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How do we control the shape and time structure of our very short bunches using THz-driven structures?

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

Particle accelerators are powerful tools that have driven major discoveries in physics, from finding the Higgs boson to developing new materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Appleby

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Identifying climate-proof mechanisms of plant acclimation to freezing temperatures

Durham University

Department of Biosciences

Climate change brings many challenges for the planet’s plants and one of these is the vulnerability caused by erratic temperatures. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PH Knight

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

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Reconstruction of atomic resolution images from sparse datasets of radiation sensitive materials in scanning transmission electron microscopy

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Scanning transmission electron microscopy is an imaging method that raster scans a focused high-energy electron beam across a thin sample and measures the electron intensity behind the specimen with either a small detector placed on axis (bright field) or a larger, ring-like detector placed off-axis (annular dark field). Read more

Supervisor: Prof T W Walther

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

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Determination of grain boundary chemistry in functional materials with atomistic precision using a novel and cheap X-ray methodology in a scanning electron microscope

University of Sheffield

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Intergranular films due to segregation of dopants, internal oxidation or other chemical reactions at interfaces govern the properties of many polycrystalline materials. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T W Walther

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

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Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring

University of Bristol

Bristol Veterinary School

Background. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Dowsey

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

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Ultrashort bunch length characterisation based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) for AWAKE Run 2c/d

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

Academic School. Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester. Anticipated Start Date. October 2026 for 3.5 Years. Supervisor Team. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Xia

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Reconfigurable Surfaces for High-Efficiency RF Energy Harvesting

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Background and Motivation. The increasing demand for sustainable and maintenance-free wireless technologies has accelerated interest in radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting, which converts electromagnetic waves into usable electrical power. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin, Prof C H See

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

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Intelligent Metamaterials/Metasurfaces for 5G/6G Wireless Networks

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Background and Motivation. Within the framework of 5G/6G infrastructure, advancements in network architectures and service integration are enabling emerging technologies such as Intelligent Metamaterials and Metasurface antenna systems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin, Prof C H See

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

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Trustworthy Collaboration in Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Organizations benefit from sharing cyber threat intelligence (CTI), yet direct sharing of raw data, rules, or logs can reveal sensitive business information and undermine security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Moradpoor, Dr SUJ Ullah Jan

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

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Verifiable, Privacy‑Preserving Decision Accountability for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

As Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) deployments grow, society needs trustworthy, auditable vehicle decisions and coordination, especially at intersections, merging/convoying, and emergency manoeuvres, without exposing sensitive data (routes, identities, internal logic). Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Moradpoor, Dr BG Ghaleb

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

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Secure Software Development and AI Security Methods, Tooling, and Assurance

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The Blockchain Identity Lab (BIL) supports world-leading research in cryptography, distributed ledgers, privacy-preserving technologies, and sovereign identity such as decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PP Papadopoulos, Prof B Buchanan

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

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Uncovering the role of epigenetics in modifying disease risk

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered many genetic associations linked to health outcomes but uncovering the mechanisms behind these associations remains difficult. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Min, Dr E Hannon, Dr G Leyden, Prof J MIll

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

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Federated Unlearning for Neuro-Symbolic Autonomous Driving

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Federated learning (FL) enables vehicles to collaborate on model training without sharing raw data, while neuro-symbolic AI combines perception from neural networks with rule-based reasoning for compliance and explainability. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Tan, Dr KB Babaagba

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

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Harnessing PROTAC Degraders to Develop Next-Generation Anti-thrombotic Therapies

University of Bristol

Bristol Medical School

Blood clots are central to life-threatening conditions such as heart attacks and strokes. Current antithrombotic treatments, including COX inhibitors and P2Y12 antagonists, are effective at preventing recurrent clots but carry a significant risk of bleeding due to their broad effects on haemostasis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Hers, Prof V Aggarwal, Dr RC Corey

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

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Mitigating LLM-Generated Disinformation via Machine Unlearning: Toward Safer Generative AI

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

False and harmful narratives propagated by large language models threaten the integrity of information in elections, public health, and crisis response. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Tan, Dr YY Yu

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

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From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

Department. Physics and Astronomy. Research Group. Accelerator Physics Group. Institution. University of Manchester. Application deadline. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding emerging behaviours in networks of pulse-coupled oscillators

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 N Rubido, Dr E Ullner

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

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Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

Develop next-generation particle accelerators powered by laser-driven terahertz (THz) radiation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Graham

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Modelling the Self-Regulatory Feedback of the Androgen Receptor under Testosterone Influence

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisor: Dr E Ullner

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

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Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis for Sparsely Sampled, Noisy Stellar Light Curves

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr G Sandip, Dr M S Baptista

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

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Beyond Pairwise Interactions: Exploring Higher-Order Dynamics in Complex Systems

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr F Perez-Reche, Dr J.B. Gramain

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

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Chaos-based cryptography

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisor: Dr M S Baptista

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

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Phase Transitions and Emergent Behaviour in Large Language Models

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Prof M Thiel, Prof M. C. Romano

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

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Giant planet atmospheric modelling

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr R Young, Dr N Rubido

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

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Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr R Young, Dr G Sandip

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

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Mathematical Modelling of Clonal Dynamics and Mutation-Driven Transformation in Human Haematopoiesis

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr A Moura, Prof M. C. Romano, Prof M A Vickers

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

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Machine-learning Analysis and Modelling of Histone Chaperone Function

University of Aberdeen

School of Natural and Computing Sciences

Supervisors: Dr A Angel, Dr E Ullner

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

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We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 3,359 PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Design of a cargo scanning linac for security applications

Accelerating Electrons with Light – laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration

Accelerator design for leather tanning and related applications

How do we control the shape and time structure of our very short bunches using THz-driven structures?

Identifying climate-proof mechanisms of plant acclimation to freezing temperatures

Reconstruction of atomic resolution images from sparse datasets of radiation sensitive materials in scanning transmission electron microscopy

Determination of grain boundary chemistry in functional materials with atomistic precision using a novel and cheap X-ray methodology in a scanning electron microscope

Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring

Ultrashort bunch length characterisation based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) for AWAKE Run 2c/d

Reconfigurable Surfaces for High-Efficiency RF Energy Harvesting

Intelligent Metamaterials/Metasurfaces for 5G/6G Wireless Networks

Trustworthy Collaboration in Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

Verifiable, Privacy‑Preserving Decision Accountability for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Secure Software Development and AI Security Methods, Tooling, and Assurance

Uncovering the role of epigenetics in modifying disease risk

Federated Unlearning for Neuro-Symbolic Autonomous Driving

Harnessing PROTAC Degraders to Develop Next-Generation Anti-thrombotic Therapies

Mitigating LLM-Generated Disinformation via Machine Unlearning: Toward Safer Generative AI

From ideal to real: Simulation study of laser-plasma imaging performance for future industrial imaging

Understanding emerging behaviours in networks of pulse-coupled oscillators

Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators

Modelling the Self-Regulatory Feedback of the Androgen Receptor under Testosterone Influence

Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis for Sparsely Sampled, Noisy Stellar Light Curves

Beyond Pairwise Interactions: Exploring Higher-Order Dynamics in Complex Systems

Chaos-based cryptography

Phase Transitions and Emergent Behaviour in Large Language Models

Giant planet atmospheric modelling

Exploring Venus’ atmosphere using data assimilation

Mathematical Modelling of Clonal Dynamics and Mutation-Driven Transformation in Human Haematopoiesis

Machine-learning Analysis and Modelling of Histone Chaperone Function

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