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University of Leeds PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 39 University of Leeds PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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The University of Leeds is one of the largest research-intensive universities in the UK, offering a range of research degrees from Masters to PhDs (full-time or split-site), as well as professional doctorates. Our postgraduate researchers are a fundamental part of our vibrant research culture.

NAPIC: Closing the Vitamin B12 Gap with Insects: Optimised Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Digestive Bioavailability

University of Leeds

Faculty of Environment

One full scholarship is available in the School of Food Science and Nutrition in 2026/27. This scholarship is open to UK (Home) and International candidates and covers UK tuition fees as well as a UKRI matched stipend (currently £21,805 in 2026/27). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A J Hernandez Alvarez

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

Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer

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

Mixed precision methods for numerical linear algebra at exascale

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Computer Science

Please note the start date for this project is Monday 1 February 2027. Join an international team developing scalable algorithms to solve numerical linear algebra challenges on supercomputers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Fasi

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

Metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer: starving tumors of essential nutrients to promote cell death

University of Leeds

Faculty of Medicine and Health

This project is available immediately to both Home-rated applicants and International applicants who have a sponsor or are able to self-fund their studies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Papa

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

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Improved understanding of autoimmune glycan-protein interactions using mass spectrometry

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemistry

Glycans are sugar-based molecules which play an important role in biological processes ranging from cell-cell communication to energy metabolism. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H M Britt, Prof W B Turnbull

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

Identifying high value compounds during a yeast fermentation of food waste

University of Leeds

Faculty of Environment

You will work on yeast strain development for use as a fortified strain in the fermentation industry with potential as a standalone product. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D.G Greetham

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

(SATURN CDT)Simulation of particle agglomeration, attrition and breakup for nuclear waste transport and retrieval processes

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The safe retrieval, transport and processing of radioactive waste slurries is one of the most significant engineering challenges in nuclear decommissioning. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Dr L F Mortimer

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

EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

University of Leeds

Right now, our society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as our fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. Read more

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

Intelligent Multi-scale Magnetic Robots for Endoluminal Surgical Applications

University of Leeds

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

This PhD position is part of the IMMERSE project (Intelligent Magnetic Multi-scale Robotics for Endoluminal Surgical Excellence), an ambitious research programme aiming to develop the next generation of medical robots for minimally invasive surgery. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Valdastri, Dr J H Chandler

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

Epigenetics and Cancer: Determining how Mistakes in V(D)J Recombination Trigger Leukaemias and Lymphomas

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

V(D)J recombination is essential to produce antibody and T-cell receptor genes but since the reaction involves breaking and rejoining DNA, it is highly dangerous and errors have long been thought to lead to leukaemias and lymphomas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Boyes

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

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

University of Leeds

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills is a joint initiative between the University of Leeds and the Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials and will recruit at least 50 students over 5 annual cohorts between the two sites. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

Cardiac and skeletal muscle progenitor cells - driving regeneration ability by tryptophan metabolites

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2026/27. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A.J. Smith, Dr T.S. Bowen

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

Visualizing alteration in mitochondrial structures in Brain astrocytes and neurones due to obesity and diabetes

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

This project investigates a novel mechanism by which brain insulin resistance contributes to metabolic and cognitive dysfunction, focusing on the Nucleus of the Tractus Solitarius (NTS) within the dorsal vagal complex (DVC). Read more

Supervisors: Dr B.M. Filippi, Dr J Kwok, Dr E Zeqiraj

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

Manipulation of neuroimmune responses and behaviour by infectious agents

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

The project focuses on how infectious agents modify the individuals that they infect and how neuroimmune responses to infection moderate behaviour changes in warm-blooded animals and humans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mcconkey, Dr S Clapcote

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

Structural and mechanistic studies of fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling

University of Leeds

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

We have identified a previously undiscovered ‘signal switching’ mechanism used by a branch of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family – fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) – that are important in early development but also oncogenic in a range of cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A.L. Breeze, Prof F. Sobott

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

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