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EngD: Developing a data science approach to defining finish machined surface integrity on the basis of high fidelity data captured during the machining process

University of Sheffield
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Machining, Assembly, and Digital Engineering for Manufacturing
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 Supervisors: Dr M Brown, Prof H Ghadbeigi, Dr T Rooker
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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How can we direct recombinant proteins into the periplasm efficiently?

University of Birmingham
School of Chemical Engineering
Recombinant protein production is a major technique used in biotechnology where a host organism is used to synthesise proteins such as drugs, enzymes, or for structural studies. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Overton
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Does Heterogeneity in Antibiotic Accumulation Shape the Evolution of AMR?

University of Birmingham
Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat. A key determinant of antibiotic efficacy is the intracellular drug concentration, yet our understanding of this parameter is largely based on population-level measurements that mask important cell-to-cell variability. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Blair, Prof T Overton
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation Polymeric Filters with Antimicrobial Action for Improved Air Purification.

Sheffield Hallam University
Engineering and Built Environment
Supported by dedicated supervisory and technical teams, this PhD offers an exciting and unique multi-disciplinary opportunity across two world-class research environments at each end of the world. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CS Sammon, Dr EK Kordatos, Dr AB Baji, Assoc Prof IK Kong
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High Density Optical Receiver IC Design

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Academy of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology
To cultivate research talents with global leadership, interdisciplinary innovation capabilities, and international research collaboration capabilities… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Cui
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using artificial intelligence to reveal the computational principles of neural competition

University of Birmingham
School of Psychology
Information in the brain is represented through distributed patterns of activity across populations of neurons. Simultaneously active representations can overlap and compete, a basic principle of neural information processing whose relationship to representational structure remains poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Hickey, Dr W van Zoest
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating the role of brain-body interactions in conscious awareness via central and peripheral electrophysiology

University of Birmingham
School of Psychology
We are all familiar with subjective experience – for example, the experience of enjoying a piece of music. Subjective experience is the essence of culture and of being human, and its absence or reduction has severe consequences for health, social relationships, and quality of life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Cruse, Prof HB Bowman
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Synthesis, encapsulation and spectroscopy of new molecular carbon allotropes

University of Oxford
Department of Chemistry
Applications are invited for a DPhil studentship in synthesis, supramolecular encapsulation and spectroscopy of cyclocarbons, available from October 2027, to work under the supervision of Professor Harry Anderson in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Anderson
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development, Fostering, and Assessment of Mathematical Creativity

National Institute of Education, Singapore
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  Research Group: Mathematical Creativity Lab
Rational and background. Mathematical creativity is widely recognised as a key outcome of mathematics education. However, how it develops over time, how it can be fostered through pedagogical approaches, and how it can be reliably assessed remain insufficiently understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr ZY Zhang
 29 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Evaluating the effects of food contaminants on the human neuroendocrine system

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Contaminants found in food can have a negative impact on human health. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Gonzalez Sanchez, Dr A Kolb
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From Burden to Biology: Mercury, Selenium and Physiological Resilience in Marine Mammals

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Marine mammals accumulate some of the highest concentrations of mercury (Hg) recorded in wildlife. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Derous, Dr M Wenzel, Dr RVH von Hellfeld, Dr J Feldmann
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Optimising soils for enhanced carbon sequestration

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Soils are complicated because so many factors are interdependent. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G I Paton, Dr F Fraser
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: How the brain constructs false memories: A multi-method investigation

University of Aberdeen
School of Psychology
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Accurate memory is a key aspect of cognitive health and supports everyday decisions, including how we act on health advice. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Mathias, Dr A Konopka, Dr A Klimovich-Gray
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Uncovering the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in language

University of Aberdeen
School of Psychology
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. This project uses advanced analyses of electrical brain activity (EEG) to investigate the neural mechanisms of predictive processing in the human brain. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Rommers, Dr M Zhong, Prof P Bach
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The Evolutionary and Ecological Role of Plasmids across different species

