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Shaping the Future of Global Communications with Hollow Core Fibres

Supervisors. Dr Ian Davidson, Prof. Francesco Poletti. Help create the next generation of hollow-core optical fibres for faster, more efficient communications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Can machines invent a visual language we can read? Emergence and interpretability of agent-made symbols

Supervisory team. Dr Daniela Mihai and Professor Jonathon Hare. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Mihai
 30 June 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Antibiotic discovery in Streptomyces bacteria (HUTCHINGS_J27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Matt Hutchings. Antimicrobial resistance in disease-causing bacteria represents a significant threat to global health. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Hutchings
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium (CLARKE_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Tom Clarke. Rewiring photosynthetic pathways in a purple bacterium. There is an increasing need for biological solutions to challenges such as metal recovery and detoxification of organic compounds from industrial waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Clarke
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Polarisation Maintaining Hollow-Core Fibre Fabrication

Supervisors. Dr Ian Davidson, Prof. Francesco Poletti. Are you interested in fabricating the future of optical fibre technology? In this project you will help to create a new generation of polarisation maintaining optical fibres that rely on revolutionary hollow-core fibre technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Davidson
 31 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome (HILDEBRAND_Q27DTP)

The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem shaped by diet, the host and microbial transmission between people. While gut bacterial populations were once thought to be genetically stable, we now know that they can evolve within their hosts over remarkably short timescales. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Hildebrand
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cargo bikes as a vehicle for transport equity

Supervisory team. Dr Rich McIlroy. Cargo bikes are promoted as a sustainable alternative to car-based travel, but their use as care infrastructure in a family setting is under-explored. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R McIlroy
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Making of Bulges and Giant Elliptical Galaxies

Supervisors. Dr. Annagazia Puglisi, Prof. Francesco Shankar. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Puglisi
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Making net-zero quieter: sustainable acoustic metamaterials

Supervisory team. Dr Felix Langfeldt. This project explores acoustic metamaterials that combine effective noise control with more sustainable manufacturing materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Langfeldt
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression (CHAPMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Tracey Chapman. Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly) is a global agricultural pest that causes annual billion-dollar losses and threatens food security. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Chapman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiscale Failure Analysis and AI-Assisted Prediction of High-Voltage Dynamic Subsea Cables for Floating Offshore Wind

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
This PhD offers the opportunity to investigate real failure mechanisms in high-voltage dynamic subsea cables used in floating offshore wind. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bai, Dr A Shires, Dr L Yang
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Broadband noise control using synergetic poroelastic acoustic metamaterials

Supervisory team. Dr Felix Langfeldt. Become a pioneering researcher in new noise control technologies based on acoustic metamaterials to tackle noise pollution, a growing problem which negatively affects the health and productivity of millions of people. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Langfeldt
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Pervasive Robotic Control of the Invasive Alien Species Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Floating pennywort is one of the UK’s most damaging invasive species, rapidly forming dense mats that choke waterways, reduce biodiversity, and increase flood risk. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Jackson-Mills, Dr N Shaukat, Prof R C Richardson
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Click-to-Connect Cytochromes: Modular Components for Sustainable Electrical Circuits (BUTT_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Julea Butt. This exciting project will engineer cytochromes for site-selective covalent linkage to multiple redox partners and electrodes thereby delivering proof-of-principle for novel electronic circuitry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Butt
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A single-cell atlas of the Euglena gracilis cell cycle (HALL_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Professor Neil Hall. Euglena gracilis is one of biology's outliers. This single-celled protist diverged from plants and animals over a billion years ago, switches effortlessly between photosynthesis and feeding, and carries a genome stitched together from multiple ancient endosymbionts. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Hall
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics-based prediction of friction, thermal behaviour and scuffing in high-speed electric vehicle gears

