PhD Opportunities

A-Z of Research Opportunities

A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen’s is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study.

This is not an exhaustive list of Postgraduate Research Opportunities. If you cannot find a project you are interested in, please use the Subjects Search tab or the Find A PhD Supervisor tab.

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Project name	School	Funding	Subject	Status	Sort	Timestamp
Social Participation and Quality of life in disabled young adults. School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Disability, Young People Dr Mark Linden, Dr Claire Kerr Supervisor Dr Mark Linden, Dr Claire Kerr Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2021	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1625007600
Ga2O3 & ferroelectric thin films for next generation electronics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Robert Bowman Supervisor Professor Robert Bowman Funding Funded Application deadline 30 November 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1669766400
Rediscovering the Fundamental Science of the Archetypal Antiferroelectric PbZrO3 at small scales School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Amit Kumar Supervisor Dr Amit Kumar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 December 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1672444800
AVACTA (All-island Vaccine Research and Training Alliance) Mucosally delivered vaccines containing novel ESKAPE antigens School of Pharmacy \| PHD Vaccine, nasal, inhaled, nanoparticles, drug delivery, mucosal, pharmaceutical, antigen, bacteria Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Funded Irish Higher Education Authority North-South Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1675123200
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 Dr Jonathan Coulter. Supervisor Dr Jonathan Coulter. Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Professor Karl Malcolm. Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm. 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
Distinctions and Divides in Administrative Law School of Law \| PHD Professor Gordon Anthony Supervisor Professor Gordon Anthony Funding Funded administrative law, judicial review Application deadline 13 October 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1665615600
Information security establishment using computer architectural solution School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD computer architecture, security, hardware-software co-design, FPGA Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Remote healthcare security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer architecture, security, hardware-software co-design, FPGA, network security Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Advancing radiogenomics in prostate cancer research via new data science methods School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Data science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Biomedical Data, Cancer Research, Precision Medicine, Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence QUB Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
AI driven social media interventions for public health and climate action School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Data science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Public Health Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Developing and analysing document understanding and natural language processing systems in the context of business information extraction School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Document Image Understanding. Barry Devereux Supervisor Barry Devereux Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Research Artificial Intelligence applied to Intensive Care Medicine School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD physiology, computational modelling, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning Charles Gillan Supervisor Charles Gillan Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Explainable AI for Hardware Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, machine learning Chongyan Gu Supervisor Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Researching the use of artificial intelligence and high performance computing applied to marine engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD physiology, computational modelling, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning Charles Gillan Supervisor Charles Gillan Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Hardware Security for Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, intrinsic, IoT Chongyan Gu Supervisor Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Empirical Elasticity between the Fog and Cloud School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Fog and cloud computing, elasticity, service deployment, Kubernetes and KubeEdge. Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Dynamic Data-Oriented Serverless Fog Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Fog/Edge computing, nanoservices, serverless computing. Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Tools and techniques for educating educators of developers School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software Engineering, Software Evolution, Mining of Source Code Repositories, MSR David Cutting Supervisor David Cutting Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Software-based approaches for IoT attack mitigation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, AI, machine learning, assembly, opcode, c Domhnall Carlin Supervisor Domhnall Carlin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Understanding Software Evolution Data (USED) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD David Cutting Supervisor David Cutting Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Smart abuse? Technology-facilitated abuse ("tech abuse") through the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)f School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, AI, machine learning, assembly, opcode Domhnall Carlin Supervisor Domhnall Carlin Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Responsible Fake News Detection School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Fake news detection, responsible AI, human-like AI, fairness Deepak Padmanabhan Supervisor Deepak Padmanabhan Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Advanced manufacturing of mm-wave lens antennas for future wireless technologies School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD advanced manufacturing, wireless communications, future wireless Dmitry Zelenchuk Supervisor Dmitry Zelenchuk Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Advanced