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PhD in Civil Engineering - Future steel connections integrating machine learning and optimised 3D-printed metals (FUSION)

Start date. December 2026. The aim of this project is to produce a reliable and full characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of 3D-printed stainless steel, enabling its safe use in the design of sustainable and resilient steel and stainless steel hybrid structures. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MCD Cabrera Duran, Dr PG Grassl
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BISCI IDLA: From CO₂ to consumer products: engineering bacteria and designing enzymes for sustainable chemical manufacture

Most of the chemicals in everyday consumer products such as detergents, plastics and cosmetics are made from petroleum. Replacing that feedstock with waste CO₂ is one of the most direct ways to decarbonise manufacturing at scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bommareddy, Dr L Fuller
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: From CO₂ to consumer products: engineering bacteria and designing enzymes for sustainable chemical manufacture

Most of the chemicals in everyday consumer products such as detergents, plastics and cosmetics are made from petroleum. Replacing that feedstock with waste CO₂ is one of the most direct ways to decarbonise manufacturing at scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bommareddy, Dr L Fuller
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: Next Generation Peptoids for Fabric Malodor Control and Product Preservation

The challenge. Persistent malodour on fabrics and in washing machines is a widespread consumer issue exacerbated by sustainable cold/quick wash cycles, humid drying conditions, and the use of liquid detergents that do not contain bleach. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SL Cobb, Dr EP Perez-Prat Vinuesa
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: Next Generation Peptoids for Fabric Malodor Control and Product Preservation

The challenge. Persistent malodour on fabrics and in washing machines is a widespread consumer issue exacerbated by sustainable cold/quick wash cycles, humid drying conditions, and the use of liquid detergents that do not contain bleach. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SL Cobb, Dr EP Perez-Prat Vinuesa
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Catching enzymes in the act: chemical synthesis of bacterial sugars for discovery of novel enzymes to disarm bacterial infection

Background. Every bacterial pathogen is wrapped in a dense coat of sugars, and among the most remarkable are a family of nine-carbon sugars that are present in bacteria but not humans. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M A Fascione, Prof G Thomas
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: An innovative bioengineering approach to develop a novel in vitro platform to study human skin itch capable of consumer insights

Itch is an unwanted consumer sensation that accompanies many personal care practises. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Przyborski, Dr YC Chen
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: An innovative bioengineering approach to develop a novel in vitro platform to study human skin itch capable of consumer insights

Itch is an unwanted consumer sensation that accompanies many personal care practises. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Przyborski, Dr YC Chen
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Designing supported catalysts for sustainable synthesis from biomass-derived platform chemicals

Background. Catalysis is a foundational technology underpinning chemical synthesis. Around 85% of chemical products involve catalysis during their preparation and catalysis contributes over £50 billion a year to the UK economy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Slattery, Dr C Willans, Prof D W Bruce
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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A three-year PhD studentship in data-carrying fibre-based sensing

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship based in the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangor University. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof j Tang
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Expanding peptide chemical space through tryptophan diversification

Background. Synthetic peptides are leading candidates in modern drug discovery, epitomised by the impact of Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Spicer
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: Unlocking the Neuroimmune Potential of the Hair Follicle: New Therapeutic Opportunities for Scalp Health & Emotional Wellbeing

Project descriptor. Our skin is a key sensory organ that enables us to interface with our surrounding environment. It is filled with a network of sensory neurons that helps establish the skin-brain axis, a communication highway between our periphery and central nervous system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Higgins, Mr LK Knight
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: Unlocking the Neuroimmune Potential of the Hair Follicle: New Therapeutic Opportunities for Scalp Health & Emotional Wellbeing

Project descriptor. Our skin is a key sensory organ that enables us to interface with our surrounding environment. It is filled with a network of sensory neurons that helps establish the skin-brain axis, a communication highway between our periphery and central nervous system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Higgins, Mr LK Knight
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-Performance Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Sustainable Polymers for Next Generation Engineering Applications

Background and Novelty. Polymers that have properties that make them suitable to engineering applications are technologically vital for modern society. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A S Weller, Prof A Buchard
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the molecular basis of thermal tolerance across diverse invertebrates: a macrophysiological approach

  Research Group: Organisms and Environment
Project description. Temperature is a fundamental ecological variable that governs nearly every aspect of life from metabolic rates and activity patterns to species distributions and survival. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Bishop, Dr L Alford, Prof P Kille
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)