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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,657 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Decarbonisation of Oil and Gas Production Platforms: AI Prediction for Integrated Energy Systems

Project Title. Decarbonisation of Oil and Gas Production Platforms. AI Prediction for Integrated Energy Systems  . Robert Gordon University, through the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology, is offering a PhD studentship in Integrated Energy Systems and AI. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Iyalla
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Autoantibody-Autoimmunity in Symptom-Based Disorders

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is characterised by motor dysfunction without tissue destruction, and its causes are unknown. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Goebel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Proteomic Signatures of Muscle Resilience: Why Equine Jaw Muscles Resist Age‑Related Decline

This project investigates the equine masticatory apparatus as a unique large animal model for resistance to sarcopenia. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr A Vasilaki, Prof K Bates
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating the Role of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Transfer of snoRNAs and Ribosomes in Joint Ageing

Ageing causes significant deterioration in musculoskeletal tissues, especially cartilage, contributing to osteoarthritis. Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) change with age and may drive cartilage decline by altering ribosome function and transferring regulatory RNA cargo. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof MJ Peffers, Dr e Clarke , Dr A Chabronova
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Morphology, motion, and mechanics of vertebral joints in fish

This project uses fish as a fascinating model system to explore how our spines work so we can keep them healthier for longer. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Camp, Dr A Sharp
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Hyperalgesic priming in chronic pain – the role of the stress axes

Chronic pain devastates lives, yet we still don’t fully understand how it takes hold—especially where there’s no clear physical cause. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Marshall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Determining metabolic reprogramming events in stem cells in response to inflammatory disease phenotype.

The studentship aims to determine how dysregulation of stem cell metabolism contributes to the impairment of stem cell function and how this can be rescued using healthy allogeneic MSCs to tread chronic diseases associated with ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Oldershaw, Dr A Chadwick, Dr M Phelan, Prof R Barrett-Jolley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating age-related biochemical changes in motor neurons using an induced pluripotent stem cell in vitro model.

The studentship aims to develop an in vitro model of human motor neurons, which can be used to investigate age-related impairment of motor neuron function and identify new treatments that can be used to treat chronic diseases associated with ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Oldershaw, Dr A Chadwick, Dr M Phelan, Prof R Barrett-Jolley
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Investigating the therapeutic efficacy of resident cardiac stem cells

The studentship aims to characterise human cardiac resident stem cells and their potential for effecting functional cardiac repair. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Oldershaw, Dr A Chadwick, Dr M Phelan, Prof R Barrett-Jolley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The wrong place at the wrong time: Immune cell-derived serine proteases as drivers of osteoarthritis

This project combines cutting-edge with established methods including activity-based probes, protein biology, ex vivo explant culture, ‘omic data analysis and in vivo models to reveal how serine proteases activate destructive MMP pathways. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Wilkinson, Dr ND Darling, Dr D Turner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing therapeutic approaches for a new group of neurodevelopmental conditions associated with V-ATPase dysfunction

Variants in V-ATPase encoding genes are increasingly linked to neurodevelopmental conditions for which there is no treatment. This project will explore small molecules and RNA-based therapies to combat these devastating conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Whysall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of Wnt and Notch signalling during embryonic development

This project uses cutting-edge 3D gastruloid models to reveal how the integration of Wnt and Notch (Wntch) signalling pathways drives cell fate decisions in the early mammalian embryo. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Turner, Dr B Wilm
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial Intelligence–Derived Retinal, ECG and Echocardiographic Biomarkers for Early Detection and Risk Prediction of Heart Failure in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinics

This project develops and validates AI-derived retinal, ECG, echocardiographic, and serum biomarkers to enable early detection and risk prediction of heart failure in patients with hypertension and diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Sankaranarayanan, Prof GYH Lip, Dr U Alam, Dr Y Zheng
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Development of Analytical Laboratory Simulations (Ref: CM/AM-SF1/2026)

In recent years, simulated analytical experiments have become an increasingly valuable tool for supporting undergraduate learning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Managh
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Urban futures and Data Justice

