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EastBio: Jumping genes and extracellular messages: transposable-element evolution in a parasitic nematode

  Research Group: Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that can copy themselves with apparent disregard to their host genome. New insertions can disrupt genes, alter gene regulation and cause genome expansion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Abreu-Goodger, Dr A Buck
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Role of ubiquitin in stress tolerance and malaria transmission

  Research Group: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research
Protein ubiquitination is a key regulatory process that controls many aspects of eukaryotic life. Both free living and pathogenic organisms employ ubiquitination mediated protein networks to adapt to their environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Philip
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Scalable multiphysics topology optimisation for complex engineering design

Supervisory team. Professor Ali Elham. This PhD will develop scalable multiphysics topology optimisation methods for complex engineering design. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Elham
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine learning for large-scale distributed acoustic sensing across environments

Supervisory team. Dr Rafael Mestre and Professor Mohammad Belal. Use fibre-optic cables as large-scale sensors across cities, coasts, and oceans. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mestre
 1 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Decoding how m6A reshapes RNA–protein interactions

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
RNA does not act alone. Its functions are controlled by interactions with hundreds of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which determine where an RNA is localised, how long it survives and whether it is translated. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Shkumatava, Prof D O'Carroll
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: Programming temporal human decidual natural killer cell states in vitro: developing an experimental platform for investigating stage-specific functions and informing targeted immunomodulatory strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes

Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant maternal immune cell population in the uterine mucosa during the implantation window and early pregnancy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R F Fraser, Dr C-J Lin
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EASTBIO: A Molecular Toolkit for Analysis of Don’t-Eat-Me Signals

Viable mammalian cells express so-called Don’t-Eat-Me signals (DEMs) that block phagocytosis by binding to phagocyte DEM receptors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Vermeren, Dr E C Calder
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Systems modelling for sustainable battery recycling

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H S Leese
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Storage of liquid hydrogen fuel for net-zero maritime transportation

Supervisory team. Dr Sheida Afshan. Developing safe and efficient liquid hydrogen storage is critical to decarbonising shipping. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Afshan
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Wafer-scale pluggable optical I/O platform for high-density photonic packaging

Supervisory team. Professor Callum Littlejohns, Dr A. Emre Kaplan, Dr Ramsey Selim, and Dr Shengqi Yin. Reliable optical connections are essential to scaling photonic systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns
 2 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Building a functional synthetic pyrenoid in plants using components from diverse algal lineages

  Research Group: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences
Photosynthesis in plants is limited by the catalytic efficiency of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco. In most algae and some bryophytes, the performance of Rubisco is enhanced by a CO2-concentrating mechanism centred around a pyrenoid, a liquid-like, phase-separated microcompartment that saturates Rubisco with CO2. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A McCormick
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Computational analysis of political communication and democracy

Supervisory team. Dr Rafael Mestre and Professor Matt Ryan. This PhD uses computational social science to study political discourse, public opinion, and democratic participation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Mestre
 1 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Resolution of chromosomal DNA bridge at the septum in E. coli

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Cell division is essential to life and DNA molecules need to segregate safely and appropriately during this process. Following DNA damage, entrapped DNA at the cell division site, referred to here as ‘DNA bridges’, may form between dividing cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Darmon, Dr G W Blakely
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Expanding the optical spectrum of hollow-core fibres to the quantum realm

Supervisory team. Dr Ian Davidson and Professor Francesco Poletti. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reliable forecasts of multiple sclerosis progression using conformal prediction

Supervisory team. Dr Nery Riquelme Granada. Multiple sclerosis progresses differently in every patient, and knowing who is likely to decline fastest could change their care. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Riquelme-Granada
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Powering the Synapse: Solving How a Disease Gene Keeps Neurons Talking

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Background. Neurons communicate by releasing neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic terminal, and they must do so repeatedly and at high frequency from a small local pool of vesicles. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Cheerambathur
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ultra-low-loss SiN platform for quantum, nonlinear and precision photonics

