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fNIRS neuroimaging data analysis of surgical neuroergonomics

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

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

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

  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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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Enhance Cyber Security

  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

  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

  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

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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Women of the First Wave: Gender-essentialism and resilience of women in architecture in the early 20th century

The ‘first wave’ of feminism is often associated with women's movements, women's suffrage and in architecture with pioneering women entering this profession. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Poppelreuter, Dr LS Coucill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Enhancement of concrete and mortar mixes using graphene nanomaterials

Enhancement of concrete and mortar mixes using graphene nanomaterials. Building on established research and data undertaken at the University, there is a breadth of research opportunities available in this field.This includes adapting mix designs, assessing mechanical properties and assessing durability properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Whittleston
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing Photonic Quantum Technologies with Next Generation Single Photon Sources

Join us at the University of Salford to help shape the future of quantum technologies. Quantum Technologies (QTs) underpin many of the innovations that define modern life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Church, Dr M Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Lifestyle medicine for chronic diseases: An interdisciplinary study across physiology and clinical science.

Our research focuses on improving health outcomes through interdisciplinary approaches across physiology, clinical science, and lifestyle-related disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Withers, Dr A Robins, Dr P Sindall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrated Platform for Geostatistical and Physics-based Modelling and AI Machine Learning for Environmental Contamination Assessment

Environmental contamination is a broad topical issue in the concern of sustainable development and climate change. Economic development of human society has resulted in global large destruction and contamination on soil, water, air, and general natural resources. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dissecting Host–Parasite Signalling Interfaces in Leishmania: Mechanistic Drivers of Virulence and Immune Evasion

Leishmaniasis is a major neglected tropical disease affecting over one million people annually, with rising incidence in new regions including Southern Europe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GE Ebiloma, Prof G Hide
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Isolation and Characterisation of bacteriophages for tackling antimicrobial resistant infections in the oral cavity

The control of bacterial infections continues to rely heavily on antibiotics and is threatened by rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that causes over a million annual deaths globally. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C James, Dr J Latimer, Prof J Fothergill, Dr T Joshi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only