PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

This project aims to develop a revolutionary AI-powered, "context-aware" pipeline to automate metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics data. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Del Carratore, Prof WB Dunn, Prof A Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Values-based models of leadership in sport

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Values-based models of leadership such as authentic (Walumbwa et al., 2008) and ethical Den Hartog, 2015) leadership have received increased research attention by sport psychologists in recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Kavussanu

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

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Exploiting activation of senescence tumour suppressor mechanisms by Salmonella enterica for the treatment of cancer

University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences

Background. Typhoid toxin is a DNase-like virulence factor of the human pathogen Salmonella Javiana, which intoxicates cells throughout the microenvironment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Humphreys

31 December 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Optoelectronic Chromatic Dispersion in photodiodes and photovoltaic cells for miniaturized optical spectroscopy driven by machine learning and supported by 3D physics simulations

Ariel University

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Electrooptics and quantum optics Group

Photodetectors and photovoltaic cells are ubiquitous devices used for optical power measurements and energy harvesting. We are developing a new class of optoelectronic sensors for optical spectroscopy and material sensing based on these devices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Sternklar

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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MSc by Research: How are SUMO substrates selected for modification

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

SUMO has diverse roles in cellular physiology that in most cases are mediated by its ability to interact non-covalently with hydrophobic patches of low sequence complexity known as SUMO Interaction Motifs (SIMs). Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Hay

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

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MSc by Research: Molecular mechanisms underlying aphid effector virulence activity

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Pests and diseases are a major threat to food security with losses ranging between 20-40%. Aphids are one of the most devastating insect pests, globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bos

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

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Doctorates in Education and Lifelong Learning

University of East Anglia

School of Education and Lifelong Learning

Doctorates in Education and Lifelong Learning . UEA’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning is one of the UK's premier centres for teaching and research in professional education and training. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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System-Level Optimisation of Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen for Energy Transition

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

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: Prof A Maheri, Dr S Sriramula

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

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Global Development PhD studentships at a leading university

University of East Anglia

School of International Development

Global Development PhD studentships at a leading university. Pursue a PhD in Global Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA), a top-tier, research-led institution committed to tackling the global challenges that shape our world. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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MSc by Research: Defying Mendel’s laws: developing tools to understand the principles of epigenetic inheritance in tomato plants

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

In plants, phenotypic innovation is not exclusively encoded in DNA sequences. Some heritable new traits are associated with modifications on the DNA, such as DNA methylation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Martinho

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

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Distributed Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems with Multi-Vector Integration for Energy Transition

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

Supervisors: Prof A Maheri, Dr S Sriramula

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

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Pipeline decommissioning: quantifying the risks to the commercial fishing industry

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

Supervisors: Prof A Ivanovic, Prof R Neilson

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

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Automated Hybrid AM–Lightweight Steel Framing (LSF) Systems for Zero-Waste Construction

University of Aberdeen

School of Engineering

Supervisors: Dr A Bagheri Sabbagh, Dr V Vaziri

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

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Applications of Electrokinetic Stabilisation to Treat Subsidence in Low-rise Buildings

University of Birmingham

Department of Civil Engineering

Fine-grained soils pose significant challenges to the construction industry in the UK and globally. These soils are known for their problematic characteristics such as shrink-swell and compressibility behaviours, which can cause subsidence and excessive settlement to buildings’ foundations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E N Ngezahayo, Prof I Jefferson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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MSc by Research: Cell migration in epithelial tissues

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

It is an important question to answer how cells move in a crowded environment. In this project, we’ll use the vertex model (a widely used computational framework for cell-based studies of epithelial tissue mechanics) to study motion of a small patch of motile cells in otherwise inert environment. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Sknepnek

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

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MSc by Research: Deciphering the ubiquitin codes that regulate protein degradation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Ubiquitin signalling, which involves the posttranslational modification (PTM) of proteins with ubiquitin, regulates almost every aspect of eukaryotic biology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Kulathu

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

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MSc by Research: Mechanisms of cell size regulation

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The tremendous diversity of cell shapes and sizes found in living organisms is fascinating. For instance, cell size differs enormously in the human body with myocytes being about a million-fold larger than red blood cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Januschke, Dr D H Murray

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

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MSc by Research: Heart failure and fatal epilepsy caused by unbranched glycogen

