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We have 5,882 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Digital twins for augmented vibration testing and qualification of defence systems

Supervisors. Dr Sjoerd van Ophem s.van-ophem@soton.ac.uk. Dr Michal Kalkowski M.Kalkowski@soton.ac.uk. Project title. Digital twins for augmented vibration testing and qualification of defence systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S van Ophem
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Engineering Safer Healthcare Water Systems: Tackling Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogens

  Research Group: Institute of Sustainable Built Environment
Are you passionate about improving public health through innovative engineering solutions? We are seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to undertake interdisciplinary research to investigate how healthcare water systems can be designed and operated to minimise the risk of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Kelly, Prof M Gormley
 17 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Experimental methods for maritime robots operating in close proximity in waves

Supervisors. Dr Nick Townsend nick@soton.ac.uk. Project title. Experimental methods for maritime robots operating in close proximity in waves. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Townsend
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Extension of Hall thruster spacecraft propulsion operational range through design and propellant optimisation

Supervisors. Prof Charlie Ryan c.n.ryan@soton.ac.uk. Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence H.M.Sykulska-Lawrence@soton.ac.uk. Project title. Extension of Hall thruster spacecraft propulsion operational range through design and propellant optimisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship: Assessing establishment and efficacy of rust fungus control of Himalayan Balsam

Award summary. 100% fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £21,805 (2026/27 UKRI rate) plus additional research funds. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Mill
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘A terahertz spatial light modulator for off-axis tomography.’

Terahertz (THz) imaging offers a powerful route to non-destructive inspection, security screening and advanced manufacturing, but current systems struggle to deliver high-speed three-dimensional imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Visualizing strongly-focused 3D light fields in an atomic vapour.’

Strongly focused structured light generates highly confined vectorial electromagnetic field distributions, which may feature a polarization component along the optical axis. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I.G. Hughes, Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Ultracold molecules for quantum technologies’

Ultracold molecules offer unique opportunities for quantum computing, quantum sensing and quantum simulation. Their many internal levels can store quantum information coherently for long times, and their interactions can be tuned to realize quantum gates with exceptionally low fundamental error rates. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wellnitz
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Metabolic health and fitness to serve: the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists on pancreas–bone crosstalk

  Research Group: Biological Sciences
Supervisors. Dr. Jessica Nelson j.nelson@soton.ac.uk. Dr Oliver O'Sullivan oliver.o'sullivan@nhs.net. Project title. Metabolic health and fitness to serve. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J N Nelson
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘THz spectroscopy of semiconductor Rydberg states.’

Terahertz radiation sits in between the realm of electronics (~GHz) and optics (~100 THZ), with applications that include non-destructive imaging of opaque materials, chemical sensing and medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘THz spectroscopy of semiconductor Rydberg states.’

Terahertz radiation sits in between the realm of electronics (~GHz) and optics (~100 THZ), with applications that include non-destructive imaging of opaque materials, chemical sensing and medicine. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M J Jones
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Safer Healthcare Water Systems: Optimising Material Leaching and Flushing Strategies

  Research Group: Institute of Sustainable Built Environment
Are you interested in improving healthcare water quality through innovative engineering research? We are seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to investigate how pipework materials and commissioning practices influence water quality in healthcare buildings, helping to shape future NHS guidance and improve patient safety. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Kelly, Prof M Gormley
 17 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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An AI-powered knowledge-graph approach for predicting biological threat responses

Supervisors. Prof Rob Ewing rob.ewing@soton.ac.uk. Project title. An AI-powered knowledge-graph approach for predicting biological threat responses. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Ewing
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How do human blood stem cells adapt to life outside the body? Imaging cellular dynamics to design better culture systems

Blood stem cell transplantation cures many people with leukaemia and gene-edited stem. cell therapies are now reaching patients with inherited blood disorders. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Grey, Prof M Peckham, Dr C Spicer
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Studentship in Physics ‘Quantum Sensors for the Future of Electronic Warfare’

Rydberg atom quantum receivers are emerging as a potentially transformative technology for electronic warfare and electromagnetic surveillance. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Weatherill
 15 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)