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We have 3,172 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Art History and World Art Studies at UEA

Art History and World Art Studies at UEA is a research-led, interdisciplinary department known for our interdisciplinary approach to art across cultures. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Philosophy at UEA

Our research explores fundamental questions about the world, expanding knowledge of complex systems of thought, through reasoning, conceptualisation and critical thinking. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel production by process intensification

This PhD project will be carried out in the framework of an international collaboration with European partners who are willing to develop new processes for sustainable aviation fuels using new Fischer-Tropsch reactors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Spallina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aeroelasticity and Aerodynamics of Badminton Shuttle

  Research Group: Thermofluids
The flight of a badminton shuttle is governed by a complex interaction between aerodynamic forces and the structural flexibility of the badminton shuttle. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Harish, Dr K Katnam
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Sonification for Enhanced Situational Awareness in Spatial Computing

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Garner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Constructive competition – using game design and competition ethically to enhance engagement with real world activities

There is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Featherstone
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal AI Framework for Quality Monitoring and Nuanced Understanding

The College of Business, Technology and Engineering draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Sharma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of High-Performance Miniaturised Ultrasonic Devices for Precision Minimally Invasive Surgery

Supervisory Team. Xuan Li, Felix Langfeldt and Andrew Hamilton. An exciting PhD opportunity in the field of ultrasonic surgery, focusing on the development of cutting-edge miniature ultrasonic devices targeted for bone surgery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Li
 10 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanically robust and transport-optimized thin-film composite mixed-matrix membranes

This project is a collaborative initiative between SLB and the University of Manchester, aimed at developing a data-driven digital twin and predictive design framework for thin-film composite mixed-matrix membranes (TFC-MMMs). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Babaei
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD position on numerical simulation of tumors and biofilms

The group of numerical mathematics (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Aland) at TU Freiberg, Germany, is looking for talented PhD students in fully funded projects (annual salary up to 63k Euro gross). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Aland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD position available in Synthetic Chemistry for Development of Mitochondria Targeting and Genome Engineering.

PIONEER (Programmable In-Organelle Nucleic-acid Entry, Expression and Retention) is an ambitious UK research consortium from Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and the University of Glasgow, funded through the UK’s Advanced Research and Innovation Agency’s (ARIA) Precision Mitochondria programme, with a single bold goal. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Kamaly
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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PhD position available in High-Throughput Biological Screening Platforms for Mitochondrial Genome Engineering

PIONEER (Programmable In-Organelle Nucleic-acid Entry, Expression and Retention) is an ambitious UK research consortium from Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and the University of Glasgow, funded through the UK’s Advanced Research and Innovation Agency’s (ARIA) Precision Mitochondria programme, with a single bold goal. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Kamaly
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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PhD position available in Machine Learning and Automation of Polymer Nanogel Discovery for Mitochondria Delivery

PhD position available in Machine Learning and Automation of Polymer Nanogel Discovery for Mitochondria Delivery. Start date. Oct 2026. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof KJ Jelfs, Dr R Greenaway
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Quality Assured Large Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing for Energy, Marine, Aerospace & Nuclear Sectors

3-year PhD focusing on developing advanced ultrasonic in-process inspection methods for large format Wire + Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing, with the aim of improving defect detection, process understanding, and quality assurance for safety-critical components. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Zimermann, Prof C Macleod, Dr JQ Qin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Diffusion/LLM powered Generative AI with healthcare applications

For full project details and how to apply visit institution website. We are recruiting for a PhD candidate to join our team working at the forefront of large language models (LLMs), diffusion models, and generative AI. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Li, Dr AD Das
 15 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harnessing adaptive microbial mutagenesis in nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment

This exciting fully funded PhD, with an enhanced stipend of £31,805 per annum (with fees covered) through the EPSRC TechExpert Pilot scheme, is sponsored by the NERC Doctoral Focal Award in Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications (EngBio4Env) and Sanofi through the Planet Care Challenge programme. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TL Lyu, Prof F Coulon
 5 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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ICN2 PhD Programme 2026

The ICN2 offers a competitive PhD Programme to talented students who wish to develop a research career at one of the top European institutions in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Spain PhD Programme
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PhD in Mathematics - Making a splash: Mathematical modelling of resonant wave sloshing in confined basins

Motivated by marine and industrial applications, this project concerns nonlinear resonant sloshing of confined water waves. Nonlinear resonance is a mechanism by which energy is continuously exchanged between a small number of linear wave modes, a phenomenon common to many dispersive fluid systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MD Durey, Dr KK Kowal
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Mathematics - Mathematical modelling and fluid mechanics of enhanced blood filtration in artificial kidneys

The aim of this project involves applying techniques across mathematical modelling, analysis, fluid mechanics and/or computation to examine the efficiency of novel methodologies for enhanced and sustainable blood filtration technologies for patients undergoing dialysis treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KK Kowal, Dr MD Durey
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Examining how post-transcriptional gene regulation mechanisms affect stem cell function

Unlock the secrets of stem cell function using cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and transcriptomics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Tew, Dr D Turner, Dr R Oldershaw
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Structural Biology & Computational Chemistry

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in Computational Structural Biology and Protein Engineering. Location. The University of Adelaide (Australia). Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 30 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully funded PhD - Engineering Next-Generation Biofiltration through Single-Cell Technologies and AI for Sustainable Water Treatment

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, committed researcher who wants to apply state-of-the-art technologies to deliver real-world solutions for a sustainable future. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Yin
 24 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Self-funded PhD, Sheffield Hallam University: The Effect of a Tailored Physical Activity Programme on the Incidence of New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation.

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD at Sheffield Hallam University in lifestyle modification in kidney transplant donors with T2D. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Klonizakis, Prof A Halawa, Dr A Mitropoulos
 2 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-funded PhD, Sheffield Hallam University. Project Title: The Effect of Structured Patient Counselling and Lifestyle Modification on Post-Transplant Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD at Sheffield Hallam University in lifestyle modification in Kidney Donors, commencement negotiable depending on circumstances. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Klonizakis, Prof A Halawa, Dr A Mitropoulos
 2 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Funded MSc by Research: Targeting Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Funded by Tenovus Scotland (Grampian, Highlands & Islands), this project covers Home/UK tuition fees and essential research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Mody, Prof M Delibegovic
 5 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Shaping Collective Traffic Behaviour through Multi-Agent Learning-Based Control

The next generation of mobility will be redefined by mixed autonomy — connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and human drivers sharing the same road. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KFC Chu
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Embodied Cooperative Agents

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) studies how multiple learning agents behave when they coexist in a shared environment. When several agents learn at the same time, open problems arise. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KFC Chu
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Efficient Reasoning and Decision-Making in AI Agents

AI agents built on large models can now plan, use tools, and carry out tasks over many steps. They are, however, very inefficient. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal World Models for Reasoning about the Physical World

Current AI systems are good at recognising and describing what they see, and large language models can reason fluently about the world in text. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CT Tang
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Discovery of Sustainable Nickel and Titanium Superalloys

The relationship between processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties in nickel- and titanium-based alloys remains a fundamental scientific challenge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Gu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)