising and describing what they see, and large language models can reason fluently about the world in text. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Discovery of Sustainable Nickel and Titanium Superalloys

The relationship between processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties in nickel- and titanium-based alloys remains a fundamental scientific challenge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Gu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of extracellular vesicles in head and neck cancer

The incidence of head and neck cancer (HNC) is on the rise globally. Despite advances in HNC treatment and diagnosis, the mortality rate is high. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RA Abu-Eid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The effect of dental implant material on the release of extracellular vesicles from oral keratinocytes

Despite the great successes that dental implants have achieved, stability of titanium based implants is now under scrutiny. Corrosion and titanium particle release might play a role in dental implant complications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RA Abu-Eid , Prof W Palin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Studying novel neurodevelopmental diseases associated with genome instability

Defective DNA repair is a major driver of genetic instability and cancer development. This PhD project, based in Professor Stewart’s laboratory, will investigate how cells detect and repair DNA damage, and how defects in these processes give rise to human disease. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Stewart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Data-Driven Approaches to Understanding and Predicting Aircraft Icing Effects

Aircraft icing is a well-recognised hazard that occurs when supercooled water droplets in the atmosphere freeze upon contact with aircraft surfaces. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Lin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Heat Transfer Enhancement in Helicoidal Heat Exchangers for Industrial Thermal Systems

The proposed project focuses on the investigation, design and optimization of helicoidal heat exchangers for enhanced thermal performance in industrial heat transfer applications, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Volkov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanism-Guided Design of High-Entropy Ceramic Architectures for Hydrogen and Fusion Energy Systems

The transition toward net-zero energy technologies requires materials capable of operating under increasingly aggressive environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Daniel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Neuromorphic visual sensing and computing

Neuromorphic vision sensors enable the acquisition of scenes with limited energy requirements and low data rate, only acquiring information on what changes in the scene, with a behaviour similar to the one of the human eye. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Martini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identification of Insect Species from Images or Sound Signals

Insects are vital members of the ecosystem, acting as vital pollinators for flowering plants, consumers of detritis, and in many cases keeping pests under control. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Hunter
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sensing local biomolecular environments with coherent optical nanoscopy

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
The development of novel imaging tools and technologies, including super-resolution optical microscopy, has revolutionised our understanding of biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Borri, Prof W Langbein
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Archaeology at Aberdeen

Considering a PhD in Archaeology? The Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen is ranked No. 1 for Archaeology in The Times’ UK University Rankings 2026 and offers an exceptional, research-led environment to undertake your doctorate. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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PhD Research in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition - University of Aberdeen

If you are looking to pursue doctoral research that addresses the health challenges of today and tomorrow, the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMSN) at the University of Aberdeen offers an exceptional environment in which to do so. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Leveraging Precision Medicine to Predict an Adverse Drug Reaction

The tragedy of adverse drug reaction (ADRs) is synonymous with thalidomide yet in the context of mental health (MH) patients, intolerable side effects of psychiatric medication, leading to poor concordance, with the likelihood of further deterioration and possible involuntary treatment, is emerging as a very serious health issue. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Jones, Dr M Castellani, Prof DT Pham
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alpha-Synucleinopathies: A Chemistry-Biology Approach to Parkinson's Disease

The Clinical Challenge. Parkinson's Disease and Protein Aggregation. Parkinson's disease affects approximately 150,000 people in the UK and accounts for around 8,000 deaths annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain and central nervous system plasticity, regeneration, degeneration

The aim is to discover and test candidate molecular mechanisms underlying how the central nervous system (CNS) (ie spinal cord and brain) responds to life challenges, for example life experience or injury, driving plasticity, regeneration or degeneration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Hidalgo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pioneering Active EMI Filters With AI For Sustainable Automotive Systems

UCL Department / Faculty. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering / Engineering Sciences. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof YH Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Targeting the mRNA Export Pathway to Overcome Immune Evasion in Hypoxic Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, with approximately 800,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Bolland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aging sub-cellular powerstations

Student Background. Theoretical Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Computing (Biological knowledge not required). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The Franklin Hudson Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a practice-oriented doctoral program for experienced executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, senior managers, and scholar-practitioners who want to transform real organizational challenges into rigorous applied research. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme
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PhD in International Business

The Franklin Hudson PhD in International Business is designed for experienced professionals, academics, consultants, executives, and future scholar-practitioners who want to develop advanced research expertise while remaining connected to global business practice. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  International PhD Programme
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Effects of neighborhood species and functional trait diversity on tree growth

Tree growth responses to climate change profoundly affect the carbon budget of forest ecosystems and their climate feedback effects. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Effects of Biodiversity on Tree Growth Resilience to Compound Extreme Climate Events

Both the intensity and frequency of compound extreme climate events (e.g., compound drought-heatwave events) are increasing dramatically along with climate warming. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unraveling Brain Complexity with fNIRS and Modelling Approaches

Brain function arises from a highly complex network of interconnected processes that we still don’t fully understand. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mesquita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing Novel Optical Methods for Measuring Cerebral Blood Flow

Cerebral blood flow is a critical indicator of brain health. Sufficient blood flow supports essential brain functions, maintains proper metabolism, and enables adaptive responses to external stimuli. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mesquita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Research opportunities in Music

Music at York is internationally recognised for creative, practical and scholarly approaches to music, and allows you the time and space to develop your own distinctive approach to the discipline. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Arts Research Programme
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Research opportunities in creative industries and technologies

Our School of Arts and Creative Technologies offers innovative research degrees, teaching from industry professionals and a vibrant creative community. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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PhD in dynamic assembly of surfactant & polymer mixtures for next generation green formulations

  Research Group: Soft Matter Engineering
A PhD position in soft matter science and engineering is available for an October 2026 start date (or ASAP thereafter) in the department of Chemical Engineering, in close collaboration with industrial partners. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof JT Cabral
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)