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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing below, cooling above: Harnessing urban aquifers for climate-resilient geothermal cooling (Sub-cool)

The University of Manchester
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
“Sub-cool” brings together expertise in hydrogeology, climate change, and social sciences to explore how aquifers beneath urban areas can become reliable and sustainable cooling resources. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Hollis, Dr J Li , Prof K Taylor, Dr C Jones
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilised Gold Nanoclusters for Intracellular Catalysis (THOMASS_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Chemistry
Primary Supervisor - Dr Sophie Thomas. The ability to perform selective chemical reactions inside living cells offers exciting opportunities for chemical biology, biotechnology, and medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ST Thomas
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enhancing the antibacterial efficacy of biffamycin, a novel glycotetrapeptide antibiotic

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. The clinical deployment of antibiotics is undermined by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Without new agents to treat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections, mortality rates are predicted to reach 10 million people per year by 2050. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Seipke, Dr A Calabrese, Dr KM Miller
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Accelerating protein library screening via innovative sensor arrays

University of York
Department of Biology
How do you find a needle in a haystack? Proteins are frequently used in biotechnology. Properties of interest (e.g. binding, enzymatic activity, stability, etc) can be enhanced in the lab through screening approaches. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Plevin, Dr S D Johnson, Prof C Wälti
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship in Ultrafast Studies of Charge Transfer Dynamics at Metal Oxide Interfaces Using X-ray Light Sources

University College London
Department of Chemistry
Project ID. 2531cs1098. EPSRC Theme. Physical Sciences. Principal Supervisor. Professor Geoff Thornton. Department. Chemistry, UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Thornton
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Alternative splicing regulation by snRNA modifications (AKAYA_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Dr Alper Akay. How do snRNA modifications regulate RNA splicing? Our RNA (epi)genetics laboratory addresses this broad question using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as an animal model. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Akay
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Digital Twin Platform for AI-Based Optimisation, Resilience Assessment, and Energy Management of Smart Microgrids

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
The transition towards low-carbon power systems is driving the need for intelligent, resilient, and highly efficient electricity networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Habtay, Dr M Salimi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Development of heated garments for patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon

The University of Manchester
Department of Materials
Development of Smart Knitted/ 3D printed Heated Gloves for Raynaud's Phenomenon. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Fernando, Dr A Murray
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do African trypanosomes evade complement attack?

University of York
Department of Biology
African trypanosomes sustain chronic infections despite being constantly exposed to the host immune system. In response, these single-celled parasites of mammalian blood have evolved an extraordinary cell surface centred on extreme antigenic variation, which they use to evade adaptative immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Cook, Dr J Faria
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Curvature, Topology and Nonlinear Excitations in Quantum Fluids (PROMENTD_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Mathematics
Primary Supervisor - Dr Davide Proment. What happens to a quantum fluid when the space in which it moves is curved?. This PhD will explore an emerging frontier in quantum-fluid physics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Proment
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Based Risk-Adaptive Authorisation for IIoT Systems: Integrating Device Authentication Assurance, Operational Context & Organisational Risk Policies

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
This PhD will develop AI-based risk-adaptive authorisation for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Mantas, Dr I Essop
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Combatting antimicrobial resistance using biomolecular simulations and machine learning

University of Bath
Department of Chemistry
This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the University of Bath for entry in October 2027. Overview of the Research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Lynch, Dr M N Grayson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship: Closing the Loop on Antimicrobial Peptides: Synthesis and Chemical Biology of the Cinnamycins

University College London
Department of Chemistry
Project ID. 2531cs1097. EPSRC Theme. Physical Sciences. Principal Supervisor. Alethea Tabor. Department. Chemistry, UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Tabor
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing Soil Health: Linking Biological Indicators and Human Perceptions

The University of Manchester
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Healthy soils underpin food production, biodiversity, climate resilience and ecosystem restoration[1]. Yet the biological processes that maintain soil health occur largely out of sight, making them difficult to monitor, interpret and communicate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Zytynska, Dr IT Thornhill
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship in Automated High-Throughput Synthesis and Formulation of Polymeric mRNA Delivery Vectors

University College London
Department of Chemistry
Project ID. 2531cs1096. EPSRC Theme. Healthcare Technologies. Principal Supervisor. Julia Rho. Department. Chemistry, UCL Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr JR Rho
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Intelligent Coordination of Aerial and Ground Vehicles for Future Urban Mobility (ZHANGU_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Computing Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Dr Xu Zhang. Urban mobility is undergoing rapid transformation through advances in autonomous aerial systems, electric vehicles (EVs), artificial intelligence, and connected transport technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr XZ Zhang
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Heritage-Sensitive Sustainability Assessment for Climate-Resilient Refurbishment of Historic Building.

