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Research that matters
Challenge yourself and become an expert in your field as part of a thriving research community of over 4,000 postgraduate researchers at the University of Leeds.
- World top-100 University | QS World University Rankings 2022
- UK Top 10 University for research | REF, 2014
- Founding member of the prestigious Russell Group
We need researchers at all levels, with exciting new ideas and approaches. Start your journey into postgraduate research at Leeds.
Research excellence
We’re at the forefront of knowledge across a wide range of disciplines. Our postgraduate researchers are an integral part of this, discovering exciting new ideas and approaches. The world faces large and complex problems. Here at Leeds we bring together researchers from different disciplines and backgrounds to combine excellence and create an environment where world-leading research can flourish. Our research tackles the big issues affecting today’s world. Imagine chemotherapy treatment with fewer side effects, self-repairing cities, and easing global water scarcity.
Learn about our latest research
Develop your personal and professional profile
As a researcher at Leeds, you’ll build networks and connections to share and further your research. We’ll encourage you to make the most of the collaborative opportunities all around you. We offer specialist training opportunities to help you develop new skills and expertise to help you realise your professional goals.
Hear about Delanyo's experience as a research student at Leeds:
Leading research facilities
We are home to some of the UK’s leading research centres, all based at the University. These include:
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Centre for Cultural Value
- The Centre for Immersive Technologies
- M&S Company Archive to name a few.
Our Special Collections are a unique resource for primary research we are the only library with five collections awarded ‘designated status’ by Arts Council England. Our outstanding facilities provide an excellent platform for your research and enhance your academic experience, whatever your specialism.
A welcoming community
At Leeds you’re joining thriving and welcoming community of researchers from around the world. You’ll find a host of opportunities to connect with others academically and socially. Our dedicated Leeds Doctoral College supports you throughout your postgraduate research journey. It brings together all the support services and opportunities to enhance your research, your development, and your overall experience.
A vibrant city
Leeds has all you would expect from a major city and is surrounded by beautiful, accessible countryside. Our campus is located just a few minutes’ walk from Leeds city centre, giving you all the benefits of studying at a campus university and living close to a lively cosmopolitan city.
Funding and scholarships
We have a number of postgraduate scholarships available to home, EU and international students: we recommend you take a look at our funding directory to see the latest opportunities available to you.
We also have several externally funded research opportunities including our Doctoral Training Programmes. If you’re a former student of the University of Leeds you could be eligible for a 10% alumni tuition fee bursary.
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Academic Units
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures brings together a range of disciplines from the traditional arts and humanities subjects to the visual and performing arts. As one of the largest and most diverse arts and humanities faculty in the UK, our research projects range widely by period, geography and theme but are united by their focus on innovation, academic rigour and global reach.
Our Schools
-School of Design
-School of English
-School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
-School of History
-School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
-School of Media and Communication
-School of Music
-School of Performance and Cultural Industries
-School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
-Institute for Medieval Studies
-Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied
Research Profiles:
The Faculty of Biological Sciences (FBS) at the University of Leeds (www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk, and www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/research) is one of the largest in the UK, with over 150 academic staff and over 400 postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students. The Faculty is ranked 4th in the UK (Nature Journal, 457 (2009) doi :10.1038/457013a) based on results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The RAE feedback noted that "virtually all outputs were assessed as being recognized internationally, with many (60%) being internationally excellent or world-leading". The feedback also commended the quality of postgraduate training. FBS offers superb facilities and a high quality research training environment for all areas including agriculture, animal and plant sciences, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioinformatics, ecology and evolution, genetics, microbiology, neurosciences, pharmacology and physiology, and structural molecular biology. Its research grant portfolio totals some £60M and funders include charities, research councils, the European Union and industry.
