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Energy System Digitalisation

1. Project Overview. Emerging smart grid technologies including artificial intelligence, distributed ledger, and data analytics drive the decarbonisation of energy systems with the least costs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr WH Hua
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Engineering 3D cell-matrix interfaces for cell delivery, regenerative therapies and disease modelling

  Research Group: Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Most regenerative therapies instruct cells using soluble factors and defined biochemical culture conditions. The Amer Lab takes a different approach. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M.A Amer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Porosity–Acidity Interactions in Zeolite Catalysts for Aqueous-Phase Conversion of Sugars to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

Poly, di and monosaccharides are important sustainable feedstocks in the production of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fan
 1 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Arts and Humanities Postgraduate Research, University of Glasgow

Scholarship and funding opportunities. Scholarships and funding opportunities are available for postgraduate research degrees and PhD study in Arts and Humanities at the University of Glasgow. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Arts Research Programme
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A Nature-Inspired Approach Towards the Development of an Intrinsically-Auxetic Polymer

Please note, there is no funding attached to this project. All tuition fees and any other associated costs (including bench fees) must be financed by the student. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SM Mandhani, Prof LS Susmel, Dr EK Kordatos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multiaxial Variable Amplitude Fatigue of Aluminium–Steel Welded Joints with In-Situ Full-Field Measurement

There is no funding attached to this project. The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof LS Susmel, Dr DA Asquith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The effect of hydrogen evolution on corrosion pit growth under fatigue conditions

There is no funding attached to this project. The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MK Kitchen, Prof LS Susmel
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD position in synthetic inorganic/organometallic chemistry: New reactivity from unusual molecular main group compounds

The chemistry of the main group elements has seen some remarkable advances in the past years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Stasch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Economics Research Mphil/PhD

King's Business School invites applications for full-time and part-time students in Economics Studies, to start in October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Business Research Programme
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Management Research Mphil/PhD

King's Business School invites applications for full-time and part-time students in Management Studies, to start in October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  Business Research Programme
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Developing sustainable polymeric encapsulation solutions for pest control

Pest control is significant for agriculture, as infestations decrease crop yields and can harm livestock, threatening the security of global food supplies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S T R V Velasquez, Dr K Johnston
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enabling Safer and More Sustainable Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices

Are you interested in pursuing a PhD at the interface of chemical engineering, materials science, and microbiology at the University of Edinburgh? We are seeking a talented, motivated, and curious PhD student to develop innovative strategies for the safe and sustainable reprocessing of reusable medical devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E E Epelle, Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon
 22 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EPSRC IDLA 2026 Studentships: Arm Architecture Representations

Programme name. EPSRC IDLA 2026 Studentships. Academic contact. Dr Jade Alglave j.alglave@ucl.ac.uk. Start date. 1st October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Programme
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Systems Neuroscience: Vision-Guided Navigation in Drosophila

  Research Group: Neural Intelligence Systems Lab
Project. Decoding Vision-Guided Navigation in Drosophila (in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Kim
 29 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Structure Prediction for Materials Discovery

The discovery of novel inorganic solid-state materials is essential to advance energy storage, catalysis, semiconductors, and quantum technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Prof R Savani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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2D Spintronics Memory And Logic Devices

A funded DPhil position is open for this project. The DPhil studentship is funded (tuition fee and stipend) through the Royal Society University Research Fellowship awarded to Dr. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Chenattukuzhiyil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Weak interphase Ox/Ox CMCs

Traditional Ox/Ox Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) do not apply a fibre coating, instead they rely on a high porosity ‘weak matrix’ to deflect cracks and improve toughness. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Binner
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD in Personalized caRe and Innovation in Medicine and Engineering (PRIME)

The joint PhD Program in Personalized caRe and Innovation in Medicine and Engineering (PRIME) trains researchers in biomedical engineering, clinical research, and health sciences, with a focus on precision medicine and sustainable healthcare. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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PhD in Molecular, Experimental and Computational Medicine (MECM)

The main goal of the PhD program in MECM – Molecular, Experimental and Computational Medicine is to provide a solid foundational, methodological, and experimental training to researchers and medical professionals, preparing them to face scientific and clinical challenges in the complex and innovative fields of molecular medicine. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Research Programme
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Learning-Based Magnetic Localization and Feedback Control of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots in Minimally Invasive Procedures

This project aims to develop a multi-segment tendon-driven continuum robot and a corresponding magnetic localization device. Expected outcomes include. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Huang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Matheuristic for Multi Vehicles Green Inventory Routing Problem with product substitution by considering customer satisfaction

This project aims to develop matheuristic algorithm which combines mathematical programming and metaheuristic methods to solve bi-objective of multi vehicles green inventory routing problem with one way product substitution by considering customer satisfaction (MVGIRP-PS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr LW Wong
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dissecting the importance and control of macrophage heterogeneity in vivo

Macrophage heterogeneity is a key immune concept conserved across evolution within organisms that possess these vital white blood cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Evans, Dr H Wilson, Dr R West
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The consequences of influenza a virus infection on macrophage host defence functions against bacterial infection

Uncovering How Influenza Turns Bacterial Infections Deadly. Why do influenza pandemics claim so many lives? The answer often isn’t the virus alone, but the lethal synergy between Influenza A Virus (IAV) and secondary bacterial pneumonia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Marriott, Dr J Cole
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Hybrid ML-Physics Optimisation Framework for Pharmaceutical Reactors

Chemical flow reactors, especially crystallisation reactors, play a vital role in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Reactor geometry has a major influence on solute-solvent mixing, which directly affects product consistency, and ultimately drug quality. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Basha, Dr C Pereira da Fonte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rubisco enzymology at scale

Plants, algae and cyanobacteria remove ~150 billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year. One enzyme, rubisco, is solely responsible for the carboxylation chemistry that ultimately feeds nearly all of the life on our planet. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof N Prywes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PGR Recruitment Hub in Energy

The IGNITE Network+ Inclusive Energy Postgraduate Research (PGR) Recruitment Hub provides support, guidance and tools to help strengthen fairer, more inclusive pathways into postgraduate research across the UK energy sector. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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Computer-aided development of next generation medicines beyond Lipinski space

Applications are invited for a fully-funded 3.5 year PhD studentship to work in the group of Professor David Palmer at the University of Strathclyde (in… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Palmer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Faculty of Law, Masaryk University

The Intellectual Property Law programme explores the legal principles and frameworks surrounding copyrights, patents, trademarks, designs, and other forms of intellectual property. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University

The aim of the doctoral programme in Pharmacy is to develop the student's knowledge and skills, leading to independent creative activity, publication, and presentation of results in scientific journals and professional forums. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Humanities Research Programme
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Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

The Biomedical Sciences doctoral degree programme has been created through the merging Medical Biology, Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Molecular Medicine, which has been designed in the CEITEC MU research centre to be a robust singular study programme consisting of three disciplines (Cell and Tissue Morphology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme