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Stigma towards people with ADHD

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Research indicates that people with ADHD encounter stigma, including stereotypes, prejudice (i.e., negative attitudes) and discrimination (see Bisset et al. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Wood, Dr D Poole
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Reducing indoor air pollution through behaviour change

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Air pollution is estimated to cause more than 28,000 deaths each year in the UK, with long-term exposure associated with higher rates of cardiovascular and respiratory illness, birth-defects and neuro-degenerative disorders (Laverge et al., 2015). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Wood
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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How do people talk about alternative proteins? Understanding how the language used to describe alternative proteins influences consumer perceptions and behaviour

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Food systems generate around one-third of global greenhouse gases and drive water pollution and biodiversity loss, leading many to conclude that humans cannot continue to rely on (primarily farmed) meat and dairy as sources of protein. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Webb
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Increasing children’s consumption of pulses for healthy and sustainable diets.

University of Sheffield
School of Psychology
Transforming current diets is essential to address major public health and environmental challenges (Stewart et al., 2021). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Buckland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Epigenetic regulation by MORC proteins

National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
At any point, only a small fraction of the genome is active. Much of the genome, need to be silenced at all times. MORC proteins are epigenetic repressors that have repress transposable elements in animals and compact heterochromatin regions in plants. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Xue
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Biomechanics of Plant Morphogenesis

National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
Morphogenesis is ultimately a biomechanical process, where cells and biomaterials are molded into functional shapes by biomechanical forces. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr YL Long
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Life’s a Beach - Tropical Beach Microbiomes in a Changing World

National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
Tropical beaches are among the world’s most heavily used and impacted coastal environments and underpin a major tourism industry across Southeast Asia. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Pointing
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering recombinant non-pathogenic bacteria to express antigens from pathogenic species for vaccine development

National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
Bacterial infections pose major health challenges for humans and animals worldwide. The treatment of many such infections is becoming increasingly difficult due to the rise of antibiotic resistance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Y Daiwen
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC supported EngD: Thermodynamics of Aerosols: Understanding VLE & Phase Transitions for Aerosolised Systems

University of Birmingham
School of Chemical Engineering
Consumer products in the form of aerosols comprise product bases, with a range of physical and chemical properties blended with propellant(s) in a range of base. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Leeke
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unravelling the Role of Aspergillus in Chronic Airway Disease Exacerbations and Disease Progression

The University of Manchester
Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences
  Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic
Background. Exacerbations are a major health burden of chronic airway disease such as COPD or bronchiectasis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CK Kosmidis, Dr A.M Mathioudakis, Dr M Bertuzzi
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Non-coding snoRNA Host Genes as novel therapeutic targets in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis

The University of Manchester
Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
  Research Group: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Atopic dermatitis (AD, also known as eczema) and psoriasis are very common chronic inflammatory skin diseases marked by abnormalities in the functioning of the outer layer of the skin, the epidermis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Vietri Rudan, Dr S Kurinna, Dr AAJ Al-Janabi
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Assessing human carotid body, cardiovascular and respiratory function in diabetic patients with and without obstructive sleep apnoea

University of Birmingham
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Patients with diabetes have impaired cardiovascular and respiratory responses to multiple stimuli including a fall in blood oxygen (hypoxia), a rise in blood carbon dioxide (hypercapnia) and a decrease in blood glucose (hypoglycaemia). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A H Holmes, Dr J Welch, Dr A Coney
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Identifying the importance of age, sex, ethnicity and obesity in establishing cardiovascular-respiratory reflex responses to heat exposure

University of Birmingham
Department of Biomedical Sciences
One of the major threats to human health is climate change and its association with increased exposure to extreme heat. An important effect is an increase in the frequency, duration and intensity of heatwave exposure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A H Holmes, Dr J Welch, Dr A Coney
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PhD Studentship Digital Twin Development for Mechanical Fragmentation in Sustainable Plastics Recycling

Imperial College London
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Applications are invited for an exciting fully funded PhD studentship at Imperial College London in the interdisciplinary fields of Mechanics of Materials, Process Systems Engineering, and Sustainable Manufacturing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Charalambides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Advancing Functional MRS: Methodological Development for Dynamic Neurochemical Measurement

