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Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 697 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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Learning through comparing the work of others (Ref: LN/IJ-SF1/2026)

Feedback is considered important for learning across university subjects. But often feedback is not engaging and is therefore ineffective. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr I Jones
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Designing the teaching of problem-solving tactics in school mathematics (Ref: LN/CF-SF1/2026)

A project in this area will aim to improve our knowledge about effective teaching of problem solving in school mathematics. Research suggests that although expert problem solvers use a variety of domain-general problem-solving strategies (e.g. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Foster
 30 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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AI Based Tools for Subsea Cable Routing for Offshore Wind Farms (Ref: CO/VG-SF1/2026)

Cable routing is a non-trivial aspect of offshore wind farm development. An optimal route must balance multiple factors such as thermal efficiency, soil type, benthic communities, shipping traffic, fishing zones, etc. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr v.gunturi@lboro.ac.uk Gunturi, Prof ND Dethlefs
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Formal languages and models of computation (Ref: CO/LP-SF1/2026)

The area of formal language and automata theory focuses on the investigation of abstract machines, and it is particularly interested in what problems these devices can solve and what resources they use. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Prigioniero
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computability and Constrained Equations in Free Semigroups (Ref: CO/JD-SF1/2026)

Given a finite set A, and an associative binary operation o, a semigroup is a set which contains A and is closed under o. If |A| n, the free semigroup A+ is a particular example of a semigroup. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Day
 1 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Studentship: Formation Alteration Driven By Brine Circulation During Geothermal Production In Clastic Reservoirs

Award summary. 100% home UK fees covered, and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £20,780 (2025/26 UKRI rate). An additional allowance will be provided to contribute towards consumables, equipment, and travel related to the project. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Acikalin
 18 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Understanding the Role of Precursors in Catalyst Efficacy (Ref: CM/SD-SF2/2026)

Catalysts will provide a growing pivotal role in the medium to long term global sustainable energy future that will need to produce less emissions and rely much less on oil. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Dann, Prof B Buckley, Dr S Kondrat
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Clean hydrogen production on the move (Ref: CM/SD-SF1/2026)

Hydrogen will provide a growing pivotal role in the medium to long term global sustainable energy future that will need to produce less emissions and rely much less on oil. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Dann, Dr E Ashton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Luminescent Anion Receptors for High-Throughput Bioassays in Drug Discovery (Ref: CM/SB-SF2/2026)

The aim of this PhD project is to synthesise luminescent molecules that bind reversibly to target biological anions, which are produced during pharmaceutically important enzyme reactions. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Butler, Prof B Buckley
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Luminescent Molecular Probes to Detect Phosphate in UK Waterways (Ref: CM/SB-SF1/2026)

A major unsolved challenge for environmental agencies is to monitor inorganic phosphate in water, to predict the breakout of harmful algae blooms that lead to aquatic ‘dead zones’. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Butler, Dr H Willcock
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Utilizing machine learning to decipher the mechanism of protein-DNA binding

  Research Group: Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences
Transcriptional gene regulation, or the ability to control the timing and levels of gene expression through binding of transcription factors (TFs) to DNA, is a defining feature of life. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Lagator, Prof S Lovell, Prof M Rattray
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing Bio‑Inspired Adaptive Materials for Next‑Generation Neuromorphic Devices (Ref: CM/PR-SF1/2026)

This project aims to design, study, and understand materials that mimic the behaviour of biological tissues, opening the door to electronics that can learn, adapt, and process information efficiently. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Roach, Dr E Hill
 1 July 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Synthesis of Fluorinated Heterocycles (Ref: CM/MK-SF2/2026)

This project will involve synthetic organic chemistry to prepare novel nitrogen heterocyclic compounds based (including pyridones, cinnolines or quinoxalines) using nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) of fluoroarenes to allow rapid construction of small molecules of interest as drug candidates as antibiotics, anti-cancer agents or against Neglected Tropical Diseases. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Weaver, Dr M Kimber
 31 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advanced Modelling of Waste Immobilisation Materials for Long‑Term Nuclear Waste Storage (Ref: CM/KJ-SF1/2026)

Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel generates waste that contains long‑lived radioactive isotopes capable of remaining hazardous for thousands of years. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Jolley
 1 April 2027  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Exploring nitrogen electrochemistry at elevated temperatures (Ref: CM/IMP-SF1/2026)

A huge amount of nitrogen fixation to ammonia-based fertiliser is required annually to maintain global food supply; it is estimated that artificial fixation accounts for 50% of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr IM McPherson
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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