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Using AI to improve the accessibility and mobility of people living in rural areas: An intelligent demand-responsive service

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Improving rural accessibility, reducing car dependency, and tackling climate change have been central themes in transport research for decades. Read more

Supervisors: Prof WS Saleh, Assoc Prof S Jaradat

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

Charged quantum fermion fields on charged black hole space-times

University of Sheffield

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Research Group: Applied Mathematics

This project is concerned with quantum field theory in curved space-time, a semiclassical approach to the as-yet-elusive theory of quantum gravity. Read more

Supervisor: Prof E Winstanley

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

Development of Adaptive Conversational VR-based Real-time Feedback System for Net-Zero Manufacturing Operations

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The Engineering and Mathematics Group within the School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment is inviting applications for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in developing an adaptive conversational VR-based real-time feedback system for net-zero manufacturing operations. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Dr AM Marzano

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

Development of Biodegradable Fiber-Based Bags for Sustainable Plant Nurture

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The need for environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions to combat plastic pollution has never been more critical. Plastics, particularly single-use plastic bags, have had a detrimental impact on our ecosystems and contribute to environmental degradation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Salehiyan, Dr D Sun

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

Experimental Studies of Cooperation

Cardiff University

Cardiff Business School

Research Group: Economics

We intend to run an experiment on cooperation following the Konovalov et al (2025) paper in Summer 2026. The point is that we ask participants if they want to cooperate; our pilot study showed that yes they do, even if they don't have an explicit reward for doing so. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Popov

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

Understanding the regulatory chromatin landscape of oesophageal cancer

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is a deadly disease with poor survival statistics, is one of the highest incidence cancer types and is growing in prevalence, particularly in the developing world. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Sharrocks, Dr I Iqbal

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

Synergistic study of the corrosion resistance of zircaloy in PWR conditions

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

A UK PhD studentship is available at the University of Birmingham with a tax-free stipend at the UKRI standard level. The project is co-funded by the Rolls-Royce Plc, co-supervised by Dr Chris Jones. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Y Chiu, Dr C Jones

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

Study of Mechanical Behaviour of Zircaloy at High Temperature

University of Birmingham

School of Metallurgy & Materials

A UK PhD studentship is available at the University of Birmingham with a tax-free stipend at the UKRI standard level. The project is co-funded by the Rolls-Royce Plc, co-supervised by Dr Joe Ward and Dr Kaid Mavrou. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Chiu

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

Computational techniques for damage and fracture under multiphysics loads

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Estimating the structural integrity of components under multiphysical loading conditions is becoming increasingly important for applications in energy and transportation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr D Barreto

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

Understanding the potential of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use as a 3D Printing material

University of Sheffield

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Powdered polymer Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) processes such as Selective Laser Sintering and High Speed Sintering have shown increasing potential for a wide range of applications, due in large part to their complex geometric capabilities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Majewski

17 November 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Photo-thermal composite Phase Change Materials for Photovoltaic and Thermal Hybrid Applications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The UK government is committed to reaching Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Due to the global economic landscape and energy market, the pathway towards "Net Zero" must be accelerated to release the economic pressure on households and businesses. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CCP Costa Pereira, Dr NS Sellami

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

Development of Shape-stabilised PCMs from Agricultural Waste for Clean Energy Applications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Agriculture contributes to the world's economic growth by accounting for 4 % of the global gross domestic product (The World Bank, 2023). Read more

Supervisors: Dr CCP Costa Pereira, Dr D Sun

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

Model Order Reduction techniques for nonlinear elasticity and thermofluids

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

High-fidelity computer simulations for complex engineering systems are computationally demanding. The challenges compound for problems in nonlinear regime and multiphysics loading conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CK Kadapa , Dr CG Guiver

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

Novel Design for Sodium Battery - Modelling and Experimental Validation

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Improving the sustainability of energy storage materials is becoming an increasingly important aspect in recent years. Sodium-ion batteries are a promising alternative to Lithium, that could reduce the reliance on rare earth elements. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Kahwash, Dr LM Manjakkal

