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Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 579 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Emotional Labour in Project Delivery Teams

While project management scholarship has traditionally emphasised technical coordination, scheduling and risk, comparatively little attention has been paid to the relational and affective dimensions of project work. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nwagboso
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing climate change solutions with simulation in the fashion industry

Climate change is a global threat to humanity today. Many models have been developed to predict global warming and Greenhouse gas emissions, with one example being the EN-ROADS climate simulator. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Takou
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Context, Informality and the Practice of Project Management

Project management scholarship has long assumed a relatively stable institutional backdrop around formal structures, codified methods, and predictable operating environments. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Nwagboso
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Building Antifragile Supply Chains: Leveraging Digital Technologies to Transform Disruptions into Opportunities

Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to complex disruptions, including pandemics, geopolitical tensions, climate-related events, and technological change. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Taheri, Prof A Takou
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Public decision-making is increasingly shaped by data. Yet the evidence used by health systems, local authorities, and other public bodies is still dominated by administrative data designed for performance monitoring, compliance, and cost control. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D King
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

  Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering
The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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AI as Technology Shock: Firm Productivity, Reallocation, and Long-Run Growth

AI, including generative AI, is increasingly viewed as a general-purpose technology with potential implications for productivity growth. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Jiang
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Metasurface Technologies for Physical AI: Machine Learning-Enabled Nanophotonics for Medical Applications and Consumer Electronics

Supervisory Team. Dr Xu Fang and Dr Eric Plum. This project will develop next-generation metasurfaces for physical artificial intelligence (Physical AI), where sensing, computation, and decision-making are directly embedded into the physical hardware. . Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fang
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Biology and genetics of reproduction in filamentous fungi

Fungi have beneficial but also detrimental properties. They are used for the production of foodstuffs and valuable pharmaceuticals and enzymes. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Dyer, Dr M Brock
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI-Enhanced X-ray CT for Defect Detection in Advanced Manufacturing

Supervisory Team. Dr Joseph Lifton. This project develops advanced AI tools to detect hidden defects in advanced manufactured components using X-ray CT imaging. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Lifton
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated Quantum Sensing Systems Based on Optically Pumped Magnetometers for Biomagnetic and Magnetic Imaging Applications

Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) are rapidly emerging as one of the most promising quantum sensing technologies for detecting ultra-weak magnetic fields with femtotesla-level sensitivity. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Gao.W.B Gao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Efficient Computational Models for Atmospheric Acoustic Signal Processing

Supervisory Team. Dr Bahareh Zaghari. This project will pioneer a new generation of airborne acoustic sensing systems capable of transforming how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and high-altitude autonomous platforms perceive, understand, and interact with their atmospheric environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Zaghari
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multi-Radar Remote Sensing for Surface–Subsurface Characterisation of Antarctic Ice Sheets

Introduction. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is undergoing rapid change in response to climate warming, yet the physical mechanisms linking subsurface ice properties to observed variations in ice flow remain poorly understood. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Zou
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Assessing the Health Impacts of Adaptive and Maladaptive Housing Design Interventions in the UK's Changing Climate

Supervisory Team. Dr Masoud Sajjadian,. Climate Change is transforming how homes are designed or refurbished to protect occupants from extreme weather conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Sajjadian
 9 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Attentional processes and differences in psychobiological stress reactivity

This interdisciplinary PhD project explores the attentional mechanisms underlying dysfunctional psychobiological responses to acute psychological stress. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr LWW Warren-Westgate, Dr WT Tyne
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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