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Listening in the Wild: Understanding Everyday Audio Exposure and Its Impact

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Billions of people use headphones, earbuds, and loudspeakers every day, yet we still know surprisingly little about how loud they really listen, how long they are exposed, and what this means for long-term hearing health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I McGregor, Dr RS Selfridge

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

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Flexible Electrochemical Sensing for Adaptive Biomedical Interfaces

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

1. Project Overview. Electrochemical sensing plays a central role in next-generation health technologies, enabling real-time monitoring of physiological environments with high sensitivity and low power consumption. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Mahmoodi

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

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Personalised 3D-Printed Insoles with Advanced Offloading Design and Integrated Sensors

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

1. Project Overview. Diabetic foot complications often arise from elevated plantar pressure and localised tissue stress. Current offloading insoles can provide some benefit, but they are typically generic and unable to address individual needs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Mahmoodi

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

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Loneliness and mental health in sport

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Loneliness is recognised as a global public health concern, yet its role within sport remains underexplored (Jackman et al., 2024). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Quinton

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

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Redefining Neogene Planktonic Foraminifera: A Digital Revolution in Taxonomy and Stratigraphy

University of Birmingham

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Microfossil taxonomy and biostratigraphy is a cornerstone of any subsurface investigations providing critical absolute … Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Edgar, Dr T Aze

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

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Enantioselective Cobalt-Catalysed Skeletal Rearrangements

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

Research in the Johnston group broadly focuses on the development of new catalytic reactions for (i) the streamlined synthesis of known small molecules or (ii) unprecedented access to novel building blocks, with potential applications in drug discovery and agrochemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C P Johnston

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

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PhD in Asymmetric Synthesis and developing Lewis base-mediated transformations

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

Our research is currently directed towards developing catalytic methods for the promotion of a range of synthetic transformations with varying applications in asymmetric synthesis. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Smith

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

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Nanostructured Materials for Applications in Fuel Cells, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

In the Baker group we are always looking for excellent, well-motivated scientists to carry out PhD research with us. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R T Baker

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

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(HeliOS) Helical Out-of-Equilibrium Systems: Exploring Light-Induced Structural Distortions

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

The Greenfield group is seeking highly motivated and ambitious students for a funded PhD position, (international student fees can be fully-covered). Read more

Supervisor: Dr Jake L. Greenfield

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

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Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

We have identified a previously undiscovered ‘signal switching’ mechanism used by a branch of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family – fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) – that are important in early development but also oncogenic in a range of cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott

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

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Revising value sets for health economic evaluation: exploring the criteria required to justify updating population value sets using the ICECAP-A capability wellbeing measure as a case study

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

Health economic evaluations have become an important tool to guide the cost-effectiveness of health and care resource allocation decision making in the 21st century. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Mitchell, Prof J Coast

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

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The Late Stages of Galaxy Evolution – a project with the Euclid Space Observatory

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) make it possible to obtain high-resolution images of tiny areas of sky. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Eales, Dr MW Smith

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

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Development of new inks for recyclable 3D-printed materials

University of Warwick

Department of Chemistry

Development of new inks for recyclable 3D-printed materials. The Photochemistry for Materials team is looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate to join our research team at the University of Warwick (UK) to carry out a 4-year PhD project under the supervision of Dr Hannes Houck. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Houck

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

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PhD in Subsurface Microbiology and Geochemistry/Materials Science of Underground Hydrogen Storage

University of Canterbury

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

PhD in Subsurface Microbiology and Geochemistry/Materials Science of Underground Hydrogen Storage. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering,. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof V Golovko, Dr C Carere

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

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Development of mechanism-based therapeutics for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology

The laboratory of Prof. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SE Engel

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

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Harnessing Regenerative Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Queen’s University Belfast

