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Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. During your time here, you will carry out research that has an impact on people across the globe.

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Project name School Funding Subject Status Sort Timestamp
Northern Bridge Consortium
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
07 January 2025
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Open 1 1736265600
NINE Northern Ireland and North East of England DTP
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
20 January 2025
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Open 1 1737388800
Jetset Your Degree - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2024 - 2025
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 August 2025
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Open 1 1756680900
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
28 January 2020
Funded Closed 1 1580212800
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
16 August 2024
School of Law Funded Closed 1 1723820400
Local Skills Development Award - Financial Awards for Skill Development - 2023 - 2024
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
01 June 2024
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Closed 1 1717282500
CITI-GENS MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
10 July 2020
Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Closed 1 1594396800
Funded Closed 1
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration & Advanced Data Storage (PIADS)
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 March 2020
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Closed 1 1585666800
Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Enterprise Fellowship
School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
29 August 2023
School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Pharmacy Funded Closed 1 1693293000
Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Doctoral Training Programme
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
31 January 2023
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Closed 1 1675184400
Faculty DfE International Scholarship
School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
14 March 2022
School of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Closed 1 1647302340
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships
Institute Of Theology, Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
20 July 2020
Institute Of Theology, Queen's Business School, School of Arts, English and Languages, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, School of Law, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural and Built Environment, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Funded Closed 1 1595260800
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
13 May 2021
Funded Closed 1 1620918000
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
08 March 2020
Funded Closed 1 1583711940
DAERA Postgraduate Studentships
School of Biological Sciences
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
25 February 2020
School of Biological Sciences Funded Closed 1 1582675140
Electromagnetic Coupling Effects in Thin Film Ferroics
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Professor Marty Gregg
Supervisor
Professor Marty Gregg
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
8 February 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Closed 2 1707350400
Collective victimhood, imagined futures, and the constitutional status of Northern Ireland
School of Psychology | PHD Psychology ; Social psychology; Political psychology; qualitative Dr Andrew McNeill
Supervisor
Dr Andrew McNeill
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Funded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Supervisor
Professor Cherie Armour
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Identifying psychological mechanisms which promote resilience post-trauma.
School of Psychology | PHD trauma, PTSD, mental health, resilience Professor Cherie Armour
Supervisor
Professor Cherie Armour
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Nanocrystals-in-nanofibres as a promising strategy for the delivery of poorly soluble actives
School of Pharmacy | PHD Nanocrystals, nanotechnology, drug delivery, pharmaceutics Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST)
Supervisor
Dr Alejandro J. Paredes (CAST)
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
30 April 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1714431600
Functionalised silicone elastomers for drug delivery
School of Pharmacy | PHD drug delivery; silicone elastomers; drug-eluting implants; polydimethylsiloxane Professor Karl Malcolm (CAST)
Supervisor
Professor Karl Malcolm (CAST)
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
10 June 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1717974000
Supervisor
Professor Michael Tunney
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
19 July 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1721343600
Supervisor
Dr Matthew Wylie.
Funding
Funded
Department of the Economy (DfE) CAST award
Application deadline
30 April 2024
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2 1714431600
Microneedle delivery of non-ribosomal antimicrobial peptides to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections
School of Pharmacy | PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; antimicrobial peptides; microneedles; organic synthesis Professor Ryan Donnelly.
Supervisor
Professor Ryan Donnelly.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Chemical Tools to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
School of Pharmacy | PHD Antibiotics; peptide synthesis; chemical probes; organic synthesis; chemical biology Professor Gerd Wagner.
Supervisor
Professor Gerd Wagner.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
ENERGY - Enhanced Nanoparticles Engineered fRom Gold for multi-modal therapY
School of Pharmacy | PHD Nanomedicine, Cancer, SERS, radiotherapy, photothermal therapy Professor Jonathan Coulter.
Supervisor
Professor Jonathan Coulter.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
High resolution solid state NMR as a tool for analysis of polymeric controlled release drug delivery systems
School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, solid state NMR Professor Karl Malcolm.
Supervisor
Professor Karl Malcolm.
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Cohesive and Ecologically Coherent EU-UK fisheries management after Brexit
School of Law | PHD marine fisheries Brexit Professor Richard Collins
Supervisor
Professor Richard Collins
Funding
Funded
Marine Institute
Application deadline
14 June 2024
School of Law Funded Law Closed 2 1718319600
The mediating role of trauma appraisals following potentially traumatic life events
School of Psychology | PHD Trauma Appraisal, Trauma, Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth Dr Donncha Hanna
Supervisor
Dr Donncha Hanna
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Developing Trauma Informed Care principles for Health Professionals
School of Psychology | PHD Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Health Care Professionals Dr Donncha Hanna
Supervisor
Dr Donncha Hanna
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Retrodirective antenna technology for fast tracking of supersonic platforms
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Microwave antennas, Phased arrays, Projectiles, Microwave communication Dr Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Dr Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
EPSRC iCASE
Application deadline
2 December 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1733097600
Space/Terrestrial Comms and Security - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
20 July 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1721430000
Trustworthy AI for Secure Future Open Networks – jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
20 July 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1721430000
Secure and Trustworthy Hardware - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
20 July 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1721430000
AI-assisted Physical Layer Security - jointly with University of Surrey
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Supervisor
Dr Jesus Martinez del Rincon
Funding
Funded
TBC
Application deadline
20 July 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1721430000
Deep Learning for Enhanced Neural Decoding in Real-Time Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Brain-computer interface, BCI, deep learning, machine learning, signal processing Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Supervisor
Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Predicting User Performance for Enhanced Brain-Computer Interfaces
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Algorithm, Brain-Computer Interface, Data Analysis, Engineering, Machine Learning, Predictive Model Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Supervisor
Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Virtual-Reality Enhanced BCI Neurofeedback for Stress Management
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Brain-computer interface, BCI, EEG, neurofeedback, stress, signal processing, virtual reality Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Supervisor
Dr Alain Desire Bigirimana
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Wind Energy in Medium Voltage DC Applications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hybrid Energy Storage, Wind Energy, Medium Voltage DC, Adaptive Control, Energy Management Dr Ahmad Elkhateb
Supervisor
Dr Ahmad Elkhateb
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Adaptive Modular Converter-Based Energy Storage for Grid-Optimal Virtual Synchronous Generators
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Modular multilevel converter, energy storage system, virtual synchronous generator, adaptive control Dr Ahmad Elkhateb
Supervisor
Dr Ahmad Elkhateb
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Addressing Challenges of Multi-Modal Data Analysis in Application to Precision Medicine
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI for precision medicine, multi-modal data analysis Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Advanced AI Methods for Analysing Nutritional Influences on Cognitive and Mental Health
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI for health, patterns detection, mental health Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Hardware assisted homomorphic encryption (HE) acceleration.
