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Northumbria University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 18 Northumbria University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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BBSRC North East England BBSRC Doctoral Landscape

Northumbria University
North East England Doctoral Landscape (NEEDL) is a BBSRC-funded strategic Partnership in Biosciences doctoral training between four universities based in the North East of England, Durham University, Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Teesside University. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Surface presentation and host recognition by a novel orphan toxin B-subunit adhesin.

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Bacterial pathogens rely on surface adhesins to recognise and bind to host tissues, yet a recently identified family of proteins known as orphan toxin B-subunits remains functionally uncharacterised. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I MacArthur
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA:β-glucan/selenium nanoparticles as a nutraceutical strategy to attenuate atrophy in a human senescent muscle model

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. Engineering 3D Human Muscle to Understand Ageing. Can Yeast β-Glucan Protect Mitochondrial Function?. As we age, we lose muscle mass, strength and function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Simoes
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Mechanobiology in Biomanufacturing Cell Therapies

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. Human stem cell therapies have now passed clinical trials and entered healthcare markets worldwide, offering advanced regenerative and personalised treatments for complex diseases. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Henstock
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Threads Through Time: Microbial Biodegradation of Modern and Historic Textiles.

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD student to join an exciting interdisciplinary project investigating how textiles degrade in soil environments and how this knowledge can help create more sustainable solutions for modern textile waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Sherry
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Does a common retrotransposon insertion accelerate organ ageing? Mechanistic characterisation of an APOLD1-linked regulatory variant

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Roughly half of your genome is made up of "jumping genes" called transposable elements, and LINE 1 (L1) is the only one still capable of copying itself into new locations in living humans. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Shukla
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Diet, biological ageing, and functional capacity in African, Caribbean, and South Asian communities in the UK.

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Nutrition is a key modifiable determinant of biological ageing, influencing the molecular and cellular processes that underpin cognitive and physical function, muscle strength and physiological resilience. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Amenyah
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Comparative approaches to understand the evolution of the neuronal basis of defence behaviours in Drosophila

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
Defence behaviours in face of a threat are ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, and their fast and flexible deployment is crucial for individual fitness and survival. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ferreira
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Foodomics for Food Safety: integrated multi-omics approaches for novel control of Salmonella and Cronobacter species in food packaging systems

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
CASE Project. Foodborne infectious disease is a global threat to public health, with the World Health Organisation estimating unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Fox
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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BISCI IDLA: From CO₂ to consumer products: engineering bacteria and designing enzymes for sustainable chemical manufacture

Northumbria University
BISCI IDLA
Most of the chemicals in everyday consumer products such as detergents, plastics and cosmetics are made from petroleum. Replacing that feedstock with waste CO₂ is one of the most direct ways to decarbonise manufacturing at scale. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Bommareddy, Dr L Fuller
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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BISCI IDLA: Laundry Metatranscriptomics: A Systems Biology Platform to Decipher Microbial Function, Biofilm Formation and Malodour Generation in Textiles.

Northumbria University
BISCI IDLA
Contribute to Unlocking the Hidden Microbial World of Laundry through Multi-Omics and Systems Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Sherry, Dr N Lant
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI BBSRC NEEDL DLA: Closed-loop modulation of stage III retinal waves: do spontaneous glutamatergic activity patterns shape receptive fields inside the retina?

Northumbria University
BBSRC NEEDL DLA Partnership
The host University for this PhD project is Northumbria. Weeks before birth, the retina—the light-sensitive tissue in our eyes—generates its own spontaneous activity. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Hilgen
 24 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities Plus

Northumbria University
Faculty of Engineering and Environment
The EPSRC CDT in ReNU+ is a unique and ambitious programme that will train the next-generation of doctoral carbon champions who are renowned for research excellence and interdisciplinary systemic thinking for Net Zero. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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An investigation into the retention of mature students enrolled at UK private universities: A case study for the Digital Marketing School (Ref: RDFC26/SC/NBS/SUTHERLAND)

Northumbria University
Newcastle Business School
Over the years, the number of public universities has grown steadily across the UK. These institutions receive government funding and the authority to award degrees. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Sutherland
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence (CCAI)

Northumbria University
PhD Opportunities
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every aspect of our lives. But who gets to shape the future of AI?. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme
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