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PhD Studentship in Cardiovascular Development: “Pharyngeal endoderm transcriptional networks regulating aortic arch artery development and malformation”, funded by the British Heart Foundation.

Award summary. 100% of home tuition fees paid; annual stipend starting at £21,114; research costs and travel to conferences. Overview. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Bamforth, Dr HM Phillips, Dr S White
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Innovative Drug Discovery: First-in-Class Small Molecules for Unmet Medical Needs

This PhD project will develop first-in-class small-molecule therapeutic candidates for diseases with substantial unmet medical need. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Disease Mechanisms: From Phenotypic Discovery to New Therapeutic Targets

Projects in this direction will investigate molecular mechanisms that drive major human diseases and identify new therapeutic targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Synthetic Biology and Biocatalysis for Natural-Product Discovery and Production

Projects in this direction aim to uncover how nature produces structurally complex bioactive natural products and use these insights to develop new biosynthetic and biocatalytic systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Chemical Biology: Small-Molecule Probes to Decode Biological Processes

Projects in this direction will use small molecules and bioactive natural products to investigate fundamental biological questions across human, plant, animal and microbial systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Lei
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD in Chemistry: Sustainable Main Group Catalysis Using Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Prof. Rebecca Melen is looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join her team on an ERC funded project on sustainable catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Melen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Ph.D. Position in Computer Science (Wearable Intelligence & Data Fusion)

About the Position. The research group of Dr. Sari Sadiya at Constructor Knowledge Labs (CKL), in collaboration with Constructor University (CU) and Constructor Technology (CT), invites applicants for Ph.D. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SS Saba-Sadiya
 14 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Laser Processing for Nuclear Decommissioning (Ref: FP-LJ-2026)

Vision. Laser technologies are increasingly used in nuclear decommissioning, enabling faster, remote cutting of hazardous materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Jones
 23 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD thesis student (f/m) at ESRF and University of Bath to study CO₂ capture by coupling X-ray Raman

Context & Job description. Thesis subject. Coupling X-ray Raman and optical Raman spectroscopies for improved understanding of atmospheric CO₂ Capture. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CS Sahle, Dr ME Potter
 13 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ph.D. thesis student on operando TEM analysis of ionotronic materials

Context & Job description. Thesis subject. Growth and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Free-standing Functional Oxides. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr AH Tavabi
 13 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of Solid-State NMR Methods for Application to Pharmaceutics

Most pharmaceutical treatments, even most recently approved ones, are delivered as solid-state tablets. Thus, once candidate molecules have been identified by drug discovery, and before entering clinical trials, the pharmaceutical industry makes substantial investment in understanding the solid-state landscape. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S P Brown
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development of high frequency (>1MHz) power converters

  Research Group: Electrical Machines and Power
High density power conversion is critical to a range of fields. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J F Forrester
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Funded International PhD Position: Sunlight-Backscatter Communication for Maintenance-Free Environmental Sensing

With wildfires costing New Zealand an estimated $142 million in a single year, this project will address a key part of that challenge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Xu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital and Experimental Mechanochemistry for Next-Generation Elastomers

Apply to join an industrial-academic collaboration developing the mechanistic understanding and predictive tools required to design next-generation high-performance elastomers for demanding industrial and technological applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Boulatov
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigation into high solid-loading based oil palm biomass conversion for ethanol production

Malaysia generates a large and continuous supply of oil palm biomass residues, which can be converted into ethanol through pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Chong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)