sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Applications are invited for fully-funded four-year PhD studentships to join the SUSTAIN doctoral training program conducting research in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food. Read more

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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Queen’s University Belfast

Applications are invited for fully-funded four-year PhD studentships to join the SUSTAIN doctoral training program conducting research in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food. Read more

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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

University of Lincoln

Applications are invited for fully-funded four-year PhD studentships to join the SUSTAIN doctoral training program conducting research in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food. Read more

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UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

University of Strathclyde

Applications are invited for fully-funded four-year PhD studentships to join the SUSTAIN doctoral training program conducting research in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food. Read more

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Creative Writing PhD

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The PhD in Creative Writing at King’s is a practice-led course, incorporating taught elements and aspects of professional development. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Science and Engineering: Fully Funded Swansea University and KLA PhD Scholarship: Metrology and Process Integration for defect mapping of next generation semiconductor materials and devices

Swansea University School of Mathematics and Computer Science

Funding providers: Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and KLA. Subject areas: Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Physics . Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Jennings

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

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Science and Engineering: Fully Funded Swansea University and KLA PhD Scholarship: Metrology and Process Integration for defect mapping of next generation semiconductor materials and devices

Swansea University School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Funding providers: Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and KLA. Subject areas: Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Physics . Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Jennings

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

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Mechanistic design of effective pharmaceutical cocrystal formulations

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

It is estimated that more than 70 percent of the compounds in the pharmaceutical pipeline can be poorly water-soluble. Since solid drug forms must dissolve before absorption can occur, strategies to improve drug solubility and dissolution are a continuous need. Read more

Supervisor: Ms T C M Machado

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

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Non-invasive Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Applications in Cosmetics and Wound Healing

Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School

Soft tissue reconstruction is emerging as an important strategy to repair and replace diseased or damaged tissue that has been compromised due to tumour removal, injury, trauma, ageing, etc. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K Wooi Ng, Dr O Almusaimi

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

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The Rhonski project: Examining Rho and Notch signalling in skin development and disease

St George’s, University of London Medical and Biomedical Education Institute

The skin provides a crucial protective layer between the human body and the outside world. Whilst the epidermis forms a barrier against infection, the inner dermis houses the blood vessels required to sustain the hair follicles and cells contained within both the epidermal and dermal layers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LS Southgate, Dr A Chikh

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

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Leadership for Sustainable Public Value

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Leadership within organisations can be challenging especially when faced with conflicting short and long term objectives and the requirement to lead in a sustainable manner (Avery and Bergsteiner, 2011). Read more

Supervisors: Dr LG Gerard, Dr SW Wirz, Assoc Prof JM McMillan

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms driving plasticity in colorectal cancer metastasis

Queen Mary University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

This CRUK-funded project will commence in September 2024 and has funding for 4 years. The successful candidate will be based at Barts Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), Charterhouse Square in the City of London. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Efremova, Dr G Ficz

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

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Building psychosocial and physical resilience using self-management skills for offshore workers

Loughborough University Offshore Wind CDT

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience’s the wellbeing triad. improving the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive health of workers in the offshore windfarm sector cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Maidment, Prof F Munir

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

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MUSIC-AF: Personalised music interventions to reduce arrhythmia recurrence after rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation

University of Liverpool Department of Music

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia characterized by irregular and often rapid electrical activity in the atria of the heart due to a disruption to the normal coordinated contractions1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr EC Coutinho, Dr A Shantsila, Prof GYH Lip

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

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Reactivating Archives and Increasing Accessibility

University of the Arts London Research

Based at London College of Communication in partnership with London Community Video Archive. Project overview. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Webb-Ingall, Prof T Dowmunt, Prof P Rughani

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

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An in-depth examination of the Scottish Football Association’s Extra Time Programme and its contribution to community wellbeing in Scotland

University of Stirling Stirling Management School

The network of football throughout Scotland is considerable. it is estimated there are more than 2,500 clubs nationwide, more than 150,000 registered players, and a further 50,000 coaches and volunteers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Roy

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

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Plant Nematology

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Introduction. The Plant Nematology Laboratory is an internationally recognised group working to understand the interactions between parasitic nematodes and their plant hosts. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P E Urwin, Dr C Bell, Dr C Lilley

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

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Developing in vitro techniques to investigate host-parasite interactions in shrimps

University of Kent School of Biosciences

In the heart of Asia's thriving shrimp industry lies a silent threat that undermines both economic vitality and food security. devastating diseases caused by viruses and other microbial pathogens, notably gregarine apicomplexans. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Tsaousis, Dr J Korzelius

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

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Microbial Community Dynamics and Biocide Susceptibility Profiles in Chronic Wound Biofilms

Sheffield Hallam University Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Forbes, Dr KM Miller, Dr N Aberdein, Dr F Clegg

