PhD Studentship: Mathematical biology and population dynamics
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Mathematics
- Mobility Grants China-UK
This PhD project will develop mathematical models to investigate population dynamics in biological systems. Combining dynamical systems theory, mathematical modelling, and data-driven approaches, the research will explore how populations change over time in response to ecological interactions, environmental variability, and other biological processes. The project aims to provide new theoretical insights and quantitative tools for understanding complex population behaviour. Funding notes: For UK and EU candidates: Funding may be available through a college or EPSRC scholarship in competition wi
PhD Studentship: Analysis of partial differential equations
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Mathematics
- Mobility Grants China-UK
This PhD project will investigate partial differential equations arising from kinetic models, with a particular focus on variational methods. The research will explore how variational structures, energy principles, and gradient-flow techniques can be used to analyse the existence, regularity, stability, and long-time behaviour of solutions to kinetic PDEs. The project aims to develop rigorous mathematical tools for understanding the connection between microscopic particle dynamics and macroscopic continuum descriptions. Funding notes: For UK and EU candidates: Funding may be available through
PhD Studentship: Bayesian Modeling of High-dimensional Structural Data
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Mathematics
- Dr Nilabja Guha
Application deadline: All year round This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded and home students are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is October 2026. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadline. In many applications such as biological sciences, social science, and engineering, we encounter high-dimensional observations. Bayesian approach can provide a flexible modeling fra
PhD Studentship: Developing and applying camera monitoring tools for inshore fish assemblages
- Devon, United Kingdom
- Marine Sciences
- Oliver Tills
DoS: Ben Ciotti ( benjamin.ciotti@plymouth.ac.uk , tel.: 01752 586183) 2 nd Supervisor: Oliver Tills ( oliver.tills@plymouth.ac.uk , tel.: 01752 586093) 3 rd Supervisor: Adam Waugh ( Adam.Waugh@naturalengland.org.uk ) 4 th Supervisor: Fabio Favoretto ( fabio.favoretto@plymouth.ac.uk ) 5 th Supervisor: Ziad Ibbini ( ziad.ibbini@plymouth.ac.uk ) Applications are invited for a four-year PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 1 st January 2027. Project Description This PhD focuses on developing and deploying underwater cameras systems to reveal patterns of habitat use by inshore fish assem
AstraZeneca Non-Clinical PhD Studentship in Development of an Integrated Pre-Clinical Pipeline for Safety Assessment of Small Molecule and Peptide-Based Radioconjugates
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Radiology
- Professor Luigi Aloj
Applications are invited for an AstraZeneca Non-Clinical PhD Studentship in Development of an Integrated Pre-Clinical Pipeline for Safety Assessment of Small Molecule and Peptide-Based Radioconjugates Using In Vivo PET Imaging and Multimodal Ex Vivo Tissue Analysis. The Department of Radiology at the University of Cambridge, in partnership with AstraZeneca, is offering a funded PhD studentship to develop innovative approaches for the safety assessment of next-generation radiopharmaceuticals. We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and inquisitive student with an interest in molecular imaging,
PhD Studentship: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Department of Humanities - History
- Dr Hannah Elizabeth
Alternative approaches to health, and the communities and activists who promote them, grew in prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have always been an important aspect of health in Britain. This project aims to further our historical understanding of these unorthodox approaches to health in Britain after 1948. What was it like to be part of these health movements? How did people become involved? What effects on everyday experiences of health did membership of unorthodox health movements create? How have public health practitioners, health policy makers and health workers responded
PhD Opportunities
- Huddersfield, United Kingdom
- School of Human and Health Sciences
The School of Human and Health Sciences offers various scholarship opportunities for MSc by Research and PhD. These are for UK applicants only and for the January 2027 start. All scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Fee Waiver Scholarships PhD Applications – To apply you need to select one of our advertised projects and apply against the topic. Funding: Fee waiver Duration : 3 years full-time, or 6 years part-time Location : Huddersfield / Online MSc by Research applications – To apply you need to select one of our advertised projects and apply against the topic. Funding: Fee waive
PhD Studentship: Ranks and Types in Positive Logic
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr Jonathan Kirby
Primary Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Kirby Model theory is traditionally done with “classical first-order logic”, the logic which allows unlimited use of the operators AND, OR, NOT, with the EXISTS and FOR ALL quantifiers. More recently, positive logic has emerged as a useful generalisation. For a theory in positive logic, one can specific how much you are allowed to use the NOT operator and the FOR ALL quantifier: either without restriction (to get the classical case) or much less. Positive logic is more appropriate to use directly for some applications in algebra, such as for modules, and for the
AMP - Acoustically assisted Manufacturing of functional Polymers
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- School of Engineering
Funding for: UK, EU and International Students What if sound could be used to engineer the internal structure of materials during manufacturing? AMP will develop new acoustic methods to organise filler particles and control crystallisation in polymer composites, progressing from laboratory-scale experiments to high-temperature polymer melts. By combining experimental acoustics, materials processing, modelling and advanced characterisation, you will help create functional composites with tailored directional properties for applications including smart sensing, tactile technologies and resilient
PhD Studentship: Powering the Future: Terahertz Technology for Next-Generation Batteries
- Coventry, United Kingdom
From electric vehicles to grid-scale energy storage, the future of clean energy relies on breakthroughs in battery technology. This PhD will develop cutting-edge terahertz spectroscopy methods to unlock scalable manufacturing of next-generation solid-state batteries. The project: Solid-state electrolytes are attracting growing interest for next-generation solid-state batteries due to their improved thermal stability, reduced flammability, enhanced durability, and potential for higher energy density. However, manufacturing high-performance electrolytes remains challenging, as their microstructu
