We have 27 University of Sussex PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
University of Sussex PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 27 University of Sussex PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
PhDs at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies at the University of Sussex
The University of Sussex, in partnership with the University of Bristol, has launched the new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies (QIST) funded via the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Read more
Investigating the role of DNA2 in DNA replication, genome stability, and human disease.
Research Group:
Genome Stability
DNA2 was first described three decades ago and has since been the subject of ever-increasing interest due to its essential requirement for cell proliferation and links to human disease. Read more
Digitalising healthcare work for sustainability
Supervisors at Sussex. Prof Dimitra Petrakaki and Dr Zahira Jaser. . Digitalisation has been considered a vehicle to sustainability across several sectors including the NHS. Read more
Difficult to Digitalise hard work: barriers and opportunities for digital adoption in agri-food value chains.
Supervisors at Sussex. Prof Adrian Smith (Dept of Management & Digit), Prof Jacqueline O’Reilly (Dept of Management & Digit) and Dr Steve Rolf (Digit). Read more
Molecular basis for DNA damage checkpoint termination
Research Group:
Genome Stability
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal form of cancer for women. In the UK less than half of women, and only 30% globally, survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. Read more
The maintenance of centromeric stability
Research Group:
Genome Stability
This PhD project focuses on investigating how centromeres manage the delicate balance between beneficial and harmful DNA repair processes to maintain genomic stability. Read more
Eco-evolutionary drivers of hybrid fitness in snapdragons
Research Group:
Biology
Overview. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated PhD student (starting May 2025) to study the ecological and genetic drivers of hybrid fitness in fitness in snapdragons. Read more
PhD Engineering Studentship: The Search for New Energy Vectors- Application of FPGAs to Computational Chemistry
This project seeks to identify new energy vectors to replace fossil fuels. They will be sustainable, do not impact climate change and can be harnessed to release their energy in a controlled manner. Read more
BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award - PhD Studentships in Infection Biosciences
Up to 17 fully funded PhD studentships available for October 2025. Read more
PhD Engineering Scholarship: Intuitive Interface for Human Movement Augmentation in Robotic Surgery
Many surgical procedures require cooperation between the surgeon and their assistants, where the communication is critically important as it will ultimately determine the intervention's efficiency and thus the patient's condition. Read more
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EPSRC collaborative studentship: Advancing mechanistic understanding of atrial fibrillation through analytical and physics-based machine learning
PhD project. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, but understanding its causes is challenging due to its complexity. Read more
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EPSRC collaborative studentship: Natural Language Processing for Improving Support for Young People’s Mental Health
This project will be in collaboration with Tellmi, an organisation specialising in providing digital mental health support for young… Read more
PhD Studentship in “Constraining the cosmological model with next generation large-scale structure surveys”
We are on the brink of a revolution in our understanding of the Universe with the unfolding of two large galaxy surveys, the Rubin Telescope's legacy survey of space and time (LSST), and ESA's Euclid Mission. Read more
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Sussex AI PhD studentships
The University of Sussex invites applications for PhD studentships based within Sussex AI, an interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence based at the University of Sussex. Read more
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Psychology Doctoral Research Studentship - How does a 4 day working week change mind, brain, and body?
I study mind-brain-body interactions, and the biological basis of wellbeing. Our research group is interested in how lifestyle - in particular, working patterns and employment - affects mental health, physiology, and brain function. Read more
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