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Real-Time Interaction Quality Evaluation and Adaptive Strategies for Socially Interactive Agents

Socially Interactive Agents, such as digital humans, embodied conversational agents, and virtual avatars, are increasingly used in education, healthcare, entertainment, and service contexts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Yang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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A detailed study of the technical, legal and socio-cultural complexities involved in communicating multi hazard early warning to jurisdictional agencies and response partners (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-02)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Following the devastating coastal floods across South Asia in late 2025, the need for robust Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) has never been more urgent. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Amaratunga, Dr J Hillier

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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An AI-Informed Planetary Health Framework for Equitable AMR Risk Mitigation

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

This project develops an AI-informed, community-grounded framework to understand and mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) risks within a planetary health context. Read more

Supervisor: Prof KW Wong

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Digital Twin-enabled Monitoring and Assessment of Hydro-environmental Risks in Heritage Masonry Buildings (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-07)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

This project will develop a digital twin framework to assess how rainfall, groundwater fluctuation, and moisture-related processes affect heritage masonry buildings in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Hu, Prof Q Liang

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Multi-Source/Multi-Modal Data Fusion for Rapid Disaster Impact Assessment Using Earth Observation and Social Media (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-9)

Loughborough University

Department of Computer Science

The research will improve and accelerate hazard assessment and estimates of impacts on people and infrastructure, enabling faster and more accurate disaster response to protect lives and assets. Read more

Supervisors: Prof ND Dethlefs, Dr v.gunturi@lboro.ac.uk Gunturi

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Speculative space: Architectural imaginaries and utopian practice through science fiction

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

This research project looks at how the representation of architecture and built environments in sf might be used to inform and enact spatial alternatives within the present. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Brookes

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Beyond wind! Where and why flooding and landslides amplify Tropical Cyclone risk (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-03)

Loughborough University

Department of Geography

Tropical cyclones often bring not just extreme winds but damaging flooding and landslides, yet these how these hazards co-occur, potentially amplifying risk, remains poorly understood. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Hillier, Prof D Amaratunga

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Model-based glycaemic control for gestational diabetes patients

Monash University Malaysia

Engineering and Information Technology

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects an estimated 15–25% of pregnancies in Malaysia, contributing to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, macrosomia, emergency delivery, and long-term metabolic disorders for both mother and child. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AAG Gopalai

30 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing Resilience Strategies for Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Networks: Dynamic mobile charge station deployment planning using spatial optimisation (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-01)

Loughborough University

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

This project focusses on Electric Vehicle chargepoint networks and their vulnerability to severe multi-hazard weather events. These networks represent critical infrastructures for everyday life, and they need to be proactively protected to ensure their resilience to climate change impacts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Morton, Dr Y Ali

9 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals

Monash University

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals. Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YX Wu, Prof MP Preuss

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Iron-Based Chemical Storage for Decentralised Hydrogen Production and Utilisation

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Hydrogen is expected to play a central role in the UK and Scotland’s net-zero transition. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Li, Dr L Lue, Dr G McLaughlin

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research MPhil/PhD

King’s College London

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

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Intelligent Software Engineering in the era of Agentic AI

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Given the tremendous development of AI in recent years, innovations like the Agentic AI that is based on Large Language Model (LLM), e.g., ChartGPT, have significantly impacted our daily lives. Read more

Supervisor: Dr TC Chen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Self-evolving AI (LLM) Software System

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Research Group: IDEAS

Software systems are eating the world but Artificial intelligence (AI) is eating the software systems. When we are using AI or Large Language Model (LLM), we rarely use the model/algorithm directly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr TC Chen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Deep Learning Models for Dissolution Dynamics of Amorphous Formulations in Patient-Specific Gastrointestinal Geometry

Imperial College London

Department of Chemical Engineering

Project description. Current tools for predicting oral drug performance, such as the TIM-1 system and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, provide valuable insight under controlled in vitro conditions but cannot capture variability in gastric geometry and motility across patients. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NB Basha, Prof O Matar

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Northeastern University London Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Computer Science: Reliable Quantum Statistics

Northeastern University London

Faculty of Computing, Mathematics, Engineering & Natural Sciences

As part of a major investment, Northeastern University London (NU London) has multiple, fully-funded PhD studentships available to accelerate its interdisciplinary research in the humanities, social sciences and digital sciences. Read more

Supervisors: Prof O Simeone, Dr CA Perez Delgado

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Energy Modelling Methods to support Digital Twins of National Scale Building Stocks

University of Limerick

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Research Group: School of Engineering

Project Context. The decarbonisation of the Energy System will play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate the impacts of Climate Change. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J O'Donnell

7 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Augmented Reality Enabled Asynchronous and Cross-Perspective Human Communication

University of Stirling

Division of Psychology

Applications are invited for a fully funded, multidisciplinary PhD in Psychology and Computing Science at the University of Stirling, focussing on the use of Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for asynchronous communication in multi-user teams. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Goutcher, Dr KS Swingler, Prof P Hibbard, Dr J Asher

26 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Advanced Manufacturing for Drinking Water Infrastructure (Industry-Partnered PhD with United Utilities)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Project advert. Manchester Metropolitan University, in collaboration with United Utilities, invites applications for a PhD exploring how advanced manufacturing technologies can support more sustainable and resilient clean water infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CD Diver

5 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Modelling and design of sustainable fibre composites

University of Strathclyde

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Fibre composites are widely used in a range of applications, including aerospace and wind turbines, due to their light weight and high strength. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Johnston

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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De novo enzyme design for biosynthesis

Queen’s University Belfast

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

A PhD studentship is available in the groups of Dr Meilan Huang and Dr Mark McLaughlin, Queen’s University Belfast, as part of the cross-institutional BioAID Doctoral Training Programme, including world-leading experts from Queen's University Belfast, University of Manchester, University of Edinburgh and University of Bristol. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Huang, Dr M McLaughlin

5 June 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Joint PhD Scholarship: Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Project: Predictive Modelling of Football Ball Parameters and Injury Risk during Head Contact Events

Sheffield Hallam University

Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship on the Joint PhD programme between Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Mills, Dr L Foster

22 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Position: Improving Evaluation Frameworks for Microscopy Image Analysis

Masaryk University

Faculty of Informatics Masaryk University

Research Group: Centre for Biomedical Image Analysis (CBIA), FI MU

PhD Position. Improving Evaluation Frameworks for Microscopy Image Analysis. Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), Brno, Czech Republic. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof PaM Matula

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Position: Deep Learning & Mathematical Morphology for Biomedical Imaging

Masaryk University

Faculty of Informatics Masaryk University

Research Group: Centre for Biomedical Image Analysis (CBIA), FI MU

PhD Position. Deep Learning & Mathematical Morphology for Biomedical Imaging. Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University (FI MU), Brno, Czech Republic. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Matula

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Joint PhD scholarship at Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia: Project title: BEAR Biomechanical Early Assessment Fall Risk

Sheffield Hallam University

Sport and Physical Activity Research Centre

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship Joint PhD programme between Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia in Sport and Physical Activity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Chiu, Dr Ben Heller

22 June 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Citizen Prosperity Index PhD Scheme and Scholarship

University College London

The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) announces a new PhD scheme and scholarship dedicated to advancing research on the Citizen Prosperity Index (CPI) and the Institute’s longitudinal studies. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

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Social Macroeconomics PhD Scheme and Scholarship

University College London

The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity's PhD scheme Social Macroeconomics and scholarship with our research network Rebuilding Macroeconomics and the Global Solutions Initiative. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

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We have 782 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 782 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Real-Time Interaction Quality Evaluation and Adaptive Strategies for Socially Interactive Agents

A detailed study of the technical, legal and socio-cultural complexities involved in communicating multi hazard early warning to jurisdictional agencies and response partners (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-02)

An AI-Informed Planetary Health Framework for Equitable AMR Risk Mitigation

Digital Twin-enabled Monitoring and Assessment of Hydro-environmental Risks in Heritage Masonry Buildings (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-07)

Multi-Source/Multi-Modal Data Fusion for Rapid Disaster Impact Assessment Using Earth Observation and Social Media (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-9)

Speculative space: Architectural imaginaries and utopian practice through science fiction

Beyond wind! Where and why flooding and landslides amplify Tropical Cyclone risk (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-03)

Model-based glycaemic control for gestational diabetes patients

Developing Resilience Strategies for Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Networks: Dynamic mobile charge station deployment planning using spatial optimisation (Ref: IRISK-26-LU-01)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning for In Situ Characterisation of Phase Transformation in Green Metals

Iron-Based Chemical Storage for Decentralised Hydrogen Production and Utilisation

Nursing Research with option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

Health Studies Research/ option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

Midwifery Research with option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research MPhil/PhD

Intelligent Software Engineering in the era of Agentic AI

Self-evolving AI (LLM) Software System

Deep Learning Models for Dissolution Dynamics of Amorphous Formulations in Patient-Specific Gastrointestinal Geometry

Northeastern University London Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Computer Science: Reliable Quantum Statistics

Energy Modelling Methods to support Digital Twins of National Scale Building Stocks

Augmented Reality Enabled Asynchronous and Cross-Perspective Human Communication

Advanced Manufacturing for Drinking Water Infrastructure (Industry-Partnered PhD with United Utilities)

Modelling and design of sustainable fibre composites

De novo enzyme design for biosynthesis

Joint PhD Scholarship: Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Project: Predictive Modelling of Football Ball Parameters and Injury Risk during Head Contact Events

PhD Position: Improving Evaluation Frameworks for Microscopy Image Analysis

PhD Position: Deep Learning & Mathematical Morphology for Biomedical Imaging

Joint PhD scholarship at Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia: Project title: BEAR Biomechanical Early Assessment Fall Risk

Citizen Prosperity Index PhD Scheme and Scholarship

Social Macroeconomics PhD Scheme and Scholarship

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