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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] The Role of Adaptive Evolution in the Microbial Sensing of Anthropogenic Molecules

Introduction. There is now a realisation both in the public and scientific communities that discarded plastic materials present a growing hazard to the natural environment and human health across the globe. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Wong, Dr M Lagator
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reimagining Level 8 Engineering Education: A Work-Based Pedagogical Framework for Professional Doctorates in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-19)

Artificial intelligence is changing how engineers work, what counts as professional expertise, and how new knowledge is created. Doctoral education has yet to catch up. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Essop, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Neuromorphic systems for low-latency and efficient multimodal processing

Modern AI systems achieve remarkable performance on tasks ranging from language modelling to computer vision. However, their large size, and significant data requirements, make them costly to train and deploy, with AI systems set to consume 3% of global energy supply by 2030. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Peres, Dr P Strycharczuk, Dr O Rhodes
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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4-Year Fully Funded EPSRC PhD Studentship in Supramolecular Re-organisation of Pathogenic Microbial Membranes

Project ID. 2531cs1095. EPSRC Theme. Physical Sciences. Principal Supervisor. Cally Haynes. Collaborating Research Group. Simoncelli Group, London Centre for Nanotechnology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Haynes
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Engineering Graduate Resilience in the Age of AI and Technological Transformation: Developing a Curriculum Framework for Responsible AI and Future Professional Practice (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-18)

Artificial intelligence (AI) and wider technological transformation are reshaping engineering work. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Elamin, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical reconstruction of extreme flash floods for evacuation planning: the Boscastle case study (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-17)

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change, with increasing evidence linking global warming to more frequent and intense precipitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Stamataki, Dr E Martin, Prof S Gwynne
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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ESG and Corporate Environmental Management in the Built Environment: From Disclosure to Measurable Sustainability Performance (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-16)

The built environment generates significant environmental, social and economic impacts and is increasingly expected to demonstrate credible Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Evangelinos, Dr A Balaban
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Technologies for Whole Life Carbon Assessment in Developing Countries (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-14)

Developing countries face the challenge of delivering housing and infrastructure while reducing the environmental impacts of construction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Manege
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Unlocking the Acidic Proteome: Development and Application of Negative-Ion Proteomics for Cell Signalling and Extracellular Protein Biology

Proteins are the molecular machines that control virtually every process in living cells. Their activity is regulated by small chemical modifications, known as post-translational modifications (PTMs), which act as molecular switches to control cellular communication, response to environmental cues and protein function. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C E Eyers, Dr A Chetwynd, Prof R Scheltema
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Synthetic Data Generation, Physics-Informed Learning and Human Behaviour Modelling for Chemical Engineering Applications (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-13)

This project addresses a critical challenge in process industries and engineering research. the lack of high-quality, accessible data for machine learning and advanced modelling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Dissanayake, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Uncovering regulation of viral polyprotein cleavage using protein nanopore technology

Many of the viruses important for human, animal and plant health, and responsible for past pandemics across those groups, rely on the activity of a viral enzyme called a protease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Emmott, Dr DB Byrne, Dr N Gilhooly
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiovascular ion channels as regulators of pericyte signalling and function

Project Description. Pericytes are specialised cells that surround capillaries and play important roles in microvascular development, angiogenesis, barrier maintenance, tissue homeostasis and regulation of capillary blood flow. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R.S. Bon, Prof D J Beech
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Eco-Friendly Plant-based Protein Enrichment via Dry Air Fractionation: A Techno-economic Investigation vs Common Wet Methods (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-12)

Can we produce high-quality plant-based proteins using less energy, water and fewer chemicals? As global demand for sustainable food grows, developing more efficient and environmentally friendly protein production technologies is becoming increasingly important. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Salehi, Dr H J Sarnavi, Dr P Acharya
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD studentship: Reengineering Crystallization for AI-Guided Pharmaceutical Process Development

VACANCY INFORMATION. The UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Mazzei
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Rules of molecular convergence: exploring the hidden diversity of sodium pumps in predatory arthropods

How does the evolutionary history of a protein shape what it can do next?. This PhD project will test this fundamental and pressing scientific question using Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase as a case study. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Rowland, Dr P Mulhair, Prof D Rigden
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)