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Levantine Faience in context: A multidisciplinary study

The aim of the project is to study a large corpus of faience (an ancient, glazed ceramic) with the aim of determining production techniques, provenance and use. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Shortland
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Perovskite X/Gamma Detectors for Nuclear Security applications

The team at Surrey have worked for the last 5 years developing prototype perovskite radiation detectors. The bulk electronic properties of lead halide perovskites such as CsPbBr. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Sellin, Dr C Crean
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Improving perovskite single crystals as radiation detectors using sonocrystallisation

Radiation detection underpins critical applications in personalised diagnostics, medical imaging, space exploration, defence, environmental monitoring and nuclear safety. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Crean, Prof P Sellin, Dr JY Lee
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Host/parasite studies of a biological control agent of slugs

Project Info. Slugs are serious pests in both agriculture and horticulture and are a persistent problem for home gardens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Rae
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Role of Sweet Taste Preferences in Food Reward, Appetite, and Body Weight

The School of Psychology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2026/27 for this Scholarship. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Finlayson, Dr C Gibbons, Prof J Halford
 7 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Medical Research Council-funded DTP in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

Several fully funded four-year studentships are available for September 2026 to join Warwick's MRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  MRC Doctoral Landscape Award
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses

  Research Group: African Swine Fever Vaccinology
As obligate parasites, viruses have evolved multiple different strategies to evade the innate and adaptive immune responses in order successfully propagate within hosts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Netherton, Prof D Werling, Dr PT Tng
 29 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Digital Innovation and Integrated Processing of Titanium and Beryllium Materials for High-Tech Applications

The project concerns research into sustainable processing, digital innovation, and advanced characterisation of critical raw materials, with a particular focus on titanium (Ti) and beryllium (Be). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Ghorbani
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of an electronic data acquisition module and interfacing with agricultural sensors

  Research Group: Sensors and Interfacing
Project Key Words. Agricultural Sensors, Electronics interfacing, Embedded development, Circuit design, Software development. Post summary. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Kunnel, Dr J Carroll
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digitally driven optimisation of advanced manufacturing processes for patient-specific bioceramic implants

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Warren, Dr Z Kilic, Prof R Kay
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Electrifying Drug Discovery: New Electrochemical Reactions for Medicinal Chemistry

  Research Group: Lam Research Group
Location. University of Greenwich, Medway Campus. Duration. 3 years, full-time. Funding. Fully funded PhD studentship, including a tax-free stipend in line with UKRI rates and tuition fees at the home rate. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Lam
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Fully funded PhD position in fluid mechanics

A PhD position is available in the Laboratory for Multiphase and Reactive Flows (LaMuReF) at Polytechnique Montréal. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Robert, Prof B Savard, Prof PV Versailles
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unravelling Corrosion Mechanisms in Carbon Capture and Storage Systems

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
This fully funded PhD studentship provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in the subject area of material degradation in carbon abatement technologies (Carbon Capture and Storage). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Barker, Assoc Prof D Harbottle, Dr J Armitage
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Lubricants for Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Energy Systems

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds for the 2026/27 academic year. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr f Motamen Salehi, Prof A Morina, Dr J Armitage, Dr PP Parsaeian
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of Advanced Materials for Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors in Fusion Energy Systems

Fusion energy offers a pathway to low-carbon electricity generation, but its deployment depends on the development of electronic systems capable of operating reliably in demanding environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Dean
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Lubrication Science and Engineering for Low-Carbon Engines

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
The transition to low-carbon transport demands innovative engineering solutions to enable sustainable powertrains. A full scholarship is available in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, supported by BP Castrol and UKRI/EPSRC. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Morina, Dr f Motamen Salehi, Dr H Li
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Reimagining Music Venues: Spatial, Digital & Experiential Innovation in Live Music

As part of the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Custer programme at University of Liverpool, this PhD is a focus on creative technologies and the transformative potential of emerging tools to reshape the music sector. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Koeck, Dr M Flynn
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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High-Fidelity Exascale-Enabled Infrastructure for analysing the impact of wind farm wakes on wind/sea interactions

OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND. The extraction of energy from the wind yields the formation of low-speed regions (wakes) behind wind farms (WFs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Campobasso, Dr E Belikov, Mr A Jackson, Dr W Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC DLA with AstraZeneca: Smart Sorbents for Cost-Effective, Sustainable Oligonucleotide & Oligopeptide Purification

  Research Group: School of Chemistry
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a versatile class of porous materials composed of metal clusters/ions and organic linkers, offering exceptional surface areas, tuneable pore structures and functionalities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Laybourn, Dr O Munro, Prof F. Sobott
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT)Manufacture of high density fuel concepts for use in water reactors

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT . UoM_Nuclear. The University of Manchester invites applications for a fully funded PhD position focused on developing novel nuclear fuel materials for use in existing and future reactors, which includes a £26k p.a. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Turner, Prof T Abram, Dr MJ Pritchard
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Developing high density fuel concepts for use in water reactors

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. The University of Manchester invites applications for a fully funded PhD position focused on developing novel nuclear fuel materials for use in existing and future reactors, which includes a £26k p.a. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Turner, Prof T Abram, Dr MJ Pritchard
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unsteady Flow and Surface Loading Around a Wall-Mounted Porous Cylinder in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

Supervisory Team. Dr Elias Arcondoulis, Professor Phillip Joseph and Professor Philip Nelson. This project investigates the fundamental unsteady flow physics and surface-loading mechanisms acting on wall-mounted porous cylinders subject to turbulent boundary layers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Arcondoulis
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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