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Theory and Design of Complex Nanostructures for the Control of Light Scattering and Absorption

University of Strathclyde

Department of Physics

Electromagnetic scattering is the fundamental mechanism by which light allows us to perceive the world. At the same time, scattering from particles sets a fundamental limit on our ability to transmit and receive information using optical beams. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Papoff

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Laser Frequency Comb Technology for the Extremely Large Telescope

Heriot-Watt University

Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

We are seeking to appoint a talented PhD candidate to join the Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt by 1 October 2026 and help us to build cutting-edge laser technology for the world’s largest telescope—the ELT—creating ultra-precise “astrocomb” lasers that will enable some of the most exciting science in modern optical astronomy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Reid

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Advanced Dual-Comb LiDAR: Precision 3D Metrology for Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing

Heriot-Watt University

Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

We are seeking to appoint a talented PhD candidate to join the Ultrafast Optics Group at Heriot-Watt, to start by 1 October 2026, to develop a faster and more sensitive implementation of dual-comb ranging—an optical metrology technique combining interferometry-like precision with time-of-flight accuracy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Reid

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Sex Determination and the Extinction Vortex

University of Leicester

College of Life Sciences

Research Group: Genetics

This PhD will investigate whether the risk of extinction in Hymenoptera is greater than most other insect species because of a synergistic interaction between extrinsically driven decline and an intrinsic factor, their mechanism of sex determination. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Hammond

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Crystal growth and neutron scattering of functional materials

University College London

London Centre for Nanotechnology

PhD Opportunity. Crystal growth and neutron scattering of functional materials. (UCL Crystal Growth Laboratory @ Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus). Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Perry

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Toxicity and Ecotoxicity Assessment of Batteries

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

Are you a big picture thinker, concerned about sustainability and impacts on both human health and the environment? Would you like to explore how to make… Read more

Supervisor: Dr J E Edge

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

Predicting Early Development in Moderate to Late Preterm Babies

University of Auckland

Liggins Institute

Over 80% of preterm babies are born between 32 and 36 weeks gestation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Using extracellular vesicles to develop a management decision aid for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Pulmonary Fibrosis

University of Birmingham

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to join Dr Rahul Mahida’s team in the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/mahida-rahul.aspx). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Mahida

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Development of novel therapeutic strategies to target Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Project Description. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a sophisticated pathogen which can replicate in eukaryotic cells and survive in infected humans for decades. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Mukamolova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Unmasking molecular pathways of sarcopenia and muscle dysfunction and their biomarkers

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Sarcopenia is a disease that affects individuals both as part of the normal ageing process and as a consequence of systemic disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H McAuley, Dr LAB Baker, Prof D Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Inference and Error Detection in Reading: Cognitive and Linguistic Mechanisms

University of Leicester

School of Psychology and Vision Sciences

Can you spot the grammatical error this in sentence? Many readers initially fail to detect small disruptions in a sentence, such as an omitted word, an unintended repetition, or a swap of adjacent words. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Warrington, Dr V McGowan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Improving meta-analysis of complex healthcare interventions: Application to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

University of Leicester

Department of Population Health Sciences

Health and social care interventions—like those for quitting smoking or managing weight—are often made up of several parts. For example, a smoking cessation programme might include motivational sessions, behaviour-change strategies, and different delivery formats (online, in-person, group sessions) [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Freeman, Prof A Sutton, Dr ES Smith

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Exploring Oxygenase Chemistry: Enzymatic Pathways to Novel Antibiotics

University of Leicester

Department of Chemistry

Nature uses a remarkable range of oxygenase enzymes to perform highly selective oxidation reactions—transformations that are often challenging or wasteful to achieve chemically. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Kwon, Prof A Hudson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Visualizing cellular control centres: Advanced imaging of centrosomes to understand disease

University of Leicester

Molecular and Cell Biology

Project. Cells rely on tiny but essential structures called centrosomes, which act as control centres to organize their internal skeleton and guide cell division. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Mahen, Dr R Hirst

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

How do transcriptional kinases regulate cell cycle progression?

