career PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences

DBA with Audencia in collaboration with Wittenborg

The DBA is a 3-year, part-time programme developed to suit the lifestyle of executives who wish to combine their practical expertise with the highest level of management training. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Netherlands PhD Programme

University of Worcester Research School

How care-experienced individuals define and achieve career success

The proposal intends to focus on the experiences of care-experienced individuals’ transitioning from the looked after-care system in England and Wales, into employment and what they define as career success, achievement, and enjoyment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Murray

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

Coventry University Centre for Global Learning: Education and Attainment

Ensuring sustainability of teacher workforce in England: Identifying the antecedents of early career Mathematics teachers’ attrition and developing strategies to improve their retention

Introduction. Coventry University is inviting applications from suitably qualified graduates for a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the university’s Trailblazer PhD program. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MK Karakus

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Technical University of Denmark DTU Electro

Last chance to apply

PhD scholarship in integrated blue optical phased array on thin-film lithium niobate platform for underwater optical communication - DTU Electro

The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) is defined as a worldwide network of smart interconnected underwater objects, poised to revolutionize a number of related technologies including ocean monitoring observatories, underwater exploration and resource exploitation, disaster prediction and prevention, aquaculture, and defense/security. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hu

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

Helmholtz Zentrum Munich Signaling and Translation (SAT)

PhD candidate to study immune and oncogenic signaling in cellular and animal models (f/m/x)

We are Helmholtz Munich. In a rapidly changing world, we discover breakthrough solutions for better health. Our research is focused within the areas of metabolic health/diabetes, environmental health, molecular targets and therapies, cell programming and repair, bioengineering, and computational health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Krappmann

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

Design of digital technology and machine learning solutions for mental health

The significant societal and economic impact of mental health conditions worldwide is well documented. With a growing awareness of mental health, the pressing need to streamline access to sustainable care services is now an imperative. Read more

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

Design of virtual immersive environments for inclusive multimodal experiences

Immersive technologies such as Virtual Reality are a topic of fast-paced research, and knowledge boundaries are presently being pushed by design research on inclusive immersive social environments, among others. Read more

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

Design of virtual immersive environments for advanced anatomy training

Virtual immersive environments, including those that are anticipated to become available in the context of the Metaverse – a future immersive virtual world envisaged as a hypothetical iteration of the Internet – hold significant potential for future healthcare education. Read more

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme Austria PhD Programme

Fully-funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences/Molecular Biosciences

Vienna Biocenter

30 Fully-funded PhD Positions in the Life Sciences/Molecular Biosciences. Empowering Curious Researchers at the Vienna BioCenter PhD Program. Read more

Coventry University Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities

Becoming a doctoral candidate: from expert to learner and back again

Eligibility: UK/EU/International graduates with the required entry requirements. Funding details: Bursary plus tuition fees (UK/EU/International). Read more

Supervisor: Prof DS Sutton

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Helmholtz Zentrum Munich Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)

PhD candidate - Origin of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders in Childhood (f/m/x)

We are Helmholtz Munich. In a rapidly changing world, we discover breakthrough solutions for better health. Our research is focused within the areas of metabolic health/diabetes, environmental health, molecular targets and therapies, cell programming and repair, bioengineering, and computational health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Körner

22 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Aarhus University Graduate School of Natural Sciences

PhD project: Functional variation in arthropod performance across agro-ecosystems

Applications are invited for a PhD position at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Biology program. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Sørensen

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Design for early detection of symptoms of anxiety and depression in university students

Anxiety, depression, and psychological distress can have a severe impact on university student quality of life and academic performance, and recent studies have highlighted the role that the COVID-19 pandemic has played in exacerbating symptoms. Read more

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

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Are financial professions missing out on ethnically diverse talent? A study of leadership progression in accountancy

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance and will be supervised by Dr Karen McBride and Dr Judith Fletcher-Brown. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K McBride, Dr J Fletcher-Brown

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

Brunel University London Environmental Science

Sustainable products & processes - help industry ditch the plastic and toxic chemicals

