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Co-design and feasibility evaluation of an accessible holiday toolkit for people with intellectual disabilities

St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Faculty of Sport, Health, and Applied Science
Holidays can offer enjoyment, independence, new experiences and opportunities to spend time with others. However, people with intellectual disabilities can face substantial barriers to planning, travelling and being away from home. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nicholson
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating the Genetic and Sensory Determinants of Salt Sensitivity: Implications for Diagnosis and Personalised Nutrition

St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Faculty of Sport, Health, and Applied Science
Hypertension remains one of the leading modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide. Excess dietary salt intake is a major contributor to elevated blood pressure; however, individuals vary considerably in their physiological response to salt. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A King
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Continual blood pressure monitoring and other novel approaches to detect allostatic load in high performers

St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Faculty of Sport, Health, and Applied Science
The health and performance impacts of various forms of stress (e.g., biopsychosocial, environmental, physical) are generally well documented for the general population (1). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Pedlar
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Levelling the Playing Field: Democratising Adolescent Athlete Health and Development Support

St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Faculty of Sport, Health, and Applied Science
Across UK sport, a widening gap exists between elite pathway structures and the grassroots environments where most adolescent athletes train and develop. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Fleming
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Stories that Move: Co-designing and Scaling Narrative Resources to Transform Physical Activity Opportunities for Disabled Children and Young People

St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Faculty of Sport, Health, and Applied Science
Disabled children and young people have a right to participate meaningfully in physical activity, recreation and education. Yet opportunities remain shaped by disabling environments, ableist assumptions and unequal access to knowledge, support and inclusive opportunities. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Wadey
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Oral dysbiosis and S. aureus: understanding how change in the oral microbiome drive infection risk

Leeds Beckett University
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the World Health Organisation’s priority pathogens, causing wide-ranging infections from skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gupta, Dr A Oates, Dr PS Stafford, Dr T Do
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection of Early-Stage Dementia Biomarkers

Leeds Beckett University
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Background. The term dementia covers a range of diseases minimally understood and accepted as incurable therefore impacting financially on health care systems and the community affected. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TS Sabir, Dr S Quinn
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD studentships with the Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme

Nottingham Trent University
Up to 30 fully funded, four year PhD studentships are available in the biosciences. Join us to elevate your career, conducting transformative research in one of three priority themes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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PhD studentships with the Nottingham BBSRC DLA Programme

University of Nottingham
School of Biosciences
Up to 30 fully funded, four year PhD studentships are available in the biosciences. Join us to elevate your career, conducting transformative research in one of three priority themes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Uncovering molecular switches that drive chronic Staphylococcus aureus infection in Type 2 Diabetes

Leeds Beckett University
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
How do pathogens manipulate host cells to establish long-term infections? Despite major advances in infection biology, many of the molecular mechanisms governing host-pathogen interactions remain unknown. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Haigh, Dr A Oates, Prof M Wright
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Scalable Electrolyzer Systems for Renewable Hydrogen Production

Monash University Malaysia
Engineering and Information Technology
The project focuses on the design, development, and scale-up of water electrolyzers for efficient hydrogen production and integration with renewable energy systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LKP Putri, Dr LFS Fang Sheng, Prof CSP Siang Piao
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Horizon Europe PhD Studentship: Electrolytes and Interfaces in Aqueous Zinc-Air Batteries for Long-Duration Energy Storage

University of Birmingham
School of Metallurgy & Materials
The Energy Materials Group at the University of Birmingham invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD studentship on aqueous zinc-air batteries for long-duration energy storage. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D S Spencer-Jolly
 21 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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When Oxygen Wakes the Phageome: Phage-Bacteria Interactions in the Human Gut

University of Birmingham
Department of Biomedical Sciences
When Oxygen Wakes the Phageome. Phage-Bacteria Interactions in the Human Gut. Bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) are the most abundant biological entities on Earth and a major, yet poorly understood, component of the human gut microbiome. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Horniblow
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Keeping pace with protein production: how do cells dynamically scale protein quality control?

