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Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 595 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Breaking the Forever Cycle: New Technologies for PFAS Removal

Per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their emerging alternatives have become some of the most challenging contaminants of the 21st century. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Fletcher, Dr G Craig
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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REmanufacturing with smart robotics for WIde-scale REdeployment (REWIRE)

REWIRE is a 13-partner Horizon Europe funded project consortium which aims to transform European remanufacturing by delivering an integrated, factory-level platform for high-quality, scalable, and circular remanufacturing across sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Hargaden
 27 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modulating Neuronal Network Dysfunction in mTORopathies via Peptide-Mediated Inhibition of Rheb/mTOR Signalling

Hyperactivation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in neurons is associated with aberrant axonal and dendritic connectivity, enlarged soma size, increased cellular stress, reduced myelination, synaptic dysfunction and neuronal hyperexcitability. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Alsaqati, Dr O Al Musaimi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Dual Ended HDAC-Bcl-2 Inhibitor Therapeutics (DEHBIT): A Continuous Flow Chemistry Approach to Next-Generation Polypharmacological Cancer Therapeutics

Background and Scientific Rationale . Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, characterised by complex, multifactorial disease mechanisms requiring equally sophisticated therapeutic strategies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alpha-Synucleinopathies: A Chemistry-Biology Approach to Parkinson's Disease

The Clinical Challenge. Parkinson's Disease and Protein Aggregation. Parkinson's disease affects approximately 150,000 people in the UK and accounts for around 8,000 deaths annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Sellars
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ubiquitous Cognitive Navigation with AI Based Systems PhD

This fully-funded PhD studentship, sponsored by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA), Cranfield University and Spirent Communications, offers a bursary of £24,000 per annum, covering full tuition fees. This PhD project in the area of autonomy, navigation and artificial intelligence, aims to advance the development of intelligent and resilient navigation systems for autonomous transport. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Sun, Dr IP Petrunin
 30 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Predictive models for sustainable mango supply chains PhD

This fully funded PhD studentship, supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award, Cranfield University, University of Birmingham, and Blue Skies Holdings Ltd., will develop engineering solutions to decarbonise fresh produce supply chains. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Falagan Sama, Dr E Gage
 29 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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COLIMIND: Synthetic biology-enabled sensing and typing of stressed coliforms in drinking water PhD

This exciting fully funded PhD, with an enhanced stipend of £31,805 per annum (with fees covered) through the EPSRC TechExpert Pilot scheme, is sponsored by the NERC Doctoral Focal Award in Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications (EngBio4Env) and the Water Research Centre (WRc). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Hassard, Prof F Coulon
 5 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain and central nervous system plasticity, regeneration, degeneration

The aim is to discover and test candidate molecular mechanisms underlying how the central nervous system (CNS) (ie spinal cord and brain) responds to life challenges, for example life experience or injury, driving plasticity, regeneration or degeneration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Hidalgo
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pioneering Active EMI Filters With AI For Sustainable Automotive Systems

UCL Department / Faculty. Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering / Engineering Sciences. Location of position. Bloomsbury, London. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof YH Hu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 2027 - 28

Ranked 18th in the world and 10th in Asia, CUHK is a highly esteemed, forward-looking comprehensive research university recognised for excellence both regionally and globally. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Hong Kong PhD Programme
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Fully Funded PhD in Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Machine Learning

  Research Group: Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Health Data Science Research Group
Fully Funded PhD in Medical Biostatistics, Causal Inference and Machine Learning. Developing novel methods for causal inference using healthcare data. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M O'Connell
 24 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Identifying Critical Periods for Mitochondrial Function in Drosophila Development and Lifespan

To apply, please click institution website. Project Overview. Why do some organisms age more gracefully than others? Mitochondria—the cell’s powerhouses—lie at the centre of this mystery. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Sanz, Prof K Tokatlidis, Dr MGJ Gonzalez-Jimenez
 23 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Targeting the mRNA Export Pathway to Overcome Immune Evasion in Hypoxic Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, with approximately 800,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Bolland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aging sub-cellular powerstations

Student Background. Theoretical Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Computing (Biological knowledge not required). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof N Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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