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Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 565 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Sweet disposition: combatting bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance with designer proteins that target biofilm matrix carbohydrates

Microorganisms grow as biofilms on surfaces, from teeth to surgical implants or even the lining of the lungs. Biofilms are dense cell aggregates embedded in a complex matrix of molecules that surrounds and protect the cells. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Parmeggiani
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Maintenance routing problem in large industrial systems with spatial-temporal features

Large industrial systems such as logistics networks and smart grids rely on timely maintenance across many distributed assets. This PhD project will develop data-driven methods to determine when and where maintenance is needed and how service resources can be routed efficiently as system conditions change. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Xu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Beyond Pairwise Connections: Higher-Order Models of Human Brain Networks

  Research Group: AMICO Lab
The human brain is commonly represented as a network in which brain regions are nodes and connections between pairs of regions are edges. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mapping Human Brain Networks with Invasive EEG: From Neural Dynamics to Individual Connectomes

  Research Group: AMICO Lab
How does information propagate through the human brain, and what can direct recordings of neural activity tell us about its network organisation?. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Amico, Prof F Spill
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD in Health Economics – ACROSS Programme, Bangladesh

TO APPLY, PLEASE CLICK INSTITUTION WEBSITE. This is a unique opportunity to undertake a fully funded, three-year PhD in Health Economics, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and registered with the University of Glasgow, UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E McIntosh, Dr MF Faruque
 20 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Molecular engineering of water treatment membranes

Context. Reverse osmosis (RO) holds significant promise in alleviating global water scarcity through seawater desalination. But shortages of increasing frequency and intensity now demand treatment of unconventional waters beyond seawater, such as wastewater, to expand supply. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon
 2 March 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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MANTA: Monitoring Array for Nanoparticle Tracking and Assessment

Transform deployable structures into an impact sensing capability — with applications spanning orbital debris, micrometeorites and cosmic dust. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof M Battley
 10 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Mothering Under Adversity: Roma Mothers’ Experiences of Stress, Trauma and Help-Seeking

Roma mothers experience significant inequalities in mental health and access to support, shaped by discrimination, poverty, insecure housing, migration, social exclusion and previous encounters with health and social care. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Kostka , Dr K Broadhurst, Dr L Goodwin
 1 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Controls on primary productivity in tropical dry forests

What nutrients limit primary production in tropical dry forest (TDF)? Without answering this question, we cannot predict how 40% of the world’s tropical forest will respond to elevated CO. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Waring
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Silent Architects: Uncovering How Astrocytes Shape Brain Health

Summary. Astrocytes are central regulators of brain function, controlling neuronal activity, metabolism, extracellular matrix organisation and resilience to disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Smith, Prof BSK Khakh, Dr O Peters, Prof J Hodge
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Guarding the Brain's Blueprint: Investigating UPF3B in DNA Repair, Autism, and ADHD

Summary. Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) like autism and ADHD affect millions, yet the underlying causes remain unclear. This PhD project investigates how mutations in the gene UPF3B, linked to NDDs, impair DNA repair in neurons. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr GN Ngo, Prof N Allen
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Power Failure: Why Neurons Die in Huntington's Disease

Summary. Huntington's disease is an inherited brain disorder that causes progressive movement, cognitive and sleep problems, yet there is still no effective treatment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Massey, Dr G Smith, Dr M Lelos, Prof J Hodge
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigating placental function and fetal programming in Prader–Willi Syndrome

Summary. By bringing together transcriptomics and cutting edge imaging, and data analysis techniques, this PhD project aims to examine how abnormalities in placental function leads to altered programming of the developing fetal brain in a neurodevelopmental disorder. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A R Isles, Prof R John
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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NeuroAI: Biologically Plausible Artificial Intelligence

  Research Group: Technion NeuroAI
PhD Positions Available. Neuro-AI Lab at Technion. About Us. Our projects range from developing Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) for both rodents and humans to creating theoretical and computational models of neural activity, and training cutting-edge machine-learning models, including large language models (LLMs). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Recanatesi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Our Mission: to Educate, Nurture and Discover for the benefit of Human Health

Founded in 1784 as the professional body for surgical training in Ireland, RCSI has evolved in the years since to become one of the world's leading health sciences universities. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Ireland PhD Programme