University of Birmingham
School of Biosciences
Proteins are the molecular workhorses of cells, but their production is surprisingly error-prone. Cells therefore possess sophisticated quality control (QC) systems that recognise and remove defective proteins as they are being made. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Gibbs
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding Intrinsically Disordered Protein-Protein Interactions Using Peptidomimetics

University of Birmingham
School of Chemistry
Understanding and modulating protein-protein interactions (PPIs) is a key objective in understanding both healthy and disease processes,[1] and, for providing leads to develop new treatments for diseases of unmet medical need.[2] This project will develop methods to target the interactions of intrinsically disordered regions engaged in PPIs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Wilson, Prof CM Carlomagno
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biomimetic Foldamers as a New Class of Sustainable Catalysts

University of Birmingham
School of Chemistry
Foldamers are synthetic oligomers that adopt stable conformations bio-inspired (e.g., helices) but their solid forms have recently been shown to have functional applications in materials science, supramolecular chemistry and biological chemistry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Pike, Dr A Michalchuk
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Understanding and preventing shock-induced tissue injury using dynamic nanofluidics

University of Birmingham
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical shock is a common source of cellular and tissue damage, which may further trigger inflammation and degeneration. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Sun
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in an Integrated Intelligent Safe Environment (IISE) in the Nuclear Industry

University of Birmingham
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The nuclear industry is increasingly seeking to deploy robotic and autonomous systems were possible to reduce worker exposure to hazardous environments, improve productivity and enhance operational resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Davis
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Population Genomics and Climate Resilience in New Zealand Marine Fishes

Victoria University of Wellington
School of Biological Sciences
PhD Scholarship. Fisheries Genomics, Climate Change and Māori Fisheries. He Kete Ira. Genomics for the Future of Our Wai, Moana and Taonga Species. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof PA Ritchie
 30 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate-Smart Net-Zero Vertical Farming for Sustainable Food Production

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that global food production must. increase by approximately 70% to meet the nutritional demands of an estimated 9 billion. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J D Mondol, Dr M Smyth, Dr A Pugsley
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of new generation corrosion-resistant aluminium alloys

The University of Manchester
Department of Materials
Applications are invited for a full time PhD studentship in research on new generation corrosion-resistant aluminium alloys at the Department of Materials, The University of Manchester. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Zhou
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advanced analytical methods for siRNA therapeutics

University of Sheffield
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Unlock the Next Frontier in RNA Therapeutics. Fully Funded PhD Project!. The Challenge. Short interfering RNA (siRNA) therapies are an emerging new class of drugs. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof MJ Dickman
 21 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CFD modelling of safety-critical LH2 phenomena to support safety strategies development

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Practical and predictive models for heat and mass transfer in liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tanks and infrastructure are often missing in spite of long-term LH2 use in industry. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Makarov, Prof V Molkov, Dr D Cirrone
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Behaviourally Informed Nature-Positive Retrofit for Northern Ireland's Public Estate: Applying the COM-B Framework to Accelerate Climate Adaptation, Biodiversity Recovery and Net Zero Delivery through Architecture, Behavioural Science and Public Policy.

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Northern Ireland faces a significant challenge in achieving Net Zero, strengthening climate resilience and restoring biodiversity through an ageing public estate. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N O'Hare
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Asset Health Digital twins for energy infrastructure

Ulster University - Belfast Campus
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
  Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Energy infrastructure assets underpin modern economies, yet their serviceability and safety are frequently compromised by deterioration processes such as cracking, spalling, efflorescence, corrosion, and biological growth. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I Motawa, Prof D Comiskey
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Exploring the testis unknome - functional analysis of testis-specifically expressed genes

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Molecular Biosciences
Project description. Normal animal reproduction depends on the appropriate production of gametes sperm and egg, and on their successful interaction (fertilisation). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H White-Cooper, Prof K Swann
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structure-guided discovery of selective modulators of brain and cancer-associated potassium channels

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
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 Supervisors: Dr J D Lippiat, Dr K Simmons, Assoc Prof N Georgopoulos
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Algorithmic mechanisms underlying plasticity and stability in distributed neural networks

University of Bristol
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
The extent to which biological solutions resemble known AI methods, or to which biological design principles could augment AI capabilities, remains and open question. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MR Rule
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The biomechanics and neural control of bird flight in turbulence

University of Leeds
Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Project Description. Birds routinely fly through gusty or turbulent air that can rapidly destabilise their bodies and wings. Unlike conventional aircraft, bird have highly articulated and compliant wings that can absorb these disturbances and help stabilise flight. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G N Askew, Dr S Windsor
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering principles in dyskinetic movement disorders

University of Bristol
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dyskinetic movement disorders are marked by involuntary and disorganized movements. Although profoundly disabling, our theoretical understanding of these disorders is comparatively immature. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MR Rule
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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