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Experimental methods for maritime robots operating in close proximity in waves

Supervisors. Dr Nick Townsend nick@soton.ac.uk. Project title. Experimental methods for maritime robots operating in close proximity in waves. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Townsend
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Extension of Hall thruster spacecraft propulsion operational range through design and propellant optimisation

Supervisors. Prof Charlie Ryan c.n.ryan@soton.ac.uk. Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence H.M.Sykulska-Lawrence@soton.ac.uk. Project title. Extension of Hall thruster spacecraft propulsion operational range through design and propellant optimisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship: Assessing establishment and efficacy of rust fungus control of Himalayan Balsam

Award summary. 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Mill
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘A terahertz spatial light modulator for off-axis tomography.’

Terahertz (THz) imaging offers a powerful route to non-destructive inspection, security screening and advanced manufacturing, but current systems struggle to deliver high-speed three-dimensional imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Visualizing strongly-focused 3D light fields in an atomic vapour.’

Strongly focused structured light generates highly confined vectorial electromagnetic field distributions, which may feature a polarization component along the optical axis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I.G. Hughes, Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Ultracold molecules for quantum technologies’

Ultracold molecules offer unique opportunities for quantum computing, quantum sensing and quantum simulation. Their many internal levels can store quantum information coherently for long times, and their interactions can be tuned to realize quantum gates with exceptionally low fundamental error rates. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wellnitz
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Metabolic health and fitness to serve: the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists on pancreas–bone crosstalk

  Research Group: Biological Sciences
Supervisors. Dr. Jessica Nelson j.nelson@soton.ac.uk. Dr Oliver O'Sullivan oliver.o'sullivan@nhs.net. Project title. Metabolic health and fitness to serve. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J N Nelson
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘THz spectroscopy of semiconductor Rydberg states.’

Terahertz radiation sits in between the realm of electronics (~GHz) and optics (~100 THZ), with applications that include non-destructive imaging of opaque materials, chemical sensing and medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘THz spectroscopy of semiconductor Rydberg states.’

Terahertz radiation sits in between the realm of electronics (~GHz) and optics (~100 THZ), with applications that include non-destructive imaging of opaque materials, chemical sensing and medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Safer Healthcare Water Systems: Optimising Material Leaching and Flushing Strategies

  Research Group: Institute of Sustainable Built Environment
Are you interested in improving healthcare water quality through innovative engineering research? We are seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to investigate how pipework materials and commissioning practices influence water quality in healthcare buildings, helping to shape future NHS guidance and improve patient safety. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Kelly, Prof M Gormley
 17 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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An AI-powered knowledge-graph approach for predicting biological threat responses

Supervisors. Prof Rob Ewing rob.ewing@soton.ac.uk. Project title. An AI-powered knowledge-graph approach for predicting biological threat responses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Ewing
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How do human blood stem cells adapt to life outside the body? Imaging cellular dynamics to design better culture systems

Blood stem cell transplantation cures many people with leukaemia and gene-edited stem. cell therapies are now reaching patients with inherited blood disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Grey, Prof M Peckham, Dr C Spicer
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum Sensors for the Future of Electronic Warfare’

Rydberg atom quantum receivers are emerging as a potentially transformative technology for electronic warfare and electromagnetic surveillance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum optics with Rydberg exciton polaritons’

Rydberg states are highly excited atomic states with strong interactions, making them an exciting platform for quantum optics and quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gallagher, Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum optics using Rydberg qudits’

Project description. We perform experiments where photons are mapped into Rydberg excitations allowing strong photon-photon interactions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C.S. Adams
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum networks using Rydberg excitons ’

Quantum computers based on superconducting circuits, including those developed by Google and IBM, store information in microwave signals at milliKelvin temperatures. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum Light from Thermal Rydberg Vapours.’

Fully deterministic control of light at the level of individual photons is often regarded as the ‘holy grail’ of quantum optics. While photons are ideal carriers of quantum information, their weak mutual interactions limit applications in quantum simulation, quantum networking, and photonic quantum computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bone as a mechanoresponsive material: a density-stratified biocompatible 3D-printed model system for validating stress-driven remodelling predictions at the implant interface

Project Description. Every dental implant relies on a simple assumption. that the surrounding bone is uniform and perfectly bonded to it. Read more
 Supervisors: Mrs F Pires Rodrigues, Dr P Watson, Dr A Moetazedian, Dr C M Neves
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum computing with atoms and molecules in optical tweezers’

Neutral atoms and molecules prepared in optical tweezers offer many exciting opportunities for quantum computing and quantum simulation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cornish, Dr D Wellnitz
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Probing quantum spin dynamics using a microscope for ultracold polar molecules’

Understanding quantum materials containing many interacting particles is one of the greatest challenges in modern physics. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cornish, Dr P Gregory
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Entangled quantum clocks and gravity’

Modern optical atomic clocks, the most precise measurement devices ever built, now routinely resolving the gravitational redshift over mm-scale height differences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Franzen, Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘DualQD: Dual-Species Tweezer Arrays for Next-Generation Quantum Devices’

Learning to control quantum systems opens the door to transformative discoveries, allowing us to explore entirely new capabilities in physics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Gutteridge
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Bose-Einstein condensation of polar molecules’

Bose-Einstein condensates of ultracold polar molecules have very recently emerged as an exciting new form of quantum matter characterized by strong dipolar interactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cornish, Dr P Gregory
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Equipped for Adulthood: Investigating the Role of Therapeutic Recreation in Developing Life Skills and Self-Management for Young Adults with Serious Illness.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. This project evaluates the Barretstown Young Adult Programme (YAP), which delivers the "Five to Thrive" framework—a practical, choice-led wellbeing programme supported by Holland & Barrett. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Henderson, Prof R Lowry, Dr A Cahoon
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Freedom and Unfreedom in Scotland: The Law Regulating “Work”, 1651-1751

Apply for this opportunity >>. Overview. Scotland’s growing economy between 1651-1751 was dependent on large numbers of workers many of whom lacked the basic freedoms, most particularly freedom of movement and meaningful economic freedom. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JB Brown, Prof RZ Zahn
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Atomic clocks, optical lattices and ultracold molecules’

Ultracold polar molecules offer a wide range of exciting research directions spanning ultracold chemistry, precision measurement, quantum simulation and quantum computation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cornish, Dr T Franzen
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Steering Green Finance? The Political Economy of Private Investment in the Energy Transition

Apply for this opportunity >>. Overview. Decarbonising the world economy requires an unprecedented mobilisation and reallocation of capital. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LC Crippa, Dr BC Cormier
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A role for cell competition in the elimination of aberrantly specified cells

  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Cells in an organ take life and death decisions based on the input they receive from their immediate neighbours. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Hamaratoglu, Dr E Piddini, Dr C Hogan
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Funded PhD – Investigating the identity and stress-induced plasticity of cardiac glia

Stress has a major impact on both mental and physical health. Stress-related disorders account for the loss of an estimated 12 billion working days every year and cost the global economy approximately $1 trillion annually. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Mosienko, Dr SM Mastitskaya , Prof R Richardson
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Scotland’s Heritage in Translation: Mapping Meaning-Making and Cultural Engagement in Inbound Visitor Experiences and Outbound Collaborations

Apply for this opportunity >>. Overview. This PhD investigates how translation shapes engagement with Scotland’s (in)tangible heritage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S D-C Deane-Cox
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)