Data Analysis
University of Southampton
About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr. David J Rowe and Professor Goran Mashanovich This PhD project focuses on developing silicon photonic sensors that can detect early biomarkers of sepsis in children - quickly, accurately, and at the point of care. Help revolutionise paediatric healthcare by developing cutting-edge silicon photonic sensors for early sepsis detection.
- Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
Maynooth University
About the Project The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Maynooth University are pleased to announce that a Maynooth University Doctoral Scholarship will be available in the department of Computer Science for a suitably qualified and successful applicant intending to commence their PhD studies in February 2027.
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
- Deadline
- 19 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Bristol
About the Project CycleTrack is collecting high-quality menstrual health data across multiple cycles. This PhD will assess potential biases in analysing complex digital health datasets and investigate methods to mitigate them, developing expertise in data science, statistics, epidemiology and digital health. Objectives Characterise variability across the menstrual cycle. Develop prediction models using smartwatch and cycle data.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 21 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Bristol
About the Project HIV-1 remains one of the world's most significant infectious diseases, with an estimated 38 million people living with the virus globally. Among the many HIV-1 subtypes, Subtype C (C-HIV) is the most prevalent, accounting for almost half of all infections worldwide and dominating epidemics in regions such as Southern Africa, India and Ethiopia. Despite its global importance, it remains unclear why this subtype has become so successful compared with others.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 21 October 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Edinburgh
About the Project Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is a leading cause of bloodstream infection and death in young children across sub-Saharan Africa, and the World Health Organization (WHO) ranks an iNTS vaccine among its top-ten vaccine priorities for the continent.
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 26 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Huddersfield
About the Project Dementia caregiving in Ghana is predominantly informal, with family members providing long-term care in the absence of structured support systems. This places substantial psychological, financial, and social burdens on caregivers, often without access to professional guidance or respite services.
- Location
- Huddersfield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Huddersfield
About the Project Type 2 diabetes is a major public health challenge. Effective self-management is essential for preventing complications and improving quality of life. Dietary self-management is a core component of diabetes care, yet many persons with type 2 diabetes (PLWD) in Ghana struggle to adhere to recommended dietary practices due to limited knowledge, competing lifestyle demands, and inadequate access to support.
- Location
- Huddersfield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Huddersfield
About the Project Type 2 diabetes is a leading non-communicable disease globally and requires sustained self-management to prevent complications and improve quality of life. Adherence to recommended dietary practices is central to achieving optimal glycaemic control, yet dietary behaviours are influenced by individual knowledge and broader social and environmental factors.
- Location
- Huddersfield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Huddersfield
About the Project Recent statistics show that the use of e-cigarettes has overtaken the use of cigarettes for the first time, with approximately 5.4 million people using e-cigarettes daily in Great Britain (ONS, 2024). In the UK, e-cigarettes are often recommended as quitting tools by stop smoking services. However, a recent scoping review highlighted that little is known about the effects of e-cigarette use in both the short and long term (Novak & Wang, 2024).
- Location
- Huddersfield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Oxford
About the Project This DPhil in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics is a 3-year project focussing on the emulation and extension of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using de-identified, routinely-collected, real-world medical record data from primary and secondary care across European countries.
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Oxford
About the Project Clinical prediction models are developed to help healthcare providers estimate the probability of a patient health outcome and are widely used in many clinical areas [1]. They calculate outcome probability using pre-selected clinical variables to inform treatment decisions.
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Oxford
About the Project Real-world data (RWD), routinely collected across various healthcare settings, are increasingly used in observational studies, which are now recognised as valuable complements to traditional randomised controlled trials for informing patient care, healthcare delivery, and policy-making.
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Oxford
About the Project Background Applications are invited from both Home students and International students to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying the links between behaviour and brain circuit dynamics in animal models of Parkinson’s.
- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Portsmouth
About the Project Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Salem Aljareh . Navigating complex indoor environments is becoming increasingly vital, from shopping centres to airports, hospitals to huge museums.
