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Rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable applications

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergio Vernuccio and Prof Chris Skylaris. This project aims to rationally design efficient heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable application, including photocatalytic transformation for hydrogen production and CO₂ reduction. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SV Vernuccio

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Intelligent Manipulation of Deformed Objects via Visual–Tactile Fusion

University of Portsmouth

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. This project investigates intelligent robotic manipulation for deformable or soft objects by integrating visual and tactile sensing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Zhang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Last chance to apply

CDT DT4Health Studentship: “A Physics-Based Haemodynamic Model for Calibration-Free Contactless Blood Pressure”

King’s College London

Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

For full project details and how to apply visit institution website. Aim of the project. Blood pressure (BP) is a key indicator of cardiovascular health, yet it is still measured using an inflatable cuff that cannot provide continuous monitoring. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Alastruey, Dr MO Orini

7 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Next-Generation Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Molecular Design, Catalysis and Advanced Characterisation

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offers a key pathway for aviation decarbonisation by enabling the use of renewable, waste-derived carbon sources and captured CO₂ to produce jet fuel alternatives. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L C Ganippa

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution is one of the most fundamentally important class of reactions in organic chemistry. Indeed, these reactions are used every day to synthesise new pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials and more. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M James

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Enhancing the efficiency of geothermal energy pile foundations

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The construction industry is reportedly responsible for 38% of global carbon emissions. The proposed project aims to develop specifications for energy efficient geothermal pile foundations capable of extracting maximum energy from the ground, for use in heating or air-conditioning of a building. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Omer

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

PhD Studentship in Control for Autonomous Driving

Imperial College London

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Develop the next generation of reliable autonomous driving systems. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the field of control within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Kohler

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Engineering Long-Acting Depot Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Chronic Diseases

University of Liverpool

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This PhD project will develop translational long-acting depot drug delivery technologies that enable controlled and programmable drug release for chronic disease management, bridging fundamental formulation science with clinically relevant design to enhance patient adherence and maximise therapeutic outcomes. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Qi, Prof S Rannard, Prof A Owen

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Quantifying cellular carbon allocation for marine carbon dioxide removal (Chemistry / Biogeochemistry)

University of Otago

Department of Chemistry

About the project. The Departments of Chemistry and Marine Science at the University of Otago (Aotearoa New Zealand) seek applicants for a PhD study on the development of new methods to rapidly measure lipids and protein-associated biomass within individual marine phytoplankton. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C McGraw, Dr EA Armstrong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD position – Antibiotic biosensor protein engineering

University of Basel

Starting immediately or as per agreement. The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Drescher

20 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Thermo-Mechanical Constitutive Modelling of Concrete under Multiaxial loading

The University of Manchester

Department of Civil Engineering and Management

Concrete under high temperature is rarely subjected to simple uniaxial loading. In reality, structures such as nuclear systems, tunnels, underground transport infrastructure, and composite columns experience combined compression, tension, and shear while simultaneously undergoing severe thermal gradients. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Alhamd

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Regulation of apoptosis-induced compensatory cell proliferation and its implications for cancer and tissue regeneration

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

In multi-cellular organisms, coordinated cell death (e.g. apoptosis) and cell replacement is critical for tissue recovery in response to stress or damage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Fan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Autonomous Identity-Centric Threat Inference and Response System

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

. One fully funded PhD position in the Blockpass Identity Lab at Edinburgh Napier University on a project titled “Autonomous Identity-Centric Threat Inference & Response System”. This work is co-funded by Acumen Cyber. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Prof RM Macfarlane

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Aeromechanics of avian take-off

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

This PhD will be undertaken over a total period of 70 months and will combine research and teaching responsibilities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Parslew

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Privacy-aware Public Trust Infrastructure (PTI) for Elections with AI Fake Detection

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

. One fully funded PhD position in the Blockpass Identity Lab at Edinburgh Napier University on a project titled “Privacy-aware Public Trust Infrastructure (PTI) for Elections with AI Fake Detection”. This work is co-funded by Democracy Counts – a leading company within elections in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr SUJ Ullah Jan

31 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Last chance to apply

Plants with Purpose: Enhancing the Role of Scotland’s Urban Forest for Landscape-scale Nature Recovery

