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University of St Andrews PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 47 University of St Andrews PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Development and application of multispecies spatial capture-recapture models

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling

Spatial capture-recapture is a widely used framework for estimating animal density and distribution for data collected from a variety of ecological monitoring approaches, including camera trapping and acoustic surveys. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BS Stevenson, Prof J Matthiopoulos, Dr C Sutherland

5 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Mathematical Modelling of Cancer Metastasis: Towards Personalised Digital Twins

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group

Cancer metastasis is a very complex process involving the migration of cancer cells away from a primary tumour, their transport through the circulation, and the establishment of secondary tumours in distant organs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NS Sfakianakis

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

Approximate likelihood methods for latent-identity spatial capture-recapture models

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling

This project will look to develop methods for spatial capture-recapture (SCR) when individual identity is partially or completely unknown. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BS Stevenson, Dr H Worthington

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

Efficient Sampling and Scalable Inference for Structured Spatio-Temporal Models

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Machine Learning and Statistics Methodology

Spatio-temporal statistical models are widely used to understand complex processes that evolve across space and time, with applications in environmental science, epidemiology to name a few. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BS Swallow, Dr NK Kirk

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

Navigating complex posteriors: efficient Bayesian inference for noisy living systems

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group

From the molecular networks that let a cell keep time or decide its fate to the spread of an infection through a population, living systems are both noisy and non-linear. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Minas, Dr PS Samartsidis, Dr BS Swallow

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

Deep learning for dynamical systems in biology

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Mathematical Biology Group

Many phenomena in biology can be well-described by stochastic differential equations, as these naturally capture sources of intrinsic and extrinsic noise. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Kursawe

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

Causal inference and trial emulation for ecological and/or environmental observational data

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Conducting formal causal inference for ecological and/or environmental data is challenging due to the complex observational processes that are usually involved. Read more

Supervisors: Dr BS Swallow, Dr H Worthington

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

Improved survival analyses in molecular cancer studies

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Statistical Medicine and Molecular Biology

A common challenge in cancer studies concerns the topic of survival analysis; that is, the question of modelling the time until an event happens, where that may mean literal survival or an event such as biochemical recurrence (BCR) or metastasis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Papathomas, Prof A Lynch

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

Bridging Quasi-Monte Carlo and Machine Learning: Theory and Algorithms

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Machine Learning and Statistics Methodology

Quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) methods and machine learning (ML) are two important areas of computational mathematics, with growing opportunities for interaction. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NK Kirk, Prof L Thomas

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

Statistical literacy in a world of AI

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Statistical literacy is the interpretation, critique, and communication of statistical information. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CJT Jones-Todd, Dr C Sutherland, Dr SB Budgett

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

EASTBIO Data-driven biology from imperfect observations: integrating professional and citizen-science biodiversity data

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling

Environmental regulators rely on biological monitoring to assess the condition of rivers and detect ecological change, but high-quality professional monitoring is expensive and consequently limited in its spatial and temporal coverage. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FJC Chadwick, Dr IM Matthews, Dr JG Gray, Dr SG Green

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

EASTBIO Unravelling the Regulation of Small RNAs in the Prostate

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Statistical Medicine and Molecular Biology

Aside from messenger RNA (mRNA), a whole raft of small non-coding RNAs are at work in the cell, but these have been relatively neglected in studies of genetic and epigenetic regulation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Lynch, Dr G Minas

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

EASTBIO The evolutionary fate of new mutations

University of St Andrews

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research Group: Statistical Medicine and Molecular Biology

Every evolutionary change begins with a new mutation. But what happens to a new mutation once it appears? Does it help an organism survive and reproduce, or does it disappear without leaving a trace? How these new mutations affect evolution remains an open question in evolutionary biology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Borges, Dr C Kosiol

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

The Safety and Efficacy of Far-UVC For Preventing the Airborne Spread of Disease

University of St Andrews

School of Physics and Astronomy

Far-UVC is a recently established technology that uses ultraviolet light at 222nm wavelength to inactivate microorganisms in air and on surfaces. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Wood

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

EASTBIO: From Genes to Function: How Genetic Variation Shapes Corticosteroid-Regulated Kidney Sodium Transport

University of St Andrews

School of Medicine

Precise control of renal Na⁺ transport is fundamental to extracellular fluid volume and long-term blood pressure regulation. Fine-tuning occurs in the renal collecting duct, where corticosteroid hormones regulate Na⁺ reabsorption through the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). Read more

Supervisors: Dr M K Mansley, Prof SP Paracchini

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

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