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Curb-side V2G for Neighbourhood-Level Peak Shaving under High EV Penetration

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

As EV numbers surge, this work shows how curb-side Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) can turn parked cars into a shared energy buffer, smoothing the sharp neighbourhood demand peak and easing pressure on local networks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Hettiarachchige Don, Dr S Prabhu, Prof V Becerra

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biomineralisation for engineered naturalisation of disturbed sites

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

Description of Project. Human activities (e.g. mining, construction) disturb soils and associated organisms, which is followed by naturalisation as ecosystems reestablish themselves. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Harbottle, Dr F Windsor

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

From daily personal routines to sensitive workplace settings, modern society is driven by an absolute habit. if it happens, it must be digitally shared. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Pattnaik

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Use and development of time-resolved direct electron detectors for imaging and spectroscopy of functional materials

University of Glasgow

College of Science and Engineering

Start date. 01/10/2026. Are you interested in materials physics, data science, or computational physics? Could a PhD working with next-generation cutting edge detectors for electron microscopy be for you? If so, please read on!. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KF Fallon, Dr D Maclaren

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Semantic segmentation of point cloud data using multi-modal data fusion and deep learning

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Design School

Semantic segmentation of 3D point cloud data is a fundamental task in computer vision that enables detailed scene understanding for applications such as autonomous driving, robotics and smart cities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Fan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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AI-enabled Digital Design of Sodium-ion Batteries Using Advanced Multi-scale Computing and 3D Characterisation Techniques

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a scalable and resource-resilient technology for stationary energy storage and low-cost electrified transport, yet their commercial deployment is still limited by coupled materials, interface, microstructure and cell-level challenges. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Niu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multi-Objective Optimisation for Personalised Nutrition: Constraint-Based Meal Planning, Explainable AI, and Adaptive Feedback

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Healthcare platforms for personalised nutrition have predominantly focused on invasive biomarker prediction, such as continuous glucose monitoring or microbiome profiling, to generate dietary recommendations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Shihab

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Optimising remote conservative and post-operative rehabilitation of traumatic knee injuries using Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in UK Defence service personnel (Ref RDFC26/HW/SER/HUGHES)

Northumbria University

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

High rates of musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) are well documented in the UK Military. Lower limb injuries consistently account for the largest proportion of MSKI, with the knee joint representing the most commonly affected site. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Hughes, Dr J Andrushko

29 October 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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AI-enhanced teaching, learning and assessment for student recruitment and retention in financially constrained English universities

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

English universities face dual pressures. a deepening financial crisis and the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching, learning and assessment (TLA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Wang

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Coaching has been established as a Human Resource Development initiative. However, coaching practice and research to-date has been focusing more on executive/leadership coaching outcomes, coaching effectiveness, to understand the ingredients of success factors of coaching. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Rajasinghe

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

In an era marked by business volatility and socio-economic uncertainty, it is widely suggested that diversity training could support the creation of a supportive climate of all migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace to contribute collectively to organisational goals (CIPD, 2017; Herring and Henderson, 2015). Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mitsakis

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Trauma-Informed Practice and Employment Participation: Transforming Organisational Responses to Workplace Trauma

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

This PhD project examines how trauma-informed organisational practices can enhance employment participation and transform workplace experiences for trauma-affected professionals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Nachmias

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

As digital platforms increasingly mediate individuals' consumption experiences, it has become crucial for marketing and public policy research to understand how individuals' continuing dependence on such platforms affects their agency and vulnerability (Borenstein, & Taylor, 2024; Laamanen et al., 2025; Stewart et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2025). Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Afreh, Dr B Abina

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Regulatory Efficiency and Strategic Adjustment under Multiple Banking Constraints

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Banks operate under multiple binding regulatory constraints, most notably capital and liquidity requirements designed to ensure resilience to economic shocks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Baldwin

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Reframing Workplace Well-being: Compassionate Leadership and the Organisational Experience of Trauma Survivors