School of Pharmacy

Research Group: Nanomedicine and biotherapeutics

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic airways disease caused by mutations in a cAMP-dependent chloride channel called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). In the lungs, defective ion channel activity and mucus obstruction results in chronic cycles of infection and inflammation, with tissue damage leading to progressive lung function decline and premature death. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Martin, Prof C Taggart

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

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Design and Simulation of an Adaptive Product-Service System for Distributed Manufacturing

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Product-service systems (PSS) aim to deliver value-in-use through integrated product and service solutions. Underpinned by sustainability research, PSS intends to produce a balanced approach to production and consumption. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Dr K Goh

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

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Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring

University of Edinburgh

School of Engineering

In the context of long-term monitoring applications, there are numerous structural states that exhibit similar behavior but cannot be generalized with a single model (whether data- or physics-based) due to the inherent time-variant nature of structural evolution (1). Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Garcia Cava

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

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Backreaction of quantum fields on black hole space-times

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

In classical general relativity, Einstein’s equations involve the curvature of space-time on the left-hand-side, and the stress-energy tensor of matter on the right-hand-side. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Winstanley

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

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Using stem cells to model the molecular mechanisms of exercise for dementia prevention

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting millions worldwide and placing an increasing burden on patients, families and healthcare systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RJ Elsworthy, Prof S Aldred

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

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New Platform Motifs for Reaction Discovery: Catalysis tools for sustainable synthesis

University of Birmingham

School of Chemistry

The introduction of new platform motifs enables the development of myriad new chemical transformations and enhanced understanding of reactivity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Davies

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

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Understanding Passivity at the Atomic Scale

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

The University of Manchester – Department of Materials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Kosari, Prof S Haigh

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

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Real-time forecasting PV output using novel Machine Learning

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The rapid proliferation of wind and solar installations, coupled with the growing impact of climate change on the volatile UK weather, creates formidable operable challenges for the UK electricity Grid. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Cai, Prof AH Hussain

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

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Modelling of microbial induced hydrogen loss for underground hydrogen storage

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Hydrogen is identified to play a key role in the UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Cai

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

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We have 3,173 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,173 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Listening in the Wild: Understanding Everyday Audio Exposure and Its Impact

Flexible Electrochemical Sensing for Adaptive Biomedical Interfaces

Personalised 3D-Printed Insoles with Advanced Offloading Design and Integrated Sensors

Loneliness and mental health in sport

Redefining Neogene Planktonic Foraminifera: A Digital Revolution in Taxonomy and Stratigraphy

Enantioselective Cobalt-Catalysed Skeletal Rearrangements

PhD in Asymmetric Synthesis and developing Lewis base-mediated transformations

Nanostructured Materials for Applications in Fuel Cells, Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis

(HeliOS) Helical Out-of-Equilibrium Systems: Exploring Light-Induced Structural Distortions

Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

Revising value sets for health economic evaluation: exploring the criteria required to justify updating population value sets using the ICECAP-A capability wellbeing measure as a case study

The Late Stages of Galaxy Evolution – a project with the Euclid Space Observatory

Development of new inks for recyclable 3D-printed materials

PhD in Subsurface Microbiology and Geochemistry/Materials Science of Underground Hydrogen Storage

Development of mechanism-based therapeutics for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Harnessing Regenerative Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Reimagining Hospital Soundscapes through Audio Augmented Reality (AAR)

Creative Digital Interpretations of Cultural Assets and Archives

Alloyed metallic grain control and tribological characterization

Towards a Cleaner Industrial Environment

The Development of New Piezoelectric Sensors for Force Measurement Applications

Design and Simulation of an Adaptive Product-Service System for Distributed Manufacturing

Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring

Backreaction of quantum fields on black hole space-times

Using stem cells to model the molecular mechanisms of exercise for dementia prevention

New Platform Motifs for Reaction Discovery: Catalysis tools for sustainable synthesis

Understanding Passivity at the Atomic Scale

Real-time forecasting PV output using novel Machine Learning

Modelling of microbial induced hydrogen loss for underground hydrogen storage

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