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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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PhD Studentship: Biodegradable plastic training cartridges: The future of sustainable training
FEAS - Defence and Security (D&S) Energy and Sustainability - Engineering and Physical Science
Cranfield University
Location: Cranfield
Salary: £21,805
Date Placed: 24 Apr
Closes 24 Jun
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PhD Studentship in Explainable AI for Atmospheric Multi-Pollutant Analysis
Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
Location: Zhuhai
Salary: £21,358.44 per year
Date Placed: 24 Apr
Closes 30 Jun
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PhD Studentship: Enhancing Material Properties and Longevity in Maxillofacial Reconstructive Devices
Manchester Metropolitan University
Location: Manchester
Salary: £21,805 stipend payment set at UKRI rate plus home tuition fees £5,238
Date Placed: 24 Apr
Closes 25 May
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PhD Studentship - Adapting for Change: Deliberative Approaches to Farm System Climate Adaptation in the Usk Valley
University of Gloucestershire
Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £20,780 Stipend: £for 25/26 FT Tax Exempt
Date Placed: 24 Apr
Closes 06 May
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PhD Studentship: Techno-Economic Optimisation of Robotic Inspection for Circular Offshore Energy Assets
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 15 May
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PhD Studentship in Aeroengine Oil Systems CFD in Partnership with Rolls-Royce
Mechanical and Aerospace Systems Research Group - Faculty of Engineering
University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Salary: UK Home fees + tax-free stipend of up to £25,000 p.a. for 4 years
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 20 Jul
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PhD Studentship - EPSRC - Lithium Mass Balance in Sedimentary Lithium Deposits
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 15 May
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PhD Studentship - Understanding Sustainable H2 Production via Nonthermal Plasma Catalysis Using Advanced Spectroscopy Techniques
Material
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £19,237 - please see advert
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 20 Jul
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PhD Studentship: Next-Generation Membrane Testing for Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Using Terahertz Spectroscopy
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwick
Salary: £21,300
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 18 May
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PhD Studentship: Microlocal analysis and its applications in quantum resonances, partial differential equations with analytic or Gevrey regularity, and several complex variables
School of Mathematics
University of Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 22 Jul
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PhD Studentship: Breakthrough Catalytic Materials and Process for Integrated carbon Capture and Conversion to Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals
School of Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 31 May
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PhD Studentship: Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations of Boundary-Layer Flows over Low-Drag Engineered Surfaces
Computing and Mathematical Sciences
University of Greenwich
Location: London
Salary: £22,780 to £24,780 annual stipend
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 01 Jun
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PhD Studentship: Photocatalysis
Department of Chemistry
University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Salary: The studentship will provide a maintenance grant at the UKRI national rate and tuition fees at the UK/home rate.
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 14 May
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DEFRA-NCAS Studentship: Exploring the Air Quality Impacts of Emerging Fertilisers
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 23 Apr
Closes 22 Apr
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Fully Funded PhD Studentship: Microstructure and Defect Control in Recycled Aluminium Alloys
School of Engineering and Informatics
University of Sussex
Location: Falmer
Salary: 21,805 per year
Date Placed: 22 Apr
Closes 02 Oct
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PhD Studentship: Electromagnetic Control of Metal Solidification: Multiscale Multiphysics Modelling from Dendritic to Bulk Scales
Computing and Mathematical Sciences
University of Greenwich
Location: London
Salary: £22,780 to £24,780
Date Placed: 22 Apr
Closes 01 Jun
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PhD in Engineering Polymers and Composites
WMG
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick
Salary: Standard UKRI Stipend
Date Placed: 22 Apr
Closes 07 Sep
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PhD Studentship: Acoustic Patterning of Polymer (nano) Composites at Polymer Melt Temperatures
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwick
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 01 Jun
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PhD Studentship: Autonomous Mobile Robotic Detection and Localisation of Gas Leaks within Industrial Facilities
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 15 May
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Phd Studentship: Techno-Economic Optimisation of Robotic Inspection for Circular Offshore Energy Assets
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 15 May
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PhD Studentship: Quantum Algorithms for Nuclear Level Densities
University of Surrey
Location: Guildford
Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. Funding is available for 4 years. UKRI Standard Stipend plus £3,000 pa uplift.
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 31 May
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PhD Studentship: Measuring Confidence in Heterogeneous Verification
Department of Computer Science
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 15 May
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PhD Studentship: Medium Voltage Power Electronics for Next-Generation Energy Systems
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Warwick
Salary: £21,805 Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 15 Jun
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Fully funded PhD studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research in Partnership with Industry (STOR-i)
Lancaster University
Location: Lancaster
Salary: Please refer to advert
Date Placed: 21 Apr
Closes 16 Jul
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