evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Understanding plant development and evolution in the context of environmental responses.

University of Birmingham School of Biosciences

This PhD project aims to understand how plants have adapted to respond to environmental challenges throughout evolutionary time by investigating key plant transcriptional regulators. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J C Coates

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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GREEN CDT The evolution of volatile species during thermal treatment of PCM and plutonium residues

University of Sheffield EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy - GREEN

This PhD project will contribute to the implementation of new thermal treatment technologies that will make a vital contribution to the UK national mission to clean-up the UK’s nuclear legacy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Hand, Dr LB Blackburn

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Molecular mechanisms and evolution of apicomplexan parasite/host interaction

University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry

Apicomplexan parasites include disease agents responsible for malaria, toxoplasmosis, and other major diseases of humans and livestock. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Ross Waller

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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FULLY FUNDED PROJECT - Integrating genotype and antigenic phenotype data to forecast the epidemiological dynamics of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV)

University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

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Supervisors: Prof D Haydon, Dr RO Orton, Dr A Di Nardo, Mr PH Hudelet

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

High redshift galaxies discovered using submillimetre surveys of the sky (so-called submillimetre galaxies) are likely ancestors of present-day massive early-type galaxies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Prof S Eales

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

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Evolutionary Robotics: Generating diverse and functional robots by jointly optimising their body-plan and controllers

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The PhD project will explore optimisation, learning and/or adaptation in the context of evolutionary robotics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LL Le Goff, Prof E Hart

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

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Optimizing phage-antibiotic-synergies to kill bacterial pathogens

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Phage therapy, the use of viruses that only infect bacterial cells and kill them, is a promising potential solution to the antimicrobial resistance crisis that is threatening modern medicine1. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Brockhurst, Dr CI Igler

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

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Implementing a (tree-based) decoding for robot generation

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

In the Autonomous Robotic Evolution project robots for different types of challenging environments are autonomously designed and fabricated with the Robot Fabricator. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A M Tyrrell, Dr EB Buchanan

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

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School for Business and Society, University of York

University of York

As part of our investment in the next generation of academic researchers, we are pleased to offer a number of funded PhD Project studentships.Our research is cross-disciplinary and it reflects York's long-standing strengths in business and public policy, we are at the forefront of the University's mission to be a University for public good. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) PhD Opportunities

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Investigate cytoskeletal networks controlling cancer cell migration at the systems level.

King’s College London Health Schools

Cell migration is fundamental for the existence of multicellular animals, including humans, as certain cells migrate throughout the embryo to form specific tissues. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Krause, Dr C Venkataraman

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

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Understanding nanoparticle hydrogen fuel cell catalysts using electron microscopy

UNSW Sydney School of Chemistry

About the Project. Project Description. Solving the worlds energy crisis is the most pressing need for humanity as we move away from globally harming and unsustainable fossil fuels for energy production. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RT Tilley

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

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Sensory processing and signal assessment during communication, Biosciences – PhD (Funded)

University of Exeter Department of Biosciences

Supervisors. Dr Laura Kelley, University of Exeter. Dr Jolyon Troscianko, University of Exeter. Location: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Kelley, Dr J Troscianko

12 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Experimental and computational Cancer PhD: Overcoming osteosarcoma chemoresistance by characterizing and targeting cellular quiescence

University College London UCL Cancer Institute

Cancer is the leading cause of death in children and the second in young adults in England and Wales. Sarcomas, tumours that originate from connective tissues (bone, muscle, fat), account for around 15% of childhood cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Secrier, Dr L Cottone

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development and Optimisation of the Demagnetisation Process of End-of-Life Permanent Magnets

Queen’s University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Project Introduction. Efficient demagnetisation of end-of-life permanent magnets is critical for recycling rare earths and metals, but current industrial processes use energy-intensive thermal treatment. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Istrate, Dr S Felton, Prof P Nockemann

21 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The evolutionary basis of feeding preferences: A Geometric Framework approach

The University of Western Australia School of Biological Sciences

Despite the essential role food plays in our lives, we have little understanding of how different nutrients work together to impact functioning, or the reasons individuals choose certain combinations of food. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Z Foo, Prof L Simmons

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

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We have 218 evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 218 evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Understanding plant development and evolution in the context of environmental responses.

GREEN CDT The evolution of volatile species during thermal treatment of PCM and plutonium residues

Molecular mechanisms and evolution of apicomplexan parasite/host interaction

FULLY FUNDED PROJECT - Integrating genotype and antigenic phenotype data to forecast the epidemiological dynamics of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV)

Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Evolutionary Robotics: Generating diverse and functional robots by jointly optimising their body-plan and controllers

Optimizing phage-antibiotic-synergies to kill bacterial pathogens

Implementing a (tree-based) decoding for robot generation

School for Business and Society, University of York

Investigate cytoskeletal networks controlling cancer cell migration at the systems level.

Understanding nanoparticle hydrogen fuel cell catalysts using electron microscopy

Sensory processing and signal assessment during communication, Biosciences – PhD (Funded)

Experimental and computational Cancer PhD: Overcoming osteosarcoma chemoresistance by characterizing and targeting cellular quiescence

Development and Optimisation of the Demagnetisation Process of End-of-Life Permanent Magnets

The evolutionary basis of feeding preferences: A Geometric Framework approach

We have 218 evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 218 evolution PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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