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Identifying novel strategies to directly target IRF4 – the Achilles heel of myeloma

Interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) is the key driver of the aberrant transcriptional programme in the bone marrow malignancy myeloma, and described as its Achilles heel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Pawlyn
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Tumour-intrinsic reprogramming of tissue-resident macrophages in liver metastasis

Metastasis, rather than the primary tumour, leads to the majority of cancer-related deaths, with the liver representing one of the most frequent sites of metastasis for solid tumours. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Kung-Chun Chiu
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Stop! In the Name of Search: Decision-Theoretic Search Termination for Interactive and Conversational Information Retrieval (S3.5-COM-Stevenson)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Stevenson, Dr X Wang
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Remote In-situ Repair of Vertical Tungsten Plasma-facing Tiles in Tokamaks PhD

We are seeking a strongly motivated candidate for a PhD in Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Remote In-situ Repair of Vertical Tungsten Plasma-facing Tiles in Tokamak Fusion Reactors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Sun, Prof S Williams
 28 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Adaptive finite element methods for induction heating

Induction heating is present in diverse industrially-relevant processes such as heating for forging. operation, quenching, hardening, brazing, etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G R Barrenechea, Dr A Andreu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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School of Economics Knoop Scholarship

The Knoop Scholarship is available to students wishing to study a PhD in the School of Economics. It is awarded based on the proposed project’s academic significance, its fit with the School’s research priorities, and the suitability of the applicant and supervisory team. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EW Whitehouse
 4 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Explainable Agentic AI for Multimodal Context Learning in Manufacturing Codes and Standards for Fusion (CF4-COM-Song)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award and the Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr X Song, Dr S Marr
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chemical Engineering & Materials Science: Microporous Membranes for Stable and Low-Cost Iron-Sulfur Flow Batteries

Key Information. Open to. UK fee eligible applicants only. Funding Providers. The Faraday Institution and Leaf-Tech Ltd. Subject Area. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Tan, Dr A Munnangi
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Using Generative AI to create design fictions for responsible technology innovation (in collaboration with North Yorkshire Council) (C3.5-COM-Law)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Law , Dr D Cameron
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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How Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Reshapes Therapeutic Niches in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from connective tissues such as muscle, fat and nerve sheaths. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Huang
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Exploring functional effects of dysregulated microRNA-mediated cellular pathways in malignant germ cell tumours – Dr Matthew Murray

Dr Matthew Murray. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Murray
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Enhancing systemic oncolytic virus delivery and efficacy in Paediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas using nanoparticle virus encapsulation and focused ultrasound

Paediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas (PDHGG) are aggressive childhood brain tumours with devastating prognosis (1). Immunotherapy for these patients is gathering momentum (2). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Harris
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Turning the Malaria Parasite’s Protein Degradation Machinery Against It -Professor Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas, co-supervised with Laura Itzhaki (Department of Pharmacology)

Professor Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas. Can we turn the malaria parasite’s own protein-degradation machinery against it?. Malaria remains one of the world’s most important infectious diseases, and the continuing emergence of drug resistance creates an urgent need for new interventions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Artavanis-Tsakonas
 2 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Reducing medical testing burden with AI (S3.5-COM-Newman-Griffis)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Newman-Griffis, Dr M Parakkal Unni
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding how ARID1A shapes chromatin structure, composition, and function

ARID1A is a defining subunit of the BAF chromatin remodelling complex, one of the SWI/SNF family of remodellers in human cells. The ARID1A gene is frequently mutated in cancer (Harrod et al., 2020) ARID1A plays a key role in localising BAF to regulatory elements, especially enhancers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Downs
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)