Increasingly, everyday life in cities generates data (eg in monetary transactions, use of GPS for wayfinding, locative capacities of most smartphones) and is generated by data (eg traffic flows, regulatory capacities of satnavs etc). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Duncan McDuie-Ra
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Systems Engineering (Ref: SF-SJ-2026)

The Quantum Systems Engineering (QSE) Research Group at Loughborough University has re-established with the ambition of becoming a world-class leader in the emerging, cross-disciplinary field of Qussical Systems - systems that integrate quantum technologies into existing classical infrastructures, such as secure communication networks and reliable navigation systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Ji, Prof M Henshaw
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: AI of Neural Connectivity for Biomarker and Treatment-Response Discovery

Using the Project-1 hiPSC platform, this project builds AI pipelines to learn disease-relevant representations from cellular images, fused with multi-omics. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof CMT Ting
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Synergistic acoustic-electrostatic-inertial separation of microplastics from blood: concept and development

The health risks associated with microplastics in blood include cerebral thrombosis, endothelial dysfunction, accelerated cardiovascular diseases progression and systemic inflammation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Ajay Achath Mohanan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Nano-enabled detection and risk communication of microplastics in ASEAN food chains

Microplastics are increasingly found in the food chain, with Malaysia and Indonesia among the most impacted due to high plastic consumption. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Athirah Bakhtiar, Assoc Prof Dr Pitaloka
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms, Pathway Analysis, and Intranasal Delivery

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes progressive dementia, and current treatments only slow symptoms. Overactive microglia drive AD pathology, making them key therapeutic targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Chee Wun Chee Wun
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Green–Grey–Blue Infrastructure Resilience Assessment Framework for Urban Flood Mitigation in the Klang River Basin

This research aims to develop an integrated Urban Flood Resilience Analysis (UFLRA) framework—originally designed to assess coupled green–grey–blue infrastructure systems—for enhancing urban flood resilience along the Klang River. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Chow Ming Fai
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design, Experimental Investigation, Aeroelasticity Modelling and Control of an Aircraft Wing with Bio-inspired Active Morphing Wingtip

Are you passionate about developing next-generation adaptive aircraft that mimic nature? Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research that will transform aircraft wings from static compromises into actively morphing and efficient structures?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Real-time 3D British Sign Language avatar generation from multimodal inputs

Overview of the Research. Deaf and hard-of-hearing users face persistent barriers in public transport, healthcare and customer-facing services, where interactions are time-sensitive and access to qualified interpreters is limited. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr DB Bhattacharjee, Dr V P Namboodiri
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Links Between Mental, Hormonal and Cortical Health

·     Supervisors. Dr. Paul Faulkner. ·     Studentship Funding. Name. SBBS Studentship. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Faulkner
 1 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel Multi-axis MEMs Force Sensors for Robotic Applications

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Robots heavily rely on sensors to interact with their environment. Among these sensors, multi-axis force sensors play a pivotal role in enabling robots to safely interact with objects. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Zhao, Dr BJ Jamil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI informed surrogate laser-material thermal models based on high-fidelity multi-physics modelling and test data

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics, Computational Metallurgy
The modelling of laser-material interactions is a complex multi-physics problem, very computationally intensive and often relies on detailed and expensive characterisation of the material's thermo-physical properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Using machine learning to model complex biological interactions

Supervisory Team. Dr Mohammad Soorati and Prof Stephen Beers. This project aims to build an AI-driven system that analyses live-cell microscopy videos showing how immune cells attack cancer cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Soorati
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Early Dementia Care in the Age of Generative AI

This project aims to develop innovative Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI)-powered applications to improve the quality of life for individuals with early-stage dementia (ESD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Moshfeghi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing highly dispersed metal catalysts for catalytic CO2 conversion

Single atom catalysts have emerged as a novel class of catalysts that can exhibit optimal metal utilization, with all metal atoms being exposed to reactants and available for catalytic reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr D Lewis, Dr X Fan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Revealing Solvents Under Confinement

Many technologies essential to a Net Zero future, including sustainable chemical processing, separations, and energy storage, rely on liquids operating inside nanoporous materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Falkowska, Dr T Youngs, Prof C Hardacre
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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