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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Enable Equitable Pharmacovigilance Research Capacity Building

Background. Training and education play a pivotal role in enhancing research capacity, and subsequently strengthening health systems worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Walker
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Studentship in Next-Gen Blade vibration measurement system

Shape the Future of Aero-Engines. Join Imperial College London in Solving One of Aviation's Toughest Challenges. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Schwingshackl
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Optimisation of Light Sources

This fully funded PhD position will reward the successful candidate with an award covering full fees, a maintenance stipend in line with UKRI rates, and a Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) grant worth 10,000 GBP for personal development and consumables. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Westland, Dr K Xiao
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Stimulus-responsive mesh for targeted anticancer delivery and catheter integration

This fully funded PhD position will reward the successful candidate with an award covering full fees, a maintenance stipend in line with UKRI rates, and a Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) grant worth 10,000 GBP for personal development and consumables. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Tronci, Dr XB Yang, Prof S Russell
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Electrocatalysis of sulfur redox in the solid state

Supervised by Prof Graham Newton, Prof Lee Johnson, Prof Darren Walsh. Start date. October 2026. Application closing date. August 25th 2026. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Newton, Prof L Johnson, Prof DAW Walsh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Autonomous Close-Proximity Spacecraft Operations: Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Neuromorphic Event Cameras

Supervisory Team. Dr Alexander Wittig, Dr Sergio Araujo-Estrada and Dr Jorn Cheney. This project aims to overcome the challenges of testing spacecraft control algorithms on real hardware in Earth-based environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wittig
 1 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Impact of climate change on integrity of engineered lighthouse structures

The ocean is the world’s greatest carbon sink. The ongoing rise of atmospheric CO. 2. will impact ocean CO. 2. absorption, increasing its acidity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Burnside, Dr K Dobson
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Root cause analysis of cyber security incidents

  Research Group: School of Computer Science
One full scholarship is available in the School of Computer Science at the University of Leeds in 2026/27. This scholarship is open only applicants who qualify as Home student for fee purposes and covers tuition fees plus maintenance. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof H A Jhumka, Prof K Djemame
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rhomboid-like proteins: from molecular principles to their role in human disease

The questions we address deal with the molecular mechanisms that underlie signalling between cells, and cellular responses to stress. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Freeman
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fuel for Viral Infection in Neuronal and Intestinal Environments

Many common enteric viruses can also infect cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Such neurotropic viruses infect >50 million people annually, causing encephalitis, meningitis, and other complications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Lulla
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanism evaluation of lethality dependencies in cancers of mesenchyme.

A major challenge in cancer is how to selectively and permanently disrupt the cancer cell yet leave normal functioning cells intact. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof B Hassan
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanisms of protein quality control in health and disease

The accumulation of misfolded proteins and aberrant protein aggregates is a hallmark of numerous human diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Carvalho
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Controlling and eliminating pks-positive E. coli to limit early onset colorectal cancer?

Polyketide synthases (pks) produce genotoxins such as colibactin in E. coli, which are thought to have evolved to enhance competitiveness within the crowded environment of the gut microbiome. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof EMC Slack
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding the Directionality of Microtubule-based Transport using Structural Cell Biology

How are cargoes trafficked within cells with such speed and directional precision? Our research aims to address this question by using structural cell biology to uncover the molecular mechanisms of transport by microtubule-based motor proteins, with a particular focus on the formation and function of the primary cilium. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Toropova, Dr A Roberts
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Function of RNA/DNA hybrids in health and disease

R-loops are non-canonical RNA/DNA structures, formed in all living organisms where they play crucial roles in regulating gene expression, DNA and histone modifications, generation of antibody diversity, DNA replication and genome stability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Gromak
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)