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University of Sheffield PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 181 University of Sheffield PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Developing a non-coding RNA predictive biomarker in bladder cancer

Muscle invasive bladder cancer can be classified into gene expression subtypes that can help guide chemo- and immunotherapy choices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Griffin, Dr D Bose, Dr I Sudbery
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) High-throughput Discovery of Multi-component alloys for Fusion Coatings

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. In the UKAEA Materials roadmap, one of the near-term goals is to produce functional graded coatings that can be applied to the structural materials to protect them from corrosion resistance and tritium permeation [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Morley, Prof R Goodall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Developing advanced cementitious sealing materials for deep borehole disposal of high-level nuclear waste

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Deep borehole disposal (DBD) is rapidly emerging as a credible and potentially superior alternative to a mined & engineered deep geological repository, or GDF (geological disposal facility) as it is known in the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K P Travis, Dr B Walkley, Prof F Gibb, Mr J Beswick
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Robust Structural Validation of Plutonium and Minor Actinide Wasteforms: Bridging Parametric Asymmetry through Bond Valence Analysis and Spectroscopy

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Background and hypothesis  . The United Kingdom holds the world's largest inventory of separated civil plutonium, alongside significant quantities of minor actinide and fission product wastes from decades of nuclear power generation and reprocessing. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Reeves-McLaren, Dr LB Blackburn, Dr M Baker
 1 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Apathy in MND

Award Type. PhD Studentship. Department. Neuroscience. Location. University of Sheffield. Supervisor(s). Dr Liam Knox & Wider Supervisory Team. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Knox, Prof C McDermott, Dr A Griffiths
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Does peroxisome biogenesis regulate hypoxic triple negative breast cancer survival?

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype, characterised by the absence of targetable hormone receptors and poor prognosis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Bolland, Dr S Hunt
 5 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) The use of local contact impedance spectroscopy to monitor radiation damage in ceramics and glasses

We are offering an exciting PhD opportunity to develop and validate a novel rapid, non-destructive technique for detecting and quantifying radiation-induced defects in ceramics, glasses, and other functional materials. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Dean, Dr C Thorpe, Prof D Sinclair, Prof R Hand
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Women's political engagement in Francophone West Africa (1945-60)

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities is looking to recruit a fully-funded PhD candidate to work on women’s political engagement in West Africa from the end of the Second World War through decolonisation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S.F Frank
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing Novel Tools for the Analysis of Local Order using Total Scattering Data (TScat)

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LO Owen, Prof K Christofidou, Dr G Perez, Dr A Belozerov
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) Condition-Based Risk Assessment of Ageing Nuclear Infrastructure under Material Degradation

Ageing nuclear infrastructure must maintain high levels of safety, reliability and structural integrity while many assets continue to operate beyond their original design life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SMH Hoseyni, Prof J Cordiner
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully funded UKRI PhD studentships in gambling harms research

Join a major new national research programme shaping the future of gambling harms evidence, policy and prevention. The Gambling Harms Research UK (GHRUK) Evidence Centre is inviting applications for six fully funded four-year PhD studentships for outstanding and ambitious researchers. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme
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(SATURN CDT) New directions in radiation tolerant superconducting magnets

Magnetic confinement of fusion plasma is a central requirement of Tokamak and spherical reactors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Boston, Prof C Race
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Dissecting the importance and control of macrophage heterogeneity in vivo

Macrophage heterogeneity is a key immune concept conserved across evolution within organisms that possess these vital white blood cells. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Evans, Dr H Wilson, Dr R West
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The consequences of influenza a virus infection on macrophage host defence functions again bacterial infection

Uncovering How Influenza Turns Bacterial Infections Deadly. Why do influenza pandemics claim so many lives? The answer often isn’t the virus alone, but the lethal synergy between Influenza A Virus (IAV) and secondary bacterial pneumonia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Marriott, Dr J Cole
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Funded PhD studentship in AI-assisted materials discovery at the UK National Epitaxy Facility

  Research Group: EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility has a funded PhD studentship available for research and development in AI-assisted discovery and development of semiconductor materials and devices. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Heffernan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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