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD CKKS, Homomorphic Encryption, Hardware Accelerator, FPGA, ASIC, FHE, SHE, Privacy-Preserving Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Fault tolerant post quantum cryptography systems for satellite communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD ost quantum cryptography (PQC), Hardware security, IoT security, Space security, fault tolerance Dr Ayesha Khalid
Supervisor
Dr Ayesha Khalid
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Zero Trust Power Management for On-Chip Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Zero trust, On-chip Power management, Controller design, Machine learning. Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Decentralized Trust Zone for Remote Health Monitoring
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Remote health monitoring, AI model, Blockchain, Trust zone. Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Supervisor
Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Enhancing Arithmetic Efficiency in Lattice-Based Post-Quantum Cryptography Hardware Accelerators
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post-Quantum Cryptography, Computer Arithmetic, Hardware Accelerators, FPGA, PQC, RNS. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Supervisor
Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Software-Defined FHE: Rethinking Homomorphic Encryption Libraries via Software-Defined Arithmetic Optimizations
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computing systems, Software-Defined Computer Arithmetic, Fully Homomorphic Encryption. Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Supervisor
Dr Amir Sabbagh Molahosseini
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Side-channel analysis countermeasure of Quantum Safe implementations on hardware (aims to FPGA)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Effectiveness of micro shuffling to Side-channel analysis in Quantum Safe implementations on microcontroller for light-weighted crypto implementation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Side-channel analysis countermeasure of Quantum Safe implementations on microcontroller
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Quantum Safe crypto, Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Explainable machine learning (ML) models for side-channel analysis (SCA)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Side-channel analysis, SCA, SCA countermeasure, Explainable machine learning, Post Quantum Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Supervisor
Dr Anh-Tuan Hoang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Dual-Functional Millimeter-Wave Antennas for Integrated Sensing and Communication in 6G Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Millimeter-Wave Antennas, MIMO, Integrated Sensing and Communication, Radar, RIS, Beam-steering Dr Chao Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chao Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Hardware Security for Approximate Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hardware security, approximate computing, machine learning, fault injection Dr Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Anti-counterfeiting Techniques Design and Analysis for IoTs
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hardware security, Physical unclonable function, machine learning, anti-counterfeiting Dr Chongyan Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chongyan Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Sub-Terahertz Antennas for 3D Heterogeneous Integration
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Sub-Terahertz, 3D Heterogeneous Packaging, Phased Array, Antenna-in Package, III-V, Silicon RF Front Dr Chao Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chao Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Sub-Millimeter Wave Antennas for High-Resolution Terahertz Imaging Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Terahertz Imaging, Lens Antenna, Reflectarray Antenna, Metasurface, Waveguide, FMCW, Leaky Wave Dr Chao Gu
Supervisor
Dr Chao Gu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Advancing Future Post-Quantum Digital Signatures
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Digital signatures, cryptography, hardware design, authentication Dr Ciara Rafferty
Supervisor
Dr Ciara Rafferty
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Secure computation with advanced cryptography
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Encryption, privacy, cryptography, hardware design, encrypted data analysis Dr Ciara Rafferty
Supervisor
Dr Ciara Rafferty
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Digital Twins for Empirical Elasticity between the Edge and Cloud
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Edge and Cloud computing, elasticity, Digital Twins, service deployment, Kubernetes and KubeEdge. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Chatbot for Dynamic Data-Oriented Serverless Edge Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Edge computing, nanoservices, chatbot, serverless computing. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Managing Technical Debt in Research Software
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Research Software Engineering; Technical debt; reproducible research; Software Quality Dr Domhnall Carlin
Supervisor
Dr Domhnall Carlin
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements Dr David Laverty
Supervisor
Dr David Laverty
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Machine Learning for Secure 6G Cell-Free Massive MIMO
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Beyond 5G, cell-free massive MIMO, machine learning, physical layer security, signal processing. Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Supervisor
Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Machine Learning for Integrated Sensing and Communication
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, Beyond 5G, integrated sensing and communication, massive MIMO, machine learning, sensing, Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Supervisor
Dr Hien Quoc Ngo
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Enhancing the Parallel Scalability of Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Machine Learning-Based Prediction
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Molecular dynamics, parallel scalability, machine learning, LAMMPS Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
High-Performance Graph Processing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD High-performance computing, graph analytics Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Causal Network Analysis for Compliance Management
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Compliance management, Causal network analysis, Compliance explanation, Root cause analysis Prof Hui Wang
Supervisor
Prof Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Signature Learning for Object Detection Using Attention Mechanisms
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Object detection, signature learning, image segmentation, attention mechanism. Prof Hui Wang
Supervisor
Prof Hui Wang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Exploring Security and Privacy Risks of Large Language Models
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Large Language Models, LLM, Security, Privacy, Jailbreaks, Safeguard Evasion, Data Privacy Attacks, Dr Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Dr Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Exploring Generative AI for Offensive and Defensive Cybersecurity: Risks and Opportunities in Malware Detection and Exploitation Generation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Large Language Models, LLM, Security, Malware, Responsible AI. Dr Ihsen Alouani
Supervisor
Dr Ihsen Alouani
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Precomputation Attack Resilient Password based Authentication System Design
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, privacy preserving searching Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Secure Record Linkage
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, privacy preserving searching Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Secure searching over sensitive data in a multi-client setting
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Supervisor
Dr Indranil Ghosh Ray
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Self-supervised summarisation of hyperspectral image data
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, machine learning, self-supervised learning, computer vision, hyperspectral imaging Prof Iain Styles
Supervisor
Prof Iain Styles
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Learning to engineer drugs
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD machine learning, drug discovery, GPCR, receptor, graph neural network Prof Iain Styles
Supervisor
Prof Iain Styles
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Retinomorphic Event-Driven Computer Vision
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Approximate computing, event-based processing, programmable hardware, digital design. Prof John McAllister
