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Enhanced Deep Learning and Semantic-based Predictive Analytics for Reactive IoT Applications and Streaming Data

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

The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) has formed a bridge that connects most of the real-world entities with the related computer entities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu, Dr KB Babaagba

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

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Learning concept evolution in data streams [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Complex Systems

In applications with concept evolution, new concepts emerge in data stream and existing/known concepts disappear over time, e.g., new types of attack in a computer network and new topics of interest in social medial data stream. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Li

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

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Process-based modelling of long-term morphological impacts from offshore marine renewable energy installations

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Li

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

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Bridging the gap- dynamic managerial capabilities and organisational routines.

University of Bolton Greater Manchester Business School

Project Summary. The project seeks to explore the interaction between the dynamic managerial capabilities (Teece et al) and organisation routines (Feldman and Pentland) and how, if, they complement one another. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Akhtar, Mrs G Clarry

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

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AI4ME (BBC Prosperity Partnership) - PhD Studentship in Computer Networking & Distributed Systems

Lancaster University School of Computing & Communications

AI4ME is an exciting five-year EPSRC & BBC-funded Prosperity Partnership that is addressing the key challenges involved in creating and delivering personalised content at scale. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Race

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

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Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Ilmenau University of Technology

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Foundation, the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany is establishing the “Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)” for research on the next generation of IT systems. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Germany PhD Programme

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Process-based model tools for prediction of scour around offshore structural foundations

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Li, Dr YZ Zhou

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

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Pulling the plug on antimicrobial resistance – novel antimicrobial compounds from The Roman Baths hot spring (Bath, UK)

University of Plymouth Faculty of Health

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1st October 2024. Project Description. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens is a globally recognised threat to the treatment of infectious diseases. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Hutt

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

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Mapping and Valorisation of Beef Production Co-Product & Waste Streams

Queen’s University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Project Introduction. Supported by Lifecycle Assessment, this project will utilise waste streams from Dawn Meats for the recovery of organic and inorganic compounds. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Cunningham, Dr B Smyth

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Exponential growth of the built environment, associated with rapid urban expansion and increasing urban populations, is already placing considerable pressure on the urban water cycle, critical infrastructure, and urban waterways that represent primary pathways (or conduits) within this cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Black, Dr S Halliday

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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SLAM for UAV navigation in GPS and vision denied environments using deep reinforcement learning.

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The aim of this project is to develop an UAV system capable of providing real time navigation including 3D mapping reconstruction, path planning and obstacle avoidance in GPS and vision denied environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Duran

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

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Microbial Hydroponics - Novel Hydroponics Using Microbial Fuel Cells

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Yannis Ieropoulos, Yue Zhang, Paul Kemp . Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Ieropoulos

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Exploring the Time-Dependence of Kinetic Structure at Earth’s Bow Shock

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Imogen Gingell. Project description. When the solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere, it is heated and slowed from supersonic to subsonic speeds at the bow shock. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Gingell

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Contextual awareness and intelligent data mining with end-to-end performance in 5G networks

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Engineering and the Built Environment

Proposed supervisory team. Dr Sufian Yousef. Theme. Smart cities, 5G Networks. Summary of the research project. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Yousef

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

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Continual Learning in Black-Box Optimisation

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

Optimisation problems are ubiquitous across many sectors. In a typical scenario, instances arrive in a continual stream and a solution needs to be quickly produced. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Hart, Dr K Sim

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

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Trusted-Edge and Semantic-based Approach for Dependable IoT and Smart Systems

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

The integration of sensors and embedded devices for the purpose of data acquisition to support human activity recognition, management of living challenges, and behavioural patterns for the purpose of proactive decision making has continue to open more direction of research in smart home applications such as Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Read more

Supervisors: Dr OB Bamgboye, Prof X Liu

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

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AI4ME (BBC Prosperity Partnership) - PhD Studentship in Quality of Experience (QoE) in Object-Based Media

Lancaster University School of Computing & Communications

AI4ME is an exciting five-year EPSRC & BBC-funded Prosperity Partnership that is addressing the key challenges involved in creating and delivering personalised content at scale. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Race

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

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MSc by Research: Mapping the host response to fungal pathogens

University of Dundee School of Life Sciences

Fungal pathogens represent a significant clinical problem for which treatment options remain limited. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Arthur

