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Genomics and development of an exaggerated sexual trait in stalk-eyed flies

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

While most body parts grow in proportion to overall body size, many traits develop to become disproportionately elaborate or extended. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Wright, Dr M Towers, Dr D Joyce, Prof A Pomiankowski

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

Natural Genetic Engineering: How Horizontal Gene Transfer Drives Crop Adaptation

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

What if some of the genes controlling important crop traits didn't come from the crop itself?. Plants species are not as genetically isolated as we once thought. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Dunning, Prof J Ton

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

Understanding the Origins of Spectral Shift Signals Across Diverse Protein Interaction Systems

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. NanoTemper Technologies is committed to maintaining an inclusive, respectful, and psychologically safe working environment. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M E Webb, Prof R W Bayliss

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

How does typhoidal Salmonella remain invisible to the human immune system?

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Salmonella Typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, infects millions worldwide by evading host immune defences. A hallmark of infection is leukopenia - a severe loss of immune cells - yet how the bacterium triggers this immune collapse has remained a mystery. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Humphreys, Dr M Collins, Prof S El-Khamisy, Dr D Boucher

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

Doctoral Programs in Business, Economics and Social Sciences – 56 doctoral positions

University of Mannheim

Postgraduate Opportunities

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim offers outstanding opportunities for highly qualified students with strong quantitative skills and a passion for research to pursue a doctoral degree in Business, Economics and the Social Sciences. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

Optimising Biochar for microbial electrochemical applications using machine learning approaches

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. The UK generates significant quantities of biodegradable waste, with an estimated 10.7 million tonnes of food waste produced annually [1] and around 5.3 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste still sent to landfill in 2023 [2]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Pandey, Prof T Cockerill

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

Next-Generation Quantum Communications

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Secure communication technologies are essential to the modern digital economy. However, many widely used cryptographic systems rely on assumptions about the computational resources available to potential attackers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Lucamarini

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

Engineering Next-Generation Gene Drives to Fight Mosquito-Borne Diseases

University of York

Department of Biology

Can we use genetic engineering to help stop the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases?. Mosquito-borne diseases are a growing global health challenge. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ang, Prof L Alphey

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

From Queen Signals to Pesticide Sensitivity: How Pheromones Reprogramme Honeybee Physiology and Response to Stress

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. How do social signals change an animal's response to environmental stress?. Honeybee colonies rely on sophisticated chemical communication systems that coordinate behaviour and physiology. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof A Bretman, Dr A Lin

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

Quantum Security

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Secure communications underpin modern society, from financial transactions and critical infrastructure to government and commercial information networks. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Lucamarini

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

Microbiomes for Sustainable, Low-Input Agriculture (CHARPENTIER_J26TMAF)

John Innes Centre

Graduate Programme

Primary supervisor - Dr Myriam Charpentier. Can we harness beneficial soil microorganisms to grow productive crops with less fertiliser?. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Charpentier

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

Platelet–vascular crosstalk in the regulation of oral tissue mineralisation

University of Sheffield

School of Clinical Dentistry

Platelets are best known for preventing bleeding, but emerging evidence suggests that they are also powerful regulators of tissue repair and regeneration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C M Neves, Prof C Murdoch, Dr G Pula

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

Scalable Coherent Networking with Independent Lasers

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Modern optical communication networks increasingly rely on coherent technologies to transmit information securely and efficiently over long distances. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Lucamarini

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

Novel immune mechanisms of cooling-induced tissue damage

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Temperature constrains every biological process and is held within narrow limits in mammals by sensory nerves and effector tissues. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Lukacs, Dr F Del Galdo

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

Single-molecule dissection of mitochondrial, bacterial and chloroplast electron transfer complexes with atomic force and cryo-electron microscopies

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

How does life move electrons? Every breath you take, and every calorie a plant captures, depends on electron-transfer reactions between tiny mobile carrier proteins and the large membrane machines of respiration and photosynthesis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Johnson, Dr A Hitchcock, Prof J Blaza

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

Changing floral landscapes: How ecological and environmental conditions shape pollinator food supply across the UK

