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PhD Studentship: Multiscale Optimisation of Aperiodic Lattice Metamaterials for Spatially-Programmable Printed Structures
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 annual tax free stipend set at the UKRI amount + Tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic year
Date Placed: 05 May
Closes 19 Jun
PhD Studentship in Polymer Chemistry: Design and Synthesis of Novel Polymers for the Additive Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices
Department of Chemistry
University of Reading
Location: Reading
Salary: £21,805
Date Placed: 05 May
Closes 03 Aug
EPSRC - Understanding the Impact of Electrochemical Phenomena on the In-reactor Corrosion Resistance of Zr-based Alloys
Materials
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 04 May
Closes 03 May
EPSRC - Understanding the Irradiation Behaviour of AXIOM, A Novel Zr-based Alloy Developed for Demanding Fuel Duties and Higher Burnups
Materials
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 04 May
Closes 03 May
EPSRC Project Proposals 2026/27 - Microfluidic Platforms for Airborne Pathogen Analysis in a Clinical Setting
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Civil Engineering
University of Leeds
Location: Leeds
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 01 Jun
Leverhulme 'Space for Nature' Doctoral Scholars
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology
University of Kent
Location: Canterbury
Salary: All PhD students will receive up to £10,000 to support their research and professional development (e.g. conference attendance, training).
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 01 Aug
Phd Studentship: School of Engineering
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwick
Salary: Home fees and tax-free stipend - See advert for details*
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 01 Aug
PhD Studentship in Resilient reconfigurable optical networks
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 07 May
Doctoral Research Fellow (BRAINET MSCA DN)
School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
University of Essex
Location: Colchester, Hybrid
Salary: £38,249 to £45,413 per annum.
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 29 May
PhD Studentship:Building Synthetic Self-Propelled Cells for Bioinspired Motion
Physics
University of Surrey
Location: Guildford
Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. UKRI standard stipend - £20,780 per year for 2025/26 academic year. Funded for 3.5 years.
Date Placed: 01 May
Closes 30 Jan
PhD Opportunity: Building Edge AI for Real-Time 3D Mapping and Autonomous Sensing
Faculty of Engineering
University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 30 Apr
Closes 24 Jul
PhD Studentship: Long range seasonal forecasting of North Atlantic cyclones
School of Geography and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £20,780
Date Placed: 30 Apr
Closes 15 Jun
Closes 01 Jun
Marie-Sklodowska Curie Action Researchers: Doctoral Candidate
Environment, Science and Economy
University of Exeter
Location: Exeter
Salary: £33,951 per annum on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.
Date Placed: 30 Apr
Closes 26 May
PhD Studentship: Mathematical Modelling of Thermal Cracking in Metal Billets
Mathematics
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwick
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 31 May
EPSRC DTP - Development of Nnew Generation Corrosion-resistant Aluminium Alloys
Computer Science
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £21,805 - please see advert
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 31 May
PhD Studentship - Neural Quantum States for Automated Discovery of Emergent Quantum Phases in Two-Dimensional Materials
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 31 May
PhD Studentship: AI-Driven Ultrasound for Materials Evaluation
University of Sussex
Location: Falmer
Salary: For 3.5 years, you will receive a tax-free stipend at a standard rate of £21,805 per year and your fees will be waived (at the UK or International rate). In addition, to a one-off Research and Training Support Grant of £2,000.
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 08 Jun
PhD Studentship: EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA) - Probabilistic Numerics and Inverse Problems
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 14 May
PhD Studentship in Solar System Science
School of Mathematical, Computation and Physical Science, Department of Meteorology
University of Reading
Location: Reading
Salary: £21,805
Date Placed: 29 Apr
Closes 12 Jun
PhD Studentship: Unlocking the Microstructure: Advanced Characterisation of Nickel Alloys for Next-Generation Turbines
Department of Materials
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 annual tax free stipend and tuition fees will be paid
Date Placed: 28 Apr
Closes 11 Aug
PhD Studentship: Microstructurally Informed Modelling of Metal Fragmentation
Department of Materials
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid
Date Placed: 28 Apr
Closes 31 May
PhD Studentship: Stochastic vs Deterministic vs AI Accelerated Methods for HTGR Design
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate and tuition fees will be paid
Date Placed: 27 Apr
Closes 31 May
PhD Studentship: Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogel (FRESH) additive manufacturing of sustainable porous calcium phosphate scaffolds for hard tissue engineering
University of Surrey
Location: Guildford
Salary: Fully funded studentship opportunities covering home university fees and UKRI standard rate stipend (£21,805 for 2026/27 academic year).
Date Placed: 27 Apr
Closes 24 May
PhD Studentship:Building Synthetic Self-Propelled Cells for Bioinspired Motion
Physics
University of Surrey
Location: Guildford
Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. UKRI standard stipend - £20,780 per year for 2025/26 academic year. Funded for 3.5 years.
Date Placed: 25 Apr
Closes 24 Apr

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