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Artificial Intelligence for Detecting Additional Findings on cross sectional imaging datasets: Clinical Relevance and Patient Outcomes

  Research Group: Nursing and Health
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being introduced into medical imaging to support the interpretation of radiographs. Cross sectional imaging ( e.g. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S McFadden, Dr AK Karera
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the Role of Host Microbiome Dynamics as Drivers of Wildlife Disease Using a One Health Framework

Host-associated microbes play a vital role in protecting animals from pathogenic infection, but the factors shaping the stability of these microbial communities remain poorly resolved. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Harrison
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the molecular and environmental mechanisms regulating larval metamorphosis in the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

Supervisory team Main supervisor. Dr Elizabeth Williams (University of Exeter). Second supervisor. Dr Vengamanaidu Modepalli (University of Bristol). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Williams
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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SWBio DTP PhD Project: Evolving new regulatory functions through gene duplication in bacteria

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Taylor
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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An investigation of how growth and maturation affects injury risk in adolescent athletes and how AI might be used to predict sports injury risk during adolescence

  Research Group: Nursing and Health
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This is an exciting project involving collaboration between the School of Health Sciences and the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems at UU. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DA Anderson, Prof C Bleakley, Dr D Rankin
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Evolvability of interactions between bacterial outer surface molecules and bacteriophages: from atoms to biofilms

Bacteriophages are viruses of bacteria. they infect and often kill the bacterial cell. They play a key role in microbial communities and are an alternative to chemical antibiotics for managing microbial populations, for example in infections. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Moebius
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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What makes an antibiotic resistance plasmid a super-spreader?

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to human health, yet we still do not understand why some resistance genes spread rapidly between bacterial species while others remain restricted to a few hosts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Sanders
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in organic/supramolecular chemistry – Can chemistry make decisions? Engineering stochastic symmetry breaking

Project. Can chemistry be designed to make decisions? In living systems, small random (stochastic) fluctuations can be amplified to produce distinct outcomes, allowing genetically identical cells to behave differently and populations to diversify. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Borsley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Particle Theory 'Explorations with Effective Field Theory'

Precision measurements at the LHC and future colliders offer exciting opportunities to discover new physics, even if new particles are too heavy to be produced directly. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Pecjak
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Particle Theory 'Quantum Computing for Many-Body Systems'

The purpose of this project is to advance quantum computing and tensor network methods in quantum many-body systems, quantum field theory, and possible even holography. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Abel
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarships funded by IAPETUS at the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews

The School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews welcomes applications to the NERC IAPETUS2 Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD competition. Read more
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PhD Studentship in Particle Theory 'Searching for New Physics Phenomena beyond and within the Standard Model'

In the last decades, the Standard Model of particle physics evolved to the most precise theory of fundamental interactions and the elementary constituents of matter. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Khoze
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in organic/supramolecular chemistry – How can we harness active transport to control chemistry?

Project. Active transport across membranes allows living systems to generate chemical gradients, store energy and drive processes away from equilibrium. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Borsley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Particle Theory 'Heavy Quark Decays supervised'

Predictions for the decays of heavy quarks, in particular bottom and charm quarks, can be used to test the Standard Model and constrain effects of physics beyond it. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Van Dyke
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Formal Methods for Safe Artificial Intelligence

The School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham offers one PhD position in formal methods for safe artificial intelligence. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Giacobbe
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Particle Theory 'Dark Matter and Early Universe Physics'

The nature of dark matter and the physics of the early Universe remain among the most profound mysteries in fundamental physics. This PhD project will explore how upcoming observations can provide new insights into both, using the Universe itself as a laboratory for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Croon
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The visual system as a time machine: Does glaucoma alter time perception for visual stimuli?

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Glaucoma is characterised by the progressive loss and/or dysfunction of retinal ganglion cells, with corresponding changes in visual function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mullholland, Dr V Stapley
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Hidden Workforce: Experiences, Preparedness and Support Needs of Carers Supporting Home Artificial Nutrition

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This project will investigate the experiences of informal carers who support individuals receiving Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN), including enteral and parenteral nutrition, in community settings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Logue, Dr AS Shepherd
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Education: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS)

Key Information. Open to. UK and international applicants. Funding Providers. ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Jane Gatley Gatley
 6 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Studies on acoustically responsive microbubble formulations for application in oncology

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Background. Microbubbles are routinely employed in the clinic as ultrasound contrast agents, and they function by stably oscillating in an ultrasonic field to delivery echogenic signals that enhance the ultrasound image. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AMH McHale, Dr HN Nesbitt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Seeing the Road Ahead: Understanding the Visual Factors that Influence Safe Driving in Later Life

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
Driving is one of the most visually demanding activities undertaken in everyday life, requiring the rapid detection and interpretation of hazards under constantly changing lighting conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JA Little, Dr P Mullholland, Prof R Bond
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reduction of antibiotic resistance transfer in non-typhoidal Salmonella through inhibition by bioactive molecules

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The emergence of bacteria with resistance against many different antibiotics is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global crisis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Naughton, Prof I Banat, Dr V Naughton, Dr PPM Puyol McKenna
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rational design and preclinical evaluation of unimolecular multi-agonist peptide therapeutics for obesity and related metabolic disease

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The success of GLP-1-based medicines such as semaglutide, as well as related and multi-agonist drugs such as tirzepatide, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of targeting multiple metabolic pathways to treat obesity and related disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Irwin, Prof P Flatt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fusarium graminearum navigation through restricted cell-space

Multiple factors, including climatic, environmental, legislative and societal changes, have led to the evolution of problematic plant pathogens that are collectively responsible for annual losses of ~15% of total crop yield globally and are a serious threat to global food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Deeks
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biofilm Battlegrounds: Investigating how viruses infiltrate archaeal biofilms from cell to molecule

The human gut is home to a hidden third domain of life. archaea. Long overlooked, these ancient microbes are now known to support gut function, and have been linked to a longer, healthier life. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Daum
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Using biophotonics and machine learning to understand microbial defences in plants

Over a fifth of the crops grown globally are taken by infectious disease, with the majority of the losses attributed to pathogenic microbes (doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0793-y). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Deeks
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data-Driven Longitudinal Assessment of Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) is followed by a prolonged and highly individual period of rehabilitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Matthews, Dr R Kennedy, Dr C McCabe
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structural and functional characterisation of a type IV secretion system in algal–bacterial symbiosis

Marine microbes form partnerships that shape the biology of our oceans. Among the most important of these are those between algae and bacteria (Fig. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Helliwell
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tackling the threat of wheat disease in a changing climate

Project description. Background and Significance. The UK is seeing the impacts of climate change in wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof DB Bebber
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building the Evidence Base for Children's Learn-to-Swim Provision in Northern Ireland

Can every child in Northern Ireland swim by the time they leave primary school? Nobody currently knows. Northern Ireland is the only UK nation without an evidence base describing children's swimming competence, provision and access, and there is no monitoring of its longstanding school-swimming requirement. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C McCabe, Prof D Hassan
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)