Supervisor
Prof John McAllister
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
TinyML for UAV Inference
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial intelligence, machine learning programmable hardware, computer architecture Prof John McAllister
Supervisor
Prof John McAllister
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Edge Intelligence: Neuro-Optimisers on the Edge
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Edge and Cloud Computing, AI, ML, Algorithms, Resource Scheduling Prof Javid Taheri
Supervisor
Prof Javid Taheri
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Neuro Combinatory Optimisers (NCOs) for Cloud Computing Platforms
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Edge and Cloud Computing, AI, ML, Algorithms, Content Caching Prof Javid Taheri
Supervisor
Prof Javid Taheri
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
3D human activity recognition and understanding using mmWave radar
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Human activity recognition, mmWave radar, point cloud, deep learning Dr Jie Zhang
Supervisor
Dr Jie Zhang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
AI-enhanced next-generation health sensing using mmWave radar
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, mmWave radar, healthcare monitoring, wireless sensing Dr Jie Zhang
Supervisor
Dr Jie Zhang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Contactless healthcare monitoring for multi-environment adaptability
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine/deep learning, commodity Wi-Fi, domain adaptation Dr Jie Zhang
Supervisor
Dr Jie Zhang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Scalable Wi-Fi-based localization and trajectory tracking with AI
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Localization, tracking, Wi-Fi, AI Dr Jie Zhang
Supervisor
Dr Jie Zhang
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Creating Synthetic Data and Data Augmentation for Cyber Security Applications using AI
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber security, network security, critical infrastructure, generative AI, synthetic data Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Supervisor
Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Autonomous Security for PLC Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber security, Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Supervisor
Dr Kieran McLaughlin
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Enhancing Chronic Disease Prediction Through AI-Driven Clinical Information Extraction from Electronic Health Records
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, electronic health records, natural language processing, artificial intelligence. Dr Lu Bai
Supervisor
Dr Lu Bai
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Utilising Vision-Language Models for Remote Sensing Analysis
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep learning, remote sensing, CLIP, vision-language models, artificial intelligence. Dr Lu Bai
Supervisor
Dr Lu Bai
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Advanced Reconfigurable Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, and mmWave. Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Active Polarisation Agile Spherical Retrodirective Antenna
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antenna Array, Retrodirective Antenna, Antenna Measurement, Microprocessor Control Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Supervisor
Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
AI for Adaptation and Evaluation of Quantum Positioning Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Vehicle Technology; Next generation AI; Quantum Positioning Technology Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Supervisor
Prof Mehrdad Dianati
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Citizen-Led Gen Ai Governance: Models, Tools and Practice
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Generative AI, Software Engineering, Digital Democracy, Values Studies; Computer Ethics Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Supervisor
Dr Maria Angela Ferrario
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Transforming Healthcare: A Vision-Language Model for Medical Image Analysis and Report Generation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Generative AI, Large language models, Medical image analysis Dr Muhammad Fahim
Supervisor
Dr Muhammad Fahim
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
A light-weight deep learning model for detecting heart abnormalities
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep Learning, Time-series analysis Dr Muhammad Fahim
Supervisor
Dr Muhammad Fahim
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Empowering Mothers: AI-Enhanced Personalized Management of Gestational Diabetes
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), e-Health Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Breaking Barriers: AI-Powered Sign Language Translation for Enhanced Healthcare Access for the Deaf
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Deep Learning, Computer Vision (CV) Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Hasanuzzaman
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Novel array designs for 6G communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Integrated Sensing and Communication for 6G Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), artificial intelligent (AI) Dr Mohammadali Mohammadi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammadali Mohammadi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Holographic MIMO beamforming
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Localization and sensing using holographic/XL-MIMO antennas
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), localization, near-field communication Dr Mohammadali Mohammadi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammadali Mohammadi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Space-Time Coded Arrays for THz Communications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Communication, Sensing, Beam steering, Time-modulated array Dr Mohammad Neshat
Supervisor
Dr Mohammad Neshat
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
True Time Delay Gradient Metasurfaces for Terahertz Pulse Waves
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Imaging, True time delay, Pulse wave, spatio-temporal manipulation Dr Mohammad Neshat
Supervisor
Dr Mohammad Neshat
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Retroreflecting metasurface mirrors for THz range
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Terahertz, Metasurface, Imaging, Retroreflector, THz Mirror Dr Mohammad Neshat
Supervisor
Dr Mohammad Neshat
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Learning-based Adaptation for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles using Visual Foundation Models
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Vehicles, Visual Foundation Models, Reinforcement Learning/Meta learning Dr Mien Van
Supervisor
Dr Mien Van
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Learning-based Resilient Risk-Aware Autonomy for Quadrupedal Robots
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Legged robot, Quarupedal robot, Robotics Control, Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Dr Mien Van
Supervisor
Dr Mien Van
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Non-Iterative Schemes for Simulation of Nonlinear Musical Instrument Dynamics
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD non-iterative schemes, musical instruments, Hamiltonian and Lagrangian methods Dr Maarten Van Walstijn
Supervisor
Dr Maarten Van Walstijn
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Impact Metrics and Resilient Control for Cyber-physical Control Systems under Attack
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD cybersecurity, control, cyber-physical systems, safety, resilience, reachability Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Reachability-driven safe planning in robotics
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Robotics, planning, control, set-based methods, constraints, reachability, formal methods. Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
A paradigm shift in RIS for 6G
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antennas, Antenna Arrays, Ultra wideband antennas, 5G mobile communication, 6G mobile communication Dr Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Dr Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Real time distributed wireless power transfer
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Antennas, Antenna Arrays, Wireless Power Transfer Dr Neil Buchanan
Supervisor
Dr Neil Buchanan
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Calibrated Machine Learning for Reliability in Advanced Wireless Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, advanced wireless system, wireless communication reliability, machine learning, ML calibration. Dr Nidhi Simmons
Supervisor
Dr Nidhi Simmons
