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University of Aberdeen PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 125 University of Aberdeen PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Intelligent Portfolio Optimisation for Basin-Wide Offshore Decommissioning: Scheduling, Economics, and Market Coordination

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof Meneguzzi Meneguzzi, Dr C Mu, Dr T Cheret
 9 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hybrid Circular Recycling of End-of-Life Wind Turbine Blades for Net-Zero Decommissioning

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Zhang, Dr P Kechagiopoulos
 9 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Coupled Modelling Framework for Anchors and Moorings in Floating Offshore Wind

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Ivanovic, Dr P Dunning, Dr S Aluwihare
 9 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Joint Industry Funded PhDs in Engineering and Marine Biology

The UK National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) in collaboration with industry are funding a programme of research focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of aspects of subsea infrastructure decommissioning. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  PhD Opportunities
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NDC Industry Funded PhD: Ecology Of Subsea Infrastructure

Important. We welcome applications from international candidates for this studentship, but please be aware that a successful international candidate would be responsible for covering the difference between the international and Home/RUK tuition fee rates (approximately £22,000 per annum). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Gormley, Dr A Madgett
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NDC Industry Funded PhD: Lifecycle analysis for pipeline decommissioning

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Tan, Dr Y Zhang
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NDC Industry Funded PhD: Longevity and fate of pipeline polymer coatings

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Akisanya, Dr S Sriramula, Dr Y Tanino
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NDC Industry Funded PhD: Experimental and modelling approaches for corrosion product dispersal in marine environments

Important. This project is fully funded for Home/UK students only. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Sriramula, Prof A Akisanya
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends

Applications are invited for this exciting, fully-funded, 42 month PhD studentship at the University of Aberdeen. This project is part of the newly established Anthony & Margaret Johnston Centre for Doctoral Training in Plant Sciences enabled by a generous legacy gift. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof L Lancaster, Dr R Henry, Dr A Humphreys
 21 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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JAMT: Uncovering the regulation of an orphan G protein-coupled receptor: Role in Prostate Cancer Progression

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in men, and the number of cases is expected to double by 2040. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Murray, Prof I McEwan
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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JAMT: Systems level analysis of androgen receptor signalling and supraphysiological testosterone therapy in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is driven by signalling through the androgen receptor (AR), and advanced disease is treated by suppressing testosterone production and action. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof I McEwan, Dr E Collie-Duguid, Dr E Ullner
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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JAMT: Breaching the Barrier: Uncovering the role of YKL-40 in immune cell exclusion in lung cancer

PhD opportunity. 3D imaging, human lung cancer and the immune-matrix environment. This project will combine advanced 3D microscopy, human lung cancer tissue and quantitative image analysis to reveal how the tumour extracellular matrix shapes immune cell exclusion. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Sutherland , Prof H Wilson
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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JAMT: Novel Pharmacological Interventions to treat Endometrial Cancer

Women’s health has been recognised as a massively underfunded and under researched area and female specific cancers are no exception. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Thompson, Dr J Hislop
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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JAMT: Understanding substrate-selective TORC1 signalling for tackling cancer

Uncontrolled cell growth is a hallmark of cancer. Efforts have been made to restrict tumour growth by pharmacologically inhibiting a master driver of cell growth, the Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1/mTORC1) kinase complex. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Hatakeyama, Dr J Hislop
 14 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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A synbio approach to generate artificial molecular muscles

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 W Houssen, Prof M Jaspars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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