mm-wave antennas for New Space applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD New Space, satellite communications, wireless communications, space applications, mm-wave antennas Dmitry Zelenchuk Supervisor Dmitry Zelenchuk Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Lightweight Artificial-Intelligence based Health Monitoring for Power-Constrained Devices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial-Intelligence, Machine Learning, Health Monitoring, ECG Analysis, Embedded AI Georgios Karakonstantis Supervisor Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Low-Power AI based Device Health Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance of IoT Ecosystems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Industry 4.0, Predictive Maintenance, Frequency Domain Analysis, Artificial-Intelligence Georgios Karakonstantis Supervisor Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Data-Driven-Based Resource Allocations for Ultra-Dense Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 5G, 6G, cell-free massive MIMO, data-driven techniques, power controls, user-centric scheme, wireles Hien Ngo Supervisor Hien Ngo Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Enabling the Internet of Sensing Things School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 5G, 6G, cell-free massive MIMO, Internet of Sensing Things, wireless communications, wireless power Hien Ngo Supervisor Hien Ngo Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Development of wearable dynamic microsystem sampler for collecting microbial volatiles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Development of new sampling device, MEMS sensors, Micro-controllers and interfacing Hamza Shakeel Supervisor Hamza Shakeel Funding Funded US-Ireland (Department for Economy) Application deadline 20 October 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1666220400
Approximate Graph Analytics on GPU School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Graph analytics, transprecision, anytime algorithms Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
GPU-based continuous parallel discrete event simulation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD High-performance and distributed computing, programming models, parallel discrete event simulation Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Question Answering for Testing in Industrial Contexts School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Question Answering Hui Wang Supervisor Hui Wang Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Topical Information Search based on Deep Learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Question Answering Hui Wang Supervisor Hui Wang Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
An Investigation of Machine Learning Systems Security with a Forensics Perspective School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Communication Systems, Adversarial Attacks Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Trustworthiness of Machine Learning through Brain-inspired Architectures School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, brain-inspired computing, Spiking Neural, Networks, Security and Privacy Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Secure searching over medical data in a multi-client setting School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Event-Driven Perception and Computation for Autonomous Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum computing, circuit design, synthesis John McAllister Supervisor John McAllister Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Running Large Quantum Circuits on Small Quantum Computers School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum computing, circuit design, synthesis John McAllister Supervisor John McAllister Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Responsibility Debt and SE Practice (ResponSE) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD software engineering, requirements engineering, SE methods and tools Maria Ferrario Supervisor Maria Ferrario Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Machine Learning-assisted Compressive Antenna Optimization for Millimeter-wave Wireless Channels School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, mmWave Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Advanced Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves: Antenna Design Choice and Characterization School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, mmWave Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded DFE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Extra large-scale MIMO systems in the 6G era School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Signal processing, Massive MIMO, Wireless Communications Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Wireless power transfer through programmable surfaces School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Signal processing, Massive MIMO, Wireless Communications Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Michalis Matthaiou Funding Unfunded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Safety Critical Control for Multiple Collaborative Vehicles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Multiple Collaborative Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Control Mien Van Supervisor Mien Van Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Intelligent Control for Trustworthy Autonomous Vehicles School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Control, Model-free controllers, Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Mien Van Supervisor Mien Van Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Sensor-Based Control of Bowed Virtual-Acoustic Instruments School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD bowed string instruments, virtual reality, sensor interface, physical modelling, physical computing Maarten Van Walstijn Supervisor Maarten Van Walstijn Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Fast and Safe Cyber-Physical Control Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber-physical systems, constraints, safety, real-time control, reachability, set theory Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Supervisor Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Planning in robotics via reachability-driven abstractions and compositions School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Supervisor Nikolaos Athanasopoulos Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Reference-less Retrodirective Antennas for the Solar Power Space Satellite School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna arrays, Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas Neil Buchanan Supervisor Neil Buchanan Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Secure Retrodirective Antennas for the Solar Power Space Satellite School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas, Communication system security Neil Buchanan Supervisor Neil Buchanan Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