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Machine Learning Solutions for Optimising Advanced Wireless Systems Performance
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G, advanced wireless systems, communication reliability, machine learning, wireless communications. Dr Nidhi Simmons
Supervisor
Dr Nidhi Simmons
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
New robotic sensing enabled by the electromagnetic spectrum
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Electromagnetic sensing, robotics, autonomy, localisation, e-skins, smart robots. Dr Oleksandr Malyuskin
Supervisor
Dr Oleksandr Malyuskin
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Connecting Privacy and Security Regulations with Software Engineering – Requirements, Specifications and Applications
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Requirements Engineering; Legal Compliance; Natural Language Processing; Machine Learning Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Modelling Attack Scenarios for Proactive Defense in Space Cybersecurity
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Attack Prediction, Space Security, Threat Intelligence, Attack Path Analysis, Cyber Analytics Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Supervisor
Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Orbital Angular Momentum Antennas for Microwave Imaging
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Orbital angular momentum, microwave imaging, metasurface, antennas, lenses, 3D printing Dr Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Dr Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Space-Time coded Holographic Metasurface Antennas
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, metasurfaces, imaging, communications, information encoding. Dr Okan Yurduseven
Supervisor
Dr Okan Yurduseven
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Deep Multimodal Generation and Retrieval
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Multimodal Learning, Text-to-Image Generation, Cross-modal Retrieval, Deep Learning. Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Supervisor
Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Estimation and exploration of wind fields with unmanned aerial vehicles
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Wind field estimation; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Supervisor
Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Change Detection in Multispectral and Hyperspectral Images Using Deep Neural Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Change Detection, Multispectral Images, Hyperspectral Images, Environmental Monitoring Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Supervisor
Dr Pourya Shamsolmoali
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Development of a digital twin and model predictive control schemes for farms of floating wind turbines
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Farms of Floating Wind Turbines; Renewable Energy; Digital Twin; Model Predictive Control Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Supervisor
Dr Pantelis Sopasakis
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Data Driven Resilient Enhancement for Cyber Physical Active Distribution Network
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Prof Qiuwei Wu
Supervisor
Prof Qiuwei Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Strategic Pathway Decisions for Green Hydrogen in Low Carbon Energy System
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Prof Qiuwei Wu
Supervisor
Prof Qiuwei Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Data Driven Optimal Pricing and Operation of Low Carbon Integrated Energy Systems with Enhanced Privacy Preservation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Resilience Enhancement, Cyber Physical System, Active Distribution System, 5G Network Prof Qiuwei Wu
Supervisor
Prof Qiuwei Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Provision of Dynamic Distribution System Services from Battery Energy Storage
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Distribution System Operation, Power System Services, Battery Energy Storage Dr Robert Best
Supervisor
Dr Robert Best
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Synchronous Inertia Response from Inverter Connected Energy Sources
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Power System Inertia, Power System Stability, Battery Energy Storage Dr Robert Best
Supervisor
Dr Robert Best
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Developing true gigapixel analysis of whole slide histopathology images using deep learning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Vision, AI, Deep learning, HPC Dr Richard Gault
Supervisor
Dr Richard Gault
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
AI-Driven Identification of Tumour-Specific Enhancer Networks for Precision Oncology
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Machine Learning, Enhancers, Tumour-Specific, Cancer, Precision Oncology, Genomics Dr Reza Rafiee
Supervisor
Dr Reza Rafiee
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Leveraging Transformer Models for Tumour-Specific Enhancer Prediction and Analysis
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI, Machine Learning, Enhancers, Tumour-Specific, Cancer, Precision Oncology, Genomics Dr Reza Rafiee
Supervisor
Dr Reza Rafiee
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
AI-Driven Multimodal Framework for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Reasoning
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Medical imaging, deep learning, AI Dr Shuyan Li
Supervisor
Dr Shuyan Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Multimodal Hashing for scalable video retrieval
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Hashing learning, multimodal, video retrieval Dr Shuyan Li
Supervisor
Dr Shuyan Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
AI-Aided Resilience for Agriculture Threatening by Climate Change in The Mekong River Delta
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Salinity intrusion, Climate Change, Drought, Mekong River Delta, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Dr Son Thai Mai
Supervisor
Dr Son Thai Mai
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Early warning systems for tropical diseases using Artificial Intelligence
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dengue Fever, Diarrhoea, Tropical diseases, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Time-series prediction Dr Son Thai Mai
Supervisor
Dr Son Thai Mai
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Generative AI for Digital Twinning in human-robot collaborative systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Human-robot interaction, Computer Vision, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Digital Twin Prof Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Prof Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Generative AI to create human-like movements: penalty kicks in football
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Generative AI, Human Movement, Football, Penalty Kicks, Reinforcement Learning, Digital Twin Prof Sean McLoone
Supervisor
Prof Sean McLoone
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Exploring security protection for machine learning solutions in O-RAN
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Network security; O-RAN; Adversarial Attacks; Machine Learning Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Uncertainty Quantification in CPS with Quantum Threat Modelling
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical Security, Uncertainty, Risk Assessment, Quantum Computing, Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) for disaggregated networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cybersecurity, Zero Trust Architecture, Edge Computing, Resilience Dr Vishal Sharma
Supervisor
Dr Vishal Sharma
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces (STARS) for Multi-functional 6G
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G; reconfigurable surface; integrated sensing, communication, and computing. Dr Xidong Mu
Supervisor
Dr Xidong Mu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Near-field Communications and Sensing for 6G
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD 6G; near-field propagation; communication and sensing. Dr Xidong Mu
Supervisor
Dr Xidong Mu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Next-Generation Wireless Transmission Technologies
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Supermassive MIMO; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; continuous-aperture arrays (CAPA); 6G/7G Dr Xidong Mu
Supervisor
Dr Xidong Mu
Funding
Funded
DFE or EPSRC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1740700800
Evolutionary learning and its brain-inspired computing implementation
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Evolutionary Learning, brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi
Supervisor
Dr Xinming Shi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Trustworthy Brain-inspired Computing System Design
