New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Summary This project will investigate factors influencing the delivery, availability and optimisation of vitamin formulations used in nutritional therapies for very preterm infants. The work may include laboratory-based studies examining vitamin concentrations in nutritional products and biological samples, as well as contributing to the development and evaluation of novel nutritional formulations for neonatal care.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 28 September 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project With wildfires costing New Zealand an estimated $142 million in a single year, this project will address a key part of that challenge: the difficulty of gathering real-time monitoring data from remote, off-grid environments where risk is often highest.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
About the Project I am looking for a motivated PhD candidate to join my research group at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, to study how artificial light at night (ALAN) affects coastal marine life. Artificial light is spreading into coastal seas from ports, shorelines, vessels, offshore aquaculture and other marine infrastructure. Many marine animals use natural light cues to migrate, feed, avoid predators and settle into adult habitats.
- Location
- Wellington, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 1 October 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Transform deployable structures into an impact sensing capability — with applications spanning orbital debris, micrometeorites and cosmic dust.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 10 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Design a satellite platform that generates sustained partial gravity — bridging the gap for Lunar and Martian science. HOST UNIVERSITY: University of Auckland INDUSTRY PARTNER: Frond Space Systems Limited PLACEMENT: Auckland & Wellington | New Zealand Help build a new platform for partial-gravity science Sustained human presence beyond Earth demands a fundamental understanding of how biological systems and physical processes respond to partial gravity.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 10 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Canterbury
About the Project Can Aotearoa New Zealand's indigenous geothermal microorganisms help power the next generation of sustainable biomanufacturing? This PhD project will investigate whether indigenous hydrogen (H₂)-oxidising bacteria (hydrogenotrophs) from Aotearoa New Zealand's geothermal environments can be developed into next-generation production platforms for renewable hydrogen biomanufacturing.
- Location
- Christchurch, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 24 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
About the Project Backgound High temperature superconductor (HTS) magnets enable magnetic fields far beyond the limits of conventional technologies, unlocking transformative applications in fusion energy, advanced propulsion, and high-efficiency electric machines. A critical bottleneck, however, is the efficient delivery of ultra-high DC currents required to fully realise these systems.
- Location
- Wellington, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Canterbury
About the Project Lanthanide ion (Ln 3+ ) doped upconverting nanoparticles can convert low-energy photons into higher-energy photons. This upconversion fluorescence has tremendous importance for a broad spectrum of applications in upconversion thermometry, bio-imaging, drug delivery, theranostics, photovoltaics, banknote etc. security and other applications.
- Location
- Christchurch, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project This project aims to develop a fully differentiable, physics-based digital twin of apple tissue that links microstructural, biochemical, and mechanical processes to macroscopic fruit quality outcomes. By integrating artificial intelligence with computational solid mechanics and post-harvest biology, the project will establish a new modelling paradigm for predicting and optimising the mechanical integrity of fleshy fruit during storage and transport.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project This project offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of new computational tools for the personalised, non-invasive assessment of stomach function. Gastric motility disorders such as gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia are associated with abnormal patterns of electrical activity in the stomach, but identifying these abnormalities non-invasively remains a major challenge.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Doppler ultrasound is an important diagnostic tool in the field of obstetrics allowing for clinicians to assess haemodynamics of the placenta during pregnancy. Monitoring placental circulation is essential for understanding fetal development and detecting complications such as fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia, which can have serious consequences for both mother and baby.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Imagine a future where a simple piece of clothing could help save lives. This PhD project aims to develop a revolutionary smart bra that uses gentle, safe electrical signals to detect breast cancer earlier than ever before. Unlike traditional scans that are often expensive, uncomfortable, or inaccessible, this wearable device will offer women a non-invasive, radiation-free, and repeatable way to monitor their breast health from the comfort of home.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project About the Project Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
The Dodd-Walls Centre
About the Project With wildfires costing New Zealand an estimated $142 million in a single year, this project will address a key part of that challenge: the difficulty of gathering real-time monitoring data from remote, off-grid environments where risk is often highest.
- Location
- Dunedin, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
The Dodd-Walls Centre
About the Project The optical frequency comb is a Nobel prize winning technology with applications across science and engineering. The recently developed Kerr frequency comb offers a low-SWaP (size, weight and power) alternative to existing mode-locked laser systems. However, conventional Kerr-combs are unable to operate at visible wavelengths and require expensive, laboratory-grade lasers to drive them.
- Location
- Dunedin, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Lymphoedema is a painful, permanent swelling caused by disruption to lymphatic system drainage, affecting over 5,000 New Zealanders annually. Current methods for clinically assessing lymphoedema are typically based on measurement of single physical properties, limiting the clinical information that can be inferred.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
University of Canterbury
About the Project PhD in Subsurface Microbiology and Geochemistry/Materials Science of Underground Hydrogen Storage Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Project Description This doctoral research project is part of a broader initiative investigating the microbiology of depleted oil and gas reservoirs in New Zealand and their potential for…
- Location
- Christchurch, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project We seek candidates for a PhD position examining the temporal evolution of volcanic fields. Working as a member of a multi-institutional project within the Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland (DEVORA) Research Programme, the student will perform geochronological and paleomagnetic analyses to precisely pinpoint the timing of individual eruptions in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand, to build a model of the temporal evolution of this potentially…
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Over 80% of preterm babies are born between 32 and 36 weeks gestation: moderate-late preterm. These babies are 36% more likely to have disabilities, 50% more likely to have special educational needs, and six times more likely to have cerebral palsy than babies born at term, but the reasons for these adverse outcomes are not known.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Aortic dissection is a medical emergency caused by a tear in the aortic wall, with a staggering 50% mortality rate within 30 days for those who survive long enough to reach a hospital. While a dilated aorta is a known precursor, current size-based thresholds for surgery are unreliable, as most dissections occur below these limits. This project will focus on identifying factors that better predict which patients are likely to suffer a dissection.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s fastest-growing chronic disease and a major reason why many people die early from heart failure. One of the biggest problems is that the heart’s mitochondria, the tiny “power stations” inside each cell, cannot produce enough energy to keep the heart pumping well.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project This exciting project, a collaboration between the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and The Centre for Health, will develop a world-first smart sensing layer that can be integrated into the commercially available dynamic compression suit (Flowpresso).
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Otago
About the Project Background Antibiotic-resistant infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, particularly those caused by Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa . This pathogen is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections and is highly resistant to treatment because it can actively pump antibiotics out of the bacterial cell. This PhD project will explore a new strategy to overcome this problem.
- Location
- Dunedin, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
New Zealand
University of Canterbury
About the Project Eucalypts are a fast-growing plantation tree species. However, utilisation of plantation grown eucalypts is often restricted to low value pulp chips as solid wood processing is challenging due to growth stresses. To allow their use for higher value solid wood products it is essential to understand and mitigate growth stresses.
- Location
- Christchurch, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
New Zealand
University of Auckland
About the Project Are you ready to redefine how we understand heart disease? This PhD project at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) offers a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of cutting-edge omics data science and advanced computational physiology. Genetic disturbances, even at the level of a single ion channel, can have catastrophic consequences for the whole person.
- Location
- Auckland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
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