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FILET, Food Innovation with Live-cell Engineering Technologies

University of Bath

Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for the following fully-funded PhD project, expected to commence in September 2026. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PSC Silva Couto

28 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Unified Theory for Reinforcement Learning

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

School of Mathematics and Physics

The main issue addressed in reinforcement learning is to establish a probability statistical model that progressively approximates the actual system based on past observations and learning of parameters, and simultaneously obtain the optimal decision algorithm under the so-far learned model. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Liu

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

PhD position examining temporal development of distributed volcanic fields - University of Auckland, New Zealand

University of Auckland

School of Environment

We seek candidates for a PhD position examining the temporal evolution of volcanic fields. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Muirhead

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

Peak Fair Trade? Reimagining the future of the Fair Trade movement (Ref: RDFC26/SC/NBS/PRICE)

Northumbria University

Newcastle Business School

Newcastle Business School and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office in Brussels are delighted to offer a Collaborative Doctoral Research Studentship which will conceptualize and support the strategic planning of a new future for the Fair Tarde movement. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Price, Dr HK Kopnina

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Understanding the Impact of a Team-Based Sport Weight Loss Intervention on Men’s Health: Evaluation of MAN v FAT (Ref: SSEHS/GH26)

Loughborough University

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Men’s health is a major public health concern in the UK, with mental and physical health challenges disproportionately affecting men. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Hale, Dr E Stamp, Dr J Barker

1 April 2027 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Human-Inspired Cognitive Control for Autonomous Robotic Manufacturing (Ref: SF-JO-2026)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This project will develop cognitive control architectures that enable robots to adaptively plan and execute complex manipulation tasks involving deformable materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Multi-Fidelity Digital Twins and Machine Learning for the Scale-Up of Flow Processes (Ref: SF-JO-2026/4)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop multi-fidelity digital twin frameworks, integrating physics-based models and machine learning, to enable reliable scale-up of flow processes (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous (De)(Re)Manufacturing of High-Value Products (Ref: SF-JO-2026/2)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop reinforcement learning (RL) methods to enable robots to autonomously disassemble, repair, and remanufacture high-value products such as aerospace components, automotive systems, and electronics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

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

Reinforcement Learning Swarm Systems for Autonomous Manufacturing in Unstructured Environments (Ref: SF-JO-2026/3)

Loughborough University

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

The ‘what’. This PhD will develop reinforcement learning-driven swarm robotic systems that enable multiple robots to collaborate autonomously in unstructured and dynamic manufacturing environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Oyekan

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

Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Wave-Driven Propulsion

University College London

Department of Mechanical Engineering

A fully funded PhD studentship is available as part of the ERC Starting Grant SurFSUP (Surfing on Free Surfaces by Undulating Propulsion), led by Dr Graham Benham in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UCL. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Benham

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

Multistatic ISAR for space domain awareness

University of Birmingham

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Space is crucial for a large number of services and operations, which affect our daily life. Communication, sensing, positioning is provided via satellites, which need to operate continuously from space. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M M Martorella

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

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MusicFutures: Performers' Rights, Personality, and AI

University of Liverpool

School of Law and Social Justice

This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Cluster at the University of Liverpool, involves working with the MusicFutures research team and 27 industry partners to examine legal and policy challenges facing performers in the digital music ecosystem. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Jacques, Dr G Jenkins

22 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Corporate Due Diligence through Contractual Commitments

Nyenrode Business University

PhD Opportunities

Corporate due diligence is at the core of responsible business conduct due to an increasing complexity of global supply chains and a changing regulatory framework in Europe and across the globe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Levashova

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

Mitigating Synthesisability Loss in 3D Generative Models

University of Liverpool

Department of Chemistry

Can AI design molecules that are both truly novel and actually makeable? This PhD will combine 3D generative modelling, structural informatics, and chemical insight to tackle a central challenge in modern drug discovery, training researchers at the interface of AI, synthesis, and automation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bradley, Dr G Pizzuto, Dr JW Ward

31 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

SYNERGY PLAGUE: Reconstructing the environmental and societal drivers of plague outbreaks in Eurasia between 1300 and 1900

