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Advanced robot motion planning in task-constrained applications

Project description (max 700 words). The research project focuses on motion planning for advanced robotic systems, with a main attention on two complementary strands. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Cefalo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced Composites Structures FEA/CFD Modelling Design and Manufacturing

Introduction. The most common composite material consists of carbon or glass fibres that are bonded together with a polymer matrix and are often referred to as carbon or glass fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP or GFRP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Koutsonas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adaptive Biofeedback-Driven Gamified Therapy in XR for Mental Health Support

This project proposes the development of an adaptive, gamified therapeutic platform using Extended Reality (XR) to support mental health interventions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Francik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Active Sensing through Learning: Generalising Perception Across Tasks, Sensors, and Robots

Modern robotic systems are increasingly used in applications in uncertain environments. To perform tasks in such scenarios, robots need more than just motion planning and control—they must also make informed decisions about how and where to sense their environment to support effective operation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Napolitano
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enhanced Robotic Unfolding for Sustainable Textile Recycling – with a Focus on Energy Minimisation

The textile industry is a significant contributor to global environmental waste, with millions of tons of discarded fabrics being sent to landfills annually [1]. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Duran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enhanced Iris Recognition: Transforming Biometric Security for a Safer World

This PhD opportunity explores the exciting intersection of AI and Iris Recognition, aiming to revolutionize biometric security for a safer world. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Ahmadi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Driven Wireless Communication for Remote Surgery: Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Healthcare Systems

This doctoral research explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence and next-generation wireless communication to enable remote and robotic surgery with ultra-reliable and low-latency connectivity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Ahmadi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Driven Cloud Security: Advancing Sustainable and Zero Trust Frameworks through Automation

We are seeking a PhD candidate to join our cutting-edge research projects focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance cyber security in cloud environments and edge computing platforms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Liang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.

An astrophysics Ph.D. centered on phenomena beyond the Earth and on the development of the technologies that will enable the next major strides in the field. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Point-of-Care Electrochemical Biosensors for Rapid Bacterial Detection

Rapid detection of bacterial contamination is critical across healthcare, agriculture, and industrial settings. Conventional microbiological culture methods remain time-consuming and laboratory-bound. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Fu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploiting peptide design in linking hydrogel and spread film properties in the development of novel antibacterial films

  Research Group: Division of Pharmacy and Optometry
This project combines expertise in pharmacy and biotechnology to tune polypeptide/surfactant film properties through the design of novel peptides characterised using advanced physical characterisation techniques and relate the film properties to those of hydrogels. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Campbell, Prof A Saiani, Prof A Miller
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Join the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable, Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Join the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable, Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Join the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable, Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Join the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable, Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
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Infant oral health and food choices: supporting parents making right choices

  Research Group: Division of Dentistry
This PhD will investigate how early-life food choices and oral hygiene behaviours shape infant oral health, and design actionable strategies to reduce preventable dental disease in early childhood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GK Kitsaras, Prof T Walsh
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Evaluation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes for cardiotoxicity testing

  Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences
Evaluation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes (hiPSC-CMs) for cardiotoxicity testing Potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias such as Torsades des Pointes (TdP) are linked to adverse side-effects of drugs intended as potential treatments for a variety of clinical disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hussain, Dr T Nasim, Prof MR Boyett
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Exploring chemoprevention: Investigating the impact of novel Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on breast cells and onset of tumours using a Body-on-a-chip model

  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a group of chemicals that can alter the normal functioning of the body’s hormonal system and can have harmful effects. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Swaroop
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Exploring the role of interferon stimulated genes (ISGs) in stem cells of serous ovarian cancer

  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of mortality in women due to gynaecological cancers. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) accounts for 70-80% of patients with EOC. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Swaroop
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Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship for postgraduate Hispanic Studies

We're seeking applications from outstanding candidates for a postgraduate scholarship for research in the fields of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan or Latin American Studies. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Embodied Multisensory Navigation for Small Aerial Robots

  Research Group: Dynamics and Control
Small aerial robots can reach places that are difficult or unsafe for humans, but reliable navigation remains challenging when GPS is unavailable and vision is degraded by low light, textureless surfaces, dust, smoke, or clutter. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr BK Kocer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Topological photonic quasicrystals

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will explore the use of photonic quasicrystals in building higher-dimensional topological phases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-Hermitian topological physics

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will be focusing on the research on non-Hermitian topological physics. Frontier research topics of exceptional point/surfaces, non-Hermitian skin effect, and catastrophe theory will be pursued. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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On-chip topological photonics

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang WANG. This project will be designing and building topological photonic crystals on silicon chips, aiming to promote important applications such as optical imaging, sensing, and computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
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Advanced Systems-Modelling and Optimisation in Materials Science and Engineering

Understanding the thermo-mechanical properties of metals (in hot/cold conditions) allows to achieve right-first-time production of these metals. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Mahfouf
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PhD in Chemistry - Quantum Nanophotonics for Molecular Recognition

Start date. October 2026. Tiny changes in proteins — even single mutations — can completely transform how they bind to their targets. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Kadodwala, Dr W Peveler
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King’s College London PhD Studentships in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences

King's College London is an internationally renowned university with a distinguished history of delivering exceptional education and world-class research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Investigating how DNA damage responses combat infections by the typhoid pathogen Salmonella enterica

Antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever. The world faces epidemics of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) typhoid fever caused by Salmonella Typhi that underlies 12 million cases / 129 000 deaths each year. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys
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Understanding extinction risk in the Anthropocene

We live in a humanized world in which even the most remote areas have been affected by the actions of our species. Human impacts have caused a widespread loss of biodiversity, to the point that we have likely entered the sixth mass extinction event on Earth, the first primarily caused by humans. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Gonzalez-Suarez
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trace evidence: Locard’s exchange principle using invertebrates

In most criminal or forensic investigations, much of the work focuses on the collection and assessment of biological traces of human origin. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M A Perotti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only