VariantCurator: A “spell-checker” for genomic variant data that will improve diagnostic rates by improving the accuracy of genetic data in clinical literature and increasing the findability of data in historic literature

Rare diseases affect <1-in-2,000 people, but ~8,000 rare genetic diseases impact ~10% of births globally. These arise from variations in patients’ DNA sequences. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Batista-Navarro, Dr PF Freeman

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

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Designing a new generation of acoustic and vibration materials using generative AI

University of Salford

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures

This PhD project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures programme. Further details about the CDT and the partner universities can be found on https://soundfutures.salford.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Yurchenko, Dr DJJ Toal

25 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Beyond AlphaFold: putting the physics back into protein folding

The University of Manchester

Department of Chemistry

One half of the 2024 Nobel prize of Chemistry went to the prediction of protein structure from amino acid sequences. This long-awaited achievement was made possible by the design of a suitable AI algorithm, called AlphaFold, that operates on a large databank of crystal structures of many thousands of proteins. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Popelier, Dr S De Visser

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

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Developing a deterministic prediction of the specular component of reflections from an evolving melting surface due to high energy laser irradiation

The University of Manchester

Department of Materials

Developing a deterministic prediction of the specular component of reflections from an evolving melting surface due to high energy laser irradiation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Flint, Prof J Robson

31 May 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Better Personalization of Deep Learning-Enhanced Hearing Devices - Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

University of Salford

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures

This PhD project is being advertised as part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures. Further details about the CDT and the partner universities can be found on https://soundfutures.salford.ac.uk/. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J P Barker, Dr SN Graetzer

7 April 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub

The University of Manchester

Are you passionate about applying research to real-world problems? Are you considering a PhD but are also interested in a career in industry? Are you interested… Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Complex somatic structural variations (SVs) in genomic regions such as centromeres and telomeres play a crucial role in driving many genetic disorders. Read more

Supervisors: Assoc Prof SG Garg, Prof D Wedge

15 June 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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(UoM - Tokyo) Advanced particle tracking and real-time analysis for discoveries at the ATLAS detector at CERN

The University of Manchester

Department of Physics and Astronomy

The matter that we know of constitutes only 15% of our universe - the remaining 85% is an enigmatic form of matter known as dark matter. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Doglioni, Prof R Sawada

28 April 2025 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Application of machine learning algorithms to medical images and clinical/DNA data

The University of Manchester

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

This project will develop an automated classifier or the estimation of prognosis of the illness using medical images of the human body, clinical data, and gene information. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Costen

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

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Using AI and machine learning techniques to enhance the network traffic for a smart city

University of Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

As urban populations continue to grow, cities face increasing challenges in managing network traffic, including congestion, resource allocation, and infrastructure maintenance. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RAZ Al Zaidi, Dr SP Palaiahnakote

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

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VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

The University of Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Rare diseases affect. This proposal builds on substantial efforts of a Human Genome Organization committee which has proposed a unified professional-standard for representing genomic data which, when finalised, will be adopted world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pettifer, Dr PF Freeman

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

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We have 11 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

We have 11 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

University of Salford

University of Liverpool

University of Salford

VariantCurator: A “spell-checker” for genomic variant data that will improve diagnostic rates by improving the accuracy of genetic data in clinical literature and increasing the findability of data in historic literature

Designing a new generation of acoustic and vibration materials using generative AI

[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Beyond AlphaFold: putting the physics back into protein folding

Developing a deterministic prediction of the specular component of reflections from an evolving melting surface due to high energy laser irradiation

Better Personalization of Deep Learning-Enhanced Hearing Devices - Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub

Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

(UoM - Tokyo) Advanced particle tracking and real-time analysis for discoveries at the ATLAS detector at CERN

Application of machine learning algorithms to medical images and clinical/DNA data

Using AI and machine learning techniques to enhance the network traffic for a smart city

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

We have 11 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

We have 11 Software Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

University of Salford

University of Liverpool

University of Salford

VariantCurator: A “spell-checker” for genomic variant data that will improve diagnostic rates by improving the accuracy of genetic data in clinical literature and increasing the findability of data in historic literature

Designing a new generation of acoustic and vibration materials using generative AI

[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Beyond AlphaFold: putting the physics back into protein folding

Developing a deterministic prediction of the specular component of reflections from an evolving melting surface due to high energy laser irradiation

Better Personalization of Deep Learning-Enhanced Hearing Devices - Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

EPSRC Energy Transfer Technologies Doctoral Training Hub

Unravelling complex somatic genomic variations: advancing early diagnostics and precision medicine

(UoM - Tokyo) Advanced particle tracking and real-time analysis for discoveries at the ATLAS detector at CERN

Application of machine learning algorithms to medical images and clinical/DNA data

Using AI and machine learning techniques to enhance the network traffic for a smart city

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

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