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We have 1,937 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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PhD Scholarship Project: Engineering synthetic cells for next generation biotechnology

Updated: 5 October 2026 
The Elani Group is seeking a motivated PhD student to develop the next generation of synthetic cells for applications ranging from biosensing to advanced therapeutics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Y Elani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Project 8 - Understanding interactions between wastewater and pesticides on the fate of AMR in fields (Ellie Harrison, University of Sheffield)

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges? Interested in creating non-toxic environments that benefit society and nature alike?… Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Harrison, Prof JS Snape, Dr Amanda Porter, Prof Laura Carter, Dr E Haynes
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding photosynthetic thermotolerance: from temperature sensing to heat resilience

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Photosynthesis underpins almost all ecosystems on Earth. It represents the largest flux of CO₂ between the atmosphere and biosphere, providing a major carbon sink that helps mitigate anthropogenic CO₂ emissions while also being central to crop productivity and food security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Dickinson, Prof K Franklin
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding photosynthetic thermotolerance: from temperature sensing to heat resilience

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Photosynthesis underpins almost all ecosystems on Earth. It represents the largest flux of CO₂ between the atmosphere and biosphere, providing a major carbon sink that helps mitigate anthropogenic CO₂ emissions while also being central to crop productivity and food security. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Dickinson, Prof K Franklin
 20 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Decoding Carbon Disorder for High-Performance Graphene Conductive Additives

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Project description. Lancaster University is pleased to offer a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the Faraday Institution PhD Training Programme, focused on understanding the structure-property relationships of graphene-based conductive carbons for next-generation battery electrodes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr XH Hua
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Project 7 - Environmental Fate and Ecological Impacts of Wildfire Suppressants for Sustainable Wildfire Management (Darpan Das, University of York)

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Join a pioneering project exploring the hidden environmental impacts of wildfire and their transformation products on ecosystems across air, water and soil environments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Das, Prof J Edmondson, Dr T Andrade
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Project 6 - The economics of chemical pollution risk management in UK Rivers (Paul Hudson, University of York)

Updated: 5 October 2026 
This PhD project will pioneer a novel metric for river pollutants laying the groundwork for an economic framework that guides high-impact, cost-effective, risk management investments. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Hudson, Dr S Roberts, Dr Matt Hill
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Project 5 - Evaluating contaminant dynamics and mitigation solutions in urban rainwater harvesting systems (Isabel Douterelo Soler, University of Sheffield)

Updated: 5 October 2026 
This interdisciplinary project aims to develop low-cost, climate-resilient rainwater harvesting solutions by combining field sampling, innovative treatment testing, and predictive modelling to make decentralized urban water reuse safe and sustainable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Douterelo, Dr Cansu Uluseker, Dr E Corbett
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Neuromorphic computing using quantum magnetic sensors for skyrmion detection

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Skyrmions are long-lived magnetic entities that maintain their internal magnetic structure when, for example, they move across a magnetic thin film. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof T Thomson, Dr C Moutafis, Dr W Griggs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Cancer Sciences

Updated: 5 October 2026
One in two of us will develop cancer at some point in our lifetime. But thanks to life-saving research, like that conducted at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, more of us are surviving for longer. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Cancer Sciences

Updated: 5 October 2026
One in two of us will develop cancer at some point in our lifetime. But thanks to life-saving research, like that conducted at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, more of us are surviving for longer. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Project 4 - Finding the best mix of solutions to the chemical cocktails polluting UK rivers (Alistair Boxall, University of York)

Updated: 5 October 2026 
Not a single river in England currently achieves good chemical status. We now know what is polluting rivers. metals from old mines, tyre-wear chemicals from roads, pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicines. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Boxall, Dr I Douterelo, Dr Matt Hill, Dr H Jensen, Dr X Fang, Dr Martha Villamizar Velez
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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British Heart Foundation Multidisciplinary PhD Programme

Updated: 5 October 2026
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Multidisciplinary PhD Programme is offering ten fully funded four-year PhD studentships as part of the newly established CHAIN (Connecting Hearts And mINds) consortium; a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, The University of Manchester, the University of Bristol, and the University of Liverpool. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence Programme
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British Heart Foundation Multidisciplinary PhD Programme

Updated: 5 October 2026
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Multidisciplinary PhD Programme is offering ten fully funded four-year PhD studentships as part of the newly established CHAIN (Connecting Hearts And mINds) consortium; a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, The University of Manchester, the University of Bristol, and the University of Liverpool. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence Programme
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British Heart Foundation Multidisciplinary PhD Programme

Updated: 5 October 2026
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Multidisciplinary PhD Programme is offering ten fully funded four-year PhD studentships as part of the newly established CHAIN (Connecting Hearts And mINds) consortium; a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, The University of Manchester, the University of Bristol, and the University of Liverpool. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence Programme