Search for PhD opportunities at Sheffield and be part of our world-leading research.
There are different ways to find the right PhD for you:
Find a project
Browse our PhD project directory.
Find a supervisor
Use our tool to contact a supervisor or familiarise yourself with their work.
Find a department or discipline
Find out who's doing the kind of research you're interested in – department web pages are a good place to start. Departments also advertise funded PhD projects.
Find a funded training programme
Centres for Doctoral Training
We're building a community of doctoral researchers funded through our Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs), Industrial Doctoral Centres (IDCs) and Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).
Each partnership and centre focuses on a specific area of research that addresses one of the global challenges of our time. Most are run jointly with other leading UK universities and developed in consultation with world-leading industrial and policy partners, so you benefit from a wide range of expertise and resources.
You can apply direct to a training centre or in some cases to the University.
Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment DTP
Carbon Capture and Storage and Cleaner Fossil Energy, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Energy Storage and its Applications, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Generating Renewable Economic Energy from Nuclear, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment, EPSRC Aura Centre for Doctoral Training in
Next Generation Nuclear, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Photovoltaics Centre for Doctoral Training
Water: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering and Water Sector – STREAM
Advanced Metallic Systems, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Control and Systems Engineering, Centre for Doctoral Training in
MRC Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) Doctoral Training Partnership
Integrated Tribology, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Public Health, Economics and Decision Science, Wellcome Trust DTC
Machining Science, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in
Speech and Language Technologies and their applications, UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in