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PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,682 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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AWE-funded PhD project on ultrafast laser fabricated sensing technologies

  Research Group: Photonic Instrumentation Group (phi.eps.hw.ac.uk)
Ultrashort laser pulses can be used to directly write structural modifications inside dielectric materials. This modification can manifest itself in a variety of ways, one example of which can be a localised increase in the refractive index. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Thomson, Dr CR Ross
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Leverhulme Trust PhD Studentship - Object lessons: Understanding and augmenting the role of reproductions in museums

The Oxford Internet Institute, working with Goldsmiths, University of London and Oxford University Museums, is awarding a fully funded Leverhulme Trust doctoral studentship to focus on ‘Understanding and augmenting the role of reproductions in museums’, under the supervision of Prof. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof KE Eccles, Dr RC Chamberlain
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding and exploiting the sex-specific effects of pharmaceutical excipients

Emerging research is increasingly showing that pharmaceutical excipients, traditionally considered to be “inactive” ingredients within medicines, can have important biological effects, influencing how drugs are absorbed in the body. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Using machine learning to develop novel drug delivery systems

Machine learning has revolutionised numerous fields from self-driving technologies to aeronautics and drug discovery, yet its impact remains under-explored in the domain of drug formulation development - an area marked by extensive resource and labour investment. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing novel medicines targeted at the human gut microbiome

Cutting-edge research is highlighting how important the human microbiome is for health. As fundamental science characterizing the complex functions and processes of microbes emerges, many opportunities for microbiome-targeted therapeutics are being presented. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Development and clinical translation of 3D printed personalised medicines and medical devices

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a revolutionary technology that is disrupting healthcare by enabling the production of personalised medications on demand. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Basit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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HepatoOMIC – Machine Learning-driven discovery of omics-based signatures of hepatobiliary cancer risk and survival outcomes

This project will investigate the role of circulating host and microbiome-associated metabolites in hepatobiliary cancer (HBC) development using cutting-edge multi-omics analyses. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof D Hughes
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Targeting Alternative Splicing in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive, heterogeneous cancer marked by. clonal expansion of primitive haematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Lynch
 6 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Nano-formulation of Lipoxins in Resolution Pharmacology: an innovative approach to tackle the “residual inflammatory risk” in Atherosclerosis.

We are recruiting a PhD student to join the de Gaetano Lab at the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin for an exciting project combining nanotechnology, pharmacology and cardiovascular research. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M de Gaetano
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Fully discrete computational methods in high dimensions

High-dimensional computations are ubiquitous in science and engineering, often arising from models with numerous parameters. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Kazashi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI-Enhanced Immersive Gamification for Learning Molecular and Structural Biology in Disease: Design, Implementation, and Educational Evaluation

  Research Group: Division of Molecular & Cellular Function
This PhD project explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), and gamification can transform the teaching of complex biomedical concepts, particularly the molecular and structural mechanisms underlying human disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Shore, Dr M Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Particle-droplet collisions – fundamentals to application

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Fluid Dynamics is now recruiting to this fantastic PhD opportunity in partnership with Danone, Proctor & Gamble and Nestle. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Bayly
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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From source to sink: experimental and modelling constraints on copper mobilisation and deposition in sedimentary basins

  Research Group: Novel Reservoir Modelling and Simulation Group / London Centre for Ore Deposits
The aim of this project is to constrain mechanisms of extraction, transport and deposition of copper using laboratory experiments combined with advanced, basin-scale numerical models built with georealistic geometries, and to develop predictive tools for Cu mobilisation and basin fertility. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M D Jackson, Prof JW Wilkinson
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evaluating the UK Vaccine Programme Holistically

This PhD project is embedded in the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Vaccines & Immunisation, a collaboration between the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Trotter
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding how host-fungal interactions drive gut fibrosis in Crohn’s disease

We are seeking a graduate with strong interest in inflammatory diseases, prior experience in a relevant field (Immunology / Microbiology / Bioengineering), and at least a 2:1 honours degree, to join the lab of Dr Neil McCarthy at The Blizard Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N McCarthy, Dr J Lindsay
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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