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We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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Type VII ABC transporters: New biology in the bacterial cell envelope

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Type VII ABC transporters are ATP-powered membrane proteins that perform essential functions in the bacterial cell envelope. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Crow, Prof P Stansfeld
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Automated Closed-Loop Peptide Drug Discovery to Replace Antibodies

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Antibodies are widely used in medicines and diagnostic tests because they can recognise specific biological targets with high precision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Baker, Prof G Sosso
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fundamental defect properties in diamond for quantum technologies

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Exceptional technological progress in diamond means that it is now at the forefront of many quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Green
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Trajectories through the brain during object recognition

Updated: 13 October 2026 
How do we understand what we see? Visual object recognition is known to rely on the ventral visual pathway through the occipital and temporal lobe in the brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Clarke, Dr F Schlaghecken
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of novel flow biocatalytic reactors for a sustainable future

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Supervisor. Professor Annette Taylor. The development of more sustainable methods for production of chemicals is one of the most important challenges in the move towards a low carbon economy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taylor
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Communication, competition and resilience in structured bacterial communities

Updated: 13 October 2026 
How do bacterial communities communicate and reorganise to survive environmental stress? Biofilms are dense microbial communities with major consequences for health, agriculture and the environment, including chronic infections, antimicrobial resistance and biofouling. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Thery, Dr M Asally
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering artificial cells for removal of environmental pollutants

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Supervisor. Professor Annette Taylor. There is increasing concern over the widespread accumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in our rivers and ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taylor
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Smart Optical Design: AI Tools for the Next Generation of Cinematic Camera Lenses

  Research Group: Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
Updated: 13 October 2026 
This project aims to develop a computational framework combining computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning to accelerate and improve the design and simulation of camera lenses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Volino, Dr J Guillemaut
 17 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of Alternative Glasses for Hollow-Core Optical Fibres

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Supervisors. Professor Francesco Poletti, Dr Gregory Jasion, Dr Hesameddin Mohammadi, Mariana Fatobene Ando and Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F Poletti
 13 October 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio Partnership – Polyester Depolymerisation Mediated by Artificial Metalloenzymes

Updated: 13 October 2026 
An estimated 31.9 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste enters the environment annually,[1] contaminating oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Garden, Dr A Jarvis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improvement of pollination services by commercial bumblebees in glasshouses

Updated: 13 October 2026 
The UK governments’ Farming Roadmap 2050 includes a path towards food self-sufficiency that will require substantial increases in farming infrastructure in the next 25 years. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Wright
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantitative analysis of palynological assemblages

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Self-funded Ph.D. research projects in Palynology. Professor Charles Wellman supervises self-funded Ph.D. research projects in Palynology hosted by the Centre for Palynology. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C H Wellman, Dr T Guillerme, Dr T Herridge, Prof G Thomas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD: Digital and Data-Driven Life Cycle Assessment for Low-Carbon Battery Manufacturing

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Project Overview. Are you interested in sustainable engineering and using digital technologies to support the net-zero transition? Batteries are essential for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, but their manufacture can require large amounts of energy and materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Meng
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering quantum photonic simulators for complex open quantum systems

Updated: 13 October 2026 
Supervisor. Professor Marian Florescu. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Florescu
 26 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Economics Research Mphil/PhD

Updated: 13 October 2026
King's Business School invites applications for full-time and part-time students in Economic Research, to start in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Business Research Programme