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Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in children and young people

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Respiratory Sciences

Background and importance. In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health (1). Nearly 30% of preventable deaths in England are attributed to air pollution (2). Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Gaillard, Dr LC Cuthbertson

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

Techno-Economic-Environmental Impact of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases is agreed on in November 2016 in the Paris international agreement (IEA Dec. 2016). Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Rahmanian, Dr M Mousavi

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

Evaluation of properties of wood pellets for Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage Application

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The current state of the art for utilisation of wood pellets is co-firing and the co-generation of biomass combustion products. The safe and effective storage, transportation and processing of wood pellets is then highly important for bioenergy applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

Control of Granulation Process using Seeded Granulation

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Advanced Materials Engineering

The Chemical and Pharmaceutical sector delivers a significant contribution to the world economy and the population as a whole. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

Influence of CO2 impurities on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in conventional oil reservoirs

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

The application of CO. 2. injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) has proven to be an effective technique for increasing oil recovery from mature reservoirs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rahmanian

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

Statistical Methods for Small-Area Estimation and Reporting of Perinatal Mortality

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

Project overview. The UK’s national surveillance programme MBRRACE-UK provides robust estimates of perinatal mortality to maternity and neonatal care providers. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BM Manktelow, Dr S Seaton, Dr RM Matthews

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

Towards sustainable desalination by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Advanced Materials Engineering

Climate change and population growth pose a threat to water security worldwide. Sea water desalination is traditionally a promising technology to provide fresh water. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Rahmanian, Prof I Mujtaba

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

Methodological Innovations for Analysing Multiple Birth Outcomes in National Perinatal Surveillance

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

Project Description. We invite applications for a PhD project focused on developing and evaluating statistical methods for analysing outcomes in multiple pregnancies, using data from the MBRRACE-UK national perinatal surveillance programme. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BM Manktelow, Dr L Smith, Dr RM Matthews

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

Measuring Everyday Resilience: Tools for Understanding How People Plan for and Navigate Emerging Life Challenges

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

Summary. People vary widely in how they handle the everyday challenges of modern life. Some notice early warning signs, prepare for possible difficulties, and draw together support from family, services, peers, and digital systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J J Maltby, Prof SJJ Johnson

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

Using Routine Data to Improve Perinatal Outcome Surveillance Reporting

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

We invite applications for a PhD project aimed at improving the methods for national perinatal surveillance using real-world healthcare data. Read more

Supervisors: Prof BM Manktelow, Dr L Smith, Dr RM Matthews

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

Impairment of cerebral blood flow regulatory mechanisms in stroke: the influence of stroke sub-type, severity and location

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences

The Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences has an international reputation for leading research on cerebral haemodynamic alterations resulting from ischaemic and/or haemorrhagic stroke. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JM Minhas, Prof R Panerai

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

Exploring the Design, Implementation, and Impact of Student-Led Clinics in healthcare degree programmes

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/research-subjects/school-of-healthcare. In 2024, the University of Leicester’s School of Healthcare, opened the ‘Jo Williams Clinic’, to students, staff and the local community to improve access to timely physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Wright, Dr CCL Carter-Lang

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

To explore symptom management during end of life care in neonatal settings

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

Each year, around 1200 babies will die in the neonatal period, constituting the largest category of death in children under 5yrs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KG Gallagher, Dr S Seaton, Prof JM Manning

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

Improving the experience of staff working within paediatric intensive care transport teams

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Healthcare

Background. Paediatric Critical Care Transport (PCCT) teams were established following the centralisation of Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the UK to ensure critically ill children receive timely access to specialist care. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Seaton, Dr KG Gallagher, Prof JM Manning

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

Exercise and activity phenotypes in respiratory disease

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Respiratory Sciences

Aim. To explore the phenotypes in relation to exercise and physical activity for individuals with respiratory disease. Background. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Daynes, Prof L Gray

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

Examining the role of IL18R1 and IL18RAP in asthma

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Respiratory Sciences

Background. IL-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine though to be involved in the induction and regulation of Type 1 immune responses (1). Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Cousins

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

Longitudinal Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Ocular Development and Diseases in Children: A Follow-Up Study Using Handheld OCT Imaging

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences

Project. Understanding how genes shape the development of the human eye from infancy to adolescence is crucial for predicting and preventing childhood ocular diseases. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ZT Tu, Dr M Thomas

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

Manosphere in Schools: The influence of misogynistic social media content on young people’s development.

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences

Project. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GH Hales, Dr FS Sheen, Dr R Hatcher

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

Rapid Naming and Reading: Eye-Tracking Insights into Dyslexia

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Psychology & Vision Sciences

Project: . Developmental dyslexia affects 5–17% of school-age children, posing significant challenges for literacy acquisition and educational success. Read more

Supervisors: Dr VA Adedeji, Dr A Pagán

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

Operando Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

University of Liverpool

Faculty of Science and Engineering

As part of new ERC Starting Grant funded by UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee focused on development of operando electrochemical scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to be employed to study the fundamental processes that lead to battery degradation as well as study of electron beam damage products in nonaqueous battery electrolytes during cycling. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Mehdi, Dr LJ Hardwick

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

Numerical and experimental research on a flexible heat pump system

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

In the UK, heat constitutes about half of energy consumption. The government plans to install 19 million heat pumps in homes over the coming decades to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Yu

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

Machine learning methods for modelling and optimising CO2 heat pumps

University of Liverpool

School of Engineering

Heat represents nearly half of the world's energy consumption and contributes to almost 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Z Yu

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

Scaling Integrated Chronic Kidney Disease Care Nationally: A Mixed-Methods Implementation and Economic Evaluation of the LUCID Programme

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology

The LUCID (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Chronic Kidney Disease Integrated Care Delivery) programme exemplifies how long-term condition management can be transformed through integrated, data-driven, and patient-centred care (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Major, Dr J Creese

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

Using health and genomic data to understand and predict respiratory disease

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology

This project is an example of the type of approaches used by academics in the Genetic Epidemiology group, which can be applied to a wide range of health conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CJ John, Prof M Tobin

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

Uncovering shared genetic and molecular mechanisms in multiple long-term conditions through multi-trait and multiomics approaches

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology

This project is an example of the type of approaches that can be applied to a wide range of multiple long-term conditions. Thyroid disorders are common, affecting an estimated 1 in 20 people in the UK (British Thyroid Foundation, 2025). Read more

Supervisors: Dr JC Chen, Prof F Dudbridge

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

Impacts of environmental exposures on critically ill children: a national cohort study

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Public Health & Epidemiology

Project background. Environmental exposures including air pollution, noise, greenspace and extreme temperature has each been investigated in relation to childhood health outcomes around the world[1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SC Cai, Dr S Seaton, Prof A Hansell

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

Eliciting Patient, Carer and Clinician Preferences for Virtual Ward Models in acute Atrial Fibrillation Care

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias and associated with increased risk of stroke, hospitalisation, and reduced quality of life [1], [2], [3]. Read more

Supervisor: Prof GY Yao

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

The effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on exercise adaptation

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences

markers of adaptation. In parallel, the student will utilise muscle biopsies collected within the ongoing OPAL trial. Participants serve as their own control, with samples obtained at. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EW Watson

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

The genetics of disease progression; Are we using the right definition?

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences

Genetic studies of disease primarily look at risk by comparing cases (with the disease) to controls. There is now great interest in investigating the potential role of genomic data on progression and prognosis for those living with disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CN Nelson, Prof F Dudbridge

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

Identifying novel genes and pathways regulating human telomere length

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Cardiovascular Sciences

Telomeres are protein bound stretches of repetitive DNA at the end of linear chromosomes that prevent the end of the DNA being incorrectly recognised as a DNA break. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Codd, Dr CN Nelson

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

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