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The sweet science of gum disease: chemical biology approaches to unmask the sugar coat of a periodontal disease pathogen

University of York
Department of Biology
Gum disease (periodontitis) affects nearly half of UK adults and, in its most severe forms, is driven by bacteria that have evolved sophisticated strategies to hide from our immune system. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M A Fascione, Prof G Thomas, Prof G Stafford
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded PhD – Sustainability, economic viability and market readiness of stingless beekeeping: A case study in Tanzania - HLSUOB26

University of Bristol
Bristol Veterinary School
About the project. Stingless beekeeping is rapidly gaining attention as a potential pathway towards sustainable rural development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Bruns, Dr C Grueter
 13 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development and application of multispecies spatial capture-recapture models

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
Spatial capture-recapture is a widely used framework for estimating animal density and distribution for data collected from a variety of ecological monitoring approaches, including camera trapping and acoustic surveys. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BS Stevenson, Prof J Matthiopoulos, Dr C Sutherland
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Enabled Multiscale Bioprocessing for Predictive Scale-Up and Autonomous Optimisation

University College London
Department of Biochemical Engineering
Engineering biology has major potential for UK manufacturing, but translation from laboratory discovery to industrial scale remains a critical bottleneck. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LRS Rios Solis
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding Caspase‐14’s Role in Human Epidermal Homeostasis and Wound healing

University of York
Department of Biology
Title. Understanding Caspase‑14. How It Helps Keep Our Skin Healthy and Heals Wounds. Our skin is more than just a protective covering—it is a living, dynamic barrier that shields us from dehydration, infection, and harmful UV rays. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KSR Robinson, Dr D Boucher, Dr H Wilkinson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Nanoscale Analysis of Membrane Filter Performance for Advanced Biomanufacturing

University College London
Department of Biochemical Engineering
Filtration membranes critical to the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies and other advanced therapeutics, ensuring safety and quality through sterile and virus removal in the final stages of the production process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Rayat
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Defining the Role of Microglial Senescence in Brain Ageing

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Ageing is the greatest risk factor for cognitive decline, yet some brain regions appear more vulnerable to age-related decline than others. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Walker
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How will changing fire reshape carbon storage in African savannas?

University of Sheffield
School of Biosciences
Terrestrial ecosystems absorb approximately a quarter of human CO₂ emissions, helping to slow climate change. Yet efforts to protect and enhance this carbon sink have focused heavily on forests, which are increasingly vulnerable to wildfire and other disturbances. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Simpson
 11 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Scalable Vaccine Manufacture: Fluid Flow Engineering for Global Pandemic Preparedness

University College London
Department of Biochemical Engineering
Vaccines are the most effective public health tool against contagious infections, and the recent pandemic has spiralled innovations in technologies which can be developed in record time. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Micheletti
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Assessing In-Orbit Servicing Adoption in Low Earth Orbit: AI-Assisted Decision Support for Space Sustainability

University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is now a commercially dominated and increasingly congested regime, and current assessments indicate that mitigation alone no longer stabilises its debris population. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Tan
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Deciphering Immune-Metabolic Signalling Networks Through Integrative Proteomics and Systems Biology

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Biological systems depend on constant communication between cells, tissues, and organs to maintain health and respond to environmental challenges. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A English
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mathematical Modelling of Cancer Metastasis: Towards Personalised Digital Twins

University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
  Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group
Cancer metastasis is a very complex process involving the migration of cancer cells away from a primary tumour, their transport through the circulation, and the establishment of secondary tumours in distant organs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NS Sfakianakis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding magnetospheric dynamics using spacecraft and ground-based data

University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
Earth’s magnetosphere is the near-space environment dominated by Earth’s magnetic field and containing overlapping collisionless plasma populations ranging in energies from a few eV up to MeV. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Forsyth
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Can we predict when the Sun will erupt? The physics and forecasting of coronal mass ejections

University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are enormous eruptions of magnetised plasma from the Sun and are the primary drivers of severe geomagnetic storms at Earth. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Green
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC DLA Scholarship in the School of Computer Science

University of Leeds
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Research Group: School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is offering one fully-funded, 3.5 year PhD studentship for UK fee-rated applicants, to start on 1 October 2027, as part of the EPSRC DLA scheme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Head
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: ASTRO: AI-guided discovery of Sustainable antibiofilm Therapeutics for antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-negative Ocular infections

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Can we use bacterial pathogen genomes to predict treatment for ocular infections?. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges facing modern healthcare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FU Ukachukwu
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding Astrophysical Particle Acceleration Using the Sun

University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
How are particles accelerated to near-light speeds in the Universe? This is one of the most fundamental unanswered questions in modern astrophysics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Reid
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic AI for Autonomous Decision Making and Multi-Objective Optimisation in Wireless Networks

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Future wireless networks must reconcile competing objectives. increasing throughput and reliability while reducing latency, energy consumption and operational costs, and maintaining fair access to resources. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Ahmadi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the Earth’s magnetosphere using multi-spacecraft measurements

University College London
Department of Space & Climate Physics
The Earth’s magnetosphere is a vast dynamic structure whose behaviour remains only partially understood despite study over several decades. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Fazakerley
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: From small data to big biology: discovering shared molecular mechanisms from small datasets

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
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 Supervisor: Prof V Rand
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Understanding differences in the propensity to play: Developing a neurobiologically informed generative model of movement to study play-like behaviour in Drosophila

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Have you ever wondered why some children play more than others, or how genetic and environmental factors shape this essential behaviour? Do you want to… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Thornton
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhDs at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies at the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol

University of Bristol
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies (QIST) is a partnership between the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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PhDs at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies at the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol

University of Sussex
QIST Centre for Doctoral Training
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies (QIST) is a partnership between the University of Sussex and the University of Bristol funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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AI-Augmented Intrapreneurship: Exploring the Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Product Innovation in Engineering Organizations

University of York
School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, is creating new opportunities for organizations to accelerate innovation, explore market opportunities and develop new products. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Baruah
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Digestibility and health impacts of ultra-processed foods

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. The term “ultraprocessed food” (UPF) has attracted considerable attention in the media and in public policy, yet the current scientific evidence connecting UPF to human health outcomes remains limited. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J He
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Development of a smartphone-based rapid test for on-site detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes in modern food production settings

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Modern food production demands onsite detection technologies to permit rapid detection of pathogens within the same site of production. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Foddai
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Deciphering S6K2 signalling networks at the interface of plant growth and environmental stress

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
How do plants decide whether to grow or survive when faced with environmental stress?. Plants constantly adjust their growth and metabolism in response to changing environmental conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Karunakaran
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Exploring Nodavirus diversity from crayfish hosts: assessing implications for human health risks

Teesside University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. Teesside University, Durham University, the University of Leeds, and the Environment Agency are delighted to offer a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity investigating emerging nodaviruses in UK aquatic wildlife. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bojko
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Machine Learning-Guided Organic Synthesis

University of Edinburgh
School of Chemistry
A PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr Emma King-Smith (School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh). The rise of AI has gifted the fields of robotics, biology, and language with immensely powerful tools. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E King Smith
 17 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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ML-driven computational design of metal-free catalysts for CO₂ conversion

University of Edinburgh
School of Chemistry
A PhD studentship is available in the group of Dr Ephrath Solel Moroshko, Dr Antonia Mey (University of Edinburgh; School of Chemistry), and Dr Kartic Subr (University of Edinburgh; School of Informatics). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Solel Moroshko, Dr A Mey, Dr K Subr
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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