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

The accumulation and precipitation of unbranched glycogen in human tissues as toxic polyglucosan bodies (PB) is the cause of cardiomyopathy… Read more

Supervisors: Prof Sir Philip Cohen, Dr K Swatek

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

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MSc by Research: Greasing plant cell signalling – the role of S-acylation in plant receptor cytoplasmic kinase signalling during immune responses

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos

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

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MSc by Research: Reporting on destruction – developing plant-based assays for PROTAC degrader activity

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) degraders are small molecules able to recruit a ubiquitin ligase to a protein of interest and promote degradation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Prof A Ciulli, Dr H Drost

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

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MSc by Research: Trimming the fat - Identification of de-S-acylating enzymes from plants

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Protein S-acylation is a reversible fatty acid-based post-translational modification of proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Hemsley, Dr J Bos

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

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MSc by Research: Role and mechanism of the bacterial Type VI secretion system

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Many species of bacteria use a contractile nanomachine known as the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) to deliver a wide range of toxic proteins, known as ‘effectors’, directly into neighbouring cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Coulthurst

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

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MSc by Research: Identifying microbiota responsible for longevity and health

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Gut microbiome is the community of microbes living together in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. They provide specific functions to the animal host such as digestion of cellulose and protection from invading pathogens. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Singh

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

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MSc by Research: Characterisation of human induced pluripotent stem cell derived kidney organoid system for use in drug discovery

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Only 5% of all drugs tested in animal models are approved for human applications. Most of these failures are due to unexpected toxicity or lack of efficacy. The poor translation from small mammal studies to humans often causes this challenge. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PD Davies

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

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MSc by Research: Human heart organoids for drug discovery in heart failure

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Study of heart failure and heart attack is extremely difficult. Moreover, only 5% of all drugs tested in animal models are approved for human applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PD Davies

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

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MSc by Research: Investigating Glycogen-Dependent Regulation of Microglia Inflammatory Responses

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, responsible for responding to infection and damage in a protective manner. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Lloyd

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

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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Advancing Untargeted Metabolomics through a Probabilistic and Context-Aware Annotation Pipeline

Values-based models of leadership in sport

Exploiting activation of senescence tumour suppressor mechanisms by Salmonella enterica for the treatment of cancer

Optoelectronic Chromatic Dispersion in photodiodes and photovoltaic cells for miniaturized optical spectroscopy driven by machine learning and supported by 3D physics simulations

MSc by Research: How are SUMO substrates selected for modification

MSc by Research: Molecular mechanisms underlying aphid effector virulence activity

Doctorates in Education and Lifelong Learning

System-Level Optimisation of Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen for Energy Transition

Global Development PhD studentships at a leading university

MSc by Research: Defying Mendel’s laws: developing tools to understand the principles of epigenetic inheritance in tomato plants

Distributed Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems with Multi-Vector Integration for Energy Transition

Pipeline decommissioning: quantifying the risks to the commercial fishing industry

Automated Hybrid AM–Lightweight Steel Framing (LSF) Systems for Zero-Waste Construction

Economics PhD studentships

Fully Funded Social Work PhD Studentships

Business PhDs at a leading university

Modelling and optimisation of sustainable saloplastics

Applications of Electrokinetic Stabilisation to Treat Subsidence in Low-rise Buildings

MSc by Research: Cell migration in epithelial tissues

MSc by Research: Deciphering the ubiquitin codes that regulate protein degradation

MSc by Research: Mechanisms of cell size regulation

MSc by Research: Heart failure and fatal epilepsy caused by unbranched glycogen

MSc by Research: Greasing plant cell signalling – the role of S-acylation in plant receptor cytoplasmic kinase signalling during immune responses

MSc by Research: Reporting on destruction – developing plant-based assays for PROTAC degrader activity

MSc by Research: Trimming the fat - Identification of de-S-acylating enzymes from plants

MSc by Research: Role and mechanism of the bacterial Type VI secretion system

MSc by Research: Identifying microbiota responsible for longevity and health

MSc by Research: Characterisation of human induced pluripotent stem cell derived kidney organoid system for use in drug discovery

MSc by Research: Human heart organoids for drug discovery in heart failure

MSc by Research: Investigating Glycogen-Dependent Regulation of Microglia Inflammatory Responses

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