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Adaptive Human–AI Collaboration for Decision-Making under Uncertainty and Risk: A Digital Twin-Enabled Engineering Framework (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-8)

Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies are transforming the monitoring, diagnosis and control of complex engineering systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Pedram, 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] Novel electronics for sensing electrical-cellular interactions

This PhD will contribute to an ongoing programme of work using quantum sensing to investigate the interaction between biological cells and electric fields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Casson, Dr AJ Jain
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Invertebrates on Southern African Mountains: disentangling natural and climatic drivers of ecological communities over time

  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. ​​Climate change is reorganising global ecosystems and forcing organisms to redistribute or go extinct. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Bishop, Dr L Alford, Prof P Kille, Dr S Rands
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] UTIs and the menopause

Why does prevalence of UTIs increase so substantially during the menopause? How do the hormonal changes associated with menopause come to affect competition… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Thompson, Dr D Gifford, Dr RT Tank, Dr E Doman
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Treatment Planning of FLASH Delivery of Cancer Therapy with Focussed Very High Energy Electron Beams

The global burden of cancer continues to increase, with more than 500,000 new cases predicted annually in the UK by 2040. Radiotherapy remains a cornerstone of cancer treatment, but irradiation of healthy tissue surrounding or traversed by the tumour remains a significant limitation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R M. Jones, Dr A Aitkenhead
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advanced Sensing and AI-Driven Robotic Learning for Trustworthy Human–Robot Collaboration (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-7)

How can robots adapt to changing environments and work reliably with people without extensive reprogramming?. This PhD offers an opportunity to explore cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced sensing and robotic learning. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Zhang, Dr S Rana, Prof R Khandan
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate change and adolescents’ brain health

Primary Supervisor. Isabelle Mareschal. Co-supervisor(s). Valdas Noreika. Studentship Funding. Awaiting CSC Funding Decision. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof I Mareschal
 27 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Predicting blue tit population dynamics in a changing world

Are you an ecologist with a quantitative background and an interest in prediction, birds, or both? Then this project might be for you!. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr ES Simmonds, Dr H Froy, Dr A Phillimore
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NWD DLA programme: Collective migration towards antibiotics within bacterial biofilms

Background. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a globally significant “priority” bacterial pathogen (World Health Organisation) that causes biofilm-associated, antibiotic-resistant infections. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Wheeler, Dr RT Tank
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Self-Supervised Learning for Sparse and Heterogeneous Spatio-Temporal Data ( IGLESIAB_U27SCI)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Beatriz de la Iglesia. Can AI Learn When Data Are Scarce?. Artificial Intelligence is transforming our ability to understand and predict complex systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B de la Iglesia
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NWD DLA programme: Decoding microtubule regulation required for neuronal homeostasis in vivo

How do nerve cells preserve axons that can be hundreds of times longer than the cell body for an entire lifetime? This PhD will uncover how Doublecortin-like kinase (DCLK) and Tau work together to protect microtubule tracks that give axons shape, strength and act as a transport system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Sanchez-Soriano, Dr B Lawrence, Prof P Eyers
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building 3D Games and Procedural Worlds with Agentic AI (WANGC_U27SCI)

Primary Supervisor. Dr Cheng Wang. We are seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to join our research group, working at the intersection of computer graphics and generative AI. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CW Wang
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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NWD DLA programme: AI-driven interpretation of DNA and protein variants to drive crop improvement

An exciting opportunity at the intersection of plant science, bioinformatics and artificial intelligence. The Challenge. How will we feed 10 billion people by 2050 under a changing climate? This fundamental challenge requires innovative approaches to crop improvement. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Jones, Prof D Rigden
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fermi surfaces in metallised 2D materials (HAINESC_U27SCI)

Primary Supervisor. Dr C R S Haines. To realise the potential applications of 2D magnetic materials we must be able to manipulate both their magnetic and electronic properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CH Haines
 24 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Phase-optimised PUFA Production in Oleaginous Yeast via Transcriptomics-Guided Enzyme-Constrained Metabolic Modelling

Background. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential for human nutrition, yet conventional marine and agricultural sources face ecological and supply constraints. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Peter Martin, Dr J Schwartz
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)