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

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Mapping the influence of teachers’ peer relationships on retention in rural schools

University of Worcester Research School

Despite of attempts to improve the financial and non-financial attractiveness of teaching over nearly two decades, teacher retention is in crisis with approximately 40% of practitioners choosing to leave teaching within the first five years of practice, resulting in the loss of vital professional experience. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Kington

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

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Activity driven mechanisms of cerebral cortex development in the pathogenesis of intellectual disabilities and schizophrenia

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Medicine

Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience. “Towards innovative treatments for mental illness”. Cardiff University Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FB Bedogni

7 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of LA1011 for high affinity binding to Hsp90 for use towards healthy ageing in patients showing Alzheimer’s symptoms

University of Sussex School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Biochemistry

With 50 million global cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and care costs of 1 trillion UK pounds (expected to triple by 2050), there is a pressing need to slow disease progression, sustain productive lives and reduce costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Prodromou

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

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The selective action of RAR ligands

University of Birmingham Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

The cells that sustain a cancer and that are largely responsible for metastatic and aggressive disease are termed cancer stem cells. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hoogenkamp, Prof G Brown

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

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Unravelling the role of corrosion products in the localised corrosion of large scale energy system infrastructure

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering

Carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosion of carbon steel is a degradation mechanism observed across mature and new energy systems, as well as carbon abatement technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Richard Barker, Dr J J Owen

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

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Numerical Investigation of Liquid Metal Magneto-Coriolis-Centrifugal Convection

Coventry University Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems

Applications are invited for a PhD position in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics within the project MAGNADO - The Magnetohydrodynamics of Liquid Metal Tornadoes (selected for funding by the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) and funded through the UKRI 'Horizon Europe guarantee') at the Research Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems (FCS) at Coventry University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Horn

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

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Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Wang

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

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Understanding the Drivers and Challenges of DevOps Outsourcing in Context of Client and Vendor Relationship

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

Alongside DevOps moment, a wave of DevOps outsourcing has arrived in which DevOps process is used as a service provider. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SR Rafi, Prof X Liu

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

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Planning for the Extremes: Wildfire Resilience of Power System Infrastructure

University of Birmingham Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Due to the longevity of infrastructure investments, it is critical that energy infrastructure be located and designed with future climate in mind. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Donaldson, Dr N Kettridge

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

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PhD Studentship in Structural Battery Electrodes

Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering

Structural batteries, or structural materials that possess the ability to store and deliver electrical energy, could play a pivotal role in decarbonising challenging industries such as aviation, by integrating the power source within, say, the aeroplane fuselage itself. Read more

Supervisor: Dr HA Au

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

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Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products is essential not only on Earth for reaching net zero targets, but also for space exploration and future planet colonisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Neagu, Dr V Inglezakis

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We have 37 sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence (SUSTAIN)

Creative Writing PhD

Science and Engineering: Fully Funded Swansea University and KLA PhD Scholarship: Metrology and Process Integration for defect mapping of next generation semiconductor materials and devices

Science and Engineering: Fully Funded Swansea University and KLA PhD Scholarship: Metrology and Process Integration for defect mapping of next generation semiconductor materials and devices

Mechanistic design of effective pharmaceutical cocrystal formulations

Non-invasive Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Applications in Cosmetics and Wound Healing

The Rhonski project: Examining Rho and Notch signalling in skin development and disease

Leadership for Sustainable Public Value

Investigating intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms driving plasticity in colorectal cancer metastasis

Building psychosocial and physical resilience using self-management skills for offshore workers

MUSIC-AF: Personalised music interventions to reduce arrhythmia recurrence after rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation

Reactivating Archives and Increasing Accessibility

An in-depth examination of the Scottish Football Association’s Extra Time Programme and its contribution to community wellbeing in Scotland

Plant Nematology

Developing in vitro techniques to investigate host-parasite interactions in shrimps

Microbial Community Dynamics and Biocide Susceptibility Profiles in Chronic Wound Biofilms

Mapping the influence of teachers’ peer relationships on retention in rural schools

Activity driven mechanisms of cerebral cortex development in the pathogenesis of intellectual disabilities and schizophrenia

Development of LA1011 for high affinity binding to Hsp90 for use towards healthy ageing in patients showing Alzheimer’s symptoms

The selective action of RAR ligands

Unravelling the role of corrosion products in the localised corrosion of large scale energy system infrastructure

Numerical Investigation of Liquid Metal Magneto-Coriolis-Centrifugal Convection

Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

Understanding the Drivers and Challenges of DevOps Outsourcing in Context of Client and Vendor Relationship

Planning for the Extremes: Wildfire Resilience of Power System Infrastructure

PhD Studentship in Structural Battery Electrodes

Membranes for carbon dioxide conversion for environmental and space exploration applications

We have 37 sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 sustain PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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