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.
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
PhD studentship network - WindNet: Integrated Impact Assessment of Urban Wind Turbines
In recognition of the environmental, humanitarian and economic risks posed by climate change; decisive steps are now being taken to stabilise and reduce the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. These steps have included a substantial re-envisioning of how the electricity we use should be generated and supplied. Onshore wind turbines present one of the most technologically mature and economically viable renewables. Whilst the focus to date has principally been on development of this technology in more rural contexts, there is an increasing focus on development within urban settings. This network examines this particular aspect of the technology and consists of three fully funded cross-Faculty studentships.
PhD studentship network - Synthetic Biology for Human Health
Three Fully-funded PhD studentships (UK, EU level) are available for entry in 2012 in this newly created PhD training network to study technical and social challenges related to the use of synthetic biology in healthcare. Two projects will employ cutting-edge interdisciplinary synthetic biology approaches to address two major technical challenges in healthcare, namely production of biomacromolecules for therapeutic use (Project 1) and the detection of pathogens in drinking water (Project 2). Both areas have the potential for major global impact in the developed and developing world. Alongside these, research to understand the socio-technical dynamics of collaborative research will be conducted (Project 3). The three projects will be managed as part of a cohesive research grouping in synthetic biology and the students will thus benefit from a broad multi-disciplinary approach.
Three fully funded PhD studentships are available to start in October 2012. The studentships are attached to a network of researchers interested in the adaptive responses to stress. Graduates in biological science, biomedical science, chemical biology or psychology are invited to apply. The overall aim of this network is to improve our understanding of the adaptive mechanisms underlying stressful experiences, such as epileptic seizures, and develop new treatments for them. Two of these projects will harness the power of the zebrafish as a tractable model system for elucidating stress mechanisms and identifying new therapies. In parallel, a clinical research project will identify factors underlying susceptibility to stress related to epileptic seizures and evaluate potential treatments. The integrated nature of these studies will enable progress made in each project to impact positively on other research within the network.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Department of Archaeology
Department of Biblical Studies
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
| Project title |  Supervisor |
Type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Northern Skies: English-speaking tourists’ encounter with Norway 1750-1930 | Professor Andrew Linn (School of English), Professor Richard Jenkins (Department of Sociological Studies), Barbara Hawes (British Library). | British Library Scholarship funded project | 3 February 2012 |
| Narratives and depictions of slaves and former slaves in Canada: 1800 - 1900 | Dr Jane Hodson (School of English) and Dr Philip Hatfield (British Library) | British Library Scholarship funded project | 3 February 2012 |
Department of History
School of Modern Languages & Linguistics
Department of Music
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering
Department of Computer Science
| Project title | Supervisor | Type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiking Neural Networks and Synaptic Plasticity | Dr Eleni Vasilaki | Fully funded studentship | Open |
| Investigating Speech Processing in Realistic Environments | Dr Jon Barker | Fully funded studentship | Open |
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
See the department webpages for current projects.
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Currently available projects in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
EPSRC Studentship - available immediately - 'Simulating the nucleation and growth of biominerals'
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
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
| Project title | Supervisor | Type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Training Programme in Mechanistic Biology | various | BBSRC Scholarship | 6 January 2012 |
| Bacterial cell wall dynamics during life and death | Professor Simon Foster | MRC Scholarship | Open |
Department of Physics
Department of Psychology
Current PhD projects in the Department of Psychology.
School of Mathematics & Statistics
Current PhD projects in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics.
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Architecture
School of East Asian Studies
Department of Economics
School of Education
Department of Geography
Information School
Department of Journalism Studies
School of Law
Department of Landscape
Management School
Department of Politics
Department of Sociological Studies
Please see the departmental webpages for available studentships.