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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Poor Quality Housing, Domestic Fire Risk and the Prevention Agenda: The Role of the Fire and Rescue Services in Cross-Sector Housing Safety (HHS-2026-06)

University of Huddersfield
The School of Human and Health Sciences
Poor quality housing is widely recognised as a key determinant of health and wellbeing, yet its relationship with domestic fire risk remains underexplored. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Simcock
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The feasibility of the improving fit, comfort and functionality of mounted police personal protective equipment (PPE) (HHS-2026-04)

University of Huddersfield
The School of Human and Health Sciences
This project will evaluate how standard riding equipment, on-duty equipment, and public order personal protective equipment (PPE) influence the comfort, mobility, posture, task performance, and safety of mounted police officers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Blackburn
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the cognitive effects of e-cigarette use (HHS-2026-03)

University of Huddersfield
The School of Human and Health Sciences
Recent statistics show that the use of e-cigarettes has overtaken the use of cigarettes for the first time, with approximately 5.4 million people using e-cigarettes daily in Great Britain (ONS, 2024). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Retzler
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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When Timing Breaks Down: Rhythmic Synchronisation in Reading and Mathematical Difficulties (HHS-2026-07)

University of Huddersfield
The School of Human and Health Sciences
Reading and mathematics both rely on the ability to process sequential information over time, which may explain why developmental dyslexia and developmental dyscalculia so frequently co-occur. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CY Lin
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of bioprinted cardiac tissue for preclinical detection of drug-induced cardiotoxicity

Newcastle University
Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Detrimental effects upon the cardiovascular system are a major concern for drug development, both in terms of developmental drug attrition and life-threatening toxicities. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Gill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanosensitive Nanochannels

The University of Manchester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Nano- and Angstrom-scale capillaries have been studied intensively because of their importance in many natural phenomena and use in numerous applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Boya
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating Epilepsy Molecular Mechanisms in Patient-Specific Stem Cell Models of SLC6A1 Deficiency

Newcastle University
Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
SLC6A1 encodes GAT-1, a voltage-dependent gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter that is responsible for the reuptake of GABA from the synapse which are mainly found in the astrocytes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Alsaqati, Dr O Al Musaimi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Non-invasive Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Applications in Cosmetics and Wound Healing

Newcastle University
Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Soft tissue reconstruction is emerging as an important strategy to repair and replace diseased or damaged tissue that has been compromised due to tumour removal, injury, trauma, aging, etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Al Musaimi, Dr K Wooi Ng
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Resilient Interdependent Multilayer Critical Infrastructure Networks (2026)

University of Sussex
School of Engineering and Informatics
How can we prevent cascading failures that leave millions without power, water, or communication?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SSK Skarvelis-Kazakos
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial Intelligence and Agent-based Control for Improving Energy Network Resilience to Threats (2026)

University of Sussex
School of Engineering and Informatics
How can we leverage artificial intelligence to tackle modern serious threats to energy infrastructure that leave millions without power?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SSK Skarvelis-Kazakos
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Engineering - AI-Ready Photonic Chips with Built-In Quantum Thermometry

University of Glasgow
College of Science and Engineering
Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) are emerging as a transformative platform for next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, enabling ultrafast, energy-efficient optical data processing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Sweeney, Prof G Machin
 30 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Human Robot Interaction and Agentic AI for Assistive Living (RDF26/SE/CS/BAILLIE)

Northumbria University
School of Computer Science
Approximately one million people in the UK live with dementia, and the risk rises sharply after the age of 80. Dementia is one of the most urgent challenges in health and computing research, and Robotics and AI is beginning to transform how we respond to it. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L B Baillie
 14 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Masaryk University
PhD Programmes
Masaryk University is one of Central Europe's most prestigious and respected higher education institutions. With over 33,000 students, it is also the second-largest university in the Czech Republic. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Czech Republic PhD Programme
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Extreme Conditions Chemistry of Lanthanide and Actinide Metals and Oxides

