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We have 5,885 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Scratch-like ecosystem for teaching, learning, and using AI (S3.5-COM-Ragni)

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 A Ragni, Dr D Tartarini
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic tools for digital twin simulations, discovery and analysis (S3.5-COM-Richmond)

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 P Richmond, Mr E Brown
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Digital Biomanufacturing for Integrated Biorefining and Industrial Biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology via biorefining is a key industry for the transition towards sustainable circular economies, the mitigation of climate change, and enabling fossil-resource independence and valorisation of locally available biomass and wastes as feedstocks. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Wongsirichot
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Immunotherapy and Radiotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in lung cancer patients: prospective miRNA biomarkers and intracellular pathways involved

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Sandhu
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Structure-Guided Discovery of Modulators for Class B1 GPCRs in Neurological and Endocrine Disease

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Deganutti
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding class B G-protein-coupled receptor structure and function for drug

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H A Ayub
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC Mobility DTP in Leadership and Excellence in Circular, Resource-efficient, Sustainable Manufacturing

We're offering fully funded 1 year MSc by Research and flexible 4 year PhD studentships within chemical, biological and allied sciences at the University of York. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Combined Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics and Environmental Contaminants on Skeletal Muscle Function

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. We are delighted to announce funding from UKRI via the BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, which will fund five PhD cohorts starting in October 2025. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J T Tallis
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Mineral–Fluid–Rock Interactions for Sustainable Subsurface Energy Technologies

Subsurface geological formations play a vital role in supporting the energy transition, including geothermal energy extraction, geological CO₂ storage and underground energy storage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Shang, Assoc Prof YH Hu
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Gas Adsorption and Catalysis

There is increasing concern over global air quality, with high concentrations of smog posing significant health risks and environmental problems worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Schröder, Prof S Yang
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Advanced energy materials for bright and efficient optoelectronic devices

About 20% of the world’s electricity production is used for lighting and powering our displays, which account for 6% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Romanov, Prof Z Liu
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(UoM - Peking University) Developing density functional approximations for accurate modelling of magnetic organic conjugated systems

Density functional theory (DFT) has become the most widely employed approach for electronic structure calculations, with broad applications spanning chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, and related fields. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Roncevic, Dr C L Li
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating Hypoxia-Driven Macrophage Infiltration and Polarisation in 3D Pancreatic Spheroid Co-Cultures

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Dodd
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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What drives aggression? Linking Ecology, Evolution, and Genes

Overview. Social interactions are some of the most dramatic, complex, and varied behaviours on Earth. From colourful courtship displays to brutal dominance disputes, behaviours between individuals of the same species have captured the public and scientific imagination. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Bath
 12 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular characterisation of the protein S-acylation machinery

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Greaves
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Sustainable Rare Earth Element Recovery from Secondary Resources: Integrating Bioleaching, Metabolic Engineering and Life Cycle Assessment

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof F P A Alamdari
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mapping and Measuring the Impact of Innovation Across Liverpool City Region’s Music Economy

As part of the AHRC MusicFutures Creative Custer programme at University of Liverpool, this fully funded full-time PhD studentship post will work with the… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Flynn
 9 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating the role of pericytes in Exercise-induced Pulmonary haemorrhage disease and progression

This project sits at the cutting edge of equine biomedical research and aims to transform our understanding of a condition that significantly impacts racehorse welfare and performance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Armstrong, Dr P Campagnolo, Prof K Jeevaratnam
 17 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(UoM - Peking University) Uranium and Thorium in Arene-Trigonal-Donor Environments

A fully funded Dual Award PhD Studentship between The University of Manchester and Peking University is available for a highly motivated, outstanding chemist to undertake in the field of actinide synthesis, structural, spectroscopic, magnetic, and computational characterisation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Liddle, Prof W Huang
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Identifying novel strategies to directly target IRF4 – the Achilles heel of myeloma

Interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) is the key driver of the aberrant transcriptional programme in the bone marrow malignancy myeloma, and described as its Achilles heel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Pawlyn
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tumour-intrinsic reprogramming of tissue-resident macrophages in liver metastasis

Metastasis, rather than the primary tumour, leads to the majority of cancer-related deaths, with the liver representing one of the most frequent sites of metastasis for solid tumours. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kung-Chun Chiu
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stop! In the Name of Search: Decision-Theoretic Search Termination for Interactive and Conversational Information Retrieval (S3.5-COM-Stevenson)

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 Stevenson, Dr X Wang
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Remote In-situ Repair of Vertical Tungsten Plasma-facing Tiles in Tokamaks PhD

We are seeking a strongly motivated candidate for a PhD in Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Remote In-situ Repair of Vertical Tungsten Plasma-facing Tiles in Tokamak Fusion Reactors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Sun, Prof S Williams
 28 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adaptive finite element methods for induction heating

Induction heating is present in diverse industrially-relevant processes such as heating for forging. operation, quenching, hardening, brazing, etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G R Barrenechea, Dr A Andreu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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School of Economics Knoop Scholarship

The Knoop Scholarship is available to students wishing to study a PhD in the School of Economics. It is awarded based on the proposed project’s academic significance, its fit with the School’s research priorities, and the suitability of the applicant and supervisory team. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EW Whitehouse
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Explainable Agentic AI for Multimodal Context Learning in Manufacturing Codes and Standards for Fusion (CF4-COM-Song)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award and the Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Song, Dr S Marr
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical Engineering & Materials Science: Microporous Membranes for Stable and Low-Cost Iron-Sulfur Flow Batteries

Key Information. Open to. UK fee eligible applicants only. Funding Providers. The Faraday Institution and Leaf-Tech Ltd. Subject Area. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Tan, Dr A Munnangi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Using Generative AI to create design fictions for responsible technology innovation (in collaboration with North Yorkshire Council) (C3.5-COM-Law)

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 J Law , Dr D Cameron
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Reshapes Therapeutic Niches in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from connective tissues such as muscle, fat and nerve sheaths. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Huang
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring functional effects of dysregulated microRNA-mediated cellular pathways in malignant germ cell tumours – Dr Matthew Murray

Dr Matthew Murray. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Murray
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)