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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Two is better than one: The effect of multiple robots in human-robot interaction

A large literature has shown that multiple robots in socially assistive roles perform better than a single robot in the same role (Li et al., accepted). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Li, Dr ES Sobolewska
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Socially-assistive robots and voice assistants for older adults

Are you interested in designing robots or voice assistants for older adults? Join the effort to make socially intelligent systems for older adults. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Li, Dr ES Sobolewska
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Multimodal Applications for Cognitive Differences

Technological interventions have been created to attempt to counter symptoms of stress, through improving cognition and functioning of target users. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JM McGowan, Dr I McGregor
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimising research efficacy: Research literacy and information practices of novice and expert researchers

Expertise is considered advantageous for effective task completion and is associated with length of experience in a domain (Hambrick et al., 2018). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr RS Salzano
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing novel nuclear techniques for medicine

  Research Group: Nuclear Physics
You think that science should do more to improve our quality of life and expand people's lifetime? We agree with you and can provide you an opportunity to contribute in this never ending battle. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bashkanov, Prof D Watts
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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A Study on Programmable IoT Network Infrastructure with In-Network, Edge, and Cloud Computing

The project proposes a novel IoT network infrastructure that leverages programmable capabilities and an In-network computing approach with existing computing methods (edge and cloud computing). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Oh
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Twinning for Smart Resin Infusion and Curing in Wind Turbine Blades via Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors and Physics-Informed Machine Learning

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Gilbert
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Numerical Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Moorings in Variable Seabed Conditions

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Augarde, Dr A Petalas, Prof W Coombs, Prof C Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Long-term durability of polymeric composites in offshore wind energy applications: An integrated experimental and numerical study

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. The successful applicant will undertake six-month of training with the rest of the CDT cohort at the University of Hull before continuing their PhD research at Durham University. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Ullah, Dr S Szyniszewski
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Large Deformation Numerical Modelling of Drag Embedment Anchors for Floating Offshore Wind

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Coombs, Prof C Augarde, Dr A Leonardi, Dr R Bird
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Twin and AI-Driven Modelling of Seabed Mobility for Offshore Infrastructure

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr WZ Zhang, Dr S McLelland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Seabed response to mooring lines for floating offshore wind

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Leonardi, Dr A Petalas, Dr E Bowman
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

  Research Group: Dynamics Research Group
This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience; a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Rogers, Dr P Xu, Dr H Laalej
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enhancing the Resilience of Offshore Wind Electrical Systems through Digital Twin Tools

The UK’s expansion of offshore wind is changing the dynamics of the electricity grid, particularly due to the lack of generation inertia worsening power system stability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Griffo, Dr X Chen, Dr M Smailes, Dr A Nambiar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Centrifuge Physical Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Moorings in Layered Soils

The future of offshore wind energy lies in floating turbines, enabling the capture of wind power in deep waters where conventional foundations (like monopiles and jackets) are not economically viable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Bowman, Prof C Augarde, Prof C Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Control of Nonlinear Engineering Systems: Traditional and AI-Integrated Approaches

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
 Supervisor: Dr V Vaziri
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optical Fibre Applications for Sensors, Lasers or Communications

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 K Nakkeeran, Dr T Thevar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electromagnetic Sensing for High-Temperature Microstructural Evolution

This PhD redefines electromagnetic sensing by moving beyond magnetic permeability-dominated approaches to establish a conductivity-driven eddy-current framework for tracking microstructural evolution at high temperature. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Davis, Dr F Zhou
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Experimental Investigation of Phase-Change Heat Transfer on Engineered Surfaces for Compact Thermal Systems

This exciting PhD project aims to experimentally investigate the fundamental nucleation, liquid-film, and heat-transfer mechanisms that govern phase-change heat transfer on engineered surfaces, with a primary focus on boiling and/or condensation in compact thermal systems. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A S Sadaghiani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Lung Fibrosis Uncovered: From Cells to Treatments

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a severe and progressive lung disease characterised by excessive scarring, tissue stiffening, and respiratory failure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GL Liu
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Design of lightweight composite stiffened shell structures using topology optimisation

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 Dunning, Prof M Kashtalyan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimal design of fibre reinforced composite pipes and umbilicals

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 O Menshykov, Dr M Menshykova
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Numerical modelling of cracked materials under dynamic loading

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 O Menshykov, Dr A I Osofero
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Advanced Modelling of Frictional Interfaces in Renewable Energy Structures

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 Kartal, Prof M Kashtalyan, Dr D Mulvihill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only