PhD profiles

About the project

Explore profiles of our PhD researchers to find out about life as a PhD student and how, for some, a scholarship helped their studies.

I would not have started this PhD without winning this scholarship

For her research Yuhua is conducting research to better understand the factors that influence digital inclusion for active and healthy ageing among older people.

The department of Urban Studies and Planning offers a very supportive environment

For her PhD Patricia is doing a comparative study involving the role of marketplaces for urban development, in the direction of supporting more socially just outcomes for disadvantaged urban communities.

Spend enough time to find the right match of project for you

For her research project Kezia is exploring 2-D metal-organic nanosheets as new generation photoactive materials in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells.

Winning this scholarship to complete my PhD studies was truly invaluable

For her PhD Sarah is researching the Roman migration patterns based on skeletal, archaeological, and written evidence.

Never stop trying as we all have potential and the difference is the way we use it

Safirun is doing a PhD that focuses on sustainable rice cultivation by looking at the biological nitrification inhibitors in paddy rice cultivars.

Winning the scholarship meant that I could continue with my studies, doing novel, 'crazy' research

For his PhD, Sourabh is investigating various additive manufacturing strategies, including selective laser melting and binder jetting for processing nickel superalloys.

This helped me to realise my childhood dream of studying in this country

His research Yashwanth Kumar aims to design cosolutes that help to make formulations with longer shelf life. This could help biopharmaceutical companies to come up with antibodies, vaccines, drugs that are stable for a long time.

Without the scholarship, I wouldn't have had this opportunity

Gemma is researching how the right to privacy of celebrities is balanced with the right to freedom of expression following the conclusion of the Leveson Inquiry.

Never give up on finding the positions you feel are entitled to

Mahmoud is conducting research on quantum computation.

My advice is to not give up, to apply for a project that you truly care about

For her PhD project Cher aims to investigate the role of oral microorganisms in the initiation of cardiovascular disease.

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