PhD Projects Directory
Many funded PhD projects are available throughout the year. Projects are listed below by Faculty, then by Department. There may be other projects available and you should always check with the department for other opportunities.
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Cross-Faculty Projects
Cross-Faculty Projects
'Biosciences & Society' PhD Studentships - Multidisciplinary studentships at the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York - research to find ways to address societal challenges that arise in relation to emerging bioscience and biotechnological developments - project available on 'New methodologies for knowledge production in biosciences'
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Department of Archaeology
Department of Biblical Studies
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Department of History
School of Languages & Cultures
Department of Music
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering
EPSRC DTA 3 year PhD studentship - closing date 17 September 2013
PhD Studentship in Control of Cyber-Physical Systems - closing date 7 October 2013
For other available projects please check with department
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Funded PhD studentship: An Agent-based Model for Stem Cell Therapy of Cancer - closing date 14 September 2013.
For other projects check with department
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Industrial CASE Studentship with Johnson Matthey - Glass coatings for Automobile Application
EPSRC Studentship - available immediately - 'Simulating the nucleation and growth of biominerals'
Industrial CASE Studentship with Sarantel Ltd - available immediately - 'High permittivity ceramics for dielectrically loaded antennas'
Other currently available projects in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
High Speed 3D Studies of the Biomechanics of Skin Friction - funded studentship supervised by Dr Roger Lewis, Dr Steve Matcher, Dr Matt Carré.
Other available projects in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health
Department of Cardiovascular Science
Currently available projects in the Department of Cardiovascular Science
Department of Human Communication Sciences
Currently available projects in the Department of Human Communication Sciences
Department of Human Metabolism
Currently available projects in the Department of Human Metabolism
Department of Infection & Immunity
Currently available projects in the Department of Infection & Immunity
Department of Neuroscience
Currently available projects in the Department of Neuroscience
Department of Oncology
Currently available projects in the Department of Oncology
School of Clinical Dentistry
Other currently available projects in the School of Clinical Dentistry
School of Health & Related Research
Currently available projects in the School of Health & Related Research
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Currently available projects in the School of Nursing & Midwifery
Faculty of Science
Department of Animal & Plant Sciences
Department of Biomedical Science
Department of Chemistry
Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Department of Psychology
Current PhD projects in the Department of Psychology
School of Mathematics & Statistics
Current PhD projects in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics