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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Topics in trustworthy machine learning and AI: Robustness, privacy and data heterogeneity

Machine learning and statistical algorithms are now implemented at a large scale in almost every aspect of our society, significantly impacting our daily lives through their performance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M L Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Foundational AI

Department. Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London. Primary supervisor. Dr Sattar Vakili. Study mode. Full-time. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof SV Vakili
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A PhD Studentship in Developing Novel Cardiac Imaging Technologies

A PhD Studentship in Developing Novel Cardiac Imaging Technologies. Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with Faculty of Engineering is delighted to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) University Doctoral Landscape Award (UDLA). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FS Ng, Prof M Tang, Dr J Tonko, Dr C Cueto
 28 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tomographic Imaging of Dynamic Combustion Plumes

Reconstructing 3D gas concentration and temperature profiles within dynamic, turbulent plumes from sparse optical measurements is a classic ill-posed inverse problem. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Polydorides, Dr C Liu
 11 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unsupervised Statistical Learning for In-Situ Anomaly Detection in LPBF

In-situ optical spectroscopy during Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) captures high-resolution signals encoding the physical state of the melt pool. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Polydorides, Dr Y Yang
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the Environmental and Health Impacts of Titanium Ore Deposits on Communities Near Mining Operations

A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the research group of Dr Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh (School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh), who will act as the Main/Principal Supervisor and will lead the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MA Al-Sid-Cheikh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Designing Human-AI Teams for Meaningful Human Control of 'Machine-Speed' Operations

The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (Centre-UB) is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship in association with BAE Systems, to start from 4 January 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Baber
 26 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating Non-thermal ‘Cold’ Plasmas for Enhancing the Delivery and Efficacy of Antibiotics and Complex molecules to biofilms of clinically relevant bacteria

  Research Group: Infection and antimicrobial resistance
Biofilms, complex multi-species consortia of microorganisms existing either as surface attached communities or non-surface-attached aggregates, are characterised by significantly elevated tolerance to antimicrobial challenges and often an inability to adequately treat the infection with conventional antibiotics. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Gilmore, Dr T Thompson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Compostable cutlery from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) biomass.

This project addresses the growing environmental problem caused by single-use plastic waste, particularly in food packaging and cutlery. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof PJ Janarthanan
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cracking the Host-Pathogen Metabolic Code in Tuberculosis: Discovering New Therapeutic Strategies

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Slater
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Metabolic adaptation to a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet and its effects on exercise fuel use and glucose management in physically active people with Type 1 Diabetes

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Podlogar
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding Muscle Metabolism Responses to Feeding in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute lymphoblastic Leukaemia

The GW4 BioMed3 Doctoral Landscape Programme is offering up to 18 MRC funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Revuelta Iniesta
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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REEF: A New Test Bed for Experiments in Partial Gravity

Design a satellite platform that generates sustained partial gravity — bridging the gap for Lunar and Martian science. HOST UNIVERSITY. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Phillips
 10 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Identifying and modifying the cellular basis of osteoarthritis progression (Botnar-2026-10)

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 5.4 million people in the UK. At advanced stages of disease, OA is characterised by loss of cartilage and inflammation and fibrosis of the synovial tissue that surrounds the joint. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof S Snelling, Dr J Mimpen
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Artificial Intelligence for musculoskeletal digital twins: from science to implementation on the ground in routine and emergency settings (Botnar-2026-09)

The World Health Organisation estimates musculoskeletal conditions to affect nearly a quarter of the global population. It impacts health outcomes and quality of life, and is in turn compounded by underlying intersectional health inequalities and wider determinants of health. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Khalid, Dr M Pineda-Moncusí, Dr U Nazir, Dr L Coates
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)