FBS is made up of three schools (Molecular and Cellular Biology; Biomedical Sciences; Biology). There are also a number of Research Centres (the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, and the Centre for Plant Sciences) and major research groupings that cover such diverse areas as Biomembranes, Biomechanics and Comparative Physiology, Infectious Diseases/Molecular Microbiology, Ecology, Evolution and the Environment, Molecular and Cell Biology, Muscle, Neurosciences, Plant Research (including Agriculture) and Structural Biology. There are strong interdisciplinary connections between the constituent Institutes and Centres and with the research schools within the Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Laura Dixon)A need for speed: understanding speed vernalization and temperature signalling in the early stages of cereal development
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Mahetab Amer)Bioengineering bone models for high throughput cancer drug screening
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Juan Fontana)Cryo-electron microscopy of influenza virus and bunyaviruses
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A O'Neill)Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Boyes)Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J D Lippiat)Evaluation of potential therapeutics in a mouse model of KCNT1-related epilepsy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Y Benitez-Alfonso)From plant waste to compostable films and back to soils: Addressing the decomposition and ecological impact of cellulose from agricultural left-overs
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof A Baker)Identification and characterisation of genes in a model alga required for robust growth and nutrient uptake on waste water
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A Macdonald)Investigating the pathogenesis of human papillomavirus (HPV) in anal cancers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Goodman)Is parasite conservation culturally feasible?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Ian Wood)Targeting protein acetylation to reduce microglia activation in neurodegenerative disorders
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Tom Bennett)There and back again: how does long-distance signalling couple shoot and root growth?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr A O'Neill)Towards new antibacterial drugs to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria: identification and characterization of novel natural product antibiotics
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Stefan Kepinski)Understanding how intrinsic disorder drives auxin receptor complex formation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Juan Fontana)Understanding the structural consequences of ribosome specialisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Laura Carter)Unravelling the effect of in-plant accumulation of emerging contaminants on plant signalling and development
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)2D and 3D crowd analysis and simulation using deep learning and big data analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)2D and 3D crowd steering analysis in virtual reality
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)3D Human Motion Analysis
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Oliver Harlen)3D printing of liquid crystal elastomers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)3D realistic and interactive fabric simulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)3D realistic and interactive fluid simulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jian Liu)A computational framework of associative learning and memory formation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jian Liu)A multilevel computational framework for brain diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jian Liu)A theoretical framework of multi-task optimisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Head)Advanced agent-based modelling of biofilms
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Freeman)Advanced Topological materials for Plasmonics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)AI powered point cloud representation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof B Evans)Antimicrobial Resistance and its development in Septic Tanks and Pit Latrines
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Applications of VR/AR
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zheng Wang)Automatic Software Bug Detection and Fixing by Learning from Large Code Examples
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Being an Avatar
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Richter)Biological physics of cell trafficking: Immune cell homing at the blood vessel wall
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Jian Liu)Brain-inspired See-Think-Act Intelligent Machines
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr B Nguyen)Catalyst design with machine learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Richter)Cellular logistics: Biological physics of selective protein and gene transport across the nuclear envelope
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L X Zhang)Channel estimation for RIS enabled massive MIMO communication systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Catherine Walsh)Chemistry in planet-forming regions revealed by ALMA
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zlatko Papic)Chiral Gravitons in Topological Quantum Matter: From Solid-State Materials to Quantum Computers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)CIDER: Crowd-based Intelligent Design of EnviRonment
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof E Linfield)Circuit Integration Techniques for Terahertz Oscillators with Superlattice Electronic Devices
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Bethany Marsh)Cluster algebras and representation theory
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)Computer Graphics and Puzzles
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr SA Harris)Computer Simulations of Biological Macromolecules
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)Deep Learning and Partial Differential Equations
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Pournaras)Digitally Assisted Human-machine Collective Intelligence
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Pournaras)Distributed Artificial Intelligence for Collective Decisions in Smart Cities
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Van Loo)Dust and gas filaments in the Interstellar Medium
