PhD & Postdoctoral Research Opportunities
Explore 3339 verified PhD studentships and postdoctoral positions across top UK and global universities with project outlines, funding stipends, and application deadlines.
University of Manchester
Early career researchers are invited to apply for the latest funding round of Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships, to be hosted…
University of York
The Department of English and Related Literature has long supported postdoctoral researchers of all kinds in successful applications to…
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh and National Museums Scotland are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC Doctoral…
Nottingham Trent University
Supplementary feeding of wildlife in residential gardens is common across the world. While many benefits of supplementary feeding have…
Nottingham Trent University
Funding: UK student / EU student (non-UK) / International student (non-EU) / Fully-funded
Nottingham Trent University
Funding: UK student / EU student (non-UK) / International student (non-EU) / Fully-funded
Nottingham Trent University
Funding: UK student / EU student (non-UK) / International student (non-EU) / Fully-funded
Nottingham Trent University
With the increasing popularity of electric vehicles/bikes (EV/e-bikes), the demand for their efficient and sustainable charging stations…
Nottingham Trent University
Funding: UK student / EU student (non-UK) / International student (non-EU) / Fully-funded
University of Southampton
This PhD project investigates improving the robustness of variational quantum algorithms on noisy quantum computers. Using simulated…
University of Southampton
Quantum measurements often produce sparse, noisy observations from underlying sources or fields. This project develops mathematical…
University of Southampton
The objective of this project is to integrate quantum communication into emerging wireless networks, paving the way for a global quantum…
University of Southampton
Join our dynamic research team to develop the photonic technology needed to scale neutral-atom quantum computers. In this PhD, you will…
University of Southampton
Quantum computers are limited by the quantum-classical interface, where power-hungry control electronics struggle to scale with growing…
University of Leeds
Projects are a key vehicle to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals, delivering infrastructure developments across the world. The…
University of Leeds
Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) using electrical current to switch magnetic layers has been on the market for a few years. It has the…
University of Leeds
This project will explore a novel technology where the intrinsic properties of molecules and spin quantum mechanics are combined in the…
University of Leeds
Spectral geometry lies at the intersection of differential geometry, partial differential equations, and analysis. To a large extent it is…
A funded PhD project is a structured doctoral research studentship where university, research council (such as UKRI), or industry funding covers 100% of tuition fees and provides a tax-free living stipend (typically £19,000 to £21,000+ per year in the UK) for 3 to 4 years of doctoral research.
SearchPhD indexes verified doctoral research listings directly from top UK and global universities. You can search by research topic, academic subject (such as Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Environmental Science, or Engineering), host university, and funding type.
Full doctoral funding generally includes comprehensive tuition fee coverage, an annual tax-free living stipend paid monthly, and often a Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) to cover conference travel, consumables, and specialized research equipment.
Yes. Most UK Research Councils (UKRI) permit universities to recruit up to 30% of their doctoral training cohorts from international applicants with full fee waivers and stipends. Additionally, many universities offer dedicated international doctoral scholarships.
While the main UK doctoral recruitment cycle runs between November and February for autumn (October) starts, universities, centers for doctoral training (CDTs), and industry partners advertise funded positions on a rolling and project-specific basis year-round.