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Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 644 Latest PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships added in the last month

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(EPSRC) High-Entropy Coatings for Hydrogen Gas Turbines

  Research Group: Coatings and Ceramics
As the aviation and power generation sectors move towards decarbonisation, gas turbine manufacturers are developing hydrogen-fuelled engines. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Chen, Prof P Xiao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advanced Materials Processing for Disposal Mixed Oxide Nuclear Wasteforms

  Research Group: Nuclear Materials
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has established the Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub (PuMaS) at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R Harrison, Prof J Turner
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Solution Landscapes and Inverse Problems in the Landau-de Gennes theory for Liquid Crystals

Liquid crystals (LCs) are beautiful smart materials that combine fluidity and softness with the structural order of solids. At a basic level, LCs are anisotropic or directional soft materials with distinguished material directions, referred to as "directors". Read more
 Supervisors: Prof AM Majumdar, Dr J Daou
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Bayesian Modeling of High Dimensional Structural Data

In many applications, such as biological sciences, social science, and engineering we encounter high-dimensional observations. Bayesian approach can provide a flexible modeling framework for underlying structures in high dimension such as underlying covariance structure, conditional dependency graphs etc. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Guha
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, and AI

This fully funded PhD explores AI-native and sensing-aware wireless systems where communications and sensing are co-designed end-to-end. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Meng
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) Genomic and metatranscriptomic approaches to understand and control microbial communities in nuclear facilities

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. UoM_Nuclear. The Sellafield site contains several Spent Nuclear Fuel Ponds (SNFPs) that store some of the UK’s legacy nuclear waste. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Foster, Prof J Lloyd, Dr J Pittman, Prof K Morris
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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DEFRA-NCAS Studentship: Exploring the Air Quality Impacts of Emerging Fertilisers

Agriculture is a major source of atmospheric pollutants, emitting substantial amounts of ammonia (NH. 3. ), greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AV Voliotis, Dr E Matthews, Dr T Bannan, Prof H Coe
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Porphyry systems: Ores, critical elements, and volcanic connections

The energy transition will require significant increases in the quantities of mined base metals and critical minerals to capture, transport, and store low-carbon energy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Richardson, Dr M Hartley, Dr DN Neave
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing magnonic building blocks for neuromorphic computing

This PhD project will develop nanoscale devices which use magnons (collective excitations in magnetic order) as information carriers for ultra-efficient, compact, brain-inspired computing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr W Griggs
 2 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Trends and Mitigations in Behaviour-Based Domestic Stove Emissions

Domestic burning remains a significant contributor to air pollution and have been identified as an area for intervention in the latest Government Environmental Improvement Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-improvement-plan-2025/environmental-improvement-plan-eip-2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Lea-Langton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Normothermic Liver and Kidney Perfusion for Organ Preservation, Drug Testing or In Situ Therapies

Research Studentship in Normothermic Machine Perfusion. 3.5-year D.Phil. studentship . Project. Normothermic Liver and Kidney Perfusion for Organ Preservation, Drug Testing or In Situ Therapies. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof RC Carlistle
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Developing a non-coding RNA predictive biomarker in bladder cancer

Muscle invasive bladder cancer can be classified into gene expression subtypes that can help guide chemo- and immunotherapy choices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Griffin, Dr D Bose, Dr I Sudbery
 17 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Full-time PhD studentship (Chain & Yong Group)

We are looking for a PhD student with strong computational skills interested in interdisciplinary research at the boundary between immunology, cancer and computer science. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Chain, Prof K Yong
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The innate immune response to respiratory viral infection in diabetes: is glucose control the key?