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T El-Gorashi)Energy Efficient Processing in IoT Exploiting Renewable Energy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zheng Wang)Energy-efficient Computing Through Fine-grained Energy Accounting
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Heard)Extreme chemistry around stars and planets: Unravelling the kinetics of astrochemical reactions at very low temperatures
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wang)FIERCE: Fast IntERactive simulation for Crowds and Environments-G
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M A Camargo-Valero)Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Sanitation Systems and their Mitigation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Elmirghani)High capacity 6G optical wireless systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Cliff Jones)High Speed Materials for Holographic Head-up Displays using Liquid Crystal on Silicon Spatial Light Modulators
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Interacting with point clouds
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr O Cayre)Investigating properties of colloid particle films at interfaces to develop functional emulsions and microcapsules
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Bourne)Library Synthesis in Flow Made Easier: DoE & ML
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Andrew Kemp)Looking to the future: Monitoring Indoor Air Quality in buildings
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof C H Marrows)Magnetic skyrmions in chiral multilayers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr K Critchley)Microfluidic Deformation for Intracellular Delivery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr R Bourne)Microscale and Segmented Processes Towards A Carbon Negative Vision of Process Optimisation
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Stell)Modal logic for granularity (level of detail), with applications to spatial representation and reasoning in AI
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Head)Modelling cross-linked fibre networks in flow
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr D Head)Modelling hydrogels and fractal materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zheng Wang)Modernise Compiler Technology with Deep Learning
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Z Ong)Multifunctional hybrid porous silica nanoparticles for stimuli-responsive delivery of novel antimicrobial agents
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sean Collins)Nanoscience of organic semiconductors for energy applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Sebastian Ordyniak)Next Generation of (Parameterized) Algorithms for Problems in AI
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr B Nguyen)Ni-catalysed coupling reactions with electrochemistry in flow
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Z Ong)Novel nanoparticle-loaded formulations to enhance the locoregional delivery of anticancer drugs to brain tumours
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Ranner)Numerical computation of interface problems
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof J Bennell)Optimal cutting, grasping and packing of irregular-shaped tokamak waste components
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Shakhlevich)Optimisation Algorithms for Distributed Systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Perceptual graphics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Point-based rendering
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof stephen Evans)Precision & Personalised Approaches for Treating Cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof D Zhou)Probing Viral Receptor-Glycan Interactions using Polyvalent Multifunctional Glycan-Nanoparticle
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr N Gambino)Property-like structures in Homotopy Type Theory
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Heath)Pushing the Resolution Limits of High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Razavi)Quantum Communications at Short and Long Distances
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Chamberlain)Quantum Dot Synthesis in Continuous Flow via Self-Optimising Manufacturing Platforms
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof B Varcoe)Quantum Key Distribution
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zlatko Papic)Quantum Many-Body Scars and Weak Ergodicity Breaking in Rydberg-Atom Quantum Simulators
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Realistic AR blending
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos)Rendering AR holograms
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Peter Adams)Seeing photosynthesis at the nanoscale: mapping the properties of light-harvesting membranes by video-speed atomic force and fluorescence microscopy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Pachos)Simulating black holes and quantum gravity with optical lattices
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof S Marsden)Small Bicyclic Amines: Unexplored Motifs for Drug Discovery
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Palczewski)Stochastic control models for financial applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr T Lassila)Surrogate models and adaptive algorithms for sampling high-dimensional design spaces for in-silico trials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Pournaras)Sustainable Smart Cities with Distributed AI and Blockchain
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Dean)Terahertz quantum cascade lasers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr G Heath)The Biophysics of Force Sensing Membrane Proteins by High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Devesh Mistry)The role of order and disorder in impact absorbing materials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zoran Ikonic)Thermoelectric properties of group-IV SiGeSn alloys and thermoelectric conversion devices
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Freeman)Topological insulator plasmonics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Pachos)Topological quantum systems: synthesis and applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Pachos)Topological quantum systems: synthesis and applications
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Martin Speight)Topological solitons in anisotropic superconductors
