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Dislocation-Informed Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Hydrides in Zr-alloy Materials

This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Tarleton
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Multiscale Graph Neural Networks with Micromechanics for Concrete Prediction

Supervisory team. Dr. Ye Li. About the project. Concrete properties depend on interactions between multiscale structures and their interfaces. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Li
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Role of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase in B-Cell Development and Health: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Opportunities

  Research Group: Cancer Sciences
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a critical signalling molecule within the B-cell receptor (BCR) pathway, regulating B-cell maturation, survival, activation and immune function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Britton, Dr H Walter
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Thermomigration of Hydrogen in Reactor Fuel Cladding Materials

This project is part of cohort 4 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F Hofmann
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unravelling the mechanism of metal whisker growth

Pick up a piece of metal, be it gold, silver, tin, etc, shine its surface and put it in a cabinet under ambient or whatever (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HD Deng
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Defining and Targeting Menopause-Associated Muscle Metabolic Dysregulation Using Human Discovery and Cell-Based Models

  Research Group: Global, Lifestyle & Metabolic Health
Second Supervisor. Dr Martin Whitham, School of sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham. supporting supervisors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Breen
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Weather-driven fungal attachment, recovery and redistribution across terrestrial surfaces PhD

This 3.5-year PhD, supported through the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA3), will investigate how changing weather controls whether fungi remain attached to terrestrial surfaces, recover after disturbance or redistribute to new locations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr L Huang
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hidden acid sulfate soils: predicting UK susceptibility for safer restoration and land management PhD

Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship through the NERC-funded CENTA Doctoral Training Partnership and Cranfield University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Evans
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hybrid-Assisted Incremental Sheet Forming Using Supercritical CO₂ and Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) (S3.5-AMR-Ayvar Soberanis)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SAS Ayvar-Soberanis, Prof P Crawforth, Prof H Long
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evaluating the genetic basis and molecular evolution of antimicrobial drug resistance in natural populations of Helicobacter pylori

  Research Group: Microbiology and Infection
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has become a global health emergency. This project investigates AMR evolution in natural reservoirs of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in Cabo Verde (CV) (10.64898/2026.06.05.730320). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Beleza, Dr K Schilcher
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Porous materials for sustainability-related applications

The mission of the Petit Group is to work at the forefront of materials research, discovering, understanding, developing and implementing functional materials, particularly but not solely, porous materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Petit
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nanodiamond for virus detection

At least 1 billion people lack access to safe water due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialisation and the climate emergency. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Williams
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Defining the Cellular Mechanisms of Resilience During Skeletal Muscle Recovery

Skeletal muscle possesses the capacity to recover from inflammatory, mechanical and metabolic stress. This resilience enables restoration of tissue homeostasis following injury and is fundamental to maintaining function throughout life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LAB Baker, Prof D Jones
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain BERGSTROM_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. The red squirrel in Britain is one of the most iconic examples of a declining population. It has suffered greatly since the introduction of the invasive grey squirrel in the late 1800s, but even before then it was struggling due to hunting and deforestation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Bergström
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Strong Coupling to Quantum Coherence: Probing Exotic Spin States with Microwave Quantum Sensors

Some of the most fascinating states of matter arise when large numbers of interacting magnetic moments or spins behave collectively according to the laws of quantum mechanics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Giblin
 5 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Evaluating the function of podoplanin (PDPN)+ cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in bladder cancer biology

Bladder cancers which are enriched for cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) have poor therapeutic outcomes. We have identified that a CAF population that stains positively for podoplanin (PDPN) is the most common CAF subtype. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wilkins
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate change impacts on the Antarctic coastal ocean carbon sink BAKKER_UEA_ARIES27

Scientific background. Remote Southern Ocean waters take up ten percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activity, effectively slowing down global climate change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Bakker
 16 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering a Closed-Loop Thermal Neurointerface for Brain Ischaemia (S3.5-DEN-De Felice)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M De Felice, Dr T Paterson
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Soft Gels to Rigid Circuits: Graded Electrical Connectors for Bioelectronics (S3.5-DEN-Paterson)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Paterson, Prof F Claeyssens, Dr D Gregory
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Watching aggregation in liquids with terahertz spectroscopy

Supervisory team. Prof. Fabio Novelli. About the project. The structure of a liquid can change as its molecules or particles aggregate, separate into phases, or coalesce into larger domains. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Novelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biologically Engineered 3D-Printed Silk Biosensor Platforms for Rapid Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogen Detection (S3.5-DEN-Stafford)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof G Stafford, Dr D Gregory, Dr S Mesnage
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a Wearable Biosensor for Real-Time Monitoring of Skin Inflammation and Oxidative Stress (in collaboration with Boots)(C4-SMP-Danby)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Danby, Dr D Gregory
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated polysilicon photonics

Supervisory team. Professor Anna Peacock and Professor David Thomson. Bringing optical and electronic functionality together on a single chip promises to transform the way we process and transmit information, which is crucial for achieving faster and more efficient data centres and sensors. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Peacock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing smart biomaterials for Osteoarthritis using human ex vivo culture testing platforms (in collaboration with Orthoson Ltd.) (C3.5-SMP-Le Maitre)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof CLM Le Maitre, Prof C Brockett, Dr G McDermott
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Automated verification and synthesis using coalgebras

Supervisory Team. Dr Corina Cirstea. This project will make advances to the areas of automated verification and synthesis, by generalising existing techniques to match the complexity of modern software agents. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Cirstea
 31 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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In silico biomechanical stratification of patients with spine metastases at high risk of fracture with Photon Counting Computed Tomography and Finite Element modelling (PCCT-FE) (in collaboration with Ansys Synopsys) (C3.5-SMP-Dall'Ara)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Dall'Ara, Prof D Lacroix, Prof J Brown
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biofilm contributions to antimicrobial resistance plasmid transmission

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major crisis for human medicine. Globally, untreatable bacterial infections are increasing, leaving limited treatment options. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Buckner, Prof W Van Schaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Optimising treatment outcomes for pulmonary arterial hypertension using deep learning-based analysis of novel perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (S3.5-SMP-Sourbron)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S.P. Sourbron, Dr L Saunders
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Engineering Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for RNA Delivery to Treat Rare Life-Threatening Vascular Disease (S3.5-HES-Al-Ahmady)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Z Al-Ahmady, Prof A Majid
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing historical bumblebee foraging networks with AI to guide landscape restoration

Bumblebees are declining across the UK, but restoring landscapes for threatened species is difficult because we often do not know which floral resources they used when their populations were more widespread. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Parkinson, Prof G Harvey, Dr J Hansford, Dr R Comont
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)