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4-Year Fully Funded Studentship - Cooperative navigation through comings and goings: Mapping and localisation for open multi-agent systems

Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship in mapping and localisation for open multi-agent systems at University College London, through the UCL EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award (UELA) programme. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Chen
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Pharmaceutical Nano-Cocrystals for Long-Acting Combination Therapies

  Research Group: Drug delivery and biomaterials
Combination therapies are essential for the effective management of several diseases, including HIV infection, tuberculosis and cancer, where multiple drugs are administered to improve therapeutic outcomes and reduce the risk of drug resistance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Paredes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Formulation and Process Optimisation of Long-Acting Injectable Nanosuspensions Using Wet Media Milling

  Research Group: Drug delivery and biomaterials
Long-acting injectable formulations are transforming the treatment of chronic diseases by reducing dosing frequency, improving treatment adherence and maintaining therapeutic drug concentrations over extended periods. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Paredes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine Learning-Guided Formulation and Optimisation of Drug Nanocrystals by Wet Media Milling

  Research Group: Healthcare delivery and medicines optimisation
This PhD project aims to integrate machine learning with experimental formulation development to optimise the production of prednisolone nanocrystals using wet media milling. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Paredes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Building flexibility into long-term water resources system planning and management strategies

Sustainable water resources planning, and management policies need to consider the impact of future changes due to factors like geomorphologic processes, aging infrastructure, demand shifts or variability of water supplies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Padula
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrated Smart Sensors for Early Detection of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

  Research Group: Drug delivery and biomaterials
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) remain a major challenge in healthcare, particularly among patients requiring long-term urinary catheterisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SZ Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) - University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen invites applications for three fully funded Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) studentships commencing in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Engineering Multifunctional Hydrogel Catheters for Long-Term Infection Prevention and Monitoring

  Research Group: Drug delivery and biomaterials
This PhD project aims to develop multifunctional hydrogel-based medical catheters that combine long-term infection prevention with early infection detection. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SZ Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Engineering Lung Cancer Cell Membrane-Coated Drug Nanocrystals for Targeted Therapy of Brain Metastases

  Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics
Brain metastases represent a major clinical challenge in oncology, particularly in patients with lung cancer, one of the most common primary malignancies associated with metastatic spread to the brain. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Sousa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Trustworthy Artificial IntTrustworthy Artificial Intelligence-Guided Design and Optimisation of RNA Nanomedicines

  Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics
RNA therapeutics are transforming modern medicine, offering new opportunities for the treatment of cancer, genetic disorders and other diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Sousa
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From Reddit to ring design: Understanding women's information-seeking, healthcare decision-making and preferences for next-generation menopause therapies

  Research Group: Healthcare delivery and medicines optimisation
Background. Menopause affects millions of women worldwide, yet many report difficulties accessing clear, trustworthy and personalised information regarding symptom management and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Barry, Prof K Malcolm
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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YES-27-G-13: Peatland restoration and water budgets under climate change

Background. Peatland restoration strategies aim to raise water tables, to support peat-forming plant species and slow decomposition, ultimately increasing long-term carbon storage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Moody, Prof J Holden
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-Viral Engineering of CAR-T Cells Using RNA Nanoparticles for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy

  Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumour in adults, characterised by rapid progression, extensive cellular heterogeneity and a highly immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Sousa
 22 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Do Language Models Mean What They Say? Checking LLM Explanations from the Inside

Ask a modern LLM a difficult question and it will often “think out loud” before answering, walking you through its reasoning step by step. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M T Pilehvar, Dr JC Camacho Collados
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A statin-releasing vaginal ring for treating bacterial vaginosis

  Research Group: Drug delivery and biomaterials
This project aims to develop and evaluate a novel statin-releasing vaginal ring as a long-acting treatment and prevention strategy for recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal condition affecting women of reproductive age worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Malcolm
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing Geospatially Grounded World Models for Scalable Autonomous Urban Navigation and Mapping

