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Design and synthesis of mesoporous zeolite catalysts for the conversion of sugars into biofuels and high-value chemicals

  Research Group: Materials Chemistry
Developing sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels is one of the major challenges in modern chemistry. A promising approach is to convert renewable biomass into transportation fuels and value-added chemicals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Conte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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From patience to peril: how do C. difficile spores decide when it's safe to germinate?

  Research Group: Materials and Biological Physics
Background. Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and is notoriously difficult to treat. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr W Durham, Dr R Fagan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Interacting dark energy models in light of cosmological data

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
The current cosmological standard model, the LCDM model, comes under scrutiny from recent cosmological observations. on the one hand, the expansion rate today, as measured from early time and late time probes does not agree. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C van de Bruck
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs

A fully-funded PhD is available from February 2027 to work with Professors Sonya Crowe, Christina Pagel and Nici Zimmermann on an Operational Research / System Dynamics project as part of the NIHR/EPSRC-funded SPROCKET Hub (Systems and Process Redesign and Optimisation at Childhood Key Events and Transitions). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof SC Crowe, Prof CP Pagel
 25 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Machine Learning Quantum Phase Transitions via Topology- and Symmetry-aware AI

  Research Group: Applied Mathematics
This PhD project focuses on using topological data analysis (TDA) in machine learning (ML) to study (exotic) quantum matter systems defined on a lattice. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Fazzi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mechanochemistry at the Molecular Scale

  Research Group: Light Matter Interations
The aim of this project is to combine nanomechanical methods with modelling (i) to develop quantitative, predictive models for the behaviour of molecules in sliding contacts, and (ii) to understand how mechanical pressure can be used to change chemical reaction pathways. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof GJ Leggett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Mixed Field Neutron and Gamma Ray Sensors for Precision Farming

  Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Precision agriculture, a data-driven approach to farming, relies on accurate and timely information about soil properties. Neutron and gamma ray sensing offers a non-destructive and in-situ method to measure soil moisture, density, and elemental composition. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Stowell, Dr R S Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modelling Neutrino Interactions for Next Generation Neutrino Experiments

  Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Neutrinos play a crucial role in our understanding of the universe. Their ability to oscillate between different flavours (electron, muon, and tau) provides a window into the fundamental properties of matter and the nature of the weak force. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Stowell, Dr R S Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Muon Tomographic Reconstruction of Intense Magnetic Fields

  Research Group: Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
Fusion energy, a promising clean energy source, faces significant challenges, one of which is the containment of extremely high-temperature plasma. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Stowell, Dr R S Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences

Our long-running flagship Rotation PhD programme at the John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory supports the most promising independent minded students to undertake in-depth postgraduate research training. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  4 Year PhD Programme