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We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium (CLARKE_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Primary Supervisor - Professor Tom Clarke. Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium. There is an increasing need for biological solutions to challenges such as metal recovery and detoxification of organic compounds from industrial waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Clarke
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Polarisation Maintaining Hollow-Core Fibre Fabrication

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisors. Dr Ian Davidson, Prof. Francesco Poletti. Are you interested in fabricating the future of optical fibre technology? In this project you will help to create a new generation of polarisation maintaining optical fibres that rely on revolutionary hollow-core fibre technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome (HILDEBRAND_Q27DTP)

Quadram Institute Bioscience
Graduate Programme
Updated: 14 October 2026 
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem shaped by diet, the host and microbial transmission between people. While gut bacterial populations were once thought to be genetically stable, we now know that they can evolve within their hosts over remarkably short timescales. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Hildebrand
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cargo bikes as a vehicle for transport equity

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisory team. Dr Rich McIlroy. Cargo bikes are promoted as a sustainable alternative to car-based travel, but their use as care infrastructure in a family setting is under-explored. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R McIlroy
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Making of Bulges and Giant Elliptical Galaxies

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisors. Dr. Annagazia Puglisi, Prof. Francesco Shankar. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Puglisi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Making net-zero quieter: sustainable acoustic metamaterials

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisory team. Dr Felix Langfeldt. This project explores acoustic metamaterials that combine effective noise control with more sustainable manufacturing materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Langfeldt
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression (CHAPMAN_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Primary Supervisor - Professor Tracey Chapman. Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly) is a global agricultural pest that causes annual billion-dollar losses and threatens food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiscale Failure Analysis and AI-Assisted Prediction of High-Voltage Dynamic Subsea Cables for Floating Offshore Wind

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Updated: 14 October 2026 
This PhD offers the opportunity to investigate real failure mechanisms in high-voltage dynamic subsea cables used in floating offshore wind. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bai, Dr A Shires, Dr L Yang
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Broadband noise control using synergetic poroelastic acoustic metamaterials

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisory team. Dr Felix Langfeldt. Become a pioneering researcher in new noise control technologies based on acoustic metamaterials to tackle noise pollution, a growing problem which negatively affects the health and productivity of millions of people. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Langfeldt
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pervasive Robotic Control of the Invasive Alien Species Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Floating pennywort is one of the UK’s most damaging invasive species, rapidly forming dense mats that choke waterways, reduce biodiversity, and increase flood risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Jackson-Mills, Dr N Shaukat, Prof R C Richardson
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits (BUTT_U27DTP)

University of East Anglia
School of Biological Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Primary Supervisor - Professor Julea Butt. This exciting project will engineer cytochromes for site-selective covalent linkage to multiple redox partners and electrodes thereby delivering proof-of-principle for novel electronic circuitry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Butt
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A single-cell atlas of the Euglena gracilis cell cycle (HALL_E27DTP)

Earlham Institute
Graduate Programme
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Primary Supervisor - Professor Neil Hall. Euglena gracilis is one of biology's outliers. This single-celled protist diverged from plants and animals over a billion years ago, switches effortlessly between photosynthesis and feeding, and carries a genome stitched together from multiple ancient endosymbionts. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Hall
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics-based prediction of friction, thermal behaviour and scuffing in high-speed electric vehicle gears

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Supervisory team. Dr Ali Ghanbarzadeh. How can electric vehicle gears run faster and more efficiently without damaging their surfaces?This project aims to develop physics-based models connecting lubricant films, surface roughness and frictional heating to predict efficiency and scuffing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ghanbarzadeh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering biology to decode gene regulatory networks in lateral root initiation (GUIZIOU_E27DTP)

Earlham Institute
Graduate Programme
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Primary Supervisor - Dr Sarah Guiziou. Are you a motivated undergraduate with a passion for engineering biology and plant science?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Guiziou
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CellQ-Twin: A Soft Robotic Platform for Multiaxial and Rhythmic Mechanobiology

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Updated: 14 October 2026 
Cells experience continuous mechanical forces that regulate their behaviour and function. Understanding how cells respond to these forces is essential for investigating disease mechanisms and developing new therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Alazmani, Dr J Lee, Prof D J Beech
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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