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Self-Supervised Learning for Sparse and Heterogeneous Spatio-Temporal Data ( IGLESIAB_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Computing Sciences
Primary Supervisor - Professor Beatriz de la Iglesia. Can AI Learn When Data Are Scarce?. Artificial Intelligence is transforming our ability to understand and predict complex systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B de la Iglesia
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NWD DLA programme: Decoding microtubule regulation required for neuronal homeostasis in vivo

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
How do nerve cells preserve axons that can be hundreds of times longer than the cell body for an entire lifetime? This PhD will uncover how Doublecortin-like kinase (DCLK) and Tau work together to protect microtubule tracks that give axons shape, strength and act as a transport system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Dr B Lawrence, Prof P Eyers
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building 3D Games and Procedural Worlds with Agentic AI (WANGC_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Computing Sciences
Primary Supervisor. Dr Cheng Wang. We are seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to join our research group, working at the intersection of computer graphics and generative AI. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CW Wang
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NWD DLA programme: AI-driven interpretation of DNA and protein variants to drive crop improvement

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
An exciting opportunity at the intersection of plant science, bioinformatics and artificial intelligence. The Challenge. How will we feed 10 billion people by 2050 under a changing climate? This fundamental challenge requires innovative approaches to crop improvement. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Jones, Prof D Rigden
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fermi surfaces in metallised 2D materials (HAINESC_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Engineering
Primary Supervisor. Dr C R S Haines. To realise the potential applications of 2D magnetic materials we must be able to manipulate both their magnetic and electronic properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CH Haines
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Phase-optimised PUFA Production in Oleaginous Yeast via Transcriptomics-Guided Enzyme-Constrained Metabolic Modelling

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Background. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential for human nutrition, yet conventional marine and agricultural sources face ecological and supply constraints. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Peter Martin, Dr J Schwartz
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Unlocking the photosynthetic potential of Spirulina through synthetic engineering for sustainable carbon and nitrogen fixation

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Are you passionate about addressing global challenges in food security, sustainable production and pharmaceutical development through cutting-edge Engineering… Read more
 Supervisors: Prof LN Liu, Prof G Johnson, Dr X Lu
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation Brushless Doubly Fed Generators: Electromagnetic Design and Optimisation (HEIDARYM_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Engineering
Primary Supervisor. Dr Malihe Heidary. Brushless Doubly Fed Machines (BDFMs) offer a promising solution for offshore wind energy applications due to their brushless operation, reduced maintenance requirements, and ability to operate with partially rated power converters. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M H Heidary
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Sensing Circular Cities: Testing Low-Carbon Construction Materials through Urban Living Labs

The University of Manchester
Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Cities need construction materials that reduce embodied carbon and make better use of waste, yet adoption is constrained by uncertainty about long-term performance and by a lack of evidence about where these innovations should be deployed. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Unluer, Dr H Zheng, Dr F Wang
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating Migration Dynamics into Biodiversity Forecasts (SOMVEILLEM_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Environmental Sciences
Primary Supervisor. Dr Marius Somveille. Seasonal migration is a distinctive and ecologically important features of many animals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MS Somveille
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Passive Phase Change Thermal Control for Perovskite Solar Cells in Space (ARQAMM_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Engineering
Primary Supervisor. Dr Mohammad Arqam. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging photovoltaic technology with exceptional power‑to‑weight ratios, making them ideal for small satellites and deep‑space missions where size, weight and power (SWaP) are critical. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M A Arqam
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Impulsive Behaviour

Queen Mary University of London
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Primary Supervisor. Caroline Brennan. Co-supervisor(s). Elisabeth Busch-Nentwich, Vitaly Voloshin. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof CH Brennan
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing multi-scale remote sensing methods with neural networks for climate risk assessment in built environments (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-6)

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Built environments need sustainable cooling, as they are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, yet little is known about assessing and predicting urban heat risk in buildings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Kadhim, Dr C Jimenez-Bescos
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The stability of superconducting neutron stars (LANDERSK_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Physics
Primary supervisor - Dr Sam Lander. Neutron stars host the strongest known magnetic fields in the Universe, which appear to remain essentially stable and unchanged over decades. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Lander
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Organelle level single cell multi-omics to dissect mechanisms of neurodegeneration in vivo

The University of Manchester
Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Organelle level single cell multi-omics to dissect mechanisms of neurodegeneration in vivo. Neurodegeneration is the progressive loss of neurons from the nervous system, which results in numerous downstream phenotypes ranging from impaired movement to cognitive decline. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Lowe, Prof S Banka, Dr AD Davies, Prof A Nicolaou
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Keeping Growth in Proportion: How Oxygen and Temperature Reprogramme Developing Tissues

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
What allows a developing organism to change size without losing proportion? Growth is remarkably flexible. cells and organs respond to oxygen and temperature, yet the molecular machinery that keeps those changes coordinated is poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Batie, Prof S Rocha, Dr MM Merino
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of maternal effects in the evolutionary dynamics of Soay sheep

University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
  Research Group: Institute of Ecology and Evolution
The environment an individual experiences in early life can have a profound effect on traits expressed throughout life, and in turn on fitness. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Walling
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Do biotic interactions homogenise responses and reduce response diversity?

