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Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alpha-Synucleinopathies: A Chemistry-Biology Approach to Parkinson's Disease

The Clinical Challenge. Parkinson's Disease and Protein Aggregation. Parkinson's disease affects approximately 150,000 people in the UK and accounts for around 8,000 deaths annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ubiquitous Cognitive Navigation with AI Based Systems PhD

This fully-funded PhD studentship, sponsored by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA), Cranfield University and Spirent Communications, offers a bursary of £24,000 per annum, covering full tuition fees. This PhD project in the area of autonomy, navigation and artificial intelligence, aims to advance the development of intelligent and resilient navigation systems for autonomous transport. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr IP Petrunin
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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COLIMIND: Synthetic biology-enabled sensing and typing of stressed coliforms in drinking water PhD

This exciting fully funded PhD, with an enhanced stipend of £31,805 per annum (with fees covered) through the EPSRC TechExpert Pilot scheme, is sponsored by the NERC Doctoral Focal Award in Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications (EngBio4Env) and the Water Research Centre (WRc). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Hassard, Prof F Coulon
 5 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain and central nervous system plasticity, regeneration, degeneration

The aim is to discover and test candidate molecular mechanisms underlying how the central nervous system (CNS) (ie spinal cord and brain) responds to life challenges, for example life experience or injury, driving plasticity, regeneration or degeneration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Hidalgo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pioneering Active EMI Filters With AI For Sustainable Automotive Systems

UCL Department / Faculty. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering / Engineering Sciences. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof YH Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully Funded PhD in Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Machine Learning

  Research Group: Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Health Data Science Research Group
Fully Funded PhD in Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Machine Learning. Developing novel methods for causal inference using healthcare data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M O'Connell
 24 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Targeting the mRNA Export Pathway to Overcome Immune Evasion in Hypoxic Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, with approximately 800,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Bolland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aging sub-cellular powerstations

Student Background. Theoretical Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Computing (Biological knowledge not required). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The Franklin Hudson Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a practice-oriented doctoral program for experienced executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, senior managers, and scholar-practitioners who want to transform real organizational challenges into rigorous applied research. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme
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PhD in International Business

The Franklin Hudson PhD in International Business is designed for experienced professionals, academics, consultants, executives, and future scholar-practitioners who want to develop advanced research expertise while remaining connected to global business practice. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  International PhD Programme
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Effects of neighborhood species and functional trait diversity on tree growth

Tree growth responses to climate change profoundly affect the carbon budget of forest ecosystems and their climate feedback effects. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Effects of Biodiversity on Tree Growth Resilience to Compound Extreme Climate Events

Both the intensity and frequency of compound extreme climate events (e.g., compound drought-heatwave events) are increasing dramatically along with climate warming. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof X Wu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unraveling Brain Complexity with fNIRS and Modelling Approaches

Brain function arises from a highly complex network of interconnected processes that we still don’t fully understand. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mesquita
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Developing Novel Optical Methods for Measuring Cerebral Blood Flow

Cerebral blood flow is a critical indicator of brain health. Sufficient blood flow supports essential brain functions, maintains proper metabolism, and enables adaptive responses to external stimuli. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mesquita
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