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Trustworthy AI, brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi
Supervisor
Dr Xinming Shi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Efficient brain-inspired LLM algorithm/hardware design
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Large language model (LLM), brain-inspired computing, memristor Dr Xinming Shi
Supervisor
Dr Xinming Shi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Brain-inspired Hardware-algorithm Co-design Framework
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Brain-inspired computing, Hardware-algorithm co-design, SNN, memristor Dr Xinming Shi
Supervisor
Dr Xinming Shi
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Data-efficient deep generative models
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Deep generative models; Deep learning; Data efficiency Dr Yang Hua
Supervisor
Dr Yang Hua
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
AI-Assisted Accelerator Design for FPGA technologies
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Artificial Intelligence, Eletrcotnic Design Automation, FPGA, Unum Posit Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Efficient Accelerator for Autonomous Systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Autonomous Systems, Convex Optimization, Approximate Computing, FPGA Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Resilient, Real-Time, Approximate ML&AI Accelerators Design
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Approximate Computing, FPGA Dr Yun Wu
Supervisor
Dr Yun Wu
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Software Engineering for Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning (SE4AI/ML)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Design Pattern Dr Zheng Li
Supervisor
Dr Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Intelligent Big Data Management
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Big data analytics, big data management, data gravity, data friction, data transformation Dr Zheng Li
Supervisor
Dr Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Sociopsychological Software Engineering (Explainable Software Engineering)
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Human aspects of software engineering, psychology, sociopsychology, empirical software engineering Dr Zheng Li
Supervisor
Dr Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
IoT-native Software Engineering
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Software Engineering, Internet of Things, “4+1” View Model Dr Zheng Li
Supervisor
Dr Zheng Li
Funding
Funded
Funding TBC
Application deadline
28 February 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1740700800
Automated Modelling, Scheduling and Control for Manufacturing as a Service
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Control theory, modelling, scheduling, hybrid systems, data-driven methods, formal methods Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Supervisor
Dr Nikolaos Athanasopoulos
Funding
Funded
Horizon Europe - Research and Innovation (EU)
Application deadline
31 August 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Closed 2 1725058800
Using Computer Vision to monitor water quality by analysing complex particulates
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence Dr Richard Gault
Supervisor
Dr Richard Gault
Funding
Funded
EPSRC CASE Collaborative Studentship
Application deadline
31 July 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1722380400
Optimising Speed, Energy, and Quality of Machine Learning Models with Transprecise Computing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Transprecise computing, distributed machine learning model serving, resource-constrained machine lea Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Supervisor
Prof Hans Vandierendonck
Funding
Funded
DfE through project SWEET (USI 226)
Application deadline
31 August 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1725058800
Resilient Cell-Free Massive MIMO
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Wireless Communications; Signal Processing; Cell-free massive MIMO; Optimization Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Supervisor
Prof Michalis Matthaiou
Funding
Funded
Department for Economy
Application deadline
30 November 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Electrical & Electronic Engineering Open 2 1732924800
Data and Knowledge Dual-Driven Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Supervisor
Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey
Funding
Funded
SUSTAIN CDT
Application deadline
27 October 2024
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Closed 2 1729983600
Individual Differences in Depersonalisation-Derealisation (DPDR)
School of Psychology | PHD Derealisation, depersonalisation, personality, mental health, ecological momentary assessment, quant Dr Emanuele Fino
Supervisor
Dr Emanuele Fino
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Funded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Combining and optimising Brain Computer Interfaces and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to aid motor rehabilitation.
School of Psychology | PHD ‘BCI’; ‘Brain Computer Interface’; ‘Motor Rehabilitation’; ‘Brain Stimulation’; ‘Stroke’; ‘Dystonia’ Dr Emmet McNickle
Supervisor
Dr Emmet McNickle
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Funded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Democracy and Workplace Democracy
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Work, democracy, workplace democracy, economic democracy, political theory, philosophy Dr Keith Breen
Supervisor
Dr Keith Breen
Funding
Unfunded
unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Unfunded Politics Open 2
Work and Freedom: Ethical and Political Perspectives
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Work, ethics, freedom, employment, political theory, philosophy. Dr Keith Breen
Supervisor
Dr Keith Breen
Funding
Unfunded
unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Unfunded Politics Open 2
Kenmare Scholarship
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | PHD Any topic and project in the disciplines of History, Anthropology, Politics, or Philosophy Dr Eric Morier-Genoud
Supervisor
Dr Eric Morier-Genoud
Funding
Funded
QUB Foundation
Application deadline
21 June 2024
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics Funded History Open 2 1718924400
How human perceptual and motor abilities shape human-robot interactions
School of Psychology | PHD Human-robot interactions, Movement science, Perception, Virtual Reality Dr Joost Dessing
Supervisor
Dr Joost Dessing
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Reference frames used for coding target and body information for interception
School of Psychology | PHD Interception, reference frames, reaching, target motion, sensorimotor control. Dr Joost Dessing
Supervisor
Dr Joost Dessing
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Communicating Truth: Consumption and transmission of polarised information amongst young people in a divided society
School of Psychology | PHD adolescents, beliefs, polarisation, epistemic vigilance, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel
Supervisor
Dr Jocelyn Dautel
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
Developing Belief Network: Cross-cultural research on the development and diversity of religious cognition, beliefs and identities
School of Psychology | PHD Children, beliefs, religion, identity, social cognition Dr Jocelyn Dautel
Supervisor
Dr Jocelyn Dautel
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
7 February 2024
School of Psychology Unfunded Psychology Open 2 1707264000
The Responsible Use of Generative AI When Working With Creative Stories of Lived Experience
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI and Humans: Reckoning and Judgement Prof Austen Rainer
Supervisor
Prof Austen Rainer
Funding
Funded
LINAS DTP
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1738281600
Mental Models of Story Thinking and Computational Thinking
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD AI and Humans: Reckoning and Judgement Prof Austen Rainer
Supervisor
Prof Austen Rainer
Funding
Funded
LINAS DTP
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1738281600
Can We Have It All? Exploring the Trade-Offs to Achieve Trustworthy AI in Future Networks
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD Cyber Security, 6G Networks, Machine Learning Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Supervisor
Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
Funding
Funded
LINAS DTP
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Funded Computer Science Open 2 1738281600
Nanophotonic Interfaces for Solid-State Qubits
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Supervisor
Dr Hamidreza Siampour Ashkavandi
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 October 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Physics Open 2 1730332800
PhD Studentship in Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
School of Mathematics and Physics | PHD Dr Gabor Kiss
Supervisor
Dr Gabor Kiss
