Mathematics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Non-European Students in Edinburgh

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training

UKRI CDT in AI for Biomedical Innovation

University of Edinburgh

We will train 60+ doctoral researchers over the next 8 years (2024-2032), who will design, develop, and implement AI approaches in partnership with our external stakeholders. Read more

Upscaling morphing in biological structures

Supervisors: Dr M.T. Taffetani, Dr M Dias

Continuum mechanics approaches have been used to model the mechanical behaviour of biological (and active) systems at length scales that are large enough. Read more

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Machine learning for extreme scale computational imaging in radio astronomy

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for extreme-scale computational imaging in radio astronomy. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Foundations of deep learning for scalable computational imaging

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on foundational deep learning methodology for computational imaging in astronomy and/or medicine. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Deep learning for black hole tomography

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on deep learning for black hole imaging. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Computational imaging in low resource settings

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux is recruiting a PhD student for research on computational imaging in low-resource settings. Read more

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

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Numerical modelling of multiphase flow and reactive transport in porous materials

Understanding reactive transport in porous materials is of utmost importance for a wide range of engineering applications, including subsurface energy storage, low-carbon building materials and fuel cells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Maes

26 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Intracellular Capillarity of Biomolecular Condensates

Supervisors: Prof HK Kusumaatmaja, Dr R Ledesma Aguilar

The emerging role of biomolecular condensates formed through a liquid-liquid phase separation process inside biological cells is driving a paradigm change in our understanding of cellular organisation. Read more

16 January 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Model Based Deep Learning for Low-light Computational Imaging: Application to Robust Multimodal 3D Imaging

This project aims to design new computational algorithms at the interface of statistical modelling, optimization and deep learning to solve multimodal inverse problems for 3D imaging. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Halimi

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Robust Computational Methods for High-Dimensional Imaging

This project aims to develop new computational algorithms to optimize the acquisition and processing of single-photon data and enable fast imaging in extreme conditions using statistical and learning based approaches. The project is funded for 3.5 years for international students and a ~£17K annual stipend. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Halimi, Prof S McLaughlin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Leveraging Deepfake AI for Generating Realistic Avatars and Conversational Data for Hearing-Aid Development and Evaluation

Recently, there has been growing interest in the use of deepfake AI to improve healthcare. This exciting project aims to leverage deepfake AI technology to enhance the development and evaluation of future hearing-aid speech processing algorithms. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AH Hussain, Dr KD Dashtipour, Prof BC Canberk, Mr MG Gogate, Dr A Goman

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Design of Superconducting Electric Machines for Zero Emission Transport

Supervisors: Dr H.Z. Zhang, Prof MM Mueller

The Institute for Energy Systems, School of Engineering, at the University of Edinburgh, is inviting applications for the following fully-funded PhD project, expected to commence on 1st September 2024. Read more

15 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Long-term care use among individuals diagnosed with cancer: a Scottish population level linked data study

Research Group: Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

Students will be registered for their degree at either the University of Glasgow or Edinburgh, depending on the project they apply for. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Hall

20 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

A study of Sensing and Wireless Communications

Supervisor: Prof W. Popoola

This project is to investigate novel techniques for sensing and achieving efficient wireless communication. To fulfil the needs of future communication networks, the study will explore both the optical and radio frequencies for simultaneous sensing and wireless communications. Read more

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)