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Secure and Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystems

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Erisa Karafili. This project develops AI-enhanced threat-modelling techniques to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of autonomous vehicles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Karafili

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

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Unsteady Flow and Surface Loading Around a Wall-Mounted Porous Cylinder in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Elias Arcondoulis, Professor Phillip Joseph and Professor Philip Nelson. This project investigates the fundamental unsteady flow physics and surface-loading mechanisms acting on wall-mounted porous cylinders subject to turbulent boundary layers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Arcondoulis

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

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Making nanoscale materials: precision fabrication of high-performance functional structures

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Daniel Zabek. This project focuses on exploring high-precision lithographic fabrication techniques for the development of multifunctional material structures at the nanoscale, with applications in wireless energy and information transfer, and in biomedicine. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Zabek

31 December 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

The University of Manchester

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nuclear power plants are conventionally operated as baseload assets, yet coupling HTGRs with large-scale thermal energy storage (TES) could fundamentally alter this paradigm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Bodel, Prof R Taylor, Dr L Stamford

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

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THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline design using machine learning

The University of Manchester

Cockcroft Institute

The acceleration of non-relativistic electrons has had intense interest in the last 9 years, with the effort to drive low-energy electrons to the relativistic regime for development of compact all-THz-powered light sources and electron diffraction. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Appleby

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

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Smart nanomaterial characterisation

University of Leeds

EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Hondow, Prof A P Brown, Dr S Wilson

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

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Developing sustainable supplies of lithium-6 and lithium-7 for the nuclear sector

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

Future decades are likely to see greatly increased demand for lithium-6 and lithium-7 for use in nuclear fusion blankets and for pressurised water reactor coolant systems, respectively, but current supply of these isotopes is limited. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Stamford, Dr K George

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

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MSc by Research: Investigating the Natural Variation of Ubiquitin-Like-Proteins Across the Eukaryotic Tree of Life

University of Dundee

Faculty of Life Sciences

Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like-Proteins are highly conserved across the eukaryotic tree of life. They regulate a wide range of cellular processes via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, whereby ubiquitin is covalently bonded to a target protein. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Drost

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

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AI for Modelling of Interconnected Energy Systems

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Engineering

3.5 year EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant . We are seeking a highly motivated and talented PhD candidate to join our research team and work on modelling and analysis of integrated energy systems, spanning electricity, gas and hydrogen networks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Qadrdan

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

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Liquid-liquid extraction of plutonium: third phase, molecular modelling and molecular theory

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemical Engineering

This project concerns the liquid-liquid of extraction of plutonium, which is important to energy, defence, space power and waste disposal. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Masters, Dr C Avendano

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

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FULLY FUNDED MScR - Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH)

University of Glasgow

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

To apply, please click institution website. Project Description. The Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH) project is a 30-month, NIHR-funded study that will examine digital maturity in care homes across the UK to co-design practical tools to support safe, person-led digital development. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Johnston, Dr MD Drummond

15 July 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(SATURN CDT) Advanced Fuels and Multiphysics Modelling for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Systems (Rolls-Royce SMR Sponsored PhD with Barcelona Secondment)

The University of Manchester

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

UoM_Nuclear. Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Project Summary. This Rolls-Royce SMR–sponsored PhD will develop advanced multiphysics modelling methods to support next-generation soluble boron-free (SBF) reactor designs and enable rigorous assessment of advanced fuel concepts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AP Peakman, Prof T Abram

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

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We have 615 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 615 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

Secure and Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystems

Unsteady Flow and Surface Loading Around a Wall-Mounted Porous Cylinder in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

Making nanoscale materials: precision fabrication of high-performance functional structures

Rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable applications

Controlling and editing mitochondrial populations at the single cell scale

Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites

Thermal Energy Storage Integration with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors: Optimising Fleet Size, Uranium Utilisation, and Waste Minimisation for the UK

THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline design using machine learning

Smart nanomaterial characterisation

Developing sustainable supplies of lithium-6 and lithium-7 for the nuclear sector

MSc by Research: Investigating the Natural Variation of Ubiquitin-Like-Proteins Across the Eukaryotic Tree of Life

AI for Modelling of Interconnected Energy Systems

Liquid-liquid extraction of plutonium: third phase, molecular modelling and molecular theory

FULLY FUNDED MScR - Embedding TEchnology in Care Homes (ETECH)

(SATURN CDT) Advanced Fuels and Multiphysics Modelling for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Systems (Rolls-Royce SMR Sponsored PhD with Barcelona Secondment)

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