University of Leicester

Molecular and Cell Biology

Project. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are protein kinases performing essential functions by regulating cell cycle and RNA polymerase II transcription of protein-coding and non-coding genes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MT Tellier, Dr R Mahen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Investigating the role of galectins in oncogenic KRAS signalling

University of Leicester

Molecular and Cell Biology

Background. The RAS family of small GTPases serves as signalling hubs that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Notably, approximately 18% of all human cancers contain mutations in KRAS, one of the RAS isoforms (Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer (COSMIC)). Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Tanaka , Prof BG Gooptu

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Molecular characterization of suicidal phage-resistance mechanisms in bacteria

University of Leicester

Molecular and Cell Biology

Importance. The proliferation of antibiotic resistance (AMR) through horizontal-gene-transfer (HGT) is a formidable health challenge, accounting for 700,000 deaths annually1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Koyamangalath Vadakkepat , Dr M Clokie

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Multimodal Assessment of Falls Risk/ Movement Performance in Older Adults Using Wearable Sensor Technologies and Visual Computing Techniques

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Falls are a leading cause of severe injury and loss of functional independence among older adults. Performance measures derived from gait and postural assessments offer valuable insight into an individual’s movement quality (and hence their falls risk). Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Buckley, Prof R Qahwaji, Dr R Jaber

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Why do we get sick when we are stressed?

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Hypothesis. We hypothesise that host stress, via catecholamine stress hormones (norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine), plays a critical role in triggering the transition of Streptococcus pneumoniae from a benign coloniser in the nasopharynx to an invasive pathogen. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Yesilkaya, Dr L Cuthbertson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

AI-based dementia screening using emotion change detection in speech signals

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

With the development of AI tools, including machine/deep learning, speech signal processing has reached a high level of accuracy, both for neutral and expressive speech. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Mnasri, Prof S Konur

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Structural insights into how Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with human cells

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Project. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the leading global cause of death from a single infectious agent. It is a highly specialised human pathogen and is able to adapt to changing conditions in human macrophages and granulomas in order to subvert immune defences. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H O'Hare, Dr AKV Koyamangalath Vadakkepat

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Bacteria, Phages, and Iron: Decoding the Molecular Tug-of-War in Microbial Ecosystems

University of Leicester

Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences

Iron is an essential nutrient for virtually all life on Earth, playing a critical role in processes such as respiration, DNA synthesis, and metabolism (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Jenul, Dr A Millard

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Bacterial lipid bodies: Targeting pathogen fat reserves for infection control

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Bacterial lipid bodies (LBs), also known as intrabacterial lipid inclusions or lipid droplets, are intracellular accumulations of neutral lipids, such as triacylglycerol (TAG) and wax esters. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Garton, Prof G Mukamolova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Scalable and Interpretable Time Series Machine Learning for Industrial Systems

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Modern manufacturing, engineering and automotive systems generate vast volumes of time series data at high speed. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MB Middlehurst, Prof S Konur

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Evaluating the genetic basis and evolution of virulence and antimicrobial drug resistance in Helicobacter pylori in a populational model

University of Leicester

Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences

Project background. Characterization of the genetic variation of bacterial species and the evolutionary mechanisms leading to that variation is crucial for understanding bacterial adaptation to their host environments, as well as the evolution of phenotypes such as virulence and antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR). Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Beleza, Dr K Schilcher, Dr FF Freund

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

AI for Understanding and Safeguarding Online Social Networks: Mapping Dynamics and Countering Threats

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Online social networks have become central to how people share news, form opinions, and connect with communities, shaping both social behaviour and public perception on a global scale. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Zareie, Prof S Konur

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in agrifood and the environment at the human-animal-ecosystems interface: resistance, persistence and longevity

University of Leicester

Department of Respiratory Sciences

Second Supervisor. Dr Marie Kirby, Agriculture and Environment, Harper Adams University. Project Outline. Environmentally resident mycobacteria are important animal pathogens known to infect cattle, pigs, fowl, sheep and most other commercially valuable livestock. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Pearl

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Development of a Patient-Specific Corneal Digital Twin Based on Topographic Imaging for Contact Lens Fitting and Future Corneal Interventions

University of Bradford

Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

This PhD project aims to develop a patient-specific corneal digital twin derived exclusively from routinely acquired corneal topography and tomography data. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Qahwaji, Dr I Ghafir

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Exploring Weather Events Affecting The Health and Emergency intensive care admissions of children using Routine data: the WEATHER study

University of Leicester

Department of Population Health Sciences

Background. Climate change and air pollution pose a significant global challenge, disproportionately affecting the health and lives of children.1 Despite lifelong exposure, little is known about how weather impacts children, even though air pollution, which is closely linked with weather, harms every organ in the body. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S.E. Seaton, Prof J Manning, Dr TL Lucas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel polysialyltransferase inhibitors as anti- metastatic agents

University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Polysialic acid plays an essential role in neuronal development, but by adulthood is absent from the human body. Its biosynthesis is regulated by two polysialyltransferases (polySTs). Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Falconer, Dr S Shnyder

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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