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

This PhD project critically examines how Compassionate Leadership can enhance organisational support for trauma survivors and contribute to the development of sustainable workplace wellbeing mechanisms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Nachmias

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

This PhD research positions AI fatigue as a measurable psychosocial risk emerging when artificial intelligence is embedded into everyday workflows. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EC Chen

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Public Sector Governance and Financial Resilience in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming organisational operations across both private and public sectors. In the public sector, AI offers significant opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery, and data-driven decision-making. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nguyen

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Organisational Capability and Social Value in Net-Zero Construction

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

The transition to net-zero built environments represents a major challenge for the construction sector. Although significant progress has been made in developing low-carbon technologies and regulatory frameworks, the delivery of net-zero buildings often falls behind policy ambition. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Raiden

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Orchestrating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Resource-Constrained Contexts

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are central to productive entrepreneurship, most ecosystem studies are more likely to focus on well-resourced contexts in developed economies (Brown and Mason, 2017; Autio et al., 2018). Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Aluko

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multi‑Source Visual Nudges: A Visual Marketing Approach to Influencing Regenerative Tourism Behaviour in UK Heritage Sites

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Heritage tourism contributes significantly to the UK economy, generating £145.8 billion in 2023. However, this economic value is accompanied by escalating environmental pressures. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Abdullah

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Managing Presenteeism and Sickness Absence in UK Higher Education: A Mixed‑Methods Study

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are central to UK social and economic sustainability, contributing >£130bn annually and employing >440,000 people. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Whysall

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly rely on digital technologies and AI‑enabled systems to improve efficiency, resilience, and decision‑making. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Yeong

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Involution-Driven Competition and Global Production System Resilience: Evidence from the Electric Vehicle Industry

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

In recent years, the global electric vehicle (EV) industry has experienced intense price-based rivalry, rapid capacity expansion, and aggressive cost compression, particularly among Chinese manufacturers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Shan

1 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Curb-side V2G for Neighbourhood-Level Peak Shaving under High EV Penetration

Biomineralisation for engineered naturalisation of disturbed sites

The Meta-Sharing Epidemic: Assessing and Mitigating the Multi-Dimensional Risks of Social Media Hyper-Sharing

Use and development of time-resolved direct electron detectors for imaging and spectroscopy of functional materials

Semantic segmentation of point cloud data using multi-modal data fusion and deep learning

AI-enabled Digital Design of Sodium-ion Batteries Using Advanced Multi-scale Computing and 3D Characterisation Techniques

Fully funded PhD Studentships in Foundational AI Research

Divergence, development and speciation in vertebrates.

Understanding the impact of bias bullying-victimisation in schools

EPSRC - Cryogenic Fuel Pump Motors for Aerospace

History at UEA

Language and Communication Studies at UEA

Law PhD Studentships

Multi-Objective Optimisation for Personalised Nutrition: Constraint-Based Meal Planning, Explainable AI, and Adaptive Feedback

Optimising remote conservative and post-operative rehabilitation of traumatic knee injuries using Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in UK Defence service personnel (Ref RDFC26/HW/SER/HUGHES)

AI-enhanced teaching, learning and assessment for student recruitment and retention in financially constrained English universities

The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

Trauma-Informed Practice and Employment Participation: Transforming Organisational Responses to Workplace Trauma

Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

Regulatory Efficiency and Strategic Adjustment under Multiple Banking Constraints

Reframing Workplace Well-being: Compassionate Leadership and the Organisational Experience of Trauma Survivors

Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

Public Sector Governance and Financial Resilience in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Organisational Capability and Social Value in Net-Zero Construction

Orchestrating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Resource-Constrained Contexts

Multi‑Source Visual Nudges: A Visual Marketing Approach to Influencing Regenerative Tourism Behaviour in UK Heritage Sites

Managing Presenteeism and Sickness Absence in UK Higher Education: A Mixed‑Methods Study

Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

Involution-Driven Competition and Global Production System Resilience: Evidence from the Electric Vehicle Industry

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