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We have 5,852 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Volcanoes and microplastics: microplastic abrasion and degradation by pyroclastic materials (Ref: 2027-LU07)

Microplastic pollution is a pressing global challenge; microplastics are recognised as a pervasive, near-unmanageable pollutant, with consequences for human and animal health, biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem functioning. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Williams, Prof P Roach
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded Distance Learning PhD Opportunity in Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Central Asia

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), U.K., with funding support from LEARN Logistics by Kuehne Foundation, is seeking applications for a fully funded Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) opportunity leading to a PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Matellini
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Predicting and preventing antimicrobial resistance through patient-specific infection ecology

  Research Group: Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine
In the clinic, antimicrobial treatments are routinely chosen based on an assessment of their immediate efficacy on the most abundant pathogen lineage isolated from an infection. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Mancini, Dr J Rudkin, Dr K Oravkova, Dr S Granneman
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The hidden cost of waves: Mitigating wake-induced power loss in floating wind farms (Ref: AURA27-JF)

As the most suitable UK near-shore sites for fixed foundation turbines are taken up, further growth requires moving into deeper waters. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fleming, Dr J Su, Dr Q Hawari
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Precision Medicine DLA – How do tumours heal in response to acute injury and chemotherapy?

  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Sciences
In this PhD project, the prospective student will study how tumours respond to acute injury and chemotherapy, using a novel Drosophila tumour model developed by the Davidson lab that allows live, in vivo confocal imaging of tumour cell death and inflammation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Davidson
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Offshore Wind and Coastal Communities: Economic Resilience, Well-being and the Just Energy Transition (Ref: AURA27-SR)

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Rasciute, Dr AR Bennato
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fusing AI and Fluid Dynamics for a Multi-Terawatt Offshore Wind Future (Ref: AURA27-RD)

State of the art industry software currently struggles to predict how complex ocean waves generate dynamic forces on offshore wind turbine foundations. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Dorrell, Prof C Lloyd
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Human-in-the-loop machine learning for expert-guided environmental impact assessment of offshore wind farms (Ref: AURA27-ND)

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) for offshore wind farms is one of the most data-intensive and expert-dependent processes in the energy transition. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof ND Dethlefs, Dr S Dora
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Precision Medicine DLA - Collaborative: Precision Modulation of Macrophages using Chemokine-RNA Therapeutics to Regress Fibrosis and Address Treatment Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases

Collaborative Project - MRC’s Collaborative awards provide students with experience of collaborative research with a non-academic partner, enabling the student to spend a period of time with the partner (usually no less than three months over the lifetime of the PhD). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Vendrell, Dr P Ramachandran, Dr F N Nadal-Bufi
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Impact of future fuels on UK airports and ports air quality

Introduction. UK has set an ambition for ports and airports to decarbonise in the next 10 -15 years to become net zero. Whilst operations at these transport hubs can be decarbonised though electrification and use of on site renewable energy generation, fuels involve a transition to cleaner energy sources. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Purvis, Prof J Lee, Prof D Carslaw
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Divergent structural genomic instability trajectories in mesothelioma: linking tumour evolution to socioeconomic and occupational health inequalities

  Research Group: Institute of Cancer Sciences
Mesothelioma is an asbestos-driven cancer with a median survival of around one year. The UK currently has the world's highest incidence, reflecting historical asbestos utilisation and ongoing environmental exposures. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof K Blyth, Dr T Robertson, Prof C Semple
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Wake, Mix, Repeat: Engineering the Environmental Footprint of Deep-Water Wind (Ref: AURA27-CL)

The future of UK offshore wind farms lies in deep waters, a dynamic physical environment where water column density varies with depth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Lloyd, Prof R Dorrell, Prof C Keylock
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Urban VOCs: the effect of indoor emissions

Outdoor air quality in the UK has undergone a major improvement in recent years, particularly through reductions in emissions from vehicle exhausts. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Lee, Dr M S Shaw, Prof N Carslaw
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Defining molecular endotypes of respiratory viral disease for precision medicine

  Research Group: Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Respiratory viral infections cause highly variable disease, reflecting differences in viral types, infection contexts and the host response. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A daSilva Filipe, Prof D Robertson, Dr K McLuskey, Prof D Dockrell
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Social Licence for Offshore Wind: Misinformation, Public Discourse and Coastal Community Resilience (Ref: AURA27-MS)

Offshore wind is central to the UK energy transition. Its long-term success depends on more than technology and infrastructure. Public trust, community resilience and the quality of public discussion also matter. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sykora, Dr S Elayan, Prof J Downey
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)