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Cardiff University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 109 Cardiff University PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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At Cardiff University, we believe that what can be achieved together is greater than what we can achieve alone. We are committed to bringing together the brightest minds to find real-life solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. Join a community of open-minded thinkers, where everyone is empowered to reach their full potential, personally and academically. <p>As one of the UK’s leading academic institutions, our world-class research and teaching is open, collaborative and interdisciplinary, putting our students at the forefront of their fields and society’s biggest challenges.</p> <p>Our postgraduate research students are a model example of the power of community in action, whether they are pushing forward the boundaries of human knowledge through ground-breaking research, or taking their expertise out into the world, our postgraduate students are making a meaningful difference.</p> <p>We’re also a member of the prestigious Russell Group of the UK’s leading universities.</p>

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The AD[A]PT (Architectural Design and Humanities Promoting Transformation) Consortium - AHRC Doctoral Focal Award - 2 studentships

Cardiff University
Welsh School of Architecture
The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University is offering two fully funded PhD scholarships through the AD[A]PT Consortium's AHRC Doctoral Focal Award, supporting arts and humanities research for healthier people, places and planet. Read more
 Supervisor: Miss C Evans
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cardiff University School of English, Communication and Philosophy - PhD Opportunities

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Global Humanities
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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Neurosymbolic spatial reasoning: teaching language models to plan over qualitative geographic knowledge

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics
About the project. Large language models are fluent but unreliable at spatial reasoning. Given a geographic knowledge graph, they recall isolated facts well, yet they struggle with questions that require several spatial relationships to be chained together. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Abdelmoty
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding cellular ageing of protective immunity to inform vaccine design and T-cell therapies

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Medicine
Summary. The risk of dying from infection is particularly high in the elderly and is related to ageing of the immune system. Immune cells called T-cells can confer long-term protection against infection and hence are critical for vaccine development. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KL Ladell, Prof L Wooldridge, Prof D Baird, Prof D Price
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD in Chemistry: Sustainable Main Group Catalysis Using Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Chemistry
Prof. Rebecca Melen is looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join her team on an ERC funded project on sustainable catalysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Melen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Adenylosuccinic acid prodrugs for the treatments of ADSS1 myopathy

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Chemistry
This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a potentially life-changing therapy for ADSS1-deficient myopathy, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle weakness, loss of mobility, respiratory complications, and premature death. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Pertusati
 6 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Fully-Funded WGSSS ESRC general studentship in the Politics, International Relations and Area Studies Pathway

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Global Humanities
The School of Global Humanities and School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University are delighted to offer a fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentship in the Politics, International Relations and Area Studies Pathway, starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Journalism, Digital Media & Democracy Pathway (Student-led funded PhD)

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Journalism, Digital Media & Democracy Pathway. Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr G. Miazhevich, Dr A. B. Payson
 14 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) PhD studentships - School of Law and Politics

Cardiff University
Cardiff University School of Law and Politics, supported by Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) invites applications for PhD study with the possibility of being awarded a fully funded studentship to start in October 2027 in the areas of. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Law Research Programme
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Wales Graduate school for the Social Sciences (WGSSS), ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) - General Studentship

Cardiff University
The School of Psychology at Cardiff University are delighted to offer several fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships in the Psychology Pathway starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Fully-Funded WGSSS ESRC general studentship via the Linguistics and Bilingualism Pathway (School of Global Humanities)

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Global Humanities
The School of Global Humanities at Cardiff University are delighted to offer fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentship in the Bilingualism and Linguistics Pathway starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Cardiff Business School - Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) FULLY FUNDED GENERAL STUDENTSHIPS (Management and Business)

Cardiff University
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff Business School is delighted to offer fully funded Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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Cardiff Business School - Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) FULLY FUNDED GENERAL STUDENTSHIPS (Economics)

Cardiff University
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff Business School is delighted to offer fully funded Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentships starting in October 2027. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Business Research Programme
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CyberInvent: Where Cybersecurity Research Meets Real-World Impact

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics
  Research Group: Cybersecurity, Privacy and HCC Research Section
Considering doing a PhD in cyber security, but don’t want to spend three years working on something nobody outside academia ever sees?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P R Burnap
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Mapping the Developing Brain: Linking Structure and Function through Imaging

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Psychology
This PhD project explores how young children’s brain develops during the first five years of life and how this shapes thinking, language, and self-control. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Cercignani, Dr M Palombo
 21 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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