- Location
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
Kingston University
About the Project This multidisciplinary project extends previous research at Kingston University aimed at better understanding the structure and nature of particulate matter particles.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Sheffield
About the Project The advent of easily accessible high performance computers or computer clusters and numerical techniques such as finite element methods (FEM) facilitates the highly accurate modelling and simulation of complex systems in diverse science and engineering disciplines including civil engineering, biomechanics and life science.
- Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Sheffield
About the Project Model predictive control (MPC) is a popular advanced control technique that solves a constrained optimal control problem, on-line, at each sampling instant. The first control input of the optimized sequence is applied, and the optimization is repeated at each subsequent time step, inducing feedback.
- Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Portsmouth
About the Project Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Salem Aljareh . According to recent statistics released by the UK’s Home Office In the year ending June 2025, England's “Fire and Rescue Services 628,764 incidents in the year ending June 2025, an increase of 5.7% compared with the previous year (594,836).
- Location
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Reading
About the Project In Functional data analysis (FDA), the variable of interest can be naturally viewed as a smooth curve or function, rather than scalars in univariate analysis or vectors in multivariate analysis. The field has witnessed rapid development over the last two decades. While the central ideas and methods of FDA has achieved a certain mature level, its applications in various subjects is still in an accelerating speed.
- Location
- Reading, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
Kingston University
About the Project In 5G, ultra-reliable low-latency communication has been a backbone for various applications that need an extremely low delay. However, further research will be required to minimize the round trip delay and improve energy efficiency and security of user data in the 6G network [1]. In the proposed haptic/tactile communication, we may need “Network Edge Intelligence” where we build a digital twin in the edge server near the controller.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Worcester
About the Project A Meeting Centre (MC) is a local resource, operating out of ordinary community buildings, that offers on-going warm and friendly expert support to people with mild to moderate dementia and their families. At the heart of the Meeting Centre is a social club where people meet to have fun, talk to others and get help that focuses on what they need.
- Location
- Worcester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Southampton
About the Project Supervisory Team: Professor Goran Mashanovich and Dr. Milos Nedeljkovic This project explores compact mid-infrared (mid-IR) LiDAR systems for gas sensing. You’ll design and prototype photonic devices that detect and map trace gases using their unique infrared fingerprints.
- Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Bristol
About the Project Electromagnetic (EM) sensing is emerging as a powerful enabling technology for modern high-value manufacturing. Advances in computing power and machine learning now allow us to extract far more information from EM measurements than ever before, creating new opportunities for fast, reliable, and quantitative non-destructive evaluation (NDE). This PhD is focused on developing practical EM sensing solutions for real and future industrial challenges.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Data Analysis
University of Bristol
About the Project Health economic evaluations have become an important tool to guide the cost-effectiveness of health and care resource allocation decision making in the 21st century.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
The University of Manchester
About the Project In modern statistical applications, many complicated models have two common features. First the likelihood functions are often difficult to evaluate; second the model is generative. In particular, financial time series data pose the following challenges. First, when latent stochastic dynamics are considered, e.g. volatilities and regime switching, the likelihood is intractable.
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Southampton
About the Project Closing date: 31 December 2026 Supervisory Team: Professor Goran Mashanovich, Dr. Milos Nedeljkovic and Dr. David Rowe About the project Help transform how medicines are monitored and delivered. This project develops silicon photonic sensors that use mid-infrared light to measure drug levels instantly at the point of care.
- Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Data Analysis
University of Leicester
About the Project This project is an example of the type of approaches that can be applied to a wide range of multiple long-term conditions. Thyroid disorders are common, affecting an estimated 1 in 20 people in the UK (British Thyroid Foundation, 2025). Thyroid disorders have long been known to impact cardiovascular function, producing some of the classical signs and symptoms of thyroid disease (Cappola et al, 2019).
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Data Analysis
University of Leicester
About the Project This project is an example of the type of approaches used by academics in the Genetic Epidemiology group, which can be applied to a wide range of health conditions. Conditions studied include asthma, chronic cough, COPD, interstitial lung disease, thyroid disease, as well as associated traits such as lung function and thyroid hormone levels.
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only