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
15 November 2024
School of Mathematics and Physics Funded Mathematics Open 2 1731628800
Psychological Outcomes Following Early Pregnancy Loss
School of Psychology | PHD Trauma, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Miscarriage Dr Martin Robinson
Supervisor
Dr Martin Robinson
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
7 February 2025
School of Psychology Funded Psychology Open 2 1738886400
The Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Needs of Women and Men Experiencing Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Pregnancy Loss, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Mixed-Methods Aine Aventin
Supervisor
Aine Aventin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Eating Together: Exploring the social eating experiences and family dynamics for patients living with a chronic illness
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cancer; social eating; survivorship; quality-of-life; sociology of health Mark Dornan
Supervisor
Mark Dornan
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
The Impact of Co-occurring Substance Misuse and Intimate Partner Violence in the Recovery of Mothers with Perinatal Mental ill Health
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Perinatal mental health Substance misuse Intimate partner violence Maternal recovery Trauma-informed Aideen Gildea (Dr)
Supervisor
Aideen Gildea (Dr)
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
What about the Children? The experiences and needs of children who live with parents with mental illness.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Parental mental illness, young carer, needs and experiences. Anne Grant
Supervisor
Anne Grant
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Exploring the role of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) in nurse education to support people living with chronic health conditions
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Digital health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital capabilities Nursing Education Nursing practic Professor Christine Brown Wilson
Supervisor
Professor Christine Brown Wilson
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Medication use during pregnancy and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes for children.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Pregnancy, medication, outcomes, neurodevelopment, cerebral palsy Claire Kerr
Supervisor
Claire Kerr
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Mindfulness as a psychosocial PALLiative care intervention for military VETerans with a life-limiting condition: the PALLVET Study.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Palliative care, Mindfulness, Military Veterans Clare McVeigh
Supervisor
Clare McVeigh
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Development of an educational intervention to engage NURSing and Paramedic students in Palliative Simulation: the NURSPALS study.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Palliative care, Nursing, Paramedicine, Simulation Clare McVeigh (Dr)
Supervisor
Clare McVeigh (Dr)
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Co-designing a digital educational resource to support people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis to improve adherence with medication.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Rheumatoid Arthritis, medication adherence, co-design, chronic illness Gillian Carter
Supervisor
Gillian Carter
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Adapting and Evaluating a Restrictive Practice Reduction Intervention in Hospital Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Older People, Restrictive Practice, Intervention Adaption, Mixed Methods Gary Mitchell
Supervisor
Gary Mitchell
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Virtual reality music for dialysis patients
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Virtual Reality Music Nephrology Technology Professor Helen Noble
Supervisor
Professor Helen Noble
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
DfE - Hearing women's voices in the design of services
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Midwifery, women’s voices, co-production, service design, maternity care Professor Kenda Crozier
Supervisor
Professor Kenda Crozier
Funding
Funded
Department for the Economy
Application deadline
3 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1735862400
Lived experiences of women and midwives in relation to maternal critical care: a qualitative study
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Maternity care Critical care Lived experience Qualitative Lorna Lawthor
Supervisor
Lorna Lawthor
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Co-design of a midwifery specific patient/family-initiated escalation of care intervention with women, family members and healthcare professionals
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Maternity care Patient and family-initiated escalation of care Martha’s Rule Co-design Lorna Lawthor(Dr)
Supervisor
Lorna Lawthor(Dr)
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
The influence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health on young people’s involvement with the criminal justice system.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Traumatic brain injury, mental health, criminal justice, adolescents, mixed methods. Professor Mark Linden
Supervisor
Professor Mark Linden
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Early learning support interventions for caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy: A feasibility study.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Cerebral Palsy; Child Disability; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting Oliver Perra
Supervisor
Oliver Perra
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Supporting cognitive development of preterm infants through caregivers’ interventions.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Preterm Birth; Infancy; Development; Early Learning Support; Parenting Oliver Perra (Dr)
Supervisor
Oliver Perra (Dr)
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
Codesigning a community education intervention to reduce cancer related stigma in Vietnam.
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Vietnam, cancer, stigma, interventions Olinda Santin
Supervisor
Olinda Santin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
31 January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery Unfunded Nursing & Midwifery Open 2 1738281600
INTERNATIONAL DFE - What works to mobilise boys’ engagement in sex education and gender equality? A comparison of implementation in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
School of Nursing and Midwifery | PHD Implementation science; qualitative research sustainable development goals gender equality Professor Maria Lohan
Supervisor
Professor Maria Lohan
Funding
Funded
Department for the Economy (Int DfE)
Application deadline
1 November 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery Funded Nursing & Midwifery Closed 2 1730419200
Torture and its aftermaths in Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD human geography, political geography social geography; historical geography; politics; criminology; Dr Merav Amir
Supervisor
Dr Merav Amir
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1648681200
QUADRAT DTP: Source-to-sink dynamics and palaeo-environment reconstruction from a dynamically evolving glacial foreland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science, Hydrology Dr Alastair Ruffell
Supervisor
Dr Alastair Ruffell
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
31 March 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1585609200
QUADRAT DTP: Landscapes of Production: Exploring the Palaeaoenvironmental Context of Stone Tool Quarrying, Manufacture, Use and Deposition on Neolithic Shetland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany, Plant Science, Climatology, Climate Change, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Science Dr William Megarry
Supervisor
Dr William Megarry
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on cyanobacteria blooms in lakes
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology and Climate Change, Ecotoxicology and Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Prof Helen Roe
Supervisor
Prof Helen Roe
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: Investigation of the growth of molds (fungi and bacteria) in bio-based materials made from agro-waste food
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1579651200
QUADRAT DTP: Assessing the restoration of UK Carbon sinks using geophysics and microbiology
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agronomy, Soil Science, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Hydrology Dr Rory Doherty
Supervisor
Dr Rory Doherty
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2019
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1548115200
QUADRAT: Multidisciplinary Quantification Ecosystem Services to Streams, Provided by Formerly Afforested Blanket Bog.
