Software Engineering (databases) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The University of Manchester Department of Computer Science

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data.

Rare diseases affect <1-in-2,000 people, but ~8,000 rare genetic diseases impact ~10% of births globally. These arise from variations in patients’ DNA sequences. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pettifer, Dr PF Freeman

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

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

VariantVisualiser: Ensuring precise diagnoses of genetic disorders through the development of intuitive software that facilitates the integration and visualisation of complex informatics with biological and clinical data

Rare diseases affect. This proposal builds on substantial efforts of a Human Genome Organization committee which has proposed a unified professional-standard for representing genomic data which, when finalised, will be adopted world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Pettifer, Dr PF Freeman

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

Design of virtual immersive environments for advanced anatomy training

Virtual immersive environments, including those that are anticipated to become available in the context of the Metaverse – a future immersive virtual world envisaged as a hypothetical iteration of the Internet – hold significant potential for future healthcare education. Read more

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

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics

PhD studentship in Foundations of Quantum computing and quantum cryptography

One fully funded PhD position is available to work with Dr Mina Doosti and Dr Myrto Arapinis, in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, and co-advised with Dr Farid Shahandeh at the Royal Halloway University of London on a project titled “Resource frameworks for secure quantum computing and quantum cryptography”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr MD Doosti

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

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Machine Learning models for subgrid scales in turbulent reacting flows

Supervisory Team: Temistocle Grenga, Ed Richardson. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Grenga

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

Design for early detection of symptoms of anxiety and depression in university students

Anxiety, depression, and psychological distress can have a severe impact on university student quality of life and academic performance, and recent studies have highlighted the role that the COVID-19 pandemic has played in exacerbating symptoms. Read more

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

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

Advancing Software Development and Maintenance through Foundation Models

Software development and maintenance are complex and resource-intensive processes that often require manual intervention and extensive human expertise. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AS Sami

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

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Transition to turbulence in hypersonic flow applications

Supervisory Team. Neil Sandham. Project description. You will join a group of PhD students and post-doctoral researchers using high performance computing to advance understanding of high speed aerodynamics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Sandham

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

Disruptive Digital Experiences

Supervisors: Dr H Agius, Dr D Daylamani-Zad

Digital experiences deliberately go beyond simply communicating information - they seek to strongly engage, involve, and emotionally affect the user using digital means. Read more

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

Design of digital technology and machine learning solutions for mental health

The significant societal and economic impact of mental health conditions worldwide is well documented. With a growing awareness of mental health, the pressing need to streamline access to sustainable care services is now an imperative. Read more

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

Design of virtual immersive environments for inclusive multimodal experiences

Immersive technologies such as Virtual Reality are a topic of fast-paced research, and knowledge boundaries are presently being pushed by design research on inclusive immersive social environments, among others. Read more

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