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We have 3,657 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Outsmarting Evolving Pathogens with AI

Zoonotic diseases, which jump from animals to humans, are one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. Pathogens are not static targets; they constantly evolve, creating new strains that can be more transmissible or evade our immune systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Tingas, Dr N Wheelhouse
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Utilisation of AI Techniques to Manage Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks

Energy consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is of utmost importance given the low battery resources available in these networks. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CTT Thomson, Dr IW Wadhaj
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Robust and Lightweight Authentication for IoT Networks

1. Research Background and Motivation. The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly transforming sectors such as healthcare, smart cities, industrial systems, and critical infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BG Ghaleb, Prof A Al-Dubai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multi-Three-Phase Drives for Electric Transport

The popularity of power electronic drives used to control electrical machines is increasing, pushed by both the surge of renewable energy generation and the ongoing electrification of transport. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Papadopoulos, Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Painting Music – using Explainable AI for music composition

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Starkey, Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal Multilingual Sentiment Analysis

Multimodal multilingual sentiment analysis involves analysing sentiments expressed in different modalities (such as text, images, audio) and across different languages. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KD Dashtipour, Mr MG Gogate
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Balanced Circularly Polarised MIMO Antennas for High-Performance IoT Networks

The Internet of Things (IoT) will connect billions of devices in the coming decade, enabling transformative applications across smart homes, healthcare, transport, and industrial automation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced Simultaneous Wireless Information and PowerTransfer (SWIPT) systems for future generation IoT systems

In the upcoming era of sixth-generation (6G) networks, it is predicted that a wide range of low-power devices will have the capability to efficiently sense their surroundings and transmit data on a large scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Application of CCUS in Critical Mineral Extraction from Subsurface Reservoirs

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Rafati, Dr A Sharifi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced digital signal processing for condition monitoring for rotative electrical machines

The production of electric energy from wind technology has experience great advances in the later years. It is estimated that the potential of wind energy in the world is between 20.000 x 106 and 50.000 x 106 MWh/year, whereas the energy consumption is about 15.000 x 106 MWh/year. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,, Dr S Papadopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Application of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Oil and Gas Production Systems

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Rafati, Dr A Sharifi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electrification of biogas upgrading via plasma-catalysis

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Kechagiopoulos, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fully Funded PhD position available: Biofluid Sampling Technologies for Localized Physiological Measurements (SDC19) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network

PhD position available. Biofluid Sampling Technologies for Localized Physiological Measurements (SDC19) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Güntner, Prof K de Bock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD position available: Electrochemical Biomarker Sensing with Artificial Enzyme (SDC18) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network

PhD position available. Electrochemical Biomarker Sensing with Artificial Enzyme (SDC18) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Güntner, Prof K de Bock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fully Funded PhD position available: Ethics by design of virtual twins (DC15) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network

PhD position available. Ethics by design of virtual twins (DC15) as part of ENDOTRAIN MSCA Doctoral Network. Application Deadline. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Nurock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaics (fully funded)

Open position available for PhD student!. If you are passionate about the application of AI in engineering science, we invite you to join us to shape the future of photovoltaics (PV) technologies together at the Australian National University (QS ranking 2026. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Zhan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mechanisms of epigenetic memory by Polycomb proteins

  Research Group: Francis Lab, Biochemistry of Epigenetic Inheritance
A funded position is available for a PhD student with a strong interest in biochemistry and biophysics for a project in the area of epigenetic regulation and transcription memory by Polycomb proteins. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Francis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The role of DNA topology in epigenetic regulation by Polycomb proteins

  Research Group: Francis Lab, Biochemistry of Epigenetic Inheritance
Project Description. Correct use of the genome is at the heart of cell function and development. The primary sequence of DNA holds its essential information, yet the organization and structure of DNA also encode information. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Francis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Repurposing of the pipeline infrastructure for transportation of Hydrogen, natural gas and their blends, Carbon Dioxide in UKCS for NET ZERO Innovation

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Jadhawar, Dr Amir Siddiq
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) integration with CCUS and NET ZERO Innovation applications for depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Jadhawar, Dr J Gomes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using Electronic Noses (ENoses) in brewery and distillation processes

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman, Dr A Starkey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Plastic upcycling using renewable hydrogen sources

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Graca, Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
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CO2 catalytic conversion using renewable hydrogen sources

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Graca, Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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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
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Green methods to revalorise plastic wastes: transformation into sustainable materials and chemicals

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Thermo-catalytic conversion of plastic waste into Hydrogen and carbon materials.

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr I Graca, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigation of direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Sharifi, Dr R Rafati
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Fluid flow in subsurface reservoirs with application to CCUS

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Sharifi, Dr R Rafati, Dr A Martinez-Felipe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Hydrogen Pipeline Transport: Materials, Reactive Phenomena, and System Design

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Martinez-Felipe, Dr A Sharifi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Recycled polymer electrolytes for sustainable sodium ion batteries

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Martinez-Felipe, Dr A Sharifi, Dr N Ruiz
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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