UI Security Attack Detection in Malware Design at Scale School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD UI Security Attacks, Dark Patterns, Malware, Human-centred Computing, UI Design, Dark Design Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Deep Learning in Microwave Imaging through Different Media School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep learning, computational imaging, microwave imaging Okan Yurduseven Supervisor Okan Yurduseven Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Improving pose estimation for the detection of stroke School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, high-dimensional data Richard Gault Supervisor Richard Gault Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Contextual segmentation of large, high-dimensional medical images School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, high-dimensional data Richard Gault Supervisor Richard Gault Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
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 Robert Best Supervisor Robert Best Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
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 Robert Best Supervisor Robert Best Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Embedded solutions for efficient data collection for structural health monitoring School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Embedded AI, sensor, data analytics Roger Woods Supervisor Roger Woods Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting using non-linear materials School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD RF Energy Harvesting, Metamaterials, Rectifier Stylianos Assimonis Supervisor Stylianos Assimonis Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Intelligent systems techniques for improving manufacturing competitiveness and sustainability School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, manufacturing informatics, process optimisation, Industry 4.0. Sean McLoone Supervisor Sean McLoone Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
AI enabled automated detection and assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep learning, biomedical, image analysis, ROP, automated assessment. Sean McLoone Supervisor Sean McLoone Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
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 Thai Son Mai Supervisor Thai Son Mai Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Artificial Intelligence approaches for analysing patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Deep Learning, Explainable AI, Subgroup discovery Thai Son Mai Supervisor Thai Son Mai Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Risk assessment in synchronous and asynchronous complex business networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Risk assessment, synchronous systems, asynchronous systems, automated process, business modelling Vishal Sharma Supervisor Vishal Sharma Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Data Analytics Facilitating Net Zero Energy Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine learning, Big data, Net zero energy system, Industrial collaboration Xueqin (Amy) Liu Supervisor Xueqin (Amy) Liu Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Optimal Operation of Domestic Battery Energy Storage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Optimization, Battery energy storage, electricity tariff, PV, Electric Vehicles Xueqin (Amy) Liu Supervisor Xueqin (Amy) Liu Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
On a Holistic Design-oriented Methodology for Microservice Boundary Identification School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Holistic design; Methodology; Microservices architecture; Microservice boundary identification Zheng Li Supervisor Zheng Li Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Software Architectural Tactics and Patterns for Privacy Preservation in Internet of Things School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Design-time privacy preservation; Internet of Things (IoT); Privacy preservation and quantification Zheng Li Supervisor Zheng Li Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements David Laverty Supervisor David Laverty Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Human activity recognition for social media videos School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer-vision, Deep Learning, Robotics, Body-worn cameras, mobile phones videos Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded TBC Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
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
Communities in Transition School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Community Transition Participation Violence Paramilitary Criminality Resilience Professor Dominic Bryan Supervisor Professor Dominic Bryan Funding Unfunded The Executive Office NI. Application deadline None specified	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Unfunded	Anthropological Studies	Open	2
Energy Citizens Before Energy Citizenship: School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Energy, global climate change, Dr Hiroki Shin Supervisor Dr Hiroki Shin Funding Funded Department of the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 8 November 2021	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	History	Closed	2	1636329600
Museums, Public History and the Environment School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Dr Hiroki Shin Supervisor Dr Hiroki Shin Funding Funded Application deadline 16 May 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	History	Open	2	1652655600
Gender and the politics of emotion AND/OR the politics of embodiment. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Politics Dr Clara Fischer Supervisor Dr Clara Fischer Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 21 January 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Politics	Closed	2	1642723200
Monitoring and assessing the evolution of north-south cooperation on the island of Ireland post Brexit: responses, impacts and trends School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Brexit, Ireland, Northern Ireland, North-South Cooperation Professor David Phinnemore Supervisor Professor David Phinnemore Funding Funded DfE Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 27 April 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Politics	Open	2	1651014000