University of Reading
School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Project Overview. Functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS) is an emerging neuroimaging approach that measures rapid, task‑evoked changes in brain metabolites. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Bell
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Evaluating the effects of large language models on attitudes towards migrants in the UK

University of Reading
School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Project Overview. False narratives that fuel social and public opinion generated by large language models (Papageorgiou et al., 2024) move through social spaces faster than they can be mitigated (Kandel, 2020). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Cacase
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Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Public Health

University of Bristol
School of Computer Science
Decision-making under uncertainty is a fundamental challenge in AI and data science, particularly in dynamic settings where observations are collected sequentially and decisions influence future outcomes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Active noise control of automotive tyres (Ref: AAE-DOB-2518)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Automotive vehicles are becoming heavier with wider tyres to support this weight. Above a speed of around 30 miles per hour, the noise produced by the tyres is the dominant source. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D O'Boy, Dr M Martinez Garcia
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Airborne Intelligent Monitoring and Quantification of Greenhouse Gases (Ref: AAE-CL-2521)

Loughborough University
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Methane (CH₄) is the second most significant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO₂), with over 30 times the global warming potential over a 100-year period. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Liu
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Distributed Algorithms

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
A funded PhD studentship is available under the supervision of Peter Davies-Peck, part of the Network Engineering Science and Theory in Durham (NESTiD) group in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, UK. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Davies-Peck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Efficient and Robust Deep Learning based Perception for Autonomous Driving and Robotics

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Today, autonomous vehicle and robotics research is a continuously evolving field and spanning all areas of AI autonomy, including perception, behaviour prediction, motion planning, explainability and safety critical AI systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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Agentic AI for Autonomous Things: Vision-Language-Action Models, Embodied Intelligence and Real-World Decision-Making

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond passive prediction towards systems that can reason, plan, interact and act. This shift is driving rapid progress in agentic AI - i.e., AI systems that can interpret goals, make decisions, use tools, coordinate with humans and operate in changing real-world environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
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Unconstrained Object Understanding using Deep Learning for Computer Vision in X-ray Security Screening

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
X-ray security screening is widely used to maintain aviation/transport security, and its significance poses a particular interest in future automated screening systems that can be deployed for transportation and border security screening alike. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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What differs? - Deep Learning for Anomaly and Out of Distribution Detection in Computer Vision (Visual AI) Applications

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Anomaly detection, and the synonymous topics of novelty and out-of-distribution detection, addresses the computer vision ("visual AI") challenge of automatically identifying outliers within the scene or image based on their appearance, motion or behaviour characteristics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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Addressing Racial Bias in Face Recognition Based on Deep Learning Enabled Computer Vision

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Facial recognition is one of the most academically studied and industrially developed areas within computer vision where we readily find associated applications deployed globally. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T P Breckon
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Quantum spin liquids in Ce pyrochlores

Queen Mary University of London
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are a state of matter predicted to be found in magnetic materials with strong quantum fluctuations. The spins in most magnetic materials form regular repeating patterns at sufficiently low temperature, but QSLs are very different. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O` Benton
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Efficient Neuromorphic Vision and Perception for Long-Term Robotic Autonomy

Durham University
Department of Computer Science
Autonomous robots are increasingly deployed in industries such as precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, and logistics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Atapour-Abarghouei
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Developing a Crystal Design Framework to Accelerate the Discovery of Advanced Materials

Heriot-Watt University
Institute of Chemical Sciences
Context. Accelerating the development of crystalline materials requires more accurate evaluation of the structural landscapes of the ingredients during early-stage development. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S J Dalgarno, Dr M Little, Prof M Paterson
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A Supramolecular Approach to Advanced Materials Through Computational Design

Heriot-Watt University
Institute of Chemical Sciences
Context. There is an important global need to design new materials with improved safety and advanced functionality for defence and civilian applications. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S J Dalgarno, Prof M Paterson, Dr M Little
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Domestication and environmental adaptation in livestock

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences
  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project Description. Livestock species have an incredible history, having been recently domesticated from wildlife species such as the aurochs, mouflon, wild buffalo etc, and since then having been changed by early and modern farmers to fulfil an economic role supporting human societies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Orozco Ter Wengel, Dr F Hailer, Dr BWZ Zhang
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