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Data-driven Approaches to Viscoelastic Flow Control

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Many liquids in industry and biology are viscoelastic (like paints, blood, saliva, and DNA suspensions among many others), displaying a mixture of both viscous and elastic properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Beneitez, Dr J King

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

Integration of physical activity support into the NHS cancer care pathway (Ref: SSEHS/KG26)

Loughborough University

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Unequivocal evidence confirms that physical activity during chemotherapy for some cancers is … Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Gokal

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

(SATURN CDT) Cements for immobilization of radioactive high chloride solutions and other chemical wastes

University of Sheffield

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

SATURN_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. We are welcoming applications for a PhD project commencing October 2026 conducting research to aid the safe immobilisation of radioactive chemical waste from the UK’s nuclear weapons programme. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Thorpe, Dr B Walkley

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

Behavioural Sleep Dysfunction as a Mechanistic Driver of Long COVID Symptom Severity: An Integrative Psychophysiological Investigation (Ref: SSEHS/SF-MFIH26)

Loughborough University

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Sleep disturbances have emerged as one of the most persistent and debilitating symptoms … Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Faghy, Dr I Hartescu

18 December 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Optimising Sustainable Bioplastic Supply Chains: Modelling Nanocellulose Production in the UK

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Plastics production and disposal generate around 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, with an estimated 6.1 million tonnes entering oceans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Islam, Prof P Mativenga

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

The Horror of Place-Based Harms (Project ID: LEV26/SC/HSS/NALLY)

Northumbria University

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

We are inviting applications for a doctoral candidate to join our team, working on the Leverhulme Trust project, ‘The Horror of Place-Based Harms.’ The project explores extra-familial harms – harms that young people experience outside the family home in peer groups, neighbourhoods and community settings – and how the places where these harms occur can be better understood and made safer. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Nally

29 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Towards impact- and risk-based forecasting of extreme weather events for the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland

University of Strathclyde

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

The resilience of the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland’s critical infrastructure, assets, systems and operations need to be managed in the face of climate change, in which weather patterns (such as storm tracks, jet-stream), ocean currents (Gulf stream) and extreme weather events are becoming more variable and severe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C White

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

(SATURN CDT) Prediction and Mitigation of Flow-Induced Vibration in Nuclear Thermowell Instrumentation for Current and Next-Generation Reactors

University of Liverpool

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. The Challenge. Temperature measurement is not glamorous — until it fails. In a nuclear power plant, a thermowell is the slender protective sheath that keeps a temperature sensor alive inside a pipe carrying coolant at 350°C, 150 bar, and flow velocities exceeding 10 m/s. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Fichera, Prof R Poole, Dr S Timme

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

[FSE Bicentenary] New Frontiers for Atomic Imaging of Quantum Materials

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

This project will deliver unprecedented atomic scale high speed characterisation capability to solve currently impossible characterisation challenges for quantum materials. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Haigh, Prof R Curry

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

Advancing hyperpolarised solid-state NMR spectroscopy for materials science

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

This PhD project is open to a wide range of research directions, depending on the interests and abilities of the candidate. The main topic will concern the application and development of methods for advanced NMR investigations of hyperpolarised solids. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Lee

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

Nonlinear and Robust Control: A Phase Approach

The University of Manchester

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

This project aims to develop a novel theoretical framework for nonlinear and robust control of dynamical systems from a phase perspective. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Chen

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

Building Privacy-Preserving and Secure Decentralized AI via Cryptography

The University of Manchester

Department of Computer Science

As AI systems scale, privacy, security, and trustworthiness emerge as challenges. For instance, private data may be leaked during model training, and interactions among autonomous entities can lead to vulnerabilities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Wang

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Development of a Data-Driven Model for Predicting Drug Release in 3D-Printed Pharmaceutical Tablets

De Montfort University

Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering

Pharmaceutical tablets, traditionally produced through compaction processes, have been limited to simple geometries, such as squares, circles, ovals, and triangles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Abdi

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

Cryopreservation of T-cells for improved transport and Therapy

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

All modern biotechnology, basic cell biology research and many advanced medicines rely on a cold chain to delivery intact and viable cells. Read more

Supervisor: Prof m Gibson

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

Impact of climate change on integrity of engineered lighthouse structures

University of Strathclyde

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

The ocean is the world’s greatest carbon sink. The ongoing rise of atmospheric CO. 2. will impact ocean CO. 2. absorption, increasing its acidity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Burnside, Dr K Dobson

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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