PhD Studentship: Materials-reinforced multifunctional coatings for built environments
- Devon, United Kingdom
- ESE
Porous construction materials, such as concrete, brick, or wood, are widely utilised in built environments due to their structural strength, durability, and thermal mass. However, their susceptibility to water ingress can lead to issues such as surface degradation, internal cracking, frost damage, and biological colonisation. Prolonged exposure to moisture makes these materials particularly vulnerable to mould growth, which accelerates structural decay, compromises indoor air quality, and poses significant health risks to building occupants. Moisture exposure to outdoor surfaces can also cause
PhD Studentship: Magnon Spintronics for Neuromorphic Computing
- Manchester, United Kingdom
This 3.5-year PhD project is fully funded, and home students are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will receive an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and tuition fees will be paid. We expect the stipend to increase each year. The start date is October 2026. We recommend that you apply early as the advert may be removed before the deadline. This PhD project will develop nanoscale devices which use magnons (collective excitations in magnetic order) as information carriers for ultra-efficient, compact, brain-inspired computing. This project is positioned
PhD Studentship: Machine-learning for High-speed Aerial Vehicle Control
- Bristol, United Kingdom
The project: This PhD project will investigate new machine learning techniques, including physics-informed neural networks for dynamical systems, for controlling high-speed and highly-manoeuvrable aerial vehicles. Emphasis will be placed on bridging the gap between classical control and modern machine learning methods, as well as high-level path planning and low-level flight control. like A principal research aim will be to develop a physics-informed, meta-learned adaptive guidance approach, which can instantly adapt the guidance and control system to new tracking targets, atmospheric conditio
PhD Studentship: Regularized dynamical parametric approximations for gradient flows
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Mathematics
Parametric integrators approximate solutions of (high-dimensional) partial differential equations by restricting the numerical approximation to a closed form that nonlinearly depends on, and is identified by, a set of parameters. Such methods are a popular choice in quantum dynamics, where the wavefunctions of many-body systems are approximated by multiple Gaussians. The methodology of interest further appears in the approximation of various dynamical problems by tensor networks and neural networks. In all these cases, the parametrization is typically irregular, meaning that the occurring line
PhD Studentship: Irradiation Damage Resistant Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Advanced Modular Reactors with UKNNL
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Metallurgy and Materials
- Professor Sandy Knowles
A funded 4-year UK PhD/EngD studentship is available in the group of Prof Sandy Knowles within the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, with a tax-free stipend of £26,805 per year, and includes the PANDA DFA training programme as part of the 2026 Cohort ( https://www.bangor.ac.uk/panda ). This project is linked to UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL), who will provide industrial steer and co-supervision with Dr Paul Styman. The UoB Materials for eXtremes (M4X - https://more.bham.ac.uk/M4X/ ) research group investigates new alloys for extreme environments from f
PhD studentship: Physical intelligence in robotic materials
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Engineering
- Dr. Binysh
Join us! Are you a curiosity-driven scientist with a background in physics, engineering, or a related discipline, who wants to lead work at the intersection of robotics and metamaterials? Join us! This unique research opportunity revolves around the physics of distributed robotic systems, mechanical metamaterials, active matter, and embodied intelligence, combining table-top experiments and theoretical modelling. The project will focus on self-learning active mechanical networks, but will be tailored to align with the interests and expertise of the successful candidate - we will mutually ensur
PhD Studentship - Modelling Dialogue Understandability in Media Using Listener Types and AI
- Salford, United Kingdom
- Dr. Ben Shirley
Academic supervisor: Dr. Ben Shirley, b.g.shirley@salford.ac.uk Academic co-supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Vos Industrial supervisors: Dr. Martin Walsh and Ted Laverty (Xperi) The studentship is fully funded and includes: • A fee waiver • A stipend of £22,852 per annum for three and a half years • All bench fees and consumable costs • Funds specifically allocated for conference travel Final date for applications: 30 th September 2026 Interviews will be held on 21 st October 2026 The candidate must be in a position to register by January 2027 Project overview This fully funded PhD studentship, support
PhD Studentship: Electrical sensing of dynamic cardiovascular volume in a benchtop model
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick Cardiovascular disease remains a major global health challenge and continues to drive innovation in medical technology. Cardiovascular devices form an important part of a large international medical-device industry, creating substantial demand for new methods of obtaining physiological information accurately, continuously and with low-power sensing technologies. Measurements of cardiac chamber volume are fundamental to understanding how effectively the heart fills and pumps. Changes in volume underpin clinically important measures such as stroke volum
PhD Studentship: NSF Swarf: A Novel Forging Processes for Closed Loop Recycling of Metallic Swarf
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Dr. Carl Slater
Start date – 1 st March 2027 (latest) Project Description Machining generates large quantities of swarf, with many components losing 60–90% of their material during the machining stage. This swarf is typically collected and discarded, where it becomes mixed with other grades and loses much of its inherent value. The University of Warwick has recently secured a patent for a novel forging technique in which pre-compacted swarf is heated to just below the melting point of the material and then deformed. Done correctly, this fusion bonds the material together. The route allows waste swarf to be fo
PhD Studentship: Nonlinear waves on liquid cylinders
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Prof. Mark Blyth
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Mark Blyth Inviscid liquid jets subject to surface tension and in the absence of gravity are known to be unstable under long-wave perturbations, a phenomenon described by the classical Rayleigh–Plateau instability. However, when vorticity and swirl are included, Erhard et al. (2022) have theoretically demonstrated the existence of nonlinear travelling-wave solutions on such jets — although their detailed properties remain unexplored. In this project, we will develop new computational methods to compute and characterize these novel wave solutions, with particular empha