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Ulster University - Coleraine Campus PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 30 Ulster University - Coleraine Campus PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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From Catchment to Coast: Mapping Plastic Material Accumulation and its Impact on Northern Ireland's Coastal Environment.

Plastic pollution is increasingly visible along coastlines worldwide, but we still know relatively little about where larger plastic items come from, how they move through river and coastal systems, and where they ultimately accumulate. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr EG Grottoli, Prof S Benetti
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a high-resolution geospatial framework for optimising building decarbonisation through energy efficiency and solar PV

Buildings are a major contributor to energy consumption and carbon emissions, while rising energy costs create challenges for households, businesses and public organisations. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SB Bhatti, Dr P McKenzie
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Assessing nature-based solutions for upland catchment resilience

Northern Ireland’s uplands contain approximately 1,000 km² of carbon-rich peatland, much of which is degraded and releasing carbon due to historical drainage, peat cutting and fuel extraction, afforestation, and overgrazing. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Jordan, Dr NB Brannigan
 8 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring the relationship between Parental Mental Illness and Coercive Control

  Research Group: Psychology
Summary. The proposed PhD project will investigate the relationship between parental mental illness (PMI) and coercive control within family relationships, with a particular focus on families in Northern Ireland. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Lagdon, Dr N Anyadike-Danes
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding patterns of attendance and frequent attendance at emergency departments in Northern Ireland.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. High and increasing demand for emergency care is a widely recognised issue within the UK, contributing to longer wait times, overcrowding, and pressure on health services. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Butter, Dr E McGlinchey, Prof J Murphy
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Deconstructing Digital Gender Rhetoric: A Social Identity Intervention to Challenge Harmful Gender Norms

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. Social media has become an important influence on how young people understand masculinity, femininity, and relationships, often through the voices of highly influential online creators. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Shayegh, Dr S Lagdon
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FLOURISH-Meno: Facilitating Lifestyle Optimisation Using Research-informed behaviour-change strategies to improve Symptoms, Health and wellbeing in Menopause.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. Menopause is a natural developmental phase in a woman’s life characterised by cessation of menses due to ovarian failure and occurs around the age of 51 years in the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr EEA Simpson, Dr P Magee
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Equipped for Adulthood: Investigating the Role of Therapeutic Recreation in Developing Life Skills and Self-Management for Young Adults with Serious Illness.

  Research Group: Psychology
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Summary. This project evaluates the Barretstown Young Adult Programme (YAP), which delivers the "Five to Thrive" framework—a practical, choice-led wellbeing programme supported by Holland & Barrett. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Henderson, Prof R Lowry, Dr A Cahoon
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The visual system as a time machine: Does glaucoma alter time perception for visual stimuli?

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Glaucoma is characterised by the progressive loss and/or dysfunction of retinal ganglion cells, with corresponding changes in visual function. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Mullholland, Dr V Stapley
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Hidden Workforce: Experiences, Preparedness and Support Needs of Carers Supporting Home Artificial Nutrition

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. This project will investigate the experiences of informal carers who support individuals receiving Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN), including enteral and parenteral nutrition, in community settings. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Logue, Dr AS Shepherd
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Studies on acoustically responsive microbubble formulations for application in oncology

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Background. Microbubbles are routinely employed in the clinic as ultrasound contrast agents, and they function by stably oscillating in an ultrasonic field to delivery echogenic signals that enhance the ultrasound image. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AMH McHale, Dr HN Nesbitt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Seeing the Road Ahead: Understanding the Visual Factors that Influence Safe Driving in Later Life

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
Driving is one of the most visually demanding activities undertaken in everyday life, requiring the rapid detection and interpretation of hazards under constantly changing lighting conditions. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof JA Little, Dr P Mullholland, Prof R Bond
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reduction of antibiotic resistance transfer in non-typhoidal Salmonella through inhibition by bioactive molecules

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The emergence of bacteria with resistance against many different antibiotics is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global crisis. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Naughton, Prof I Banat, Dr V Naughton, Dr PPM Puyol McKenna
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Rational design and preclinical evaluation of unimolecular multi-agonist peptide therapeutics for obesity and related metabolic disease

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. The success of GLP-1-based medicines such as semaglutide, as well as related and multi-agonist drugs such as tirzepatide, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of targeting multiple metabolic pathways to treat obesity and related disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Irwin, Prof P Flatt
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Precision Liquid Biopsy for Molecular Risk Stratification of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

  Research Group: Biomedical Sciences
OPEN TO UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. Oral cancer remains a significant clinical challenge, with outcomes strongly influenced by the stage at which disease is identified. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Courtenay, Dr AH Hutton, Dr JM Moore, Dr HN Nesbitt, Dr FVZ Volpe Zanutto
 8 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)