Material and energy used for making products can have significant adverse environmental, health and safety and or socioeconomic impacts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Troisi

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

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

3 Year Funded Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD

Combine the vocational training of a medical degree with the research expertise of a PhD. The Kennedy Trust IMPACT Inflammation MB-PhD is a funded three-year programme for undergraduate medical students who wish to train as clinician scientists. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Clinical PhD Programme

Disruptive Digital Experiences

Supervisors: Dr H Agius, Dr D Daylamani-Zad

Digital experiences deliberately go beyond simply communicating information - they seek to strongly engage, involve, and emotionally affect the user using digital means. Read more

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

Brunel University London Chemical Engineering

Sustainable production of high-value compounds using cyanobacteria

Increasing environmental challenges mean there is a need for novel, safe, sustainable and cost-effective production technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D McClure

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

Brunel University London Chemical Engineering

Sustainable production of Vitamin K1

The project. Vitamin K1 is an essential nutrient in both human and animal nutrition. Given the increasing environmental pressures facing us as a society there is a need to develop safe, sustainable and cost-effective production methods for important compounds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D McClure

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

Brunel University London Law

International law and the psychological impact of warfare on civilians

Drawing on the emerging field of psychology of international law, the PhD student will examine how international law discusses or should discuss civilian mental harm in warfare from a substantive as well as procedural point of view. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Solomon

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

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Czech Republic PhD Programme

Choose from a wide range of doctoral programmes that will take your academic, scientific, and research career further

Masaryk University

Masaryk University is one of Central Europe's most prestigious and respected higher education institutions. With over 31,000 students, it is also the second-largest university in the Czech Republic. Read more

University of Hull Offshore Wind CDT

Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models

This Research Project is sponsored by the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience’s Predicting Offshore Wind wake interactions for Energy and the enviRonment (POWER) Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Lloyd, Prof R Dorrell, Dr M De Dominicis, Dr J Graham, Dr M Bastankhah

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Hull Offshore Wind CDT

Economic and environmental assessment of energy systems integration for increased utilisation and reduced curtailment of offshore wind farms

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Resilience and Sustainability’s Energy Economics Cluster. The CDT is a partnership between Hull, Durham, Loughborough and Sheffield universities, along with over 40 industry partners. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Walker, Dr S Michailos

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Understanding strain localisation around hydrides in irradiated zirconium alloys

Are you someone with a passion to continue learning? Do you believe a career is about putting something back into the world? Does having access to some of the UK’s newest and best research facilities make you feel like a kid in a toy shop? Consider becoming a part of our team!. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MM Maric, Dr P Frankel

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Ilmenau University of Technology

Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation, the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany is establishing the “Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)” for research on the next generation of IT systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Deciphering the cell death-dependent fibrotic niche following lung injury

Research Group: Centre for Inflammation Research

Background. Lung disease causes 1 in 5 deaths globally with limited treatment advances for many acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Lucas, Dr DD Dorward, Dr P Ramachandran

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Last chance to apply

Theoretical Breakthroughs in Quantum Science: PhD Opportunity in Ion and Electron Trapping at Charles University, Prague

Dive into Quantum Frontiers 🌌. PhD Opportunity in Trapping and Cooling of Ions and Electrons at Charles University, Prague!🔬✨. We are offering a position of a PhD student in the theoretical part of an original and innovative project studying cold trapped ions and electrons (research group of Dr. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MT Tarana

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

INSEAD Postgraduate Opportunities

INSEAD PhD in Management

INSEAD PHD POSITIONS IN MANAGEMENT (FULL-TIME STUDIES, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS) for the mid-August 2025 intake. INSEAD, one of the world's leading and largest business schools, is looking for 16–18 bright potentials to join its premier PhD in Management programme in the following areas. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Business Research Programme

TUD Dresden University of Technology

PhD Positions in Life Science and Biomedicine Research Groups supported by a structured PhD program

Paid positions, no tuition fees!. Call opens. 26 February 2024. Call closes. 29 April 2024. Admission panel video interviews for eligible applicants. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme