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We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Towards the development of a novel class of broad-spectrum anti-infective drugs

Through exceptionally strong research collaborations at the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine, we have applied innovative thinking to the field of (Minor Groove Binders) MGBs to develop a novel platform for drug discovery with the potential to treat an impressive range of diseases, including bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FS Scott
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adaptive numerical algorithms for PDE problems with random inputs

PhD Studentship in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing . The project concerns the numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) with uncertain inputs (e.g., material properties, external forces, geometry of the computational domain). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bespalov
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the chemo-mechanical degradation of concrete

Why? Concrete, an artificial rock, is the most abundant material humankind has ever created. With approximately 30 billion metric tonnes used each year, it plays a critical role in our infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Korec
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the contribution of SHANK3 LLPS in autism and cancer

  Research Group: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
In this exciting research project, you will investigate SHANK3, a key protein that facilitates communication and adaptation in brain cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr TZ Zacharchenko, Dr IB Barsukov, Prof S Kimber
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integration of large-scale genetic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data to understand fibrosis across different organs

Second Supervisor. Professor Sue Francis, Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham. Additional Supervisors. Dr Richard Allen, University of Leicester / Dr Eleanor Cox, University of Nottingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Wain
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Self-Powered Piezoelectric Hydrogels for Immunomodulation and Chronic Wound Regeneration

Chronic wounds, particularly diabetic foot ulcers, affect millions of patients worldwide and remain one of the most difficult clinical challenges in healthcare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Rajan Unnithan, Dr S Pentlavalli, Dr A Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Towards more understanding of aggregation and scaling of calcium carbonate in the petroleum production facility

The scale deposition and aggregation of calcium carbonate in the production facility is challenging problem in the petroleum industry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing a regime map for the roller compaction process

Roller compaction is a process used by many industries such as pharma, food and fertilizers. Roller compaction is a continuous dry granulation process where the powder particles compressed by two rotating rollers to produce a ribbon like shape compact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Improving the fertilizers granulation process

Producing fertilizers with the required specification while minimizing the waste of the manufacturing process is challenging. This research aims to improve the current fertilizer production method by designing the products to achieve the required specifications such as strength, size and dissolution/disintegration time. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Continuous Catalyst Manufacturing process towards more sustainability

Many industries looking to improve the sustainability of their manufacturing lines to maximise resource efficiency while reducing the environmental impact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Towards more understanding of the particle dissolution process in the liquid

Dissolution of the powder in a liquid is of highly importance for many industries such as food, pharma, fertilizers and many others. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof AD Salman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electrified catalytic processes for green fuels production via co2 hydrogenation

The transition to a low-carbon energy system requires sustainable methods for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful fuels and chemicals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Selective bio-recovery of rare earth elements with bioengineered peptide loops and encapsulated proteins

The rare earth elements (REE) continue to rapidly increase as a strategic technological resource and form essential components in many existing and emerging… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LN Natrajan, Prof S Hay, Dr I Riddell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Unravelling Sex-Specific Mechanisms Underpinning Long COVID: An Integrative Epidemiological and Biomarker-Based Investigation of Women’s Disproportionate Burden (Ref: SSEHS/SF-MF26-2)

Long COVID (post‑COVID condition) is a chronic, multisystem disease state that persists for ≥3 months after SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and impairs dailyfunctioning for many sufferers. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Faghy, Dr E O'Donnell
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills is a joint initiative between the University of Leeds and the Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials and will recruit at least 50 students over 5 annual cohorts between the two sites. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training