University of Edinburgh
School of Physics and Astronomy
About the Project. Lanthanide and actinide materials play a central role in nuclear science and technology, underpinning nuclear fuels, structural materials, and long-term waste forms. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Laniel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Automation of fNIRS research by ontological analysis

University of Birmingham
School of Computer Science
Efforts have been made to create guidelines [1] and standards [2] to improve the quality of the fNIRS experimentation and of the fNIRS research in general. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orihuela-Espina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Manifold based modelling of fNIRS neuroimages

University of Birmingham
School of Computer Science
In order to answer the myriad of specific research questions related to the brain as observed with fNIRS, current fNIRS analysis is based on ad-hoc models, whether from statistics e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orihuela-Espina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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fNIRS neuroimaging data analysis of surgical neuroergonomics

University of Birmingham
School of Computer Science
Evaluating surgical expertise and fitness is of critical importance for patient safety. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Orihuela-Espina
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Generative AI and Trustworthy Machine Learning for Early Disease Detection and Clinical Decision Support

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare by enabling earlier disease detection, improving diagnostic accuracy, and supporting clinical decision-making. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Determination of therapeutic potential of different formulations of curcumin as an effective treatment option for pulmonary hypertension

University of Bradford
Faculty of Life Sciences
Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) is debilitating condition characterized by thick and stiff blood vessels that are unable to expand resulting in an increased pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lungs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Gopalan, Dr T Nasim, Dr K Assi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI‑Facilitated Cognitive Engagement for Healthy Ageing

University of Bradford
Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences
  Research Group: Psychology
As populations age, maintaining cognitive health and quality of life has become a major public health priority (WHO, 2025). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Vaportzis, Dr V Lesk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Phage Therapy and Microbiome Engineering in Cystic Fibrosis

University of Liverpool
Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
We are offering a self-funded PhD studentship aligned with Trailfinder-CF, investigating bacteriophage (phage) therapy as a targeted approach to modulate oral and respiratory microbiomes in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Fothergill, Dr F Frost
 6 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Enhance Cyber Security

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies
  Research Group: Communication and Networks
Cyber security is a critical issue in today's digital landscape, as more systems, services, and data are being transferred and stored online. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology: Mitigating Cyber Attacks and Detecting Malicious Activities in Network Traffic

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies
  Research Group: Applied Computing
Cyber attacks have become more widespread and several attacks have made headline news over the past decade, targeting industrial companies and governmental organisations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Security of Internet of Things and Wireless Communications

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies
  Research Group: Applied Computing
The broadcast nature of Wi-Fi has made the wireless access open to new forms of cyber attacks against the IEEE 802.11 standard protocol. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Ghafir
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Changing How We See the World: Inclusive Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Kingston University
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
This research offers an exciting opportunity to explore how Augmented Reality (AR) can be designed and applied to improve health, wellbeing, and inclusion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Research opportunities in the Department of Politics

University of York
Department of Politics
The Department of Politics is at the heart of current thinking, research and debate, and home to a prestigious, lively and international community. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-associated heart disease and assessments of new drugs for treatment

The University of Manchester
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing globally. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes mortality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigate the novel therapeutic potential for treating heart failure

The University of Manchester
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiac dysfunction is the most common cause of mortality in clinics, but current therapies have a limited impact on the incidence of heart failure, including heart failure of preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure of reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Liu, Prof M Rutter
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Study of reactivity in supramolecular materials

University of Birmingham
School of Chemistry
This position is a fully funded 3.5 year PhD studentship (UK home fees only) in the group of Dr Georgia Orton (https://ortonlab.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Orton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advanced Robotic Ultrasonic Inspection Methods

University of Strathclyde
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  Research Group: SEARCH
Rolls-Royce is exploring the implementation of robotics within manufacturing. One of the areas of robotic implementation lies within NDE. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Loukas, Prof C Macleod
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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