University of Stirling

School of Biological & Environmental Sciences

Background. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Dr E Bush, Prof K Park, Ms C Johnstone

6 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Doctor of Business Administration (Global DBA) at GEM

Grenoble Ecole de Management

Doctoral of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (Global DBA) at GEM – Alpine Business School is a professional doctorate for experienced managers, executives, and consultants who want to turn complex business challenges into rigorous, impactful research while continuing their careers. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding France PhD Programme

Novel photonic sensing for marine environment monitoring

University of Strathclyde

Department of Physics

Light is a key driver for several fundamentally important processes in the ocean including ocean warming, photosynthesis and animal behavior. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D McKee, Dr J Macarthur

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Post-quantum cryptography

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

The threat posed by the imminent advent of quantum computers has led to the development of a new branch of cryptography. post-quantum cryptography. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LM Maino

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Lancaster University

Department of Chemistry

Project description. Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the structure-property relationships of graphene-based conductive carbons for next-generation battery electrodes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr XH Hua

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Toulouse School of Management Doctoral Programme

Toulouse School of Management

PhD Opportunities

Our EFMD-accredited Doctoral Programme is taught 100% in English and combines the best of theory, practice and research methods with scholarly integrity. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) France PhD Programme

Human-Centred Stability, Control and Decision-Making for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Are you passionate about intelligent systems, autonomous technologies, and the future of transportation? This PhD opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the development of next-generation control and decision-making technologies that will enhance the safety, efficiency, resilience, and performance of future transportation systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Sohani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Human-Inspired Cognitive Control for Next-Generation Autonomous Robotic Systems

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Are you passionate about robotics, artificial intelligence, and shaping the future of autonomous systems? This PhD opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the development of next-generation robotic technologies inspired by the remarkable adaptability, intelligence, and decision-making capabilities of humans. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Sohani

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Multimodal Deep Learning based AI for UAV (Drones) Detection and Tracking

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

This PhD focuses on advanced deep-learning based Artificial Intelligence designs and development for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones or swarms) detection and tracking using multimodal sensing, spatiotemporal analysis, and vision–language models. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Shum

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Medical Image Analysis with Large Language Model and Deep Learning

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

About the Project. This PhD project aims at how large language models can enhance deep learning for medical image analysis. The research will develop methods that combine imaging data with clinical text, radiology reports, and diagnostic guidelines to improve disease detection, segmentation, and prognosis. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Shum

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Deep Learning Based Machine Vision/Robotics for Space-Informed Applications

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

This project focuses on deep learning based machine vision and/or robotics methods to facilitate space-related applications. There is a wide range of projects within this scope. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Shum

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Computer Vision with Deep-Learning Based Artificial Intelligence for High-Dimensional Data

Durham University

Department of Computer Science

High-dimentional data is central to many computer vision research. Such data includes videos, 3D motions and trajectories, LiDAR, RADAR, medical images, meshes, time series, etc. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Shum

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

New Concepts of Metals and Insulators Explored Using Anomalous Quantum Oscillations

University of Warwick

Department of Physics

What is a metal? Surprisingly, the answer to this fundamental question is no longer clear. Physical phenomena that were long thought to define the metallic state have recently been observed in materials that are evidently electric insulators. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Goddard

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

PhD Scholarship in Computer Science / Machine Learning with Earth Observation for forest related applications - PhD (Funded)

University of Exeter

Public Health and Sport Sciences

The continuous release of Earth Observation (satellite) data and the emergence of Machine Learning methods open up new possibilities for understanding forests. Read more

Supervisor: Dr m Miltiadou

17 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Last chance to apply

Biofilms: Hidden Engines Driving Antimicrobial Resistance? (Reference no: SHLS26147 - Spencer)

Glasgow Caledonian University

School of Health and Life Sciences

Research Group: ReaCH -The Research Centre for Health

Project description. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 07/08/2026. We have an exciting opportunity for a four-year PhD studentship within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) at Glasgow Caledonian University (https://www.gcu.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/reach). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Spencer, Prof G Ramage, Dr A Escudero, Dr S Gillman

7 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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