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We have 3,657 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Electrode Architectures Design and Manufacturing for Next-Generation Lithium-ion batteries (Ref: AAE-PZ-2602)

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are a cornerstone technology for the electrification of transportation and for achieving Net Zero targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Zhu
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) Modelling for Critical Energy and Transport Systems (Ref: AAE-LJ-2520)

Ensuring the reliability and availability of modern engineering systems is fundamental to the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of future energy and transport infrastructures. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Jackson, Dr S Dunnett
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Hidden Electronic Device Detection for Enhanced Digital Forensic Capability (Ref: AAE-LJ-2519)

The rise in digital crime means that almost every modern investigation now involves the recovery of electronic evidence. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Jackson, Dr C Liu
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decision-Making for Autonomous Systems (Ref: AAE-CL-2601)

This project explores a new framework of High-Level Autonomous DecisionMaking, which is based on model predictive control (MPC) and Markov decision process (MDP). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Liu
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using microstructured solvent systems for crystallisation with controlled particle characteristics

One of the most risky and time-consuming steps of the manufacture of medicines is the scale-up, especially to generate powders and particles that further can be processed into formulations such as tablets. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Edkins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Analysis of high frequency, high dimensional time series data

Some stylized facts about the stock market like contagion and volatility is rolled out in understanding connectivity in brain signals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Barrios
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High dimensional panel data analysis

High dimensional data arises from monitoring pollution, meteorological indicators and other features that characterizes a complex system. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Barrios
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence.

Trace biological residues from casual contact, such as sweat and epithelial cells, contain valuable DNA and molecular biomarkers for forensic investigations. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof PJ Janarthanan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hydrogel-Enabled Capture of Latent DNA and Biomarkers from Touch and Trace Evidence

Trace biological residues from casual contact, such as sweat and epithelial cells, contain valuable DNA and molecular biomarkers for forensic investigations. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof PJ Janarthanan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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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
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stars, Planets and Explosions: Nucleosynthesis Beyond Binaries

  Research Group: Astrophysics
This PhD project will explore how hierarchical stellar systems – triples and quadruples, together with planets orbiting single and multiple stars – reshape stellar evolution, transient phenomena and the chemical enrichment of galaxies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Izzard, Dr J Hunt, Dr KS Sullivan
 22 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Aptamer-based biosensing platform for monitoring of nanoplastic and biotoxin co-exposure as human exposome surveillance platform

The quantifications of humans exposure to biotic and abiotic contaminants remains as one of the most significant technical gaps in human exposome studies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MY Khai Khun
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dual-omics profiling and ensemble machine learning for mapping cell state dynamics and exposure thresholds in response to nanoplastic–biotoxin co-exposures

The human exposome is defined by the totality of environmental exposures across a lifetime, which represents one of the most complex determinants of human health (IHEN). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MY Khai Khun
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A 3D Bioprinted Skeletal Muscle Model to Investigate Functional Food Targeting Insulin Resistance

Metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes are increasingly associated with complex interactions between multiple tissues involved in glucose regulation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr WY Wai Yeng
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Molecular Dynamics (MD)/QSAR screening of natural compounds for dengue antivirals

We will develop a streamlined in-silico pipeline to prioritise natural anti-dengue compounds using molecular dynamics (MD) and QSAR modelling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Kooi Yeong Khaw
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI-Driven Extracellular Vesicle and microRNA Profiling for Precision Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains difficult to diagnose early, as current methods rely on cognitive testing, neuroimaging, and invasive cerebrospinal fluid sampling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr OHF Ong
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) in Malaysia

This PhD project will assess the socioeconomic burden of Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction (DGBI) — focusing on healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and productivity loss in conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Functional Dyspepsia (FD), and Functional Constipation (FC). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Siew Li Teoh, Prof Shaun Lee Lee, Dr Ruth Sim, Prof Zanfina Delaney, Assoc Prof Kia Fatt Quek, Assoc Prof c Chong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Cross-Regional Mechanisms in Schizophrenia & ASD via Multi-omics in Patient-Derived hiPSC Models

This project establishes hiPSC lines from ethnically diverse Malaysian donors with schizophrenia/ASD plus matched controls, harmonised with Australian standards. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Satoshi Ogawa
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI-Driven Adaptive Mobility for Resilient Transport in Flood-Prone Urban River Basins

Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events (e.g., intense rainfall and riverine flooding), which can cause severe mobility disruptions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Susi Susilawati
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Tumour-microplastic interaction and their role in tumour growth kinetics

The presence of microplastics within the tumour microenvironment (TME) has been discovered recently, with studies demonstrating a tendency for these microplastics to accumulate in the non-proliferating regions of the tumour. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E H Ooi
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Precision blood-cell biomarkers for early prediction of severe dengue

We will establish a prospective dengue cohort at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) to identify early blood-cell signatures predicting severe disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Assoc Prof Vinod Balasubramaniam, Dr Premdass Ramdas
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lipid profiling of microalgae for nutraceutical applications

Project Description. This project focuses on comprehensive lipid profiling of microalgae to identify high-value compounds for nutraceutical applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Lee Lee, Assoc Prof CWS Choo , Dr Charanjit Kaur
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Highly-Active Metal Complexes for Low Temperature Thermocatalytic Ammonia Production

Ammonia is a critical chemical feedstock and energy carrier, central to global agriculture and increasingly important in the emerging hydrogen economy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Chong, Dr Joshua Zheyan Soo Soo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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GEMS: Toward Distribution-Robust Medical Imaging Models in the Wild

While deep learning has shown remarkable performance in medical imaging benchmarks, translating these results to real-world clinical deployment remains challenging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LCH Lim
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Financial Modelling and Economic Assessment of Emerging Low-Carbon Industrial Systems

This project focuses on developing financial and economic modelling frameworks to evaluate emerging low-carbon energy systems in industrial applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enhanced recovery and purification of lipophilic bioactives from microalgae

This project aims to develop advanced techniques to boost the recovery and purification of lipophilic bioactives from microalgae. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Chan Chan, Dr Wail Gourich, Dr Siti Adiiba
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dynamic Behaviour and Engineering Optimisation of PEM Water Electrolysers under Real-World Conditions with AI Support

Green hydrogen is widely recognised as a cornerstone of the global transition toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, owing to its clean energy potential. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Chong, Dr Joshua Zheyan Soo Soo, Dr Yeoh Chin Vern Yeoh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design and Optimization of Concentrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems for Solar Hydrogen Production

Green hydrogen production through solar-powered water electrolysis represents a critical pathway toward achieving global decarbonisation targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data-Driven Modelling for Low-Carbon Industrial Energy Systems

This project focuses on the development of advanced modelling approaches to support the design and optimisation of emerging low-carbon energy systems in industrial applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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