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We have 5,819 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Cognitive Science Ph.D.

Explore the human mind through psychology, neuroscience, AR, and more in RIT’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. Why Pursue a Cognitive Science Ph.D. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Business Administration Ph.D.

Advancing your knowledge and practice through research and the exploration of the latest trends and biggest challenges found at the intersection of business and technological innovation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Ph.D.

The biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. program provides you with the knowledge, training, and expertise to tackle important problems in diverse industries. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

Complex somatic structural variations (SVs) in genomic regions such as centromeres and telomeres play a crucial role in driving many genetic disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof SG Garg, Prof D Wedge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Science - The Sport, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Faith (SWIFT) Research Centre

Applications are invited from individuals wishing to undertake a self-funded PhD at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London. This is an open and ongoing call, with PhD enrolments taking place every February and October. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Science - Centre for Applied Performance Sciences (CAPS)

We are offering self-funded PhD opportunities for motivated individuals to explore innovative research in applied performance science. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber-physical systems for Medicines Development and Manufacturing (CEDAR)

Our CEDAR CDT is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships for ambitious individuals who are passionate about using cutting-edge technology to translate new molecules into medicines. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Investigating neuropsychological presurgical predictors of treatment response following treatment for knee osteoarthritis

Project Overview. The GENESIS project is a multidisciplinary investigation into treatment outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis and a leading global cause of disability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Harrison, Prof M Little
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI Solution to the Problem of Creating Optimal Eyewitness Line-ups

Project Overview. Eyewitness errors are a leading cause of wrongful convictions, with thousands of lives impacted globally. Despite well-documented flaws, eyewitness identifications remain central to criminal investigations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Nyman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cell/extracellular matrix interaction during cell cycle progression: a novel role in controlling nucleotide metabolism?

  Research Group: Molecular and Cellular Biology
The deregulation of cell cycle progression is a common feature of cancer formation and progression. Cell/extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction is widely known to support the progression of the cells through the cell cycle. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Rainero
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Characterisation of the role of extracellular proteases in controlling cancer cell behaviours.

  Research Group: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Breast and pancreatic tumours are characterised by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, resulting in extensive fibrosis, which in turn promotes tumour progression and metastasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Rainero, Dr E Seward
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sentence Processing During First and Second Language Comprehension

Project Overview. A considerable literature has investigated the memory encoding and retrieval mechanisms that support language processing during real-time comprehension in different populations of speakers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Cunnings
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Role of skeletal muscle stem cells in muscle aging

  Research Group: Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology
The ability of skeletal muscles to regenerate in response to injury, exercise, growth or disease depends on a population of adult skeletal muscle stem cells called satellite cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A G Borycki
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Function by Neutrophil Microvesicles

The leading cause of death globally is cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the World Health Organisation. Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most of these. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Ridger, Prof S Francis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Design and Development of the Next Generation of Robots

Traditional robots are made from hard, heavy, and rigid materials and this makes them potentially highly dangerous when operating around humans. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Davis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Discerning the role of metabolic proteins in nucleus

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which develops from cells lining pancreas ducts, represents 95% of all pancreatic cancer cases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Latif
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Physical Chemistry: modelling fungal cell membranes in the laboratory

We have a vacancy for a PhD student working in the area of physical chemistry. Microorganisms are found on every continent, even in some of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Hallett, Dr M Cafiero
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Evaluating the risk of biguanides and statins on cancer incidence and mortality rates: a mixed methods study combining pharmacoepidemiological and experimental approaches

In the UK, every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer and every four minutes someone dies from it– leading to more than 360,000 new cases and 160,000 deaths annually1. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Latif
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Doctor of Business Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Online)

Transform Your Career with a Globally Recognised Online DBA. Take your career to the next level with the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Walsh College, delivered in partnership with Great Learning. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  USA PhD Programme  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ)

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero is a partnership between three of the UK's leading universities (The University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Oxford). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ)

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero is a partnership between three of the UK's leading universities (The University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Oxford). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ)

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero is a partnership between three of the UK's leading universities (The University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Oxford). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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GPCR regulation of secretion in neuroendocrine cells

  Research Group: Molecular and Cellular Biology
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) remain one of the key therapeutic targets for the treatment of disease, and while much is known about their pharmacology, it is increasingly clear that the signaling mechanisms used by a specific receptor to modulate cell functions is context specific. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Seward
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Molecular Mechanisms used by GLP-1 Receptors to regulate secretion

  Research Group: Molecular and Cellular Biology
GLP-1 Receptor are G protein coupled receptors that naturally respond to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone produced in the gut in response to food intake. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Seward
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Do nutrient availability and the extracellular matrix affect therapy response in cancer?

  Research Group: Molecular and Cellular Biology
The tumour microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in controlling cancer progression and response to therapy. A key component of the TME is the extracellular matrix (ECM), a complex network of secreted protein involved in controlling a variety of cell functions, including proliferation and migration. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Rainero
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(PhD) Mobile Genetic Elements as key drivers for sustainable Wheat-Fungus Adaptations in a Changing Climate

As the world confronts pressing global challenges like a projected population surge to 9.7 billion by 2050, climate change, and the rise of pest pressures, innovative strategies to enhance crop resilience are essential for food security and environmental stability. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof SG Garg, Prof D Johnson, Dr S Griffiths, Prof N Hall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Classics and Ancient History - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Take your research further in the field of Classics and Ancient History. Our expertise covers a huge range of areas, with a focus on Egyptian, Roman and Greek societies across all the periods of classical antiquity. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Humanities Research Programme
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Fully Funded PhD Positions at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Facilitating a conducive environment for learning and growth, the IMT School provides an array of facilities and benefits, including a well-stocked library, state-of-the-art laboratories, on-campus accommodation and canteen services. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Italy PhD Programme
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Controlling Transport of Colloidal Particles in Complex Fluids in Microfluidic Devices

The rapidly evolving field of microfluidics, in which fluids are manipulated at a microscopic scale, finds many applications in industries, ranging from the pharmaceutical to the oil industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Singh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Effects of human stem cell secretomes and extracellular vesicles on invertebrate models of regeneration

Project Overview. This project will explore the regenerative potential of secretomes derived from human mesenchymal stem cells and human neural crest-derived stem cells on invertebrate models. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Widera, Prof V Khutoryanskiy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only