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Zheng Wang)Toward Easy Parallel Programming for Computational Fluid Dynamics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Peter Adams)Understanding the dynamics of the plant protein Light Harvesting Complex II using molecular dynamics simulations and fluorescence experiments
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Bruce Turnbull)Wrapping virus-like particles in polymer films using protein-carbohydrate interactions
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Rene Oudmaijer)X-Shooter spectroscopy of Massive Young Stellar Objects
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Castronovo)Accurate and Ultra-Sensitive DNA Mutation Detection by Nanopore Barcode Recording
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Manuel Ojeda Cabral)Advanced analytical methods to support improved decision-making in railway systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Chappell)Computational Modelling of Bacterial Biofilm Permeability and the Design of Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Piazolo)Dynamics and evolution of friction and shear surface deformation of rough surfaces: Experiments and numerical modelling with direct application to earthquake dynamics
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Milena Buchs)Governance of energy and transport infrastructures and services for wellbeing and planetary boundaries
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Calastri)Improving the understanding and prediction of human behaviour over time
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Evi Paximada)Mildly refined fractions of legumes as novel sustainable food ingredients
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Thomas Hancock)Modelling ‘difficult’ choices combining virtual reality and physiological data.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Choudhury)Modelling the preference for transport modes of the future using Virtuocity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Fangqing Song)Nudging towards greener air travel behaviour
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Michael Rappolt)Structuring Role of Confined Water in Biointerfaces under Extreme Conditions
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Mahdi Rezaei)The Aggregation of Digital Twin Technology and Multi-sensor Fusion in Highly Automated Vehicles
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Brockway)The past, present, and future energy consumption of ICT from a thermodynamic efficiency perspective
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Bill Murphy)Thermal loading on mudstones
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Bell)Cancer: 3D model of the brain tumour perivascular niche: developing new approaches to target brain tumours
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Errington-Mais)Cancer: Developing 3D multicellular tumour spheroid models to assess EPA-oncolytic viruses combination therapies in vitro
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr E Valleley)Cancer: Epigenetic therapy using ultrasound-mediated microbubble drug delivery for cancer treatment
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Papa)Cancer: Inhibiting cell metabolism to enhance tumour cell death
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Matthews)Cancer: Mechanisms of nutrient-metabolic regulation of cancer chemotherapy resistance
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr L Matthews)Cancer: Repurposing drugs as new treatments for breast cancer
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr H Wurdak)Cancer: Why and how do brain tumour cells invade ‘mini-brains’?
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr C Diggle)Cell Biology/Genetics: Identifying the mechanisms controlling HPGD expression and the functional consequences of HPGD increase
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J Bond)Cell Biology: Exploring the mitotic functions of ASPM in human brain size regulation
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Wilcox)Clinical Gastroenterology: Investigation of Fidaxomicin Resistance Mechanisms in Clostridium difficile
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof M Wilcox)Clinical Gastroenterology: The regulation of GDH expression in Clostridioides difficile
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Dermot Burke)Clinical: Colo-Pro: A clinical trial to compare cefuroxime prophylaxis treatment regimes for the prevention of infections after colorectal surgery
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof L Houghton)Clinical: Gastroesophageal reflux in respiratory disease: pathogenic role and improved management
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Ali)Genetics: Genetic studies of developmental eye disorders to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof P Hopkins)Genetics: Investigating the functional effect of novel genes and genetic variants in malignant hyperthermia susceptibility using model systems
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr M Ali)Genetics: Investigating the molecular basis of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma to try and develop a personalized medicine strategy for treatment
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof U Klein)Haematology: Oncogenic mechanisms causing malignant transformation of lymphoid cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr F Errington-Mais)Haematology: Oncogenic reprogramming of immune cells
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Griffin)Immunotherapy: Killing Cancer using Dead Virus
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Mihaela Lorger)Immunotherapy: Manipulating T cell metabolism to improve anti-tumour immunity
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Papa)Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: starving tumors of essential nutrients to promote cell death
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(PhD Supervisor: Prof Colin Johnson)Stem Cells: Developing pluripotent stem cell models of inherited retinal diseases
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Clive McKimmie)Virology: Sun exposure as a novel risk factor for Zika virus infection
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr S Griffin)Virology: Unique Antiviral Therapy targeting Zika and Related Viruses
Research Profiles:
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr P Laslo)Understanding the molecular basis of drug resistance in myeloid cancers
The Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) is a research Institute (in the School of Medicine) dedicated to defining the molecules involved in human diseases and using this knowledge to develop novel therapies and new drugs.