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
This PhD project investigates how sustainability assessment tools can better support the refurbishment of historic buildings while balancing heritage conservation, carbon reduction, climate resilience, and occupant wellbeing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Dawodu, Dr A Elamin
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Competing long-range first-passage percolation

University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
This 3.5-year studentship is part of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sheffield, within the Probability Theory research group and the Mathematical and Statistical Modelling Research Cluster. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Lodewijks
 20 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] The Role of Adaptive Evolution in the Microbial Sensing of Anthropogenic Molecules

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemistry
Introduction. There is now a realisation both in the public and scientific communities that discarded plastic materials present a growing hazard to the natural environment and human health across the globe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Wong, Dr M Lagator
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reimagining Level 8 Engineering Education: A Work-Based Pedagogical Framework for Professional Doctorates in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-19)

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Artificial intelligence is changing how engineers work, what counts as professional expertise, and how new knowledge is created. Doctoral education has yet to catch up. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Essop, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Neuromorphic systems for low-latency and efficient multimodal processing

The University of Manchester
Department of Computer Science
Modern AI systems achieve remarkable performance on tasks ranging from language modelling to computer vision. However, their large size, and significant data requirements, make them costly to train and deploy, with AI systems set to consume 3% of global energy supply by 2030. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Peres, Dr P Strycharczuk, Dr O Rhodes
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship in Supramolecular Re-organisation of Pathogenic Microbial Membranes

University College London
Department of Chemistry
Project ID. 2531cs1095. EPSRC Theme. Physical Sciences. Principal Supervisor. Cally Haynes. Collaborating Research Group. Simoncelli Group, London Centre for Nanotechnology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Haynes
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Engineering Graduate Resilience in the Age of AI and Technological Transformation: Developing a Curriculum Framework for Responsible AI and Future Professional Practice

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Artificial intelligence (AI) and wider technological transformation are reshaping engineering work. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Elamin, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical reconstruction of extreme flash floods for evacuation planning: the Boscastle case study (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-17)

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, with increasing evidence linking global warming to more frequent and intense precipitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Stamataki, Dr E Martin, Prof S Gwynne
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ESG and Corporate Environmental Management in the Built Environment: From Disclosure to Measurable Sustainability Performance

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
The built environment generates significant environmental, social and economic impacts and is increasingly expected to demonstrate credible Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Evangelinos, Dr A Balaban
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Technologies for Whole Life Carbon Assessment in Developing Countries

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Developing countries face the challenge of delivering housing and infrastructure while reducing the environmental impacts of construction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Manege
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Unlocking the Acidic Proteome: Development and Application of Negative-Ion Proteomics for Cell Signalling and Extracellular Protein Biology

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Proteins are the molecular machines that control virtually every process in living cells. Their activity is regulated by small chemical modifications, known as post-translational modifications (PTMs), which act as molecular switches to control cellular communication, response to environmental cues and protein function. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C E Eyers, Dr A Chetwynd, Prof R Scheltema
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Synthetic Data Generation, Physics-Informed Learning and Human Behaviour Modelling for Chemical Engineering Applications (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-13)

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
This project addresses a critical challenge in process industries and engineering research. the lack of high-quality, accessible data for machine learning and advanced modelling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Dissanayake, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Uncovering regulation of viral polyprotein cleavage using protein nanopore technology

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Many of the viruses important for human, animal and plant health, and responsible for past pandemics across those groups, rely on the activity of a viral enzyme called a protease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Emmott, Dr DB Byrne, Dr N Gilhooly
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiovascular ion channels as regulators of pericyte signalling and function

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Pericytes are specialised cells that surround capillaries and play important roles in microvascular development, angiogenesis, barrier maintenance, tissue homeostasis and regulation of capillary blood flow. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R.S. Bon, Prof D J Beech
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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