Key words. Human monocytes, infectious disease, type 1 diabetes, innate immunity, viral infection, glucose control. Overview. We are looking for a doctoral student to investigate the innate immune response to common respiratory viruses in people living with type 1 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MDV Dominguez-Villar, Prof N Oliver
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Network Polymer Degradation in Exterior Coatings

With an estimated 14 billion tonnes of microplastics accumulated on the ocean floor, concern for the damage inflicted on marine ecosystems is growing. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr SM Morsch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Predicting clad defect propagation of Zr-based alloys under oxidising conditions during dry fuel store

This PhD is embedded within a uniquely collaborative environment that brings together two of the UKs strongest nuclear materials teams, both based at the University of Manchester. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Frankel, Prof J Turner, Dr MM Maric
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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An Institution for TLA+: A Framework for Interoperability

There are a plethora of formal methods used for the specification and verification of critical systems. Each of these is suitable for modelling and anlaysing various aspects of system operation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Farrell
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Aquatic to agronomic: making progress towards mechanistic functional understanding of algal biostimulants for agriculture

With a growing human population, there is increasing demand for high-quality, high-volume food production, which has led to increasing environmental pressure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Ross
 10 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Sensorimotor integration in neuromorphic systems

  Research Group: Neuromorphic Systems
Humans navigate complex, dynamic environments every day throughout their lifespans. They recognise objects and other humans and can interact with the environment in a seemingly natural and trivial way. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G Detorakis, Prof A van Schaik
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Graduate Teaching Fellowships - Liverpool Law School (2026/27)

The Liverpool Law School invites applications for Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTFs) commencing October 2026. The successful candidates will join the Law School's vibrant PGR community, with exciting plans to complete a doctoral research degree. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Graduate Teaching Assistantship
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship - Liverpool Law School/European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN)

The Liverpool Law School invites applications for a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF), in collaboration with the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN), commencing October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Graduate Teaching Assistantship
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Graduate Teaching Fellow Post - Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology (2026/27)

The Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology (SSPC) invites those interested in pursuing a PhD in the Department to apply for a fully funded Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF) commencing October 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Graduate Teaching Assistantship
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“PhD opportunities on the conservation biology and genetics of threatened diadromous species in reconnected rivers”

Habitat, fragmentation is a major source of biodiversity loss in freshwaters, with rivers around the world fragmented by dams and weirs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Britton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiff University School of English, Communication and Philosophy - PhD Opportunities

With its unique mix of disciplines, Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy offers an exciting range of specialised and innovative postgraduate programmes and a dynamic and highly successful research culture. Read more
 Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding  Arts Research Programme
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PhD Opportunity in Electrosynthesis for Medicinal and Organic Synthesis

Location. University of Greenwich, Kent, UK. Duration. 3 years, full-time. The Project. We are seeking an ambitious and talented PhD candidate to join the Lam Research Group at the University of Greenwich, working at the forefront of electrosynthesis, sustainable organic synthesis, and reaction innovation. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof K Lam
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the evolution of structural variation of the drug metabolising gene CYP2D6

  Research Group: Genetics
The way our bodies process medicines is not uniform across individuals, and a significant part of that variation is written into our DNA. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof E Hollox, Dr FF Freund
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the role of SNHG32 as a regulator of adaptive resistance in lymphoid cancers

This project tackles a major challenge in lymphoma treatment. adaptive drug resistance. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Slupsky, Dr A Kanhere, Dr N Kalakonda, Dr M Glenn
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Molecular Simulation and Data-Driven Discovery of Smarter, Greener Formulations

This project pioneers formulation design by integrating statistical optimisation tools with advanced molecular simulations and experimental validation with industry partners, Unilever. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AF Finney, Prof S Maskell
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(SATURN CDT) High-throughput Discovery of Multi-component alloys for Fusion Coatings

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. In the UKAEA Materials roadmap, one of the near-term goals is to produce functional graded coatings that can be applied to the structural materials to protect them from corrosion resistance and tritium permeation [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Morley, Prof R Goodall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Flash Joule Heating Technology for Sustainable Solar Panel Recycling

The Challenge. By 2030, the UK will generate approximately 1 million tons of decommissioned solar panels annually. Current recycling methods are energy-intensive, economically unviable and achieve limited material recovery. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Grasso
 19 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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