Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Multiaxial Variable Amplitude Fatigue of Aluminium–Steel Welded Joints with In-Situ Full-Field Measurement

There is no funding attached to this project. The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Prof LS Susmel, Dr DA Asquith

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

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Optimising awareness of, access to, and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among underserved communities in the UK

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

PhD Opportunity. Improving Access to HIV PrEP for Underserved Communities in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Gillespie, Dr A Williams, Dr E Mantzourani

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

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The effect of hydrogen evolution on corrosion pit growth under fatigue conditions

Sheffield Hallam University

Engineering and Built Environment

There is no funding attached to this project. The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr MK Kitchen, Prof LS Susmel

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

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Defining airway dysfunction in asthma and COPD using oscillometry towards precision medicine

University of Dundee

School of Medicine

Chronic airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are leading causes of morbidity and healthcare utilisation worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Chan

3 August 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators (ABDIJALEBIS _U27EMPSFP1)

University of East Anglia

School of Engineering

Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman. Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Abdi Jalebi

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD studentship: Atmospheric Water Harvesting: From Material Development to Device Integration

University College London

Department of Chemical Engineering

Vacancy information. The Department of Chemical Engineering at University College London (UCL) is one of the leading departments in the UK, with an international reputation for research excellence and impact. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MG Gigantino

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

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PhD Position in Interpretable AI for Coupled Multiphysics of Geomaterials

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory invites applications for a fully funded PhD position at the intersection of computational mechanics, multiphysics of geomaterials, and interpretable machine learning. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Karapiperis

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

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Waves Against Cancer: Acoustic and Microwave Energy as Competing Modalities in Breast Cancer Cell Regulation

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Martin

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Women's political engagement in Francophone West Africa (1945-60)

University of Sheffield

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities is looking to recruit a fully-funded PhD candidate to work on women’s political engagement in West Africa from the end of the Second World War through decolonisation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S.F Frank

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

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Modelling Huntington’s Disease to study mechanisms of somatic CAG expansion and the role of microglia and astrocytes in disease onset and progression.

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Biosciences

Research Group: Neuroscience

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Allen

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

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The role of unconventional T-cells in IgA nephropathy

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Eberl

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Project: Targeting Kidney Cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Tee

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Regulation of neuronal excitability using IgG targeting of ion channels and GPCRs

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)

Babraham Institute Graduate Programme

Academic Supervisor. Ewan Smith. Academic Institution. University of Cambridge. Industrial Partner. Maxion Therapeutics . Read more

Supervisor: Prof E St John Smith

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

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Going Solo: Engineering Single-Chain Antibody Immunity to Explore Evolutionary Constraints

Babraham Institute (Cambridge)

Babraham Institute Graduate Programme

Academic Supervisor. Dinis Calado. Academic Institution. Babraham Institute. Industrial Partner. Alloy Therapeutics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Calado

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

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Avesicular nanoparticles (avNPs) are novel intercellular communication factors promoting prostate cancer.

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Clayton

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Tumour-immune crosstalk in the mTORC1-active cancer microenvironment

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Dunlop

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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From Risk Genes to Biomarkers in Schizophrenia: Striatal-Immune Signatures for Patient Stratification

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Medicine

About the Project. This is a Self-Funded/Sponsored PhD opportunity. FUNDING REQUIRED. Full UK/EU or International Tuition Fees. UK Living Expenses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Fjodorova

31 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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EPSRC DLA: Nanodiamond for virus detection

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

At least 1 billion people lack access to safe water due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialisation and the climate emergency. Read more

Supervisors: Prof O Williams, Dr B Hou

3 July 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD position in synthetic inorganic/organometallic chemistry: New reactivity from unusual molecular main group compounds

University of St Andrews

School of Chemistry

The chemistry of the main group elements has seen some remarkable advances in the past years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Stasch

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

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Understanding Sustainable H2 Production via Nonthermal Plasma Catalysis Using Advanced Spectroscopy techniques