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Agricultural Sciences, Ecology, Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering Dr Raymond Flynn
Supervisor
Dr Raymond Flynn
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
22 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1579651200
Decision Support Framework for Reliable and Cost-effective Repowering of Bottom-fixed Offshore Wind Farms
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Marine, Mechanical, structural, offshore Dr Madjid Karimirad
Supervisor
Dr Madjid Karimirad
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1617145200
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
30 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1625007600
Urban agroecology: Risks and Benefits
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Engineering, Pollution, Soil Science, Environmental Geography, Geochemistry Dr Rory Doherty
Supervisor
Dr Rory Doherty
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1625007600
QUADRAT DTP: Repurposing fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite waste for marine renewable energy
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Marine Biology Dr Madjid Karimirad
Supervisor
Dr Madjid Karimirad
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Development of artificial reefs: design, scientific monitoring, environment impact and management in North/Irish Seas
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Scien Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Supervisor
Dr Mohammed Sonebi
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT-DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1623798000
Socio-economic, religious and spatial inequalities in healthy ageing and cognitive health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Prof Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Prof Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
9 August 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1628463600
Response of testate amoebae to peatland drain blocking: implications for biomonitoring of peatland restoration efforts
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Biology, Ecology, Microbiology, Hydrology, Soil Science, Environmental Geography Prof Graeme Swindles
Supervisor
Prof Graeme Swindles
Funding
Funded
QUB DfE
Application deadline
31 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1622415600
QUADRAT DTP: Glacial meltwater evolution during the deglaciation of Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology Dr Andrew Newton
Supervisor
Dr Andrew Newton
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Resilience and adaptation of First Nations Communities in Canada to Disappearing Winter Road Infrastructure in a Changing Climate
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology Dr Donal Mullan
Supervisor
Dr Donal Mullan
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
Neighbourhood inter-ethnic/religious mixing in ‘post-conflict’ Northern Ireland
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Geography, Sociology Prof Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Prof Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1617145200
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of global peatland fire
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Prof Graeme Swindles
Supervisor
Prof Graeme Swindles
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
18 January 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1610928000
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Geography Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1623798000
QUADRAT DTP: Properties of Glacial Tills: Engineering, Environmental and Glaciological Applications
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Geophysics Dr David Hughes
Supervisor
Dr David Hughes
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
16 June 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1623798000
SALine INtrusion in coastal Aquifers (SALINA): Hydrodynamic Assessment and Prediction of Dynamic Response
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geology Professor Gerard Hamill
Supervisor
Professor Gerard Hamill
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1619823600
Fluid Structure Interactions due to Scouring at Bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Professor Gerard Hamill
Supervisor
Professor Gerard Hamill
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
1 May 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1619823600
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, mechanical and structural engineering, data science, machine learning, dynamics Dr David Hester
Supervisor
Dr David Hester
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1648681200
QUADRAT DTP: Air Quality and Environmental Impact on Human Health
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD data science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, physical geography, geochemistr Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
NERC QUADRAT DTP
Application deadline
1 December 2021
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1638316800
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, electrical engineering Dr David Hester
Supervisor
Dr David Hester
Funding
Funded
DfE
Application deadline
31 March 2023
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1680217200
Diversity and Inequalities in Ethnicity and Religion in the UK, 2001-2022
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD statistics, diversity, inequality, ethnicity Prof Gemma Catney
Supervisor
Prof Gemma Catney
Funding
Funded
Queen's University and the ONS
Application deadline
14 August 2023
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1691967600
Population based Structural health monitoring for bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD data science, machine learning, mechanical engineering, structural mechanics, civil, electrical Dr David Hester
Supervisor
Dr David Hester
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1711843200
QUADRAT DTP: World cup in the Arctic? Sport adaptation to extreme heat in a warming world
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental, geography, GIS, geoscience, data analysis, meteorology, biology Dr Donal Mullan
Supervisor
Dr Donal Mullan
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Biodiversity, ecology, climate science, hydrology, soil science, economic geography, environmental, Prof Graeme Swindles
Supervisor
Prof Graeme Swindles
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Understanding the controls on cyanobacteria blooms in Northern Ireland lakes: a palaeolimnological perspective
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD environmental, ecology, climate science, pollution, geography, geochemistry, geoscience Prof Helen Roe
Supervisor
Prof Helen Roe
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: How does the local environment and pollutants synergistically affect our cognitive health?
