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Lancaster University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 45 Lancaster University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Protecting Ordinary People from Deepfakes

Project description. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship to study ways to better protect ordinary people from harms created by deepfake technology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Nightingale
 5 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Origins of Infant Word Learning

Project description. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship to study early word learning in the Department of Psychology, Lancaster University. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr JL Lany, Prof GW Westermann
 8 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum chemical approaches for the simulation of strongly-correlated molecular systems.

Background. The Kerridge research group (akresearch.wordpress.com) is part of the Chemical Theory and Computation (CTC) Research Section in the Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Kerridge
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Department of Psychology

This programme presents the opportunity to join our international and interdisciplinary research community working within the fields of developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and neurocognition or social processes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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New approaches to measure next generation sodium-ion battery materials

Background. The energy crisis and climate emergency demand novel ways to store energy from renewable sources and achieve net zero carbon emissions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Mercer
 31 July 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Cyber Secure and Resilient Next-generation Communications for Small Modular Reactors

Supervisors. 1) Professor Paul Smith - University of Lancaster. 2) Dr Charalampos Rotsos - University of Lancaster. 3) Dr Antonio Bi Buono - NNL. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Smith, Dr C Rotsos
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Remotely deployed robot and sensor network to characterise 50mm pipework

Supervisors. 1) Dr Stephen Monk - University of Lancaster. 2) Dr David Cheneler - University of Lancaster. 3) Dr Jeremy Andrew - NRS Dounreay. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Monk, Dr D Cheneler
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Automated Beta-emitting Radioisotope Identification and Monitoring in Boreholes

Supervisors. 1) Dr David Cheneler - University of Lancaster. 2) Dr Stephen Monk - University of Lancaster. 3) Dr James Graham - Sellafield Ltd. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Cheneler, Dr S Monk
 31 May 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Natural Sciences PhD opportunities

Lancaster University is host to one of the longest running Natural Sciences degree programmes in the country, providing cutting edge opportunities for students to study at the interface of different scientific disciplines. If you want to research across traditional disciplinary boundaries, a Natural Sciences PhD could be for you. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  PhD Research Programme
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Fully funded PhD Studentship in decontamination of drinking water supplies (removal of dissolved organic carbon) by novel magneto-composite design and processing

This PhD studentship is an exciting, fully funded opportunity to work as part of an internationally renowned scientific and engineering team to develop a new innovative technology to meet and overcome the serious challenges of increasing dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the UK’s drinking water supplies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Aiouache
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Staying alive: how do trypanosome parasite mitochondria deal with stress?

Mitochondria are called the powerhouse of the cell because they produce energy necessary for most eukaryotic cells to survive. They are hubs of other vital cellular processes, for example metabolic and programmed cell death pathways, guarding over that critical balance between the life and death of a cell. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Dewar
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The development of an invertebrate worm model for the discovery of new synergistic drug combinations for the treatment of snakebite envenoming

Kofi Annan called snakebite “The biggest public health crisis you’ve never heard of”. Snakebite envenoming is a medical emergency that is estimated to kill over 100,000 victims every year and maim a further 400,000. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S.H Hall
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Novel biologics-based approaches to enhancing astrocytic Neurexin1a levels as possible therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Neurexin1a is a protein found at the surface of cells in the brain where it is thought to be involved in synaptic functioning. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Menzies
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Regulation of glial homeostasis in brain health and Alzheimer’s disease

The brain is a powerhouse, consuming over 20% of the body’s glucose and oxygen to fuel neuronal activity required for information processing and cognitive functions1. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S.T Theparambil
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigating the Role of Ubiquitin Signalling in the DNA Replication Stress Response.

DNA replication is constantly challenged by obstacles that impede fork progression, leading to replication stress (RS). If unresolved, RS contributes to genomic instability, which is a hallmark of cancer. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P.K Kotsantis
 28 March 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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