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Evaluating the genetic basis and molecular evolution of antimicrobial drug resistance in natural populations of Helicobacter pylori

  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has become a global health emergency. This project investigates AMR evolution in natural reservoirs of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in Cabo Verde (CV) (10.64898/2026.06.05.730320). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Beleza, Dr K Schilcher
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Porous materials for sustainability-related applications

The mission of the Petit Group is to work at the forefront of materials research, discovering, understanding, developing and implementing functional materials, particularly but not solely, porous materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Petit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanodiamond for virus detection

At least 1 billion people lack access to safe water due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialisation and the climate emergency. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Williams
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining the Cellular Mechanisms of Resilience During Skeletal Muscle Recovery

Skeletal muscle possesses the capacity to recover from inflammatory, mechanical and metabolic stress. This resilience enables restoration of tissue homeostasis following injury and is fundamental to maintaining function throughout life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LAB Baker, Prof D Jones
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain BERGSTROM_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. The red squirrel in Britain is one of the most iconic examples of a declining population. It has suffered greatly since the introduction of the invasive grey squirrel in the late 1800s, but even before then it was struggling due to hunting and deforestation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bergström
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Strong Coupling to Quantum Coherence: Probing Exotic Spin States with Microwave Quantum Sensors

Some of the most fascinating states of matter arise when large numbers of interacting magnetic moments or spins behave collectively according to the laws of quantum mechanics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Giblin
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evaluating the function of podoplanin (PDPN)+ cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in bladder cancer biology

Bladder cancers which are enriched for cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) have poor therapeutic outcomes. We have identified that a CAF population that stains positively for podoplanin (PDPN) is the most common CAF subtype. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wilkins
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate change impacts on the Antarctic coastal ocean carbon sink BAKKER_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. Remote Southern Ocean waters take up ten percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activity, effectively slowing down global climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bakker
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering a Closed-Loop Thermal Neurointerface for Brain Ischaemia (S3.5-DEN-De Felice)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M De Felice, Dr T Paterson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Soft Gels to Rigid Circuits: Graded Electrical Connectors for Bioelectronics (S3.5-DEN-Paterson)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Paterson, Prof F Claeyssens, Dr D Gregory
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Watching aggregation in liquids with terahertz spectroscopy

Supervisory team. Prof. Fabio Novelli. About the project. The structure of a liquid can change as its molecules or particles aggregate, separate into phases, or coalesce into larger domains. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Novelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biologically Engineered 3D-Printed Silk Biosensor Platforms for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogen Detection (S3.5-DEN-Stafford)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr D Gregory, Dr S Mesnage
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Wearable Biosensor for Real-Time Monitoring of Skin Inflammation and Oxidative Stress (in collaboration with Boots)(C4-SMP-Danby)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Danby, Dr D Gregory
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated polysilicon photonics

Supervisory team. Professor Anna Peacock and Professor David Thomson. Bringing optical and electronic functionality together on a single chip promises to transform the way we process and transmit information, which is crucial for achieving faster and more efficient data centres and sensors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing smart biomaterials for Osteoarthritis using human ex vivo culture testing platforms (in collaboration with Orthoson Ltd.) (C3.5-SMP-Le Maitre)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CLM Le Maitre, Prof C Brockett, Dr G McDermott
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)