The basic and clinical scientists in the thirteen Sections within LIMM study the spectrum of human disease. Our bench to bedside and bedside to bench strategies are based upon our own multi-disciplinary research work and strong clinical interactions with the St. James's University Hospital. By fostering research in a world-class institute, we hope to facilitate improvements to human healthcare.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr J.J.B. Cockburn)Investigating the structural and molecular mechanisms of male fertility by cryo EM
Leeds University Business School was ranked ninth in the UK for the quality of its business research in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), with 82% of the research submitted judged to be either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'. As part of a Russell Group university, innovative and challenging research is at the heart of what we do.
As a postgraduate researcher you will be asked to challenge thinking and contribute fully to the advancement of knowledge within the Business School. In return we will encourage you to undertake research training, help you publish your findings, and give you the support you need to complete your dissertation or thesis.
We are part of the ESRC-accredited White Rose Doctoral Training Centre in partnership with the Universities of Sheffield and York; delivering excellent supervision, first class training and access to a vibrant network of researchers.
We are among only 1% of business schools globally to have achieved the prestigious 'triple accreditation' from the world's leading accreditation bodies: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. We are also accredited by the CIPD, BPS and IOE.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Gulbanu Kaptan)Leeds University Business School/Food Standards Agency PhD Studentship: An ethnographic study to observe real-life behaviour in domestic and business kitchens
Research Profiles:
The School of Computing is ranked in the top 10 computing departments in the UK based on the quality of its research (2008 Research Assessment Exercise); an impressive 80% of our research activity rated as internationally excellent or world-leading.
We have an established track record of high quality research in the foundations of computer science and in a variety of applied and multidisciplinary settings, with particular expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Biological Systems and Computational and Systems Sciences.
With 70 academic and research staff and over 400 students we are a major player in the field of computer science.
Research
Research in the School is funded to the level of several million pounds per annum. We are funded from a variety of sources including UK Research Councils, the European Union, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and other industrial sources.
As well as conducting research in the foundations of computer science, we also undertake research in a variety of applied and multidisciplinary settings. We have excellent connections with many other disciplines including Biology, Mathematics, Earth Sciences and Modern Languages, as well as links with industry (for example, Shell, British Telecom and Rolls-Royce).
Research activity in the School of Computing is organised into two research institutes:
Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Biological Systems including research in Biosystems, Computer Vision; Medical Imaging; Knowledge, Representation and Reasoning; Natural Language Processing, Scheduling and Constraints.
Institute for Computational and Systems Sciences including research in Algorithms and Complexity, Distributed Systems and Services, Scientific Computation, Visualization and Virtual Reality, Web Science.
Research Profiles:
The School of Geography, University of Leeds is ranked in the World's Top 20 Geography departments in the QS World Rankings by Subject (2018). In the 2014 REF over 75% of our research was classed as "world leading" or "internationally excellent". With over 80 academic and research staff and over 100 PhD researchers, we work at the forefront of global research agendas, leading the way in finding solutions to major social, political and environmental challenges. This exciting and impactful research takes us to some of the remotest places on Earth, including the high mountains, both poles and the depths of the tropical rainforests, as well as to the world’s major urban conurbations in the global north and south.
We have a strong track-record of collaborations with academic institutions, businesses, NGOs and governmental bodies around the world. We also work extensively with other schools and centres across the University of Leeds, with leadership roles in cross-faculty initiatives such as the Priestley International Centre for Climate, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, water@leeds, Cultural Institute and strong links with the Leeds Social Sciences Institute, Cities theme, and Leeds Migration Research network.
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Paul Kay)Comparison of natural and plastic microfibres in rivers
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Duncan Wilson)Assessing the feasibility of complex and innovative trial designs
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Nikki Rousseau)Developing a toolkit to facilitate surgical trial implementation and delivery – applying knowledge from qualitative research in trials
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(PhD Supervisor: Dr Susanne Coleman )Outcomes for Pressure Ulcer Trials (OUTPUTs): development of outcome measurement instruments for core domain outcomes