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AI informed surrogate laser-material thermal models based on high-fidelity multi-physics modelling and test data

The University of Manchester
Department of Materials
  Research Group: Applied Mathematics, Computational Metallurgy
The modelling of laser-material interactions is a complex multi-physics problem, very computationally intensive and often relies on detailed and expensive characterisation of the material's thermo-physical properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Early Dementia Care in the Age of Generative AI

University of Strathclyde
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
This project aims to develop innovative Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI)-powered applications to improve the quality of life for individuals with early-stage dementia (ESD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing highly dispersed metal catalysts for catalytic CO2 conversion

The University of Manchester
Department of Materials
Single atom catalysts have emerged as a novel class of catalysts that can exhibit optimal metal utilization, with all metal atoms being exposed to reactants and available for catalytic reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr D Lewis, Dr X Fan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Revealing Solvents Under Confinement

The University of Manchester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Many technologies essential to a Net Zero future, including sustainable chemical processing, separations, and energy storage, rely on liquids operating inside nanoporous materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Falkowska, Dr T Youngs, Prof C Hardacre
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Adaptive and AI-based Control Strategies for Grid and Market Integration of Renewable Energy Resources

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
The integration of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydropower, poses challenges for grid stability and energy market operations due to their variability and intermittency. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof U Cali, Dr E Hosseinzadeh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced CFD, Multiphysics Modelling, and AI for Energetics Processing

University of Birmingham
School of Chemical Engineering
This project will develop advanced computational and experimental tools to support the safe, efficient, and scalable manufacture of materials critical to UK and European security, with a particular focus on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) - a relatively novel and increasingly important class of process equipment attracting growing industrial interest across multiple sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Windows-Yule
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Stabilising the Corneal Stem Cell Niche: LaNt α31 as a Regulator of Epithelial Repair and Regeneration

University of Liverpool
Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences
Discover how a little‑known laminin‑related protein, LaNt α31, shapes the human limbal stem cell niche. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Hamill, Dr C Zihni, Dr M Morgan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Super resolution analysis of basement membrane remodelling and microenvironment signalling in pancreatic cancer.

University of Liverpool
Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences
Using cutting‑edge super‑resolution imaging and cell‑microenvironment models, this project explores how the ECM shapes tumour growth and could reveal new ways to target cancer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Hamill, Prof T Zech, Prof B Greenhalf
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Synthesis, Characterisation and Evaluation of Novel Antimicrobial Agents against Polymicrobial Biofilms.

University of Birmingham
School of Dentistry
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major global health threat, driven in part by the persistence of polymicrobial biofilms that exhibit high tolerance to antimicrobial treatments and immune defences. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A R Rahman, Dr L Cox
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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How can spatial skills improve mathematics learning? (Ref: LN/IC-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University
Mathematics Education Centre
Difficulties in learning mathematics emerge early in education and are robust over time. The number of students not reaching basic levels of mathematics achievement remains a major societal challenge, at a time when societies are increasingly demanding mathematics skills due to scientific and industrial progress. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Coolen
 1 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The development of young children’s understanding of multi-digit numbers (Ref: LN/JB-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University
Mathematics Education Centre
Once children have become proficient in using small numbers, they are faced with new challenges as soon as numbers get bigger. One of these challenges concerns the place-value structure of multi-digit numbers. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bahnmüller
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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How do the languages that we speak affect numerical processing and mathematics achievement? (Ref: LN/IXD-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University
Mathematics Education Centre
A growing body of research suggests that different aspects of language influence the way we think about, represent, and apply numbers and mathematical concepts. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Xenidou-Dervou, Dr J Bahnmüller
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial Intelligence Empowered Electric Vehicle Motor Drive System

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Electric vehicle development has been a hot topic around the world. This PhD programme will develop artificial intelligence based design and control methods to optimize eletromagnetic performance and sustainablity of electric vehicle motor drive system. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Zhao
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Modelling the Dynamic Development of Expertise: Integrating Practice, Ability, and Individual Differences

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Understanding how human expertise develops remains a central question across psychology, education, and cognitive science. Competing theoretical perspectives have emphasised either the dominant role of deliberate practice or the importance of individual differences such as intelligence. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vaci, Prof M Bilalic
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Improving Detection and Intervention for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Dementia Using NLP and Clinical Screening

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Dementia is a progressive neurocognitive condition that substantially reduces quality of life and life expectancy, and is frequently experienced as deeply isolating. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vaci, Dr Kirsty Harkness
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