We have 256 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy of Photochemical Dynamics. Fully funded 3.5 year PhD studentships are available to start in September 2024 in the Orr-Ewing research group and the Oliver research group in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Orr-Ewing

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

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All that remains: reframing the importance of human cremations in understanding life in ancient Colchester – the original Romano-British capital

University of Bristol The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWWDTP)

The Project. This project uses long neglected but nationally important cremated human remains held at Colchester Museums to explore identities during a time of major social transition. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M E Lewis, Dr F Brock, Mr G Davis, Dr H Eckardt

22 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing efficient spatio-temporal infectious disease model

University of Bristol School of Mathematics

Project Details. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the important role infectious disease modelling can have in informing policy response in real time. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Unwin

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Discovery, synthesis, and applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived from high oxidation state metal ions

University of Bristol School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering

The project. Metal-organic frameworks or MOFs are a class of porous materials made of metal ions and rigid organic linkers which are known secondary building units or SBUs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SN Nayak, Dr SR Rochat

25 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microporous hybrid composites of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for hydrogen storage applications

University of Bristol School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering

The project. Hydrogen is one of the most promising alternative energy vectors that can potentially replace dependence on fossil fuels to meet net zero target. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SN Nayak, Prof I Hamerton, Prof C Faul

25 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The Arnold Scholarship

University of Bristol School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

The Arnold scholarship is available to a first-class graduate who has applied for a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. . Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nassehi

25 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4-year PhD Studentship: Unlocking the Potential of Sodium Butyrate in Enhancing Chicken Innate Immunity and Poultry Vaccines against Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Developing antibiotic alternatives is crucial for managing animal infections and reducing the pressure on antibiotics vital for human medicine. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Behboudi

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

The current animal protein production from our global livestock agricultural system may suffice to provide minimum protein requirements to the 9.7 billion people 2050 projected global population [5]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Fureix

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Towards Accurate Disease Surveillance: Deep Learning-Assisted Simulation of Bacterial Genomes

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Public health surveillance programmes routinely collect vast amounts of pathogen genomics data each year. A pressing issue is how to best utilise this information for effective disease monitoring and management. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Reyher

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Multiscale comparative analysis of habitat selection by large carnivores in northern Botswana

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

About 38% of Botswana’s land area is reserved for wildlife conservation (Winterbach et al., 2014), providing important habitat for large carnivores and allowing for the study of intact large carnivore guilds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Eisler

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Measurement of reward sensitivity as an indicator of welfare in chickens

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Humans show a reduction in sensitivity to reward when suffering from clinical depression and similar changes have been demonstrated in laboratory rodents used as models for depression. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Paul

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Impact of the microbial biodiversity and micro-ecological processes on the transmission and persistency of diseases in dairy farms: a multidisciplinary, adaptive research approach

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Soil provides the basic structure for the development of the ecosystem where humans and animals live. Soil microbiota, including different pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms, are responsible for the health and maintenance of the ecosystem, creating the greatest biodiversity in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Amato

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

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4-year PhD Studentship: Combatting bacterial zoonoses through multi-disciplinary studies of virulence factors

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

Vector-borne diseases, including bacterial zoonoses, pose a significant threat to human and animal health and to livestock industries, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Cogan

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

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We have 256 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 256 University of Bristol PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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