Supervisory team. Dr Ali Ghanbarzadeh. How can electric vehicle gears run faster and more efficiently without damaging their surfaces?This project aims to develop physics-based models connecting lubricant films, surface roughness and frictional heating to predict efficiency and scuffing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ghanbarzadeh
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering biology to decode gene regulatory networks in lateral root initiation (GUIZIOU_E27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Sarah Guiziou. Are you a motivated undergraduate with a passion for engineering biology and plant science?. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Guiziou
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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CellQ-Twin: A Soft Robotic Platform for Multiaxial and Rhythmic Mechanobiology

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Cells experience continuous mechanical forces that regulate their behaviour and function. Understanding how cells respond to these forces is essential for investigating disease mechanisms and developing new therapies. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Alazmani, Dr J Lee, Prof D J Beech
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding the molecular switches that control fungal growth and infection (BIDULA_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Stefan Bidula. Fungal infections are responsible for over 1.5 million deaths each year, cause substantial agricultural losses, and are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to rising antifungal resistance. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SB Bidula
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Surface chemistry and gas reactions in hollow-core optical fibres

Supervisory team. Professor Austin Taranta, Professor Natalie Wheeler, and Dr Hesameddin Mohammadi. Hollow core fibres are transforming applications in communications, sensing, and high-power laser delivery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Taranta
 13 October 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Characterisation and Prediction of CaCO3 Growth on Subsea Infrastructure via Experimental Methods

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of the formation and growth of calcareous deposits on subsea infrastructure and the associated effects on the performance of cathodic protection systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Barker, Dr J Owen
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Whole genome sequencing from mosquito blood meals (BERGSTROM_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Anders Bergstrom. Mosquitos can be seen as tiny, autonomous samplers of blood from wild animals. It is well-established that mosquito blood meals contain animal DNA, as well as DNA from animal pathogens. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bergström
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Supernovae and dark energy with the Rubin Observatory

Supervisory team. Professor Mark Sullivan and Dr Philip Wiseman. This project tackles one of the biggest questions in astrophysics. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Sullivan
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiscale Modelling and Scale-up of Battery Slurry Mixing Using Coupled CFD-DEM

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Battery electrode manufacturing relies on effective mixing of active materials, conductive additives, binders and solvents to produce homogeneous slurries with suitable properties for coating. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Jabbari, Dr M Babaie, Prof M Wilson
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASTBIO: Identification of pancreatic β-cell RNA binding proteins and characterisation of their metabolic regulation: uncovering the post-transcriptional machinery regulating insulin biosynthesis

Background. Pancreatic β-cells maintain glucose homeostasis via tightly regulated insulin secretion. Insulin synthesis and secretion are controlled at multiple levels, including transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Brook, Dr EH Haythorne
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical Biology to target bacteria: Inhibiting bacterial growth by controlling cell division protein interactions (BEEKMAN_U27DTP)

Primary Supervisor - Dr Andrew Beekman. Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are a huge threat in healthcare and farming. The last resorts of conventional antibiotic drugs are unable to treat multi-resistant strains in patients. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Beekman
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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King’s Prize Doctoral Programme in Safe, Trusted and Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Project description. Robot Autonomy will require the systems or robots to set up their own agenda (in line with the tasks they are meant to do), defining the next goals to achieve and discarding those who can’t be completed. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Canal
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD position – Molecular microbiology of bacterial biofilms

Starting immediately or as per agreement. The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Drescher
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advanced Manufacturing of High-Performance Tungsten Carbide for Demanding Environments

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
This PhD project will investigate the erosion-corrosion behaviour of tungsten carbide produced using a novel sintering-based additive manufacturing process. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Owen, Prof R Kay
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EASE-Arm: Sensor-informed Passive Upper-limb Support for Meaningful Activity in Advanced Cancer

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
Everyday activities such as eating, drinking, grooming and using a phone can become demanding for people with advanced cancer when pain, fatigue and weakness affect arm movement. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J F Gallagher, Prof M J Allsop, Dr R J Holt
 18 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)