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Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research in Partnership with Industry (STOR-i)

Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research in Partnership with Industry (STOR-i). Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Next-generation 2D nanomaterials for understanding bone crosstalk and skeletal repair

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 Supervisors: Dr A Ruiz Estrada, Prof R Falconer, Prof W Brackenbury
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Improving the Representation of Subgrid-Scale Orography through a Physical Understanding of Terrain–Atmosphere Interactions

Understanding Atmospheric Flow Over Mountains. Mountains play a fundamental role in shaping atmospheric flow across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Quimbayo-Duarte, Dr CC Chemel, Dr A Ross
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Lights, camera, ABAction! Realtime bioimaging of plant hormone dynamics to dissect interplay between light, abscisic acid and CO2 signalling pathways.

Climate change is creating unprecedented challenges for global agriculture, making it essential to understand how plants perceive and respond to fluctuating environmental conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Casson, Dr J Rowe
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How daytime light regulates sleep and circadian biology?

  Research Group: Division of Integrative Physiology
Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption are increasingly common and have major impacts on physical health, mental wellbeing and quality of life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BB Bano-Otalora, Prof R Lucas, Prof T Brown
 4 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cavity-Enhanced Quantum Communications for Long-Distance Networks

Quantum communication technologies promise fundamentally new approaches to secure information exchange. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Lucamarini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Investigating how Rett syndrome protein MeCP2 binds to chromatin

  Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss of function mutations in the chromatin protein MeCP2. MeCP2 is highly abundant in brain cells and helps regulate the structure and activity of chromatin. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wilson, Prof A P Bird
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Aerosol Representation in Regional Climate Models

Regional climate models underpin many of society's most important climate decisions. They provide the detailed information needed to assess future risks from heatwaves, flooding, drought, poor air quality and other extreme events that affect communities, infrastructure and ecosystems. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L A Regayre, Prof K Carslaw
 7 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Simulation of Large Communication Networks for 6G

The simulation of communication networks is often required, either as part of fundamental research into new network technologies, or to evaluate the likely performance of a new network before it is actually built. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Burr
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Semantic Communications for Safe Autonomous Systems

The classical information theory which lies behind many of the developments in communication systems such as 5G, WiFi, etc takes no account of the meaning or significance of the data being transmitted. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Burr
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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3-Year PhD Studentship: How do Cyclic Antimicrobial Peptides Recognise Bacterial Lipids? A Chemical Biology Study

Supervisor. Professor Alethea Tabor. Application deadline. 4/1/2027. Interview date. 25/1/2027 – 29/1/2027. Proposed start date. 1/10/2027. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Tabor
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Investigating a polarity switch in bird wing feather development

How do birds organise their feather pattern to make flight possible?. The evolution of flight in birds is one of the most remarkable events in natural history. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Towers, Prof G Fletcher
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Fatigue, Wellbeing and Safety in Offshore Wind (Ref: AURA27-FM)

Fatigue, Wellbeing and Safety in Offshore Wind. help shape the future of workforce health, safety and wellbeing in one of the world's fastest-growing renewable energy sectors. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof F Munir, Dr L Harvey
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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CFD-Based Design Optimisation of 3D Concrete-Printed Scour Protection for Offshore Wind Foundations (Ref: AURA27-TM)

This PhD will develop hydrodynamically efficient scour-protection concepts for offshore wind monopiles using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and design optimisation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Marjoribanks, Prof R Dorrell, Dr A Blanco-Alvarez
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hydrological connectivity as a control on carbon, nutrient and sediment transfer in deglaciating cold-region landscapes (Ref: CENTA2027-LU11)

Climate warming is rapidly reshaping Arctic and Alpine landscapes as glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Ryves, Dr M Van Soest
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Do different synapses compensate differently? Dissecting cell-type-specific homeostatic plasticity in vivo

The brain must stay stable even when its environment changes. If neural circuits became over- or under-active every time conditions shifted, animals could not reliably sense the world or make decisions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Lin, Prof M Juusola
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Unconventional Superconductivity in Asymmetric Quantum Structures

This PhD project focuses on pioneering a novel class of quantum materials by utilizing precise layer-by-layer deposition to synthesize asymmetric structures. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Cavill, Prof A Pratt
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Unravelling the role of SOX10-regulated paraspeckles in the enteric nervous system development and disease

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the vast network of neurons and glia controlling gut function, is generated in utero by embryonic neural crest (NC) cells that colonise the gastrointestinal tract. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Tsakiridis, Dr T Shelkovnikova, Dr SC Campbell
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evolution of antimicrobial resistance: how faulty replication supercharges a superbug

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical threat to global health. Because developing new antibiotics is extremely challenging, we must protect current treatments and for that understanding how resistance mutations arise is essential. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Lahiri, Dr R Fagan
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Wandering Albatrosses to Hedgehogs: Using AI and Citizen Science to Improve Biodiversity Monitoring under Ground Truth Uncertainty

International students. Contact the primary supervisor by 7 December. Application deadline. 5 January at noon. Overview. Technological advances have led ecology into its big data era. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Vlaar
 7 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Flies to Fish: Exploring Neural Synchrony in Visual Processing

How does the brain synchronise information across regions to make sense of the world and respond in real time? This PhD project will address this question using cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches in two model systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Juusola, Dr A Nikolaev
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Running out of air: stomatal ageing and photosynthesis

As evidenced by last year’s drought around the globe, agriculture faces ever-increasing pressure on critical water resources. There is a need for novel approaches to improve crop resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Fleming, Prof J Gray, Dr J Rowe
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Iapetus Doctoral Training Partnership: 13+ funded 3.5 year PhD Studentships

Iapetus is a Doctoral Training Partnership that joins the leading research universities of Durham, Glasgow, Newcastle, St Andrews, Stirling and Heriot-Watt together with the British Geological Survey, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Antarctic Survey. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  NERC Doctoral Training Partnership