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

3D forming of cellulosic biopolymer materials using electrohydrodynamic atomisation

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Three-dimensional forming refers to the fabrication of structure through layer-by-layer deposition of material using a printer head, a nozzle or other printing techniques. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sun

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

Developing solution for robot in an uncertain environment

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (SCEBE), at Edinburgh Napier University is proud to be contributing to the robotic and automation research and knowledge transfer over the years. With the new investment on several robotic systems, the research team here is ready and looking forward to the next chapter of research adventure. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Goh, Dr S Smith, Prof E Hart

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

Design and Analysis of Neural Network-based controllers for unknown systems

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Mathematical systems and control theory “represents an attempt to codify, in mathematical terms, the principles and techniques used in the analysis and design of control systems” [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CG Guiver, Dr S Smith

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

Imagery Ability and Its Role in Optimizing Imagery-Based Interventions for Performance and Stress Regulation

University of Birmingham

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Mental imagery is a widely used psychological technique in sport, exercise, and health contexts to enhance performance, regulate stress, and improve wellbeing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Williams

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

Engineering Better Social Outcomes through Requirements Management and Integrated Asset Data Processing

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The built environment profoundly influences human wellbeing shaping not only our physical comfort and behaviour, but also our cognitive and emotional states. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Underwood, Prof M Bew, Dr MY Munir, Dr KS Szczepura

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

Edinburgh Law School

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Law School was established in 1707. Renowned for our international and interdisciplinary outlook, we have been at the heart of legal education and research for more than 300 years. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Law Research Programme

Engineering plant cell walls and cell-to-cell communication

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

We are facing global concerns on food security, climate change and sustainability that require innovations to improve crop environmental resilience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso

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

Urban Relationalities: Transductive Infrastructures of Survivability

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Project Summary . This doctoral project investigates how infrastructures of survivability—systems of mobility, protection, sensing, and logistics whose logics intertwine with militarism—reshape contemporary urban environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FS Shayya

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

Retrofitting Against Progressive Collapse of Structures

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Progressive collapse occurs when the failure of a primary structural element causes a significant portion or the entire structure to collapse. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Augustus-Nelson, Dr LW Weekes

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

Mechanically Checking the Semantics of Hybrid Event-B

The University of Manchester

Department of Computer Science

These days, the world is increasingly being populated with systems that interact directly with the physical world. Of course such systems have existed for a long time in niche safety-critical areas, eg. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Banach

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

New molecules and mechanisms in angiogenesis

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Ponnambalam, Dr M A Harrison

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

The Nanyang Business School (NBS) PhD Programme

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Business School

The PhD Programme is offered by Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Singapore PhD Programme

AI-powered beam instrumentation for plasma wakefield acceleration

University of Liverpool

Cockcroft Institute

Project Background. AWAKE is the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment. It utilizes 400 GeV proton bunches from the CERN SPS to drive plasma wakefields with an amplitude of ~ GV/m (which are orders of magnitude higher than conventional accelerators). Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Welsch

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

Neural circuit changes underpinning olfactory learning

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in neuroscience in the academic year 2025/26. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Johnston, Prof N Gamper

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

Exploiting Laser Pulse Shaping and Phase Space Tomography to Optimise Longitudinal Beam Dynamics at the Interaction Point of CLARA

University of Liverpool

Cockcroft Institute

Introduction and Motivation. The Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (CLARA) at Daresbury Laboratory places significant emphasis on providing tailored beam properties for a range of user experiments that push the frontiers of accelerator science. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Wolski, Dr A E P Pollard

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

Towards compact Gamma-ray Free Electron Lasers

University of Strathclyde

Cockcroft Institute

Project Background. Over the past few decades, X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have become the pre-eminent tool for studying the structure and dynamics of materials at the molecular scale. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Robb

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

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