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Plasmids are major drivers of prokaryotic evolution and ecology, carrying traits ranging from antibiotic resistance to novel metabolic functions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vogwill, Dr M Wenzel
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Developing theranostic antibodies that recognise fungal pathogens belonging to Fusarium species, important agents of fungal keratitis and fusariosis

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Munro, Dr B Mills
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Microbial and Molecular Drivers of Feedstock Co-Digestion for Resilient Biomethane Production

Durham University
Department of Biosciences
Can we unlock more renewable energy from organic waste by understanding the invisible microbial communities that power it?. Every day, enormous quantities of organic waste contain energy that could be recovered as renewable gas. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Quintela-Baluja
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Ageing in a rapidly warming Arctic: why do Svalbard reindeer differ in rates of senescence?

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Individuals of the same chronological age can differ in how rapidly they senesce, the age-related decline in physiological function and fitness. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Król, Dr A Douglas, Prof S Albon, Prof D Nussey
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Mechanisms regulating expression of the multidrug transporter gene CDR1 in the pathogenic fungus Candidozyma auris

University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Candida auris, recently renamed Candidozyma auris, is an emerging human fungal pathogen with a remarkable capacity to develop resistance to multiple antifungal drugs, including azoles. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Kubota, Dr A Lorenz
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Who’s there? Unbiased microbiome assessment during Atlantic salmon seawater transfer.

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally, but continued sustainable expansion in line with projected food security estimates is hampered by issues with fish health and disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Ritchie, Prof S Martin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: The role of epitranscriptomic RNA modifications in eukaryotic evolution and capacity to respond to environmental change

University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. How organisms evolve in ever-changing environments remains a critically important question in ecology and evolution. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wenzel, Prof J Pettitt
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: From Neuro-vulnerability to Trust Calibration: Psychological, Behavioural and Neurophysiological Responses in Human-Automated Vehicles Interactions

University of Aberdeen
School of Psychology
This fully funded, 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by the BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership. As automated vehicles (AV) become increasingly integrated into everyday environments, humans will interact with vehicles whose behaviour may differ subtly from human driving. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mei, Dr D Kourtis
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How do giant storms form, and how is heat redistributed across the atmospheres of fast-rotating planets?

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca. What drives Jupiter’s powerful jets and giant storms? Use advanced three-dimensional climate simulations to explore how clouds and turbulence shape giant planets’ weather. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mendonca
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tracing cloud formation pathways across Earth’s atmospheric history

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr Joao Manuel Mendonca. How did Earth stay habitable under a fainter young Sun? Discover how clouds shaped our planet’s ancient climates and could trigger sudden climate shifts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Mendonca
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Data-driven urban aerodynamics for net-zero cities

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr John Lawson and Professor Zheng-Tong Xie. This project combines cutting-edge 3D particle tracking, machine learning and fluid mechanics to measure and predict urban airflow around buildings. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Lawson
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intelligent and reconfigurable metasurfaces for next-generation optical computing

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Professor Jize Yan. Can light perform artificial intelligence computations faster and more efficiently than conventional electronics? This project will develop intelligent, reconfigurable metasurfaces that manipulate light to perform computation directly. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Yan
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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More data, less energy: multicore fibre amplifiers and components for future submarine networks

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr Yongmin Jung and Dr Sijing Liang. The internet’s next big leap could happen beneath the oceans. Meta’s planned petabit-scale cable signals a new era for multicore fibres. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Jung
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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van der Waals semiconducting ferroelectrics for programmable on-chip optoelectronics

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisor. Dr Soumya Sarkar. This PhD project explores van der Waals semiconducting ferroelectrics for programmable, energy-efficient optoelectronic devices. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Sarkar
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Trustworthy AI for personalised disease risk prediction using genetic and clinical data

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisors. Dr Gabriela Czanner and Professor Hanieh Yaghootkar. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Czanner
 17 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Laser-based fabrication of microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostic testing

University of Southampton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
The project explores the development of microfluidics-based sensors or diagnostic devices that are affordable, user-friendly and provide and effective testing strategy (widely-adopted during COVID-19 for informed decision-making) for rapid testing at the point-of-care which could include a hospital bedside or a care/nursing home, or in an ambulance or at home. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Sones
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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