The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

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

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Department of Biblical Studies

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School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics

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Department of History

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School of Languages & Cultures

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Department of Music

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Department of Philosophy

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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

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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

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Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

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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

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Department of Biomedical Science

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Department of Chemistry

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Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

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Department of Physics & Astronomy

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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

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School of East Asian Studies

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Department of Economics

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School of Education

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Department of Geography

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Information School

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Department of Journalism Studies

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School of Law

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Department of Landscape

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Management School

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Department of Politics

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Department of Sociological Studies

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Department of Town & Regional Planning

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