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We have 3,174 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD Student - Intranasal treatment and imaging of neurological disorders using nanoparticles

  Research Group: Nanostructured Functional Materials
As a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale, and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers. Read more
 Supervisor: Mrs TP Pañella
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multiphysics modeling of degradation in next-generation thermal barrier coatings

Supervisory Team. Dr. Isha Gupta. This project investigates the failure mechanics of next-generation thermal barrier coatings produced by suspension plasma spray and solution precursor plasma spray, an area where computational modelling remains largely unexplored. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Gupta
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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15 fully funded PhD positions in molecular technologies and systems medicine

15 fully funded PhD positions in molecular technologies and systems medicine. Enabling and empowering free-minded scientific creativity in modern molecular medicine. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Austria PhD Programme
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Cardiovascular development: Understanding how biomechanical forces regulate heart valve morphogenesis in the embryo

  Research Group: Chow Group
The Project. In the developing embryo, the heart begins as a simple, straight tube that pumps blood inefficiently. As the embryo grows, the heart twists and grows and morphs into a four-chambered organ with intricate cardiac structures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Chow
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Bio-Hybrid Metal-Organic Frameworks for Programmable Cellular Interfaces

Background and Rationale. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline, porous, and highly modular materials capable of hosting small molecules, ions, and biomolecules. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Valsami-Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Opportunities in the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS)

We have a strong and vibrant PhD research community within MACS, with opportunities across Mathematics, Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, and Computer Science. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  4 Year PhD Programme
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Developing Next-Generation Attack Surface Mapping Techniques

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape (DLA) PhD Opportunity. Developing Next-Generation Attack Surface Mapping Techniques. We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship at Lancaster University in collaboration with SP Electricity North West (SP ENWL). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Race, Dr EA Austin, Dr X Ma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Generation of THz radiation beams and its applications

John Adams Institute (JAI) for Accelerator Science offers a PhD opportunity in the area of advanced instrumentation, in particular, development of beyond state-of-the-art non-invasive THz generators in modern accelerator facilities based on coherent Cherenkov diffraction radiation mechanism. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Karataev
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Higgs boson production measurement during the LHC Run 3 with the ATLAS detector

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Teixeira-Dias
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for exotics signatures (Dark Matter/Extra Dimensions)

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods and plays a leading role internationally in the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof T Berry
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for Lepton Flavour Violation using top quark events in the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group is renowned for its expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Boisvert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for Dark Matter with the Lux-Zeplin Detector

The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the LZ experiment for direct detection of dark matter. The nature of dark matter is one of the most fundamental open questions in physics, and the LZ experiment is at the forefront of technology designed to pursue this question. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kaboth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine learning for studying supernovae

Supernovae are the explosive deaths of certain types of star at the ends of their lives. They play an important role in the Universe, being the key distributors of heavy elements. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Maund
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Development of novel statistical methods and application to searches for New Physics using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

The long-established RHUL ATLAS group has extensive expertise in physics (Higgs, top quark and exotic signatures involving electrons), statistical methods, as well as trigger and data acquisition systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Cowan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for Charge-Parity Violation in Neutrino Oscillations

The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the T2K and DUNE long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kaboth
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Particle accelerator simulations for new particle physics experiments

Particle colliders are incredibly complex and expensive devices to design, construct, operate and maintain. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Gibson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Targeting drugs to the intestinal lymphatic system for improved treatment of autoimmune conditions, cancer and HIV

Intestinal system plays an important role in the pathophysiology of a number of diseases, including autoimmune conditions, cancer and HIV. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Gershkovich, Dr G Mantovani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Surgical AI Copilot: Multimodal LLM Agent in Minimally Invasive Surgery

In modern minimally invasive surgery, clinicians face overwhelming streams of real-time data. Integrating preoperative plans with live video, intraoperative imaging, and patient vitals places immense cognitive strain on the surgical team, impacting procedural precision. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Hoque, Prof T Cootes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Continuous Expression and Purification of Recombinant Lactoferrin in Pichia pastoris (Precision Fermentation)

Help pioneer the next generation of sustainable biomanufacturing by developing a fully continuous precision-fermentation platform for producing and purifying recombinant lactoferrin in Pichia pastoris. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Driven Model-Based Control for Continuous Multi-Column Chromatography Systems

Adelaide University, School of Chemical Engineering, Biomanufacturing Research Group. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimizing mRNA Purification: Advanced Chromatography Techniques for Enhanced Binding, Mass Transfer, and Purity

PhD Scholarship in mRNA Purification and Process Optimization on Oligo dT Chromatography. Adelaide University, School of Chemical Engineering, Biomanufacturing Research Group. Read more
 Supervisor: Mr LG Gerstweiler
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. There is therefore an urgent need to increase the resilience of our water systems. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. There is therefore an urgent need to increase the resilience of our water systems. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)

Globally, one in four cities is facing water stress, and the projected demand for water in 2050 is set to increase by 55%. There is therefore an urgent need to increase the resilience of our water systems. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC and MoD Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

We are inviting applications for the third cohort of SPADS, a doctoral training programme with integrated studies focussed on advanced computation and sensing for defence and security applications. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC and MoD Doctoral Programme in Sensing, Processing, and AI for Defence and Security (SPADS)

We are inviting applications for the third cohort of SPADS, a doctoral training programme with integrated studies focussed on advanced computation and sensing for defence and security applications. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT)

The EPSRC CDT in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) is a new EPSRC-funded centre focused on training the next generation of synthetic chemists, developing a sustainable, innovative chemistry culture that equips students to address major emerging and future global challenges in Human Health, Energy & Materials, and Food Security. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT)

The EPSRC CDT in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) is a new EPSRC-funded centre focused on training the next generation of synthetic chemists, developing a sustainable, innovative chemistry culture that equips students to address major emerging and future global challenges in Human Health, Energy & Materials, and Food Security. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity-Led, Mission-Driven Research (DiveIn CDT)

Diversity is the driving force behind groundbreaking innovation. Are you keen to make a difference with your STEM knowledge?. Are you considering postgraduate research but are looking for something different?. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science

Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships are available as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral training in Aerosol Science. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training