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

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Microbial extracellular vesicles as vaccine candidates (S3.5-CMB-Karunakaran)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 E Karunakaran, Dr S Ebbens
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI for Resilient Self-Assembling Robotic Matter: Strengths, Vulnerabilities and Defense

  Research Group: Sheffield Biomedical Robotics Lab
Updated: 1 October 2026 
What happens when a robot can rebuild its body after damage? Resilient modular machines could continue functioning despite losing parts or connections, but their ability to recover also raises a security question. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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An vitro vascularised tumour-on-a-chip model for cancer drug screening (S3.5-CMB-Claeyssens)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 F Claeyssens, Prof H Bryant, Dr N Green
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Ferroelectric domain engineering in a novel family of Tungsten Bronze Oxides for new Class-I dielectrics (S3.5-CMB-Sinclair)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 D Sinclair, Prof I M Reaney
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Magnetically Controlled Miniature Robots for In-Brain Microsurgery

  Research Group: Sheffield Biomedical Robotics Lab
Updated: 1 October 2026 
Can a robot approximately the size of a grain of rice navigate within an intracranial environment and perform precisely controlled microsurgical actions? This project will investigate miniature robotic technology for future minimally invasive interventions inside the brain, bringing together robot design, magnetic actuation and control. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Miyashita
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Catalysis: Using Single Crystals for Efficient and Sustainable Catalysis

Updated: 1 October 2026 
The generation of transition-metal complexes that are low coordinate and of low-electron count, is a central concept in organometallic chemistry. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A S Weller
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing an in-vitro 3D musculoskeletal model for the drug development pipeline (S3.5-CMB-Green)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 N Green, Prof F Claeyssens
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Edmond and Lily Safra PhD Studentship in Parkinson's Disease

Updated: 1 October 2026 
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation within Dr Cynthia Sandor’s group in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CS Sandor
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Beyond GLP-1: Designing Stable Formulations for Next-Generation Peptide Medicines for Metabolic Health (S3.5-CMB-Wong)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 TS Wong, Dr K Tee
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EDHEC Executive PhD in Business Management

Updated: 1 October 2026
The EDHEC Executive PhD in Business Management is a part-time executive doctoral programme designed for experienced professionals who seek to address complex business challenges through rigorous, practice-relevant research while continuing their careers. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme
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Novel Catalytic Routes for the Hydrothermal Co-Conversion of Captured CO₂ and Biomass-Derived Molecules (S3.5-CMB-McGregor)

Updated: 1 October 2026 
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 McGregor, Prof P Styring
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tissue damage, regeneration and stem cell perturbation by parasitic worms

Updated: 1 October 2026 
Group Leader. Dr Maria Duque Correa (Duque Correa Group). Research Summary. The Duque-Correa Group's research includes infectious diseases, host-pathogen interaction and immunology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MA Duque-Correa
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Engineering: High resolution ultrasound transducers for catheter-based disease diagnosis and treatment

Updated: 1 October 2026 
Design and Build the Next Generation of Ultrasound Medical Devices. Imagine developing an ultrasound device small enough to fit inside a catheter, capable of both diagnosing disease and delivering therapy directly at the point of care. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Mulvana
 31 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Hungry Acini: How mechanics and metabolism destabilise 3D mammary epithelia during tumour initiation

  Research Group: Division of Molecular and Cellular Function
Updated: 1 October 2026 
High mammographic density is an important risk factor for breast cancer and is associated with a stiffer mechanical environment around mammary epithelial cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J.R.D Davis, Dr S Woolner, Dr A Gilmore
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Does perforin-2 form pores in two orientations?

Updated: 1 October 2026 
Perforin-2 (Mpeg1) is an ancient pore-forming protein of the membrane attack complex perforin/cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (MACPF/CDC) family with essential roles in immunity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kozic
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)