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Inclusive High-Performance Social Housing: From New-Build Performance to Low-Carbon Retrofit in Northern Ireland

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

How can we design social housing that is not only energy efficient, but also comfortable, affordable and genuinely responsive to the diverse needs of the people who live in it?. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Salaris, Dr T Hyde, Dr K Davison

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Funded PhD – Breaking the cycle: understanding and reducing recurrent antibiotic exposure in children in primary care

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

About the project. Antibiotics save lives, but their effectiveness is threatened by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Children frequently receive antibiotics in primary care, particularly for respiratory infections. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AH Hammond, Dr EB Brown, Dr TZ Zhang, Prof A Hay

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Metagenomic insights into respiratory microbiome dynamics across the disease severity spectrum

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Respiratory infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, however, important gaps remain in our understanding of their aetiology, early risk stratification, and the role of microbial communities in disease. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Loman, Dr M Chand, Dr S Morfopoulou

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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How Loop-Extruding SMC Complexes Navigate Chromatin

University College London

Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Project. Our group combines tool development, advanced microscopy, force spectroscopy and computer simulations to understand how individual molecular machines reorganize DNA in our cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MM Molodtsov

16 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Funded PhD – Implications of Peripartum Antibiotic Use for Maternal and Infant Health and Antimicrobial Resistance

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

About the project. WHO recommends prophylactic antibiotics for women undergoing operative vaginal birth or caesarean section [1], making antibiotic use around childbirth increasingly common. Read more

Supervisors: Dr WC Cong, Prof A Dowsey, Dr JC Currie, Dr NAL Al Husein

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding drug resistance in M. tuberculosis by applying machine learning to a national genomic census

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people globally than any other infectious disease, and progress towards its elimination is stagnating amid concerns about prevalence of drug resistance. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Loman, Dr E Robinson, Dr B Constantinides

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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FIRE Safety Modular Timber in Modern Method Construction

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

The construction industry is one of the largest global contributors to greenhouse gases, accounting for an estimated 39% of emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Nadjai, Dr N Alam, Dr J Zhang

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fire safety and risk assessment of electric vehicles (EVs) in enclosed space

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Global production of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown rapidly, reaching nearly 22 million units in 2025, to achieve low-carbon transportation and significantly reduce traffic-related atmospheric pollutant emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Zhang, Dr S Tretsiakova-McNally

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Funded PhD – Inequalities in cardiovascular disease for women from Pakistani & Bangladeshi communities in the UK: understand drivers and developing an intervention

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

About the project. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality in the UK and is an important contributor to longstanding health inequalities. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof RJ Johnson, Dr C Cabral, Dr TZ Zhang, Dr R Denholm

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Funded PhD – The placenta and lifelong cardiovascular health of mothers and their offspring

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

The great obstetrical syndromes such as pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and fetal growth restriction are associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality as well as a two-fold increased risk of maternal cardiovascular disease later in life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Fraser, Dr G Clayton

13 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fire Response of Lime-Based Concrete for Low-Carbon and Resilient Construction

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Concrete is widely used in buildings and infrastructure because it is affordable, versatile, strong and durable. However, most conventional concrete contains Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Alam, Prof A Nadjai

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of an Integrated Digital Circular Economy Framework for Cost and Carbon Management in Northern Ireland’s Construction Industry

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Development of an Integrated Digital Circular Economy Framework for Cost and Carbon Management in Northern Ireland’s Construction Industry. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Okosun, Prof P Griffiths, Dr S Shashwat

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Quantum sensing for biomedicine

Positive Energy Rural Community Centres (PERCCs)

Machine Learning for plasmid risk assessment from genomic surveillance

Inclusive High-Performance Social Housing: From New-Build Performance to Low-Carbon Retrofit in Northern Ireland

Funded PhD – Breaking the cycle: understanding and reducing recurrent antibiotic exposure in children in primary care

Metagenomic insights into respiratory microbiome dynamics across the disease severity spectrum

How Loop-Extruding SMC Complexes Navigate Chromatin

Funded PhD – Implications of Peripartum Antibiotic Use for Maternal and Infant Health and Antimicrobial Resistance

Understanding drug resistance in M. tuberculosis by applying machine learning to a national genomic census

FIRE Safety Modular Timber in Modern Method Construction

Fire safety and risk assessment of electric vehicles (EVs) in enclosed space

Funded PhD – Inequalities in cardiovascular disease for women from Pakistani & Bangladeshi communities in the UK: understand drivers and developing an intervention

Funded PhD – The placenta and lifelong cardiovascular health of mothers and their offspring

Fire Response of Lime-Based Concrete for Low-Carbon and Resilient Construction

Development of an Integrated Digital Circular Economy Framework for Cost and Carbon Management in Northern Ireland’s Construction Industry

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