Centres for Doctoral Training

DiveIn (EPSRC CDT in diversity-led, mission-driven research)

• DiveIn prioritises diversity, creating an inclusive space for varied talents to produce transformative interdisciplinary research in Net Zero, AI and Big Data, Technology Touching Life, Future Telecoms, Quantum Technologies and more.

Exascale Computing for Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Solutions (ExaGEO DLA)

• NERC Doctoral Landscape Award for around 80 PhD students in the use of exascale computing

College Futures Themes PhD programme

12 studentships, each providing 3.5 years of funding at UKRI stipend rates, home-fee coverage, and up to £17.5k for consumables. Starting in October 2026, these studentships will support research aligned with the four MVLS 2033 themes: Fundamentals of Life, Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Health Inequalities, and Planetary Health.

Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine (lifETIME)

lifETIME will train future research leaders in the development of novel technologies for drug discovery, toxicology testing and development of advanced therapeutic medicinal products for use in regenerative medicine.

Algebra, Geometry and Quantum Fields (AGQ)

• AGQ is a collaborative effort by University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, and Heriot-Watt University. Our programme is at the forefront of mathematical innovation, leveraging the power of symmetry, geometry, and quantum physics to shape the technologies of tomorrow.

The Leverhulme Programme for Doctoral Training in Ecological Data Science

The Programme will train a new generation of data scientists and equip students with the skills to tackle the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, including biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and emerging infectious diseases. Recruiting now.

RAINZ

• The CDT in Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ) will train and develop the next generation of multi-disciplinary robotic systems engineers. These engineers will be trained in both research and commercialisation of RAI to help revolutionise lifecycle asset management of critical infrastructure, in support of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy.

Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Quantum Technologies

• Fully funded scholarships across the themes of Quantum Measurement and Sensing, Quantum Computing and Simulation & Quantum Communications

Industry-Inspired Photonic Imaging, Sensing and Analysis

The centre will produce future business-oriented research leaders who are fluent in the concepts and methodologies of photonic sensing, imaging and analysis, enabling them to innovate and collaborate across all these areas.

NorthWestBio

• Research expertise in sustainable agriculture and food, healthy ageing and the development of new pharmaceuticals. Collaboration among our partners will nurture entrepreneurship, innovation and training. To produce broadly skilled and highly employable bioscientists.

MRC Precision Medicine

• PhD with Integrated Study studentships funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and the Karolinska Institute. This programme supports research training at the interfaces between biological, clinical, societal and computational systems.

BHF 4 year PhD programme

• Offers PhD studentships at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow.

Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

We are the UK's largest facilitator of funding, training and support for doctoral students in social science. By combining the expertise of sixteen universities across Scotland, the school facilitates world-class PhD research.

Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities

SGSAH is home to the AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA) – Training Hub. Working with our supporters in the arts, culture, creative and heritage sectors, we support positive connections and productive networks locally, regionally and globally to provide outstanding opportunities for doctoral researchers in Scotland.

Wellcome Trust PhD programme

Our fully funded PhD programme will equip you to tackle complex challenges to global health and infectious disease.

MVLS/EPSRC Fully Funded PhD

• This fully funded PhD delivers high quality, collaborative research and training for students within the Biosciences. Areas of research include (but are not restricted to) mathematical biology, bioenergy, synthetic biology, nanobiology and research into healthcare devices.

Multimorbidity PhD programme for Health Professionals

• The Multimorbidity PhD Programme aims to create a generation of innovative world-leading researchers empowered with expertise in multimorbidity to prevent the condition and better treat those who are already suffering with it.

Future Ultrasonic Engineering (FUSE)

• A partnership between the Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU: University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE: University of Strathclyde), to create the largest academic ultrasonic engineering unit in the world.

Photonics and Advanced Data Storage (PIADS)

PIADS aims to tackle some of the challenges created by the increasing quantities of data generated by today's society. The Centre's focus is on developing highly-manufacturable photonic integration technologies related to the magnetic storage of digital information.

Social AI

We develop the next generation of experts in artificial social intelligence. Students will be trained in human-computer interaction and machine learning, by specialists in psychology, social sciences, ethics and neuroscience.

The Canmore Trust PhD Studentships

• The Canmore Trust is providing funding for PhD Studentship positions supporting student projects focusing on suicide. The trustees of the Canmore Trust have a desire to fund research into the biological basis for suicide.

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