Autonomous mobile robots are increasingly being deployed in cities for applications such as last-mile delivery and infrastructure inspection. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr V Romero-Cano , Dr N Potyka, Dr J Hernandez Vega, Dr N Verdezoto Dias
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sustainable Alkylation of Toluene with Biobased Diols: Catalyst Design and Mechanistic Control for Dimethylnaphthalene Synthesis

The production of high-value alkylated aromatics from renewable feedstocks is a key challenge in green chemistry. Dimethylnaphthalenes are important precursors for advanced polymers, high-performance solvents, and fine chemicals, yet current routes rely on petroleum-derived aromatics and harsh alkylating agents. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Pera-Titus
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Engineering Optical Fibres to See Inside Tissue

This project is one of a number that are in competition for funding from the University of Bath for entry in October 2027. Overview of the Research. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SY Yerolatsitis, Prof T Birks
 10 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Smart biomaterials to combat infection and encrustation in long-term urinary catheterisation

Urinary catheters are among the most widely used medical devices in healthcare. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) remains one of the most common healthcare-associated infections worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Wylie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cognitive Intelligence in Self-Evolving Multi-Agent Systems PhD

We invite applications for a self-funded PhD to advance cognitive intelligence in self-evolving multi-agent systems, moving beyond conventional embodied AI towards human-inspired cognitive reasoning, adaptive collective intelligence and seamless human–autonomy collaboration. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Xing
 7 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integrating Remote Sensing and Field Measurements to Monitor Amazon Forest Climate Risk

Context. Climate Change in Southern Amazonia. The Southern Amazon faces the greatest climatic threat of all Amazon regions. This region is drier and warmer than ‘core’ areas of the Amazon and has been subject to the most pronounced drying and warming trends. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Galbraith, Dr MA Adami, Prof E Gloor
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship: Happiness by Design: Computer Vision and Immersive Technologies for Consumer-Centric Food Evaluation

Project ID 2601 NSP. Type of studentship. PhD (4 years). Funding Source. Fully funded 4-year PhD (BBSRC Food Consortium Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award) and pladis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Ford, Dr L Wilkinson, Dr P Tennent, Dr A Jones
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Environmental Influences on Immune Function and Health in Wild Barbary Macaques

We are seeking candidates to apply for Liverpool John Moore’s’ Vice Chancellor PhD Scholarship. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Koyama, Dr PT Tkaczynski
 9 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Integrating machine learning and remote sensing to track pressures on migratory fish in UK rivers and estuaries

The University of Kent is proud to be part of the Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership which is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Bicknell
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating biodiversity, climate mitigation and livelihoods in Borneo’s largest community-led Nature-based Solution

The University of Kent is proud to be part of the Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership which is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Struebig
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Generative AI for Recovering 4D Digital Hearts from Routine 2D Cardiac Imaging

Want to build the next generation of Medical AI? Join our team!. Project outline. Heart muscle deformation during each beat determines cardiac function and reveals how the heart adapts to physiological changes and ageing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Q Meng, Prof R Steeds
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Heterogeneous Integration of III-V Optoelectronic Membrane Devices

  Research Group: Semiconductor Materials & Devices
Applications are invited for a fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship within the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Heffernan, Dr K Groom
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multimodal Learning and Vision-Language Models for Understanding Human Organ Proportions

AI meets the human body. Shape the future of Medical AI with us!. Project outline. The human body works as a system, and how organ size relates to height, weight and other organs determines the way they are assessed, matched and monitored in clinical practice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Q Meng, Dr T Thomas
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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OPTIMAL - Oxidative Potential of Source-ApportionedParticulate Matter and its Toxicological, Immunological and Epigenetic Signatures in Human Lung Cell Models

  Research Group: Environmental Research Group
Air pollution contributes to more than 7 million premature deaths each year. Although particulate matter (PM) exposure is clearly associated with adverse health effects, the most harmful chemical components remain uncertain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Mudway, Dr DG Green, Dr S Campbell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Testing classical nucleation theory through chemical and isotopic effects on heterogeneous ice nucleation

Ice nucleation is important in atmospheric clouds and hence influences weather and climate, yet our ability to predict whether a particular material will nucleate ice remains extremely limited (Knopf and Alpert, 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T F Whale, Dr M D Tarn
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)