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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Unlikely intersections and the Zilber Pink conjecture

When can a system of polynomial equations have more special solutions than geometry predicts? This question lies at the heart of unlikely intersections, an area connecting number theory, algebraic geometry and model theory. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Aslanyan, Dr G Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Existential Closedness for exponential and automorphic functions

Polynomial equations over the complex numbers are central to algebraic geometry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Aslanyan, Dr G Jones
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] AI-driven Hardware-Software Co-optimisation for Sustainable and Efficient Computing

Modern processors spend a substantial fraction of their execution time waiting for data to arrive from memory. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Petoumenos, Dr P Olivier
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Differential algebra and the model theory of differential equations

Differential algebra studies differential equations using algebraic methods, treating differentiation as an operation on a field. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Aslanyan, Dr O Sanchez
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Security of Neuromorphic Systems

Neuromorphic event cameras are increasingly considered for space, defence and surveillance applications owing to their low latency, high dynamic range and energy efficiency. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Marcireau, Dr S Kohler, Prof A van Schaik
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Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing Immunity from First Principles: AI Protein Design and Structural Biology to Build Synthetic Plant Immune Receptors. Fully Funded 4-Year

Build a plant immune receptor that has never existed in nature. This fully funded four-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD at Durham combines generative AI protein design, structural biology and plant immunity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Bentham, Prof M Knight
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Modelling and Inference for Household Epidemic Models

Household studies are currently run for many infectious disease outbreaks at significant cost, but the data from these are not optimally analysed to draw out epidemiological insights and inform the best policy response to a given epidemic. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T House, Dr L Pellis
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Securing Underwater Acoustic Transmissions

Underwater autonomous systems rely heavily on acoustic communication because conventional radio and satellite-based positioning do not work effectively beneath the surface. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Kohler, Dr E Alsusa
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Mathematics of machine learning for health data

One of the widely recognised potential benefits for AI, alongside risks, is in human health. The mathematical challenges associated with this application remain far from fully solved, however. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T House, Dr I Henriques-Cadby
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Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Prof B Lichman
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Prof B Lichman
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering Synthetic Gene Clusters and Genetic Syntax for Crop Protection

Plants have evolved a complex arsenal of mechanical and chemical defences to deter or harm herbivores and insect pests. These adaptations ensure survival by making the plant unpalatable, physically impenetrable, toxic, or difficult to digest. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr NJP Patron, Prof B Lichman
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Modelling Hospital Pressures

Every year and with increasing frequency and intensity there are stories about the NHS struggling to meet surges in demand caused by influenza and other conditions common in the winter, exacerbated by the extra admissions generated in summer due to global warming. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T House, Dr S Ahmad
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