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Performance of reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted 6G wireless communications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are smart devices that can manipulate electromagnetic wave propagation to optimize performance of future 6G wireless networks. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof P Karadimas, Dr FVS Vedreno Santos,

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

Trusted Evidence Gathering and Timeline For Law Enforcement

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

A current weakness in many evidence gathering infrastructures is the handling of digital evidence bags, and how they are handled through criminal investigations and for insurance purposes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Leimich

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

Development of chemical genetic tools to characterise the response to perturbation of protein folding homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum

Durham University

Department of Biosciences

A self-funded PhD studentship to develop chemical genetic tools to study signal transduction in the unfolded protein response in human cells is available in the group of Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Schroeder

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

The Surface and Skies of Venus (MPhil)

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

2 year MPhil . We don’t know how the planet Venus – Earth's near-twin in size and mass – has evolved so differently. Today, the surface is scorching hot and the skies are full of acid. Read more

Supervisors: Prof JG Greaves, Dr S Sarkar

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

Illuminating compact binary formation and evolution with gravitational waves

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Gravitational waves are emitted by compact binaries—pairs of black holes and/or neutron stars—spiralling around each other at close to the speed of light before colliding in a violent coalescence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr IRS Romero-Shaw, Dr F Antonini

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

Employing molecular virology to investigate hepatitis E virus replication

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project is available to self funded candidates only. The Herod lab has a broad interest in virus replication, with a particular interest in studying single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses important for human and animal health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M.R. Herod, Prof M Harris

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

Spatio-temporal drivers of insect biodiversity and conservation

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of 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 C Hassall, Dr R Neely, Assoc Prof E.J. Duncan, Prof W E Kunin

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

Developing adjuvants to improve the antibacterial efficacy of fusidic acid: a novel approach to Antimicrobial Resistance?

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Background. The antibiotic fusidic acid (FA) blocks bacterial protein synthesis by interacting with Elongation-factor G (EF-G). Resistance to FA is caused by FusB, which interacts with EF-G, altering its motion. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Simmons, Dr M McPhillie, Dr J.H. Tomlinson

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

Evaluating the potential consequences of climate heating for Caspian seals and ecosystem services in the Caspian Sea

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Marine mammals are keystone species for marine ecosystems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Goodman, Prof M Beger

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

Trees and musical tuning

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Turner, Prof R Levi

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

Interactions between higher categories and homological algebra

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Paoli, Dr I Patchkoria

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

Coarse homotopy groups and large scale geometry of groups with bi-invariant metrics

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Libman, Prof Jarek Kedra

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

Algebraic topology and graphs

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hepworth-Young, Dr M Grant

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

The space of maps between classifying spaces

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Levi, Dr A Libman

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

Representation theory of Lie algebras and quantum groups

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Sevastyanov, Dr E Meir

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

Boundary Value Problems for Clifford-Analytic Operators on Singular Domains

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Upmeier, Prof Jarek Kedra

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

Responsibility-aware Decision-making and AI Alignment in Multiagent Systems

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Mu, Prof N Oren

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

Multimodal Federated Learning in Healthcare

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Bhattarai, Prof L Anderson, Dr P Gyawali

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

Generative LLMs as Personalised Health Coaches: Longitudinal Analysis and Generative Intervention Planning from Multimodal Muscle Fatigue Data

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Li , Dr Z Yu

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

Fair-LLMs: Accelerating Fairness-Aware, Privacy-Preserving LLMs for Health Research

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Ogunniye, Dr B Bhattarai

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

LogicLLMs: Empowering LLMs with Logical Reasoning

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Ogunniye, Dr F Jovan

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

Personalized Digital Twins for Chronic Disease Management with Wearables and Explainable AI

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Islam, Dr S Mumtaz

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

Guarantee-Driven Mapping: Coordinated LiDAR-Vision Robots for Dense 3D Reconstruction

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Jovan, Dr A Durrant

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

Finite temperature magnetic properties of materials

University of York

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Magnetic materials are ubiquitous in modern technology. They form the basis for power generators and motors, for data storage, and with spintronics they offer the potential to revolutionize computing in the future. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M I J Probert

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

The Theatre of Trust: Storytelling, Roleplay, and the Human Side of Cybersecurity (Ref: CO/OB-SF1/2026)

Loughborough University

Department of Computer Science

Cyber security isn’t just about technology, it’s about people, behaviour and trust. Yet most awareness campaigns rely on fear or technical terminology. Read more

Supervisor: Prof O Buckley

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Preparation of nanocomposite-based electrodes and development of flexible energy storage device for wearable applications

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Flexible and conformable energy sources with high energy storage capabilities and fast charge/discharge rates are needed for applications such as wearables, robots, and electric vehicles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LM Manjakkal, Dr K Goh

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

Smart-Textile-Based Sensors for Epidermal Electronics

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Wearable electronic devices have sparked tremendous attention in recent years, owing to their wide range of possible applications, which include artificial organs, electronic skin, and healthcare monitoring, as well as soft robotics with arbitrary surface forms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LM Manjakkal, Dr K Goh

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

Integration of Advanced Multi-Modal Sensors into ROV Platforms for Autonomous Marine Pollution Monitoring

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The proposed PhD will focus on the design, integration, and validation of advanced sensor technologies into Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for autonomous marine pollution monitoring. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Kerrouche, Dr LM Manjakkal

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

Adaptive structures for operational variability and damage management

University of Edinburgh

School of Engineering

This project aims to investigate the capabilities of adaptive structures that change their geometry and mechanical properties to accommodate operational loading and damage management. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Garcia Cava

30 October 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Forensic storage carving using AI

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

n computer forensics, investigators need to be able to analyse the contents of storage devices. Such devices generally store information in blocks, and the arrangement of blocks in a certain order is the thing which represents a files. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Russell, Dr S McKeown

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

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