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We have 3,651 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Guarantee-Driven Mapping: Coordinated LiDAR-Vision Robots for Dense 3D Reconstruction

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Jovan, Dr A Durrant
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Finite temperature magnetic properties of materials

Magnetic materials are ubiquitous in modern technology. They form the basis for power generators and motors, for data storage, and with spintronics they offer the potential to revolutionize computing in the future. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M I J Probert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Theatre of Trust: Storytelling, Roleplay, and the Human Side of Cybersecurity (Ref: CO/OB-SF1/2026)

Cyber security isn’t just about technology, it’s about people, behaviour and trust. Yet most awareness campaigns rely on fear or technical terminology. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Buckley
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Preparation of nanocomposite-based electrodes and development of flexible energy storage device for wearable applications

Flexible and conformable energy sources with high energy storage capabilities and fast charge/discharge rates are needed for applications such as wearables, robots, and electric vehicles. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LM Manjakkal, Dr K Goh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Smart-Textile-Based Sensors for Epidermal Electronics

Wearable electronic devices have sparked tremendous attention in recent years, owing to their wide range of possible applications, which include artificial organs, electronic skin, and healthcare monitoring, as well as soft robotics with arbitrary surface forms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LM Manjakkal, Dr K Goh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integration of Advanced Multi-Modal Sensors into ROV Platforms for Autonomous Marine Pollution Monitoring

The proposed PhD will focus on the design, integration, and validation of advanced sensor technologies into Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for autonomous marine pollution monitoring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Kerrouche, Dr LM Manjakkal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adaptive structures for operational variability and damage management

This project aims to investigate the capabilities of adaptive structures that change their geometry and mechanical properties to accommodate operational loading and damage management. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Garcia Cava
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Forensic storage carving using AI

n computer forensics, investigators need to be able to analyse the contents of storage devices. Such devices generally store information in blocks, and the arrangement of blocks in a certain order is the thing which represents a files. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Russell, Dr S McKeown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI Virtual Machine Introspection to detect Malware and Other Activities

Virtual machines have been around for a long time, and are used heavily throughout the internet. However, they are not immune to misuse, abuse, and attacks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Russell, Prof RM Macfarlane
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing a coordinated control for hybrid ac/dc microgrids with renewable sources-battery storage under dynamic generation and load conditions

Due to the ongoing high penetration of renewable energy sources into the grid, the energy landscape is going through a major transformation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JA Ahmed, Dr F Kahwash
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digital Twin-Enabled Vehicular Edge Computing

Upon the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) has been undergoing a transformative phase with exponential growth in innovative digital services and unprecedented business opportunities. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Al-Dubai, Prof BC Canberk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ransomware and Extortion-based Attack Simulation and Detection

Edinburgh Napier University’s research Centre for Cyber Security focuses on applied research in areas of threat analysis and detection, digital forensic triage, trust, identity and cryptography, and has had successful real world impact with several spin-out companies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof RM Macfarlane, Dr S McKeown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Training-free AI model

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Yi, Dr Y Hua
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Lightweight Deep Learning in internet of medical things (IoMT)

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Yi, Dr P K Sharma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimum antenna arrays for 6G wireless communications

Base stations employ antenna arrays to accommodate parallel data streams and increase information transmission rates of wireless communication networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof P Karadimas, Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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