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

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: experiments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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MSc By Research: Matching genotype and phenotype: Comparing genome sequences of multiple gut anaerobic bacteria to identify key substrate degrading enzymes

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Scott, Dr I Mukhopadhya, Dr L Van de Lagemaat

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

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An Intelligent, Secured Lightweight Algorithm for 6G IoT apps

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

6G incorporates software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) technologies to enable dynamic security orchestration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Pooranian

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

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Evidence-based empathy education and training

University of Leicester School of Healthcare

Project Description. We are pleased to offer a PhD opportunity for a self funded applicant to study for a PhD in collaboration with The Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Howick

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

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Development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project. Messenger RNA (mRNA) provides a highly flexible platform for the development of vaccines. A robust immune response typically requires both an antibody response and a T-cell response. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof AS Santos

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

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Investigating the interaction of La related proteins with colliding ribosomes

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Translation of mRNA into proteins is a critical cellular biological process for all life. This requires ribosomes to act with an array of translation factors to decode mRNA sequences. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G D Pavitt, Dr A Roseman

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

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How is climate change affecting atmospheric turbulence?

University of Reading Department of Meteorology

Atmospheric turbulence is the leading cause of weather-related aircraft accidents and. incidents. It injures hundreds of passengers and flight attendants annually, costs the aviation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Williams

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

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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Nasuto, Prof F Hwang

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

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A decentralized, data driven health monitoring and diagnostics platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable/portable Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) sensors

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Computing and Information Science

Research Group: Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group

Research Group. Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Mahdi Maktabdar. Dr Lakshmi Babu Saheer. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Maktabdar, Dr L Babu Saheer

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

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Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – CCS; experiment and modelling

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

This project will combine an experimental and modelling study of a combined cycle gas turbine with CCS. A Turbec T100 gas turbine will be modified to allow the investigation of the effect of exhaust gas recycle and or steam injection on its performance, with measurement of power output and exhaust gas emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes

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

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A new approach to CRISPR-Cas adaptation and the discovery of host accessory-proteins

University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences

Bacteria provide many health benefits and eco-environmental services. Although physically simple, they have a sophisticated immune system, CRISPR-Cas. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Chalmers, Prof U Vinkemeier

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

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We have 30 stream PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 30 stream PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Enhanced Deep Learning and Semantic-based Predictive Analytics for Reactive IoT Applications and Streaming Data

Learning concept evolution in data streams [Self-Funded Students Only]

Process-based modelling of long-term morphological impacts from offshore marine renewable energy installations

Bridging the gap- dynamic managerial capabilities and organisational routines.

AI4ME (BBC Prosperity Partnership) - PhD Studentship in Computer Networking & Distributed Systems

Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE)

Process-based model tools for prediction of scour around offshore structural foundations

Pulling the plug on antimicrobial resistance – novel antimicrobial compounds from The Roman Baths hot spring (Bath, UK)

Mapping and Valorisation of Beef Production Co-Product & Waste Streams

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

SLAM for UAV navigation in GPS and vision denied environments using deep reinforcement learning.

Microbial Hydroponics - Novel Hydroponics Using Microbial Fuel Cells

Exploring the Time-Dependence of Kinetic Structure at Earth’s Bow Shock

Contextual awareness and intelligent data mining with end-to-end performance in 5G networks

Continual Learning in Black-Box Optimisation

Trusted-Edge and Semantic-based Approach for Dependable IoT and Smart Systems

AI4ME (BBC Prosperity Partnership) - PhD Studentship in Quality of Experience (QoE) in Object-Based Media

MSc by Research: Mapping the host response to fungal pathogens

Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: experiments

Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

MSc By Research: Matching genotype and phenotype: Comparing genome sequences of multiple gut anaerobic bacteria to identify key substrate degrading enzymes

An Intelligent, Secured Lightweight Algorithm for 6G IoT apps

Evidence-based empathy education and training

Development of integrated microfluidic chips for making mRNA nanomedicines

Investigating the interaction of La related proteins with colliding ribosomes

How is climate change affecting atmospheric turbulence?

Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

A decentralized, data driven health monitoring and diagnostics platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable/portable Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) sensors

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – CCS; experiment and modelling

A new approach to CRISPR-Cas adaptation and the discovery of host accessory-proteins

We have 30 stream PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

stream PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 30 stream PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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