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DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MINIATURISED DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES FOR POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS OF DETRIMENTAL DISEASES

A fully funded PhD studentship is available for outstanding candidates to undertake cutting-edge research leading to a PhD in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Goldberg Oppenheimer
 3 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Exploring the polarizability of water and other liquids near surfaces and under molecular-scale confinement

A PhD position is available in our research group to investigate a fundamental physical property of water and other molecular liquids — polarizability — near biological or non-biological interfaces and under nanoscale confinement. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LM Fumagalli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Extragalactic Astronomy and Astrophysics

A project is available in extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bowler, Dr R C Cochrane, Prof A Scaife, Prof R Beswick, Prof C Conselice
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 and NOx using metal-organic framework materials

Metal–organic frameworks (MOF) materials are constructed from metal nodes bridged by organic ligands to form porous three-dimensional networks that can accommodate a range of ions and substrates. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Hardacre, Prof M Schröder
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] The Hidden Grid: Coordinating Heat, Transport and Distributed Energy Resources Under Limited Visibility in Future Low-Voltage Networks

The transition to a net-zero energy system is transforming electricity networks. Rapid growth in electric vehicles, heat pumps, rooftop solar panels, batteries and flexible demand is creating new opportunities, but also significant operational challenges for network operators. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Ehsan, Dr EMC Martínez Ceseña
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Transforming Incinerator Bottom Ash into Low-Carbon Cement through Mechano-Chemical Activation and CO2 Mineralisation

The UK produces approximately 3 million tonnes of processed incinerator bottom ash (IBA) each year from the combustion of municipal solid waste. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Unluer, Dr M Su
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Image-Based Property Prediction in Aerogels and Aerogel Composites

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Image-Based Property Prediction in Aerogels and Aerogel Composites. Thermal insulation is important in applications ranging from buildings and industrial equipment to cryogenic systems, high-temperature processes and oil and gas pipelines. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MF Vasheghani Farahani, Prof P Withers
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Multiscale modellling of quantum materials and moiré superlattices

This project is focused on predicting electronic and optical properties of twistronic heterostructures of two-dimensional (2D) materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof V Falko, Dr JM McHugh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Operando-Guided Design of Dual-Atom Catalysts for CO₂-Assisted Ethane Dehydrogenation

Ethylene sits at the heart of the chemical industry. it is the starting point for plastics, pharmaceuticals, detergents, and countless everyday products. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Lezcanogonzalez, Prof C Hardacre
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mixing of cohesive and wet materials

This PhD project focuses on the simulation and modelling of wet and cohesive powders, which play a crucial role in industries such as pharmaceuticals, food processing, and additive manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Thornton, Prof M Heil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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T cell signalling in fibrotic feedback loops

Project Title. T cell signalling in fibrotic feedback loops. Fibrosis is a pathological feature of many chronic inflammatory diseases, characterized by extracellular matrix (ECM) dysregulation, connective tissue accumulation, and complex immune-stromal feedback loops. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Richard
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Engineering MOF-Biochar Composites for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants

Can we engineer sustainable materials that remove some of the most persistent and challenging contaminants from water?. Water pollution is an increasingly important global challenge, with complex wastewater streams containing mixtures of heavy metals, PFAS, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other emerging micropollutants. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MHM Hadi Mosleh, Dr P Babakhani, Prof MS Sedighi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Cosmology

A research project is available in theoretical, observational, and/or experimental cosmology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Bull, Dr L Wolz, Prof M Brown, Prof L Piccirillo, Prof S Kay
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Extensions of lubrication theory to non-isothermal and reactive flows under confinement: mixing, instabilities, and hydrogen flame stabilisation

In fluid mechanics, lubrication theory elegantly simplifies the Navier-Stokes equations into Darcy or Darcy-like laws for incompressible, isothermal thin-film flows. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Daou, Prof S Fedotov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cross-Species determinants of stress susceptibility in PSC-derived Neural Progenitors and Spinal Motor Neurons

Project Title. Cross-Species determinants of stress susceptibility in PSC-derived Neural Progenitors and Spinal Motor Neurons. Life unfolds at remarkably different speeds across species, yet the molecular mechanisms that regulate developmental tempo remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Rayon
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)