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD climate science, pollution, soil science, environmental geography, GIS, Remote sensing, geochemistry Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1705449600
QUADRAT DTP: Historical trends and future projections in lake and river ice phenology
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD ecology, environmental biology, data science, geoscience, climate, hydrology, geography, physics Dr Andrew Newton
Supervisor
Dr Andrew Newton
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1705449600
Application of ultra-high resolution geophysical data for deciphering the Middle to Late Pleistocene evolution of the North Sea and improving ground models for offshore wind developments
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD physical geography, geology, geophysics, geoscience, earth science Dr Andrew Newton
Supervisor
Dr Andrew Newton
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Open 2 1719702000
Prediction of the Dynamic Response of a Saline Intrusion in a Tidally Influenced Coastal Aquifer
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering geophysics, hydrogeology Professor Gerard Hamill
Supervisor
Professor Gerard Hamill
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1719702000
The Re-Wind model: Developing a UK and Ireland geospatial framework for the repurposing of wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure, decoupling of renewable energy generation from the production of waste
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Civil engineering, environmental engineering, geography, GIS, physical geography Professor Jennifer McKinley
Supervisor
Professor Jennifer McKinley
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Open 2 1719702000
QUADRAT DTP: Carbon dynamics in blanket peatlands
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Ecology, Environmental chemistry, engineering, climate science, geography, geochemistry, hydrogeolog Dr Raymond Flynn
Supervisor
Dr Raymond Flynn
Funding
Funded
NERC Quadrat
Application deadline
17 January 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1705449600
Impact of Climate Change on Peat Slope Stability
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD civil, environmental, geotechnical engineering, data analysis, mathematical modelling, geology, geop Dr Raymond Flynn
Supervisor
Dr Raymond Flynn
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
31 March 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Closed 2 1711843200
Groundwater Residence Times for Peatland Restoration
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, environmental engineering Dr Raymond Flynn
Supervisor
Dr Raymond Flynn
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1719702000
Seismic Evaluation of the FlexiArch using Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD AI, Civil Engineering, structural mechanics, data analysis Professor Su Taylor
Supervisor
Professor Su Taylor
Funding
Funded
EPSRC
Application deadline
30 June 2024
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Civil Engineering Open 2 1719702000
Crack-inducing thermal stresses in safety-critical concrete structures
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Thermal stresses, safety critical structures, cement hydration, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Impact Resistance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC), impact and blast resistance, Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Pavements: Finite Element Modelling of the effect of construction pattern and unit interlock
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Structural behaviour, concrete block pavements, construction pattern, unit interlock Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for Access Floor Tiles
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Cementless “Geopolymer” Concrete for Sustainable Construction
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Alkali-activated binders (AABs), geopolymer concrete, supplementary cementitious materials Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
The use of decommissioned wind turbine blades as girders in bridges
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP), wind turbine blades, bridges, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Professor Marios Soutsos
Supervisor
Professor Marios Soutsos
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Natural and Built Environment Unfunded Civil Engineering Open 2
Placing Astronomy: Landscape, Space and Science at Armagh Observatory, 1790-1916
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett
Supervisor
Dr Oliver Dunnett
Funding
Funded
Northern Bridge Consortium
Application deadline
13 January 2020
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1578873600
Theatre of the Cosmos: Performance, Space and Science at Armagh Planetarium, 1968–2016
School of Natural and Built Environment | PHD Dr Oliver Dunnett
Supervisor
Dr Oliver Dunnett
Funding
Funded
AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium
Application deadline
12 January 2022
School of Natural and Built Environment Funded Geography Closed 2 1641945600
Investigating the impact of electronic cigarette vapour on respiratory microbiota and inflammation.
School of Pharmacy | PHD Electronic cigarettes, smoking, vaping, microbiology, respiratory, infection Dr Deirdre Gilpin
Supervisor
Dr Deirdre Gilpin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in wastewater in Northern Ireland.
School of Pharmacy | PHD Microbiology, infection, antimicrobial resistance Dr Deirdre Gilpin
Supervisor
Dr Deirdre Gilpin
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
To investigate novel interacting drug combinations in the treatment of Ovarian Cancer
School of Pharmacy | PHD Ovarian Cancer, cell biology, cell signalling, pharmacology, drug action Dr Fiona Furlong
Supervisor
Dr Fiona Furlong
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Utilising data linkage to estimate antimicrobial resistance burden in paediatric populations
School of Pharmacy | PHD Pharmacoepidemiology, data linkage, antimicrobial resistance, children Dr Yingfen Hsia
Supervisor
Dr Yingfen Hsia
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections through microneedle delivery of antimicrobial peptides
School of Pharmacy | PHD Antibiotics, peptide synthesis, antimicrobial peptides, microneedles, organic synthesis Prof Ryan Donnelly
Supervisor
Prof Ryan Donnelly
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Production of super small nanocrystals for drug delivery to target tissues
School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug nanocrystals, media milling, infectious diseases, nanoparticle, targeting Dr Alejandro J. Paredes
Supervisor
Dr Alejandro J. Paredes
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium – a WHO High Priority Pathogen
School of Pharmacy | PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore
Supervisor
Professor Brendan Gilmore
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Cold Plasmas for Enhancement of Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules
School of Pharmacy | PHD Microbiome, extremophile, enzymes, biocatalysis, biotechnology Professor Brendan Gilmore
Supervisor
Professor Brendan Gilmore
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Measurement of outcomes for medicines management interventions for people living with dementia in primary care
School of Pharmacy | PHD Dementia, core outcome set, interventions, outcome measurement instruments, systematic review Professor Carmel Hughes
Supervisor
Professor Carmel Hughes
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials
School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug delivery, antimicrobial, AMR, polymer, materials science, surface modification, surface chemist Professor Colin McCoy
Supervisor
Professor Colin McCoy
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Supervisor
Dr Carole Parsons
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Microfluidic technologies for the production of Nanomedicines
School of Pharmacy | PHD Drug Delivery, Microfluidics, Nanomedicine, Biopharmaceutics Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
3D & 4D printing in cancer management
School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D Printing, 4D printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Cancer treatment, Implants Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Unfunded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Unfunded Pharmacy Open 2
Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines
School of Pharmacy | PHD Microfluidics, Biopharmaceutics, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Additive Manufacturing Professor Dimitrios Lamprou.
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou.
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2
Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases
School of Pharmacy | PHD 3D Printing, lab-on-a-chip, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Technology Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Funded
Chiesi Farmaceutici Ph.D. Studentship
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2
Novel strategies and innovative technologies to produce amorphous solid dispersion
School of Pharmacy | PHD Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Supervisor
Professor Dimitrios Lamprou
Funding
Funded
Application deadline
None specified
School of Pharmacy Funded Pharmacy Open 2