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. As species are linked through complex networks of interaction, from mutualisms and facilitation to competition, predation and parasitism, they do not respond to environmental pressures independently. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Windsor, Dr TD Dallas, Dr G Ghedini
 10 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Business Model Innovation and Strategic Coordination in Circular Critical Material Value Chains: An Evolutionary and Agent-Based Modelling of Electric Vehicle Batteries

The University of Manchester
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Electric-vehicle (EV) batteries depend on critical materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite, whose supply is concentrated and exposed to geopolitical, price and policy shocks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Okorie, Dr O Olabode
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: How does vinculin integrate redox and mechanical signals during tissue formation?

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
A fundamental challenge in multicellular biology is understanding how cells integrate chemical and mechanical information to coordinate their behaviour during tissue formation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Goult, Dr S Woolner, Dr P Kritsiligkou
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) RAC1-related neurodevelopmental disorder: from mechanism to treatment

The University of Manchester
Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
RAC1 is a small GTPase that regulates a variety of essential cellular functions, several of which are important during neurodevelopment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Woolner, Dr T Millard, Prof S Banka
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Enabled Antenna and Radar Systems for Non-Invasive Biomedical Abnormality Detection (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-5)

University of Greenwich
Faculty of Engineering and Science
This PhD project will investigate the development of AI-enabled antenna and radar technologies for non-invasive detection of biomedical abnormalities. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Rana, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Making drugs out of sunlight and “thin air” (STEPHENSONM_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Chemistry
Primary Supervisor. Dr Michael Stephenson. Could you uncover a hidden pathway to medicinally important plant molecules?. Plants are extraordinary chemists, producing a diversity of complex molecules, many with valuable medicinal properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MS Stephenson
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nonlinear waves in axisymmetric geometries (BLYTHM_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Mathematics
Primary supervisor - Prof Mark Blyth. The classical water wave problem provides a foundational framework for modelling gravity waves on liquid surfaces—from ocean swells to river flows. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Blyth
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MRC NW-DMS) The effects of female reproductive cycles on lung inflammation

The University of Manchester
Division of Integrative Physiology
Summary of research topic. Women spend 25% more of their life in poorer health than men. Inflammation in the lung affects women disproportionately, yet women are under-represented in research, clinical trials and current treatment strategies are not stratified by sex. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Mann, Dr L Pearmain, Dr J Grainger
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Resolving enhancer dynamics underlying cell fate decisions during early embryogenesis

The University of Manchester
Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
  Research Group: Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
How do embryonic cells choose who they will become? This project tackles this fundamental question in the Neural Plate Border (NPB), a transient embryonic territory where multipotent cells are directed towards Neural Crest (NC) or sensory placode fates, which respectively give rise to peripheral neurons/glia and cranial sensory organs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RW Williams, Prof N Bobola, Dr R Das
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From First principles to robust design: Optimising the platinum plating process for turbine blades and vanes

Cranfield University
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
We are recruiting a PhD candidate to research the fundamental materials science principles underpinning a key industrial coating deposition process, electrodeposition of platinum. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Arrom, Prof J Nicholls
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NWD DLA programme: Nutrient and microbial modulation of heatwave tolerance

University of Liverpool
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of heatwaves, understanding how organisms withstand extreme thermal stress has become an urgent ecological and physiological challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Wigby, Prof G Hurst
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Geometric and combinatorial inverse monoid theory (GRAYR_U27SCI)

University of East Anglia
School of Mathematics
Primary supervisor - Prof Robert Gray. This PhD project is in the area of combinatorial algebra which is the study of algebraic objects like groups, and more generally monoids, defined in terms of a generating set, and a set of defining relations holding among those generators. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Gray
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(MRC NW-DMS) Artificial Intelligence versus standard Genome-Wide Association Studies to identify molecular pathways in autoimmune diseases for precision medicine.

The University of Manchester
Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
Background. Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) were successful in identifying 100s of genetic variants associated with autoimmune disease susceptibility, however, their relevance across ethnicities and their use in clinical medicine in general is limited. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Viatte, Dr H Guo, Dr J Bowes, Dr J Lamb, Prof S Bulfone-Paus
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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