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Pollinators are declining worldwide, driven in large part by the loss and degradation of habitats and the resulting reduction in the floral resources (pollen and nectar) they depend on. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Timberlake, Prof B Kunin, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Dr R Wade

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

Targeting the tumour microenvironment in brain tumours, a strategy to enhance the therapeutic effect of (proton) radiotherapy

The University of Manchester

Division of Cancer Sciences

Research Group: Division of Cancer Sciences

Brain cancer (glioblastoma in adults, medulloblastoma in children) is a growing global health challenge. Radiotherapy, as part of a multimodal treatment approach, is one of the pilars of the standard of care for brain cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof LD Dubois, Dr M Aznar, Prof P Hamerlik

1 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Development of glycoconjugate vaccines and phage-based therapeutics to treat infections caused by the emerging poultry pathogen Enterococcus cecorum

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

The UK poultry industry is a pillar of national food security and agricultural sustainability, producing over 95 million broilers and 22 million laying hens annually. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Mesnage, Prof G Stafford, Dr A Zhuravleva, Prof T J Smith

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

What makes a galaxy tear stars apart? Linking tidal disruption events to their host environments

University of Bath

Department of Physics

The lead supervisor for this project will be Dr Charlotte Angus, who will join the University of Bath before the project start date. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Wuyts

21 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World (Sensor CDT)

University of Cambridge

EPSRC Sensor CDT

The EPSRC Sensor CDT, established in 2014, has an exemplary record of training sensor experts and now we invite you to apply our exciting, innovative, and welcoming programme. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Enhancing Fluid Flow Models of Fractured Chalk Aquifers for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection

University of Leeds

Faculty of Environment

Research Group: Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

This project addresses a major challenge in environmental science and subsurface resource management. accurately predicting how water, pollutants, and energy-critical fluids move through fractured carbonate rock formations (Agbotui et al. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J West, Prof D Healy, Dr GM Medici, Dr MW Welch

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

Precision Time and Frequency Dissemination for Optical and Quantum Networks

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Modern communication networks, scientific facilities and emerging quantum technologies increasingly depend on the ability to distribute highly accurate and stable time and frequency references between geographically separated locations. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Lucamarini, Dr S Bale

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

Dissecting novel molecular events during Jumbophage infection

University of Sheffield

School of Clinical Dentistry

Bacteriophage are antibacterial viruses that target and kill bacteria and are potentially the most numerous biological entities on planet earth. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr L Green, Dr O Bayfield, Dr Jason Wilson

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

Biomechanics and navigation in bees: Integrating energetics and kinematics in changing environments

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. How do foraging bees navigate cluttered environments without exhausting their limited energy reserves? While we know bees routinely negotiate obstacles in their path such as plants, we don't know how they choose between alternative routes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S.M. Walker, Dr G N Askew

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

Atomic Quantum Memories and Interfaces for Quantum Networks

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Quantum networks have the potential to revolutionise secure communications and enable new applications in distributed quantum computing and quantum information processing. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Lucamarini, Dr R Kumar, Prof A Pratt

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

From protein dynamics to cell engineering: fine-tuning stress responses for antibody production

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Therapeutic antibodies are transforming the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases. Their production relies largely on mammalian cells capable of correctly folding, modifying and assembling these complex proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Zhuravleva, Dr N.A. Riobo-Del Galdo, Dr V Jha

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

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers targeting Extracellular Vesicles: Capture and Sensing

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles naturally released by cells and they transport molecular cargo (proteins, peptides, lipids, nucleic acids) around the body. Read more

Supervisors: Prof NT Turner, Prof D Lambert, Dr NP Peake

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

Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research in Partnership with Industry (STOR-i)

Lancaster University

Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research in Partnership with Industry (STOR-i). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Next-generation 2D nanomaterials for understanding bone crosstalk and skeletal repair

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership

Project Description. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ruiz Estrada, Prof R Falconer, Prof W Brackenbury

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

Improving the Representation of Subgrid-Scale Orography through a Physical Understanding of Terrain–Atmosphere Interactions

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Understanding Atmospheric Flow Over Mountains. Mountains play a fundamental role in shaping atmospheric flow across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Quimbayo-Duarte, Dr CC Chemel, Dr A Ross

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

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