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Achieving the UK Net Zero strategy necessitates sustainable zero-carbon hydrogen (H₂) production. Conventional thermal catalytic methods for H₂ production (e.g., water gas shift reaction) requires conditions of temperatures exceeding 500 °C and high pressures. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Dr D Lewis, Prof C Hardacre

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

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Developing Novel Tools for the Analysis of Local Order using Total Scattering Data (TScat)

University of Sheffield

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 LO Owen, Prof K Christofidou, Dr G Perez, Dr A Belozerov

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

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PhD Studentship - Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero - Pathways to Net Zero: Decarbonising Cellulosic Film Manufacturing in the UK Chemicals Sector

Newcastle University

CDT PINZ

Futamura Ltd has been a global leader in the development and production of cellulose films, driving innovation in cellulosic packaging solutions for more than 75 years. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RL Law, Prof A Harvey

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

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AI-driven prediction of environmental stress sensitivity across insect pollinators

Queen Mary University of London

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

· Supervisors. Dr Rachel Parkinson (SBBS, Biology) – primary supervisor. Prof. Chris Bass (University of Exeter). Dr Chema Martin-Duran (SBBS, Biology) – co-supervisor. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Parkinson

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

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Defining the impact of chromatin and transcriptional regulator-driven phase separation in cancer cell behaviour.

The University of Manchester

Division of Molecular and Cellular Function

Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is a deadly disease with poor survival statistics, is one of the highest incidence cancer types and is growing in prevalence, particularly in the developing world. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Sharrocks, Dr I Iqbal

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

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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

Multiaxial Variable Amplitude Fatigue of Aluminium–Steel Welded Joints with In-Situ Full-Field Measurement

Optimising awareness of, access to, and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among underserved communities in the UK

The effect of hydrogen evolution on corrosion pit growth under fatigue conditions

Defining airway dysfunction in asthma and COPD using oscillometry towards precision medicine

AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators (ABDIJALEBIS _U27EMPSFP1)

PhD studentship: Atmospheric Water Harvesting: From Material Development to Device Integration

PhD Position in Interpretable AI for Coupled Multiphysics of Geomaterials

Waves Against Cancer: Acoustic and Microwave Energy as Competing Modalities in Breast Cancer Cell Regulation

Women's political engagement in Francophone West Africa (1945-60)

Modelling Huntington’s Disease to study mechanisms of somatic CAG expansion and the role of microglia and astrocytes in disease onset and progression.

The role of unconventional T-cells in IgA nephropathy

Project: Targeting Kidney Cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Regulation of neuronal excitability using IgG targeting of ion channels and GPCRs

Going Solo: Engineering Single-Chain Antibody Immunity to Explore Evolutionary Constraints

Avesicular nanoparticles (avNPs) are novel intercellular communication factors promoting prostate cancer.

Tumour-immune crosstalk in the mTORC1-active cancer microenvironment

From Risk Genes to Biomarkers in Schizophrenia: Striatal-Immune Signatures for Patient Stratification

EPSRC DLA: Nanodiamond for virus detection

PhD position in synthetic inorganic/organometallic chemistry: New reactivity from unusual molecular main group compounds

Understanding Sustainable H2 Production via Nonthermal Plasma Catalysis Using Advanced Spectroscopy techniques

Economics Research Mphil/PhD

Management Research Mphil/PhD

Real-time 4D Imaging of Transient Multiphase Flows

Modelling Fire Spread - SAFEBATT

Alpha-Synuclein Condensates and Synaptic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

Fully Funded 4-Year Cheney Scholarship PhD Programme in In Situ Biology

Developing Novel Tools for the Analysis of Local Order using Total Scattering Data (TScat)

PhD Studentship - Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero - Pathways to Net Zero: Decarbonising Cellulosic Film Manufacturing in the UK Chemicals Sector

AI-driven prediction of environmental stress sensitivity across insect pollinators

Defining the impact of chromatin and transcriptional regulator-driven phase separation in cancer cell behaviour.

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