Explaining Atheism: The Causal Origins of Individual and Societal Non-belief (Quantitative Studentship) School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Atheism Religion Belief Secularisation Secularism Cross-cultural Research Psychology Sociology Dr Jonathan Lanman Supervisor Dr Jonathan Lanman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 May 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Anthropological Studies	Open	2	1652396400
Explaining Atheism: The Causal Origins of Individual and Societal Non-belief (Qualitative Studentship) School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Atheism Religion Belief Secular Secularism Deconversion Cross-cultural Research Textual Analysis Dr Jonathan Lanman Supervisor Dr Jonathan Lanman Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 May 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Anthropological Studies	Open	2	1652396400
Scholarship for PhD study in Political Science and Public Policy at Queen’s University Belfast (TRUSTME Project) School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD politics Dr Michele Crepaz Supervisor Dr Michele Crepaz Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 31 May 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Politics	Open	2	1653951600
GroundsWell: Public Spaces, Environmental Challenges, and Conflict Transformation: Engaging with the People in East Belfast School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PHD Environment, sustainability, urban space, climate change, energy, East Belfast, Community engagement Professor Dominic Bryan Supervisor Professor Dominic Bryan Funding Funded QUB AHSS Application deadline 18 May 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Anthropological Studies	Open	2	1652828400
Conflict, Memory and the Politics of the Past School of Law \| PHD oral history testimony, acknowledgement, truth, transitional justice memorialisation truth recovery Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Lauren Dempster Supervisor Dr Anna Bryson and Dr Lauren Dempster Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 19 October 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1666134000
Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Truth, Accountability and the Rule of Law School of Law \| PHD ransitional justice, human rights, socio-legal studies, political, accountability, truth Professor Kieran McEvoy and Dr Kevin Hearty Supervisor Professor Kieran McEvoy and Dr Kevin Hearty Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 19 October 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1666134000
Responsible Algorithms for Platform Cooperativism School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD AI, Politics Deepak Padmanabhan Supervisor Deepak Padmanabhan Funding Unfunded LINAS Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Computer Science	Open	2	1675123200
Assessing and Developing Trustworthy AI School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Computer Science Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded LINAS Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1675123200
Smart Home, Smart Decisions: Establishing accountability in algorithmic security systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine learning, Cyber security, Networking Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded LINAS Doctoral Training Programme Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1675123200
Security, Privacy and Governance in AI-assisted Unmanned Aerial Surveillance School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Governance, Cybersecurity and Surveillance Vishal Sharma Supervisor Vishal Sharma Funding Funded LINAS Application deadline 31 January 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1675123200
Interaction-aware Intelligent Vehicle Decision-making and Control School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Human-centric, Reinforcement learning, Interaction-aware, Automated vehicles, Autonomous driving Dr Chongfeng Wei Supervisor Dr Chongfeng Wei Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Interaction-aware Intelligent Vehicle Decision-making and Control School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Human-centric, Reinforcement learning, Interaction-aware, Automated vehicles, Autonomous driving Dr Chongfeng Wei Supervisor Dr Chongfeng Wei Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Uncertainty propagation across scales for composite laminates School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Computational modelling ; Mechanics of composites; Stochastic modelling; Advanced statistics Dr Humberto Almeidqa Supervisor Dr Humberto Almeidqa Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Uncertainty propagation across scales for composite laminates School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Computational modelling ; Mechanics of composites; Stochastic modelling; Advanced statistics Dr Humberto Almeida Jr Supervisor Dr Humberto Almeida Jr Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
3-D Printed Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering with ‘Green’ Biosilica Additives. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bone scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, 3D Printing, Diatoms, Polymers. Dr Pamela Walsh Supervisor Dr Pamela Walsh Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
3-D Printed Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering with ‘Green’ Biosilica Additives. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bone scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, 3D Printing, Diatoms, Polymers. Dr Pamela Walsh Supervisor Dr Pamela Walsh Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Development of combustion chemistry and thermo-physical properties for CFD modelling of multi-component diesel, gasoline and hexanol blends School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Combustion chemistry, thermo-physical properties, CFD, diesel, gasoline, hexanol Dr Xinwei Cheng Supervisor Dr Xinwei Cheng Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Development of combustion chemistry and thermo-physical properties for CFD modelling of multi-component diesel, gasoline and hexanol blends School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Combustion chemistry, thermo-physical properties, CFD, diesel, gasoline, hexanol Dr Xinwei Cheng Supervisor Dr Xinwei Cheng Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Development of a robot system for eye surgery School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Maser slave control, Console of surgical robot, Haptic device and HMI, Performance characterisation Professor Yan Jin Supervisor Professor Yan Jin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Development of a robot system for eye surgery School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Maser slave control, Console of surgical robot, Haptic device and HMI, Performance characterisation Professor Yan Jin Supervisor Professor Yan Jin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Energy oriented optimisation for machining processes by parallel kinematic machines School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Parallel kinematic machine, Energy model, Machining process, Optimisation Professor Yan Jin Supervisor Professor Yan Jin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Energy oriented optimisation for machining processes by parallel kinematic machines School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Parallel kinematic machine, Energy model, Machining process, Optimisation Professor Yan Jin Supervisor Professor Yan Jin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
