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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Functional surfaces for friction reduction and improved durability of mechanical watch movements

Project advert. This PhD project will explore how advanced surface coatings can reduce friction and improve the long-term durability of mechanical watch movements. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Liskiewicz, Dr SJRN James Rowley-Neale
 13 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Transforming Lives PhD scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequities: Co-Designing Tailored Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Underserved High-Risk Communities

Applications are invited for a Transforming Lives PhD scholarship in Health and Social Care commencing 01 February 2027. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Fair, Prof H Soltani
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Formalising the Local Langlands Correspondence for GL₂(F) in Lean (BIRKBECKC_U27EMPSFPF)

Primary Supervisor. Dr. Christopher Birkbeck. This PhD project, based at our Norwich campus, offers a unique opportunity to work at the confluence of number theory, representation theory, and formal mathematics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CB Birkbeck
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Design Optimisation of Brushless Doubly Fed Machines (ABDIJALEBIS_U27EMPSFP2F)

Brushless Doubly Fed Machines (BDFMs) are emerging as a promising technology for offshore wind turbine generators due to their fractional-sized power converters, elimination of rotor brushes and slip rings, and simplified gearbox systems compared to high-speed generators. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Abdi Jalebi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators (ABDIJALEBIS _U27EMPSFP1F)

Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman. Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Abdi Jalebi
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Programming Colloidal Self-Assembly for Multifunctional Advanced Materials

About the Project. A PhD studentship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham on a project themed on the design and self-assembly of multifunctional advanced materials, using a variety of computational methods and data-driven approaches. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Chakrabarti
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing Self-Assembly of Discotic Liquid Crystals for Multifunctional Advanced Materials

A PhD studentship is available on a project focused on the photophysical and charge-transport properties, as well as the self-assembly, of discotic liquid crystals for the development of multifunctional advanced materials, using a combination of computational and experimental methods. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Chakrabarti, Prof J Preece
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) in Patients with Psoriasis

  Research Group: Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences
This PhD studentship is funded by a psoriasis association research grant. Background. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with several comorbidities, including major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which are among the leading causes of death worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Alabas, Dr L Kearsley-Fleet, Dr J Sergeant, Dr R Warren
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sub-THz Sensing for Dynamic Particulate Characterization

Fully Funded PhD Studentship (UK Students Only). Real-Time Sub-THz Electromagnetic Sensing and Machine Learning for Dynamic Particulate Characterization. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Norouzian, Prof M S Gashinova
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Clearing the Path to Vision: Targeting Retinal Clearance Mechanisms in Macular Degeneration (TROEBERGL_U26MEDMS)

Primary supervisor - Dr Linda Troeberg. Are you fascinated by cell biology, molecular medicine and translational research? Would you like to contribute to research that could help preserve the sight of people with macular degeneration?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Troeberg
 15 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI for Engineering Design and Advanced Materials Forming - Project 2

Applications are invited for two PhD studentships at the interface of lightweight design, materials forming, mechanics, simulation, and artificial intelligence for future mobility applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NL Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI for Engineering Design and Advanced Materials Forming - Project 1

Applications are invited for two PhD studentships at the interface of lightweight design, materials forming, mechanics, simulation, and artificial intelligence for future mobility applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NL Li
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD Opportunity: Next-Generation Top Cells for Silicon based Tandem Photovoltaics

Overview. An open position exists for a fully funded PhD scholarship in the development of next-generation, silicon-based tandem solar cell technologies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Walter, Prof KW Weber
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tomographic Inequalities

The main objectives in this project are tomographic operators such as X-ray transform and Radon transform. By investigating the Lp-boundedness properties, we will study the smoothing properties of these operators. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nakamura
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Birmingham Business School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

At Birmingham Business School, our academic staff are global experts in their field, whose work pushes forward the frontiers of their subject. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme