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University of Birmingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 321 University of Birmingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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For more than a century, the University of Birmingham has been pursuing and sharing knowledge through outstanding teaching and research. As a founding Russell Group member and the original ‘redbrick’ university, our high-quality teaching will help you take your career to the next level. We are of the country’s most consistently sought-after universities by the UK’s top graduate employers, and have been for the last decade. With a wealth of opportunities to choose from across study and research, Birmingham has one of the most extensive postgraduate course portfolios in the UK. Hosting an international community of more than 8000 staff and 38,000 students, you’ll work alongside world-leading academics in a diverse community.

AI-Guided Design and Additive Manufacture of High-Performance Heat Exchangers

University of Birmingham

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Group: Advanced Manufacturing Research Group

Cooling already accounts for a large share of electricity demand in hot climates, and that share is rising. Almost all of it passes through a single, unglamorous component. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Essa, Dr A Abdelwahab

4 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Generative AI for Recovering 4D Digital Hearts from Routine 2D Cardiac Imaging

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

Want to build the next generation of Medical AI? Join our team!. Project outline. Heart muscle deformation during each beat determines cardiac function and reveals how the heart adapts to physiological changes and ageing. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Q Meng, Prof R Steeds

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Multimodal Learning and Vision-Language Models for Understanding Human Organ Proportions

University of Birmingham

School of Computer Science

AI meets the human body. Shape the future of Medical AI with us!. Project outline. The human body works as a system, and how organ size relates to height, weight and other organs determines the way they are assessed, matched and monitored in clinical practice. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Q Meng, Dr T Thomas

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Predicting Attention and Action in the Developing Brain with Wearable Neuroimaging and Modelling

University of Birmingham

School of Psychology

Why can we respond quickly and accurately one moment, then hesitate or make an impulsive mistake the next? Attention and action fluctuate even when a task stays the same. Read more

Supervisors: Dr . An, Dr C Mevorach

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Topics in trustworthy machine learning and AI: Robustness, privacy and data heterogeneity

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

Machine learning and statistical algorithms are now implemented at a large scale in almost every aspect of our society, significantly impacting our daily lives through their performance. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M L Li

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

Non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

Macroscopic matter is composed of a huge number of quantum particles whose dynamics are typically dominated by interactions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Bertini

11 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Predictive modelling and control of low-cost droplets for micro-engineering

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

Advances in manufacturing science have resulted in unprecedented research and development in the design of ‘micro-swimmers’. microscopic entities that navigate fluid environments by converting some form of energy–e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N D Desai

10 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Light at the Atomic Scale: A PhD in Single-Molecule Nanophotonics

University of Birmingham

School of Physics and Astronomy

We are looking for a PhD student to work in the area of nanophotonics and plasmonics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr . Chikkaraddy

12 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Sustainable removal of polymer coatings for critical material recovery from photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.

University of Birmingham

School of Chemical Engineering

Access to affordable, clean energy is a human necessity. Solar photovoltaics are being rapidly deployed in efforts to capture the Sun’s energy, with world installations approaching 3 TW[SP1.1] [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Keith, Dr S Pain, Prof JD Murphy

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

PhD Studentships in Applied Mathematics for Formulated Products

University of Birmingham

School of Mathematics

Two fully-funded 3.5-year PhD studentships (covering UK home student fees and an annual stipend of £21,805) is available in Applied Mathematics for Formulated Products. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R J Dyson

10 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Sub-THz Sensing for Dynamic Particulate Characterization

University of Birmingham

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Fully Funded PhD Studentship (UK Students Only). Real-Time Sub-THz Electromagnetic Sensing and Machine Learning for Dynamic Particulate Characterization. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Norouzian, Prof M S Gashinova

31 January 2027 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Polymergeddon: Rise of the Osmotic Pressure

University of Birmingham

School of Chemistry

Polymers are everywhere, and they're built to last. Their strength and chemical stability make them incredibly useful, but also frustratingly difficult to destroy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S F Fielden

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

The hidden immune system of fungi: uncovering the roles of NLR genes

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

NLR genes play important roles as the sensors/receptors of non-self molecules and in activation of immune responses. The role of NLRs in immunity has been thoroughly described for plants and animals, but how they contribute to the fungal immune system is unknown. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Kettles

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Designing synthetic proteins for sustainable control of fungal plant diseases

University of Birmingham

School of Biosciences

Fungal pathogens are expert manipulators of their plant hosts, which they achieve through secreting effector proteins which disable host defences. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Kettles

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

How Hematopoietic Transcription Factors and Epigenetic Coregulators Shape Gene Regulatory Networks in Immune Cell Development

University of Birmingham

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

This is a 4-year PhD studentship to join the group of Dr Tianyi Zhang in the Department of Cancer and Genomics Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr TZ Zhang

23 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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