University of Stirling

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

The PhD studentship will fund one PhD project studying the environmental and socio-demographic contexts and impacts of plague outbreaks, on a trans-regional scale, around, roughly, c.1400-1700. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Slavin

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Agentic AI for sustainable engineering design

University of Strathclyde

Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management

Contemporary engineering design is increasingly shaped by the need to address a broad, often competing set of objectives, with a major focus on sustainability and environmental impact across the full life cycle of engineered systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J N Norheim

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

PhD Position: AI for Spatiotemporal Analysis of Cell Behavior in Large-Scale Bioimage Data

Masaryk University

Faculty of Informatics Masaryk University

Research Group: Centre for Biomedical Image Analysis (CBIA), FI MU

PhD Position. AI for Spatiotemporal Analysis of Cell Behavior in Large-Scale Bioimage Data. Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), Brno, Czech Republic. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof M Maška

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Investigation of transition metal complex – DNA interactions.

University of Reading

School of Chemistry

PhD details. Octahedral transition metal complexes have emerged as valuable tools in the design of complex cations capable of recognising and interacting with DNA. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Piperakis, Prof C J Cardin

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

Investigating the Novel Roles and Molecular Mechanisms of Hepatic Glutamine Synthetase in Suppressing Liver Tumor Progression

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

School of Science

We recently demonstrated that liver-specific glutamine synthetase (GS) knockout promotes liver tumor growth in β-catenin-mutated liver cancer models by promoting nonessential amino acid synthesis and stimulating mTORC1 activation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Dai

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

Cognitive neuroscience of attention control in autism and ADHD

University of Birmingham

School of Psychology

Attention control is a fundamental cognitive function that allows us to interact with our environment effectively. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Mevorach

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

Cognitive training in ADHD and autism – from academic attainment to improved mental health

University of Birmingham

School of Psychology

Attention and executive functions are fundamental cognitive functions that enable us to interact effectively with our environment in achieving our behavioural goals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Mevorach

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

The role of air-sea interactions in Indian monsoon depressions

University of Reading

Department of Meteorology

Monsoon depressions (MDs) are synoptic-scale features that are responsible for a significant fraction of the rain over northern India during the summer monsoon season. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Hunt, Dr AG Turner, Dr S Berthou

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

Autonomous Close-Proximity Spacecraft Operations: Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Neuromorphic Event Cameras

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Alexander Wittig, Dr Sergio Araujo-Estrada and Dr Jorn Cheney. This project aims to overcome the challenges of testing spacecraft control algorithms on real hardware in Earth-based environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Wittig

2 August 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Exercise interventions to reduce risk of disease; utilising biomarkers of metabolic and brain health to optimise exercise

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

A lifestyle that includes physical activity, either in the form of habitual activity or structured exercise, is required to reduce the risk of disease. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Aldred, Dr RJ Elsworthy

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

Dynamic Pressurisation for Time-resolved Characterisations

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The PhD project aims to develop dynamic pressurisation techniques for real-time crystallography and spectroscopy studies of samples in a liquid environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Sun

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

Power Converters for Renewable Energy Powered Railway Grid

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

This project focuses on the design and control of power electronic converters for connecting renewable energy into railway grid. It aims to evaluate solutions to key technical challenges currently facing the rail industry as it transitions towards power electronic converter–based electrification schemes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Zhao

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

SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells

University of Bristol

School of Physics

SHARP-ID – Shape and Rigidity Profiling via Density-Induced Banding of Red Blood Cells . Research Project . Centrifugation of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in continuous density gradient has recently been suggested for detecting pathological alterations [1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AD Darras

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

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics

Heriot-Watt University

The CDT in Applied Photonics has been funded by EPSRC and Industry since 2001 and we are the longest running Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonics in the UK. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics

National Physical Laboratory

The CDT in Applied Photonics has been funded by EPSRC and Industry since 2001 and we are the longest running Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonics in the UK. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics

University of Dundee

The CDT in Applied Photonics has been funded by EPSRC and Industry since 2001 and we are the longest running Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonics in the UK. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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