Supervisory team. Professor Callum Littlejohns, Dr Shengqi Yin, and Dr A. Emre Kaplan. Optical loss sets the performance limits of quantum, nonlinear and precision photonic circuits. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Littlejohns
 2 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Phospho-regulation of microtubule-associated proteins in meiosis

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Genes must be passed on accurately from cell to cell and from parents to children. Failure to do so can be a cause or contributing factor in human illnesses, such as cancer or reproductive problems/congenital conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Ohkura
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Building the future of optical fibre communications

Supervisory team. Professor Periklis Petropoulos, Dr Kyle Bottrill, Dr Hao Liu, and Dr Hilmi Othman. Optical fibre networks power all aspects of modern digital life, enabling AI applications and advanced wireless systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Petropoulos
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Next-Generation Granular Pharmaceuticals via Ultrasonic Spray Drying

Supervisors. Dr Xi Yu, Dr Xuan Li. This project will investigate how ultrasound can produce more uniform, stable and high-quality granular pharmaceutical powders while reducing energy use. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr XY Yu
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Shared Growth or Concentrated Advantage? A Cross-Border, Longitudinal Study of Inclusive Entrepreneurship Across the Island of Ireland

Entrepreneurship is well established as a driver of economic growth and competitiveness as set out in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) (Doran et al., 2018; Bosma et al., 2020; Tahir and Burki, 2023). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof LM Bradley-McCauley, Dr KA Bonner
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Cryptostasis: dissecting roles of the Cryptococcus neoformans proteasome through structure informed analysis

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
Cryptococcus neoformans is an important human fungal pathogen with a fascinating life cycle, forming polyploid titan cells during infection in a bid to evade the immune system. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Hardwick
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chaperone-Mimicking Nanomaterials for Protein Stabilization

  Research Group: Physical Sciences of Biological Systems
This fully funded 3.5-year PhD project focuses on the synthesis of customized, flexible molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (nanoMIPs) engineered to function as artificial chaperones. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof NT Turner, Dr T Craggs
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Uncertainty-aware scheduling and analysis of AI-powered cyber-physical systems

Supervisory team. Dr Filip Markovic and Professor Geoff Merrett. AI and machine learning are increasingly used in cars, aircraft, robots, and other critical systems, but their performance, correctness, energy consumption, and safety are intertwined in ways that are hard to predict. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Markovic
 11 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Harnessing AI-Driven Entrepreneurship to Build a Globally Competitive and Sustainable Economy

  Research Group: Business and Management Studies
This PhD research explores the adoption and integration of AI technology, tools and processes to enhance AI innovation in SMEs and the creation of new AI Driven Enterprises (AIDEs). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SM Moffett, Dr A Reid, Dr H Rehman
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EastBio: Mechanisms of Argonaute-mediated RNA silencing in Cryptococcus

  Research Group: Institute of Cell Biology
RNA interference (RNAi) is an ancient system of genome regulation playing important roles in gene regulation and genome stability, in particular controlling transposable element activity. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Bayne, Dr C Abreu-Goodger
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring Innovative Household and Community-Based Financial Models for a Just Transition in Northern Ireland

  Research Group: Business and Management Studies
The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, together with the ongoing establishment of a Just Transition Commission, have renewed attention on the obligations and pathways to achieving a Just Transition in Northern Ireland. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Henderson
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EastBio: Cleaning Up the Mess: Ribonucleases Protect the MRSA Genome During Infection

  Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Bacterial ribonucleases play crucial roles in remodeling the transcriptome during infection, allowing pathogens to rapidly adapt to host immune responses. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Granneman, Dr M Wilson
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Self-Funded PhD Opportunities: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Science - Centre for Applied Social and Health Science (CASHS)

We are offering self-funded PhD opportunities for motivated individuals to explore timely, innovative, and transformative research in the Centre for Applied Health and Social Sciences. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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EPSRC IDLA 2026 Studentships: Arm Architecture Representations

Programme name. EPSRC IDLA 2026 Studentships. Academic contact. Dr Jade Alglave j.alglave@ucl.ac.uk. Duration. 4 years. Student status. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Programme