We have 16 PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Auckland

The University of Auckland is developing a research programme in low delta-v spacecraft trajectory optimisation. We are looking for a PhD candidate to continue work in this area and develop our existing algorithms. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Rattenbury

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

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Determine the efficacy of growth hormone receptor antagonism in hepatocellular carcinoma spheroid culture models

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive and difficult to treat cancer with poor survival rates and limited systemic treatment options for advanced-stage disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Wang, Dr J Perry

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Use of a novel conjugation approach to generate a long-acting growth hormone receptor antagonist

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Targeting the growth hormone (GH) signalling pathway could be an effective therapeutic approach for certain types of cancer. However, a lack of access to therapeutics that target GH or the GH receptor has hindered preclinical studies in this field. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Wang, Dr J Perry

30 August 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Predicting Early Development in Moderate to Late Preterm Babies

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Over 80% of preterm babies are born between 32 and 36 weeks gestation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

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

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Space Optical Communications

University of Auckland Department of Physics

The University of Auckland is developing a research programme in optical communications between ground and orbiting satellites. We are looking for a PhD candidate to adapt an existing optical telescope, and build optical instrumentation to demonstrate optical communications from satellites in low earth orbit. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Rattenbury, Dr J Cater

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

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Neonatal hypoglycaemia guidelines

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Neonatal hypoglycaemia is the most common metabolic disturbance in newborns and a preventable cause of irreversible brain injury. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Lin

4 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Low Glucose Levels in Babies

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

We know that low glucose levels in newborn babies can lead to brain injury, but we do not know how low these levels need to be for how long in which babies, and whether other factors also influence whether brain injury occurs. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Harding

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

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Glucose control - from home to hospital and back again

University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute

In diabetes, glycemic control is often based on sub-optimal one size fits all approaches, so many receive acceptable care, but none receive optimal care. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FA Argus

29 August 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Automatic Segmentation of Brain Tumours and other Intracranial Structures

University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Interested in a rewarding career in bioengineering? Get sponsored to do life-changing research in New Zealand!. Preoperative manual segmentation of Brain tumours is an extremely time-consuming task and adds an enormous amount of Neurosurgical workload. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HA Abbasi

22 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Electrophysiology of menstruation; a multiscale modelling approach

University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Interested in a rewarding career in bioengineering? Get sponsored to do life-changing research in New Zealand!. Contractions of the uterus vary during the different phases of the menstrual cycle. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Miller

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

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Dietary Intake in Parkinson's Disease

University of Auckland Liggins Institute

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects 1% of people over the age of 60 years in industrialised countries (1). Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Lithander

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Mathematical modelling of pertussis dynamics and impact in Aotearoa New Zealand

University of Auckland Department of Engineering Science

Overview. Pertussis (also known as whooping cough) is a highly infectious disease that can be particularly severe in infants and young children. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Maclaren, Dr M Plank

29 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Drop Impacts on Microstructured Surfaces

University of Auckland Department of Physics

How can we control droplets as they land on surfaces, roll over, or spread across surfaces? Understanding and management of droplet dynamics are of critical and increasing importance due to their relevance in areas such as climate physics, disease transmission, food production, and heat transfer technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof G Willmott

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

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Vitamin B12 conjugates for the targeted uptake of antibiotics

Auckland University of Technology School of Applied Sciences

About the Project. Join us in the innovative project “Developing vitamin B. 12. conjugates for the targeted uptake of antibiotics in resistant Gram-negative pathogens”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Brasch

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 16 PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Auckland

PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Auckland

We have 16 PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Auckland

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