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We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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Discovering New Physics in Near-Fields — ERC ATLANTIS Project

  Research Group: Photonics & Nanotechnology
Updated: 16 October 2026 
Two fully funded, 3.5 year PhD studentships will explore what happens when textbook assumptions about near-field waves are removed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Rodríguez Fortuño
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Modulating immune responses in cancer and inflammation by rewiring receptor signalling via phosphatase recruitment

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Signalling through immunoreceptor tyrosine activation motifs (ITAMs) underpins a broad range of immune activation processes, from pathogen defence to allergic inflammation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RA Fernandes, Prof T Dong
 2 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fast multi-wavelength variability of accreting compact objects

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Introduction. As matter falls onto compact objects like black holes and neutron stars, due to the presence of turbulence, matter emits a huge amount of strongly variable radiation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F V Vincentelli
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Eye tracking and clinical applications

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Eye tracking technologies have improved significantly and costs of eye trackers have reduced significantly. Eye tracking is therefore being applied to clinical scenarios involving a range of ocular and neurological conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Arblaster, Dr G Maconachie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Strabismus surgery outcomes

Updated: 16 October 2026 
How do we best predict the effect of strabismus surgery? What are the long term outcomes of undergoing strabismus surgery? This project would investigate the outcomes of strabismus surgery in comparison to the outcomes predicted preoperatively. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Arblaster, Dr G Maconachie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Low vision and vision impairment

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Low vision and vision impairment can affect children and adults, with congenital or acquired visual or neurological conditions. We are interested in research that evaluates the investigation, diagnosis or management of low vision or vision impairment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Arblaster, Dr S Toor, Dr C Codina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity in agricultural systems

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Objectives. The overarching question addressed in this project is how climate change will drive changes in biodiversity through its impacts on land management. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Freckleton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Task performance in ocular conditions

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Many ocular conditions affect vision and visual performance, but less consideration is given to task performance and the impact of these conditions on tasks and activities of daily living. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Arblaster, Dr S Toor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multiscale Understanding of Oxide-Strengthened Magnesium Alloys for Extreme Space Environments

  Research Group: Engineering Materials & Surface
Updated: 16 October 2026 
Project supervisor. Dr Dikai Guan. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Guan
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The electronic structure of reactive intermediates from ion spectroscopy

Updated: 16 October 2026 
A fully funded PhD studentship is available to a start in September 2027 within the research group of Dr Jemma Gibbard (https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/jemma-gibbard/) at Durham University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J A Gibbard
 5 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The drivers of diversity in savanna forests

Updated: 16 October 2026 
In tropical rainforests over 500 tree species may be recorded in a few hectares, an incredible level of diversity. However, other tropical forests are less diverse, with those in drier and more seasonal areas containing many fewer species, sometimes only one. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Freckleton, Dr K Simpson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding nanoscale machines with neural density functional theory

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Two fully funded 4-year PhD positions are available in the Cox Group at Durham University, funded by the Royal Society. The positions start in October 2027 and are open to applicants who qualify for UK ("home") fees. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SC Cox
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Community noise prediction for eVTOL aircraft

  Research Group: Acoustics
Updated: 16 October 2026 
Supervisors. Dr Sergi Palleja-Cabre and Dr Chaitanya Paruchuri. Advanced Air Mobility could improve connectivity, logistics and transport efficiency, but community noise remains a major barrier to its widespread acceptance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Palleja Cabre
 28 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating genetic causes and molecular mechanisms of familial ovarian germ cell tumours

Updated: 16 October 2026 
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time PhD studentship position in Cancer Genetics at Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Maher, Dr EMP Martinez-Perez, Prof M J Seckl
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From Photosynthesis to Sustainable Solar Materials: Simulating Photoexcited Molecules in Complex Environments

Updated: 16 October 2026 
Nature offers many shining examples of circular (zero-waste) economy and one of its secret weapons is manipulating molecules to behave in unexpected and useful ways. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SBW Bourne-Worster
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)