A combined finite element and experimental investigation of composite structures School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Additive manufacturing, topology optimisation, Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, Finite ele Dr Zahur Ullah Supervisor Dr Zahur Ullah Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
A combined finite element and experimental investigation of composite structures School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Finite element analysis, Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, Multi-scale modelling, Solid mec Dr Zahur Ullah Supervisor Dr Zahur Ullah Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Topology Optimisation of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Additive Manufacturing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Additive manufacturing, topology optimisation, Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, Finite ele Dr Zahur Ullah Supervisor Dr Zahur Ullah Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Topology Optimisation of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Additive Manufacturing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Additive manufacturing, topology optimisation, Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, Finite ele Dr Zahur Ullah Supervisor Dr Zahur Ullah Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Adaptive Modelling for Structural Impact Simulation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD FEA, Simulation, Dynamic, Impact, Aerospace, Structural Analysis Dr Declan Nolan Supervisor Dr Declan Nolan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Adaptive Modelling for Structural Impact Simulation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD FEA, Simulation, Dynamic, Impact, Aerospace, Structural Analysis Dr Declan Nolan Supervisor Dr Declan Nolan Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Crashworthiness investigation of bio-fibre reinforced composites for transport applications School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bio-composites, crashworthiness, numerical analyses, finite element model Dr Zafer Kazancı Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazancı Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Crashworthiness investigation of bio-fibre reinforced composites for transport applications School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bio-composites, crashworthiness, numerical analyses, finite element model Dr Zafer Kazanci Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazanci Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Bio-fibre Reinforced Filaments for Additive Manufacturing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bio-composites, additive manufacturing, numerical analyses, finite element model Dr Zafer Kazancı Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazancı Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Bio-fibre Reinforced Filaments for Additive Manufacturing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Bio-composites, additive manufacturing, numerical analyses, finite element model Dr Zafer Kazanci Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazanci Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Multi-objective crashworthiness optimisation of auxetic composite structures under severe loading conditions School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Advanced materials, auxetics, additive manufacturing, multi-objective optimization, composites, cras Dr Zafer Kazancı Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazancı Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Multi-objective crashworthiness optimisation of auxetic composite structures under severe loading conditions School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Advanced materials, auxetics, additive manufacturing, multi-objective optimization, composites, cras Dr Zafer Kazanci Supervisor Dr Zafer Kazanci Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Context-based Pedestrian Motion Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Autonomous Driving, Automate Vehicle, Decision making, Motion Control, Trajectory Prediction Dr Chongfeng Wei Supervisor Dr Chongfeng Wei Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 July 2022	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1659222000
Context-based Pedestrian Motion Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Autonomous Driving, Automate Vehicle, Decision making, Motion Control, Trajectory Prediction Dr Chongfeng Wei Supervisor Dr Chongfeng Wei Funding Funded Dfe Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Composite as coating for Bioimplants to Achieve Enhanced Functionality School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Tissue scaffold, drug delivery, antibacterial, multifunction, bone repair. Dr Dan Sun Supervisor Dr Dan Sun Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Composite as coating for Bioimplants to Achieve Enhanced Functionality School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Tissue scaffold, drug delivery, antibacterial, multifunction, bone repair. Dr Dan Sun Supervisor Dr Dan Sun Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Advanced manufacturing of thermoplastic composite aero structures School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Aircraft assembly, CFRTP composite, advanced manufacturing, FEA, digital image correlation Dr Dan Sun Supervisor Dr Dan Sun Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Advanced manufacturing of thermoplastic composite aero structures School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Aircraft assembly, CFRTP composite, advanced manufacturing, FEA, digital image correlation Dr Dan Sun Supervisor Dr Dan Sun Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Circular economy systems for hydrogen generation, distribution and use, with a focus on off-road applications School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Hydrogen, transport, non-road mobile machinery, carbon footprint, risk and uncertainty, infrastructu Dr Beatrice Smyth Supervisor Dr Beatrice Smyth Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Circular economy systems for hydrogen generation, distribution and use, with a focus on off-road applications School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Hydrogen, transport, non-road mobile machinery, carbon footprint, risk and uncertainty, infrastructu Dr Beatrice Smyth Supervisor Dr Beatrice Smyth Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Development of waste-based, high barrier, food packaging School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD High Barrier Waste Based Packaging, Biopolymers, Agri Waste Valorisation, Packaging Dr. Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr. Eoin Cunningham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Development of waste-based, high barrier, food packaging School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD High Barrier Waste Based Packaging, Biopolymers, Agri Waste Valorisation, Packaging Dr Eoin Cunningham Supervisor Dr Eoin Cunningham Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Unfunded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Using Data analytics to design innovative clinical trials in respiratory disease School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Adele Marshall Supervisor Professor Adele Marshall Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 April 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Open	2	1651273200
Deep Learning Approaches for Genetic Based Cancer Healthcare Modelling, for use in Economic Evaluations School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Felicity Lamrock Supervisor Dr Felicity Lamrock Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
Mathematical models for cancer invasion School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Anna Zhigun Supervisor Dr Anna Zhigun Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
Delayed feedback mechanisms School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
Statistical analysis of Biological point patterns School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1646006400
Spatial statistics and Hidden Markov Modelling to improve the efficiency of a novel diagnostic test for cancer using Single molecule imaging. School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Hannah Mitchell Supervisor Dr Hannah Mitchell Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1646006400
Graded rings and toric methods in algebra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Thomas Huettemann Supervisor Dr Thomas Huettemann Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
Machine learning approaches to detecting software changes for bug localization School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Zhiwei Lin Supervisor Dr Zhiwei Lin Funding Funded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
Mathematics of infectious diseases School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabor Kiss Supervisor Dr Gabor Kiss Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	2	1646006400
Sheaf models for equivariant stable homotopy theory School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr David Barnes Supervisor Dr David Barnes Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Closed	2	1646006400
A mixed methods study to determine the key reasons for individuals with dementia attending the Emergency Department, and recommendations for a best practice approach School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Dementia; nursing home; care home; emergency department; GPs; Out of hours; dementia carers; inappro Dr Gillian Carter Supervisor Dr Gillian Carter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Suicide bereavement support School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Suicide Prevention Suicide Bereavement Mental Health Promotion Dr Karen Galway Supervisor Dr Karen Galway Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
A mindfulness mobile application to promote psychological health in patients receiving unit haemodialysis School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Mindfulness, kidney, feasibility. Dr Helen Noble Supervisor Dr Helen Noble Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
The development of a cancer action plan to respond to the health inequities faced by LGBT patients and their families: School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Supportive Cancer Care, Psychononcology , Families, LGBT Dr Olinda Santin Supervisor Dr Olinda Santin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Developing and validating eye-tracking based Executive Functions tests for children with Cerebral Palsy School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cerebral Palsy; Executive functions; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Cognitive development; Motor impai Dr Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Relationships and sexuality Education (RSE) for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Intellectual and developmental disabilities, relationships, sexuality, education, programme Professor Michael Brown Supervisor Professor Michael Brown Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Identification and Management of cardiovascular risk factors during and after pregnancy School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Cardiovascular risk factors, risk management, disease during pregnancy, maternal morbidity Professor Donna Fitzsimons Supervisor Professor Donna Fitzsimons Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 June 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1656543600
Co-designing a sexual health e-resource to support patients undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT) and their partners within the United Kingdom School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Sexual health, renal replacement therapy, Kidney Disease Dr Clare McKeaveney Supervisor Dr Clare McKeaveney Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 March 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1646092800
Co-design an innovative intervention with key stakeholders to support clinical assessments using a case study methodology School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Workplace-based assessments, effective person-centred care Dr Amy Wong Supervisor Dr Amy Wong Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 March 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1646092800
EMDR to minimise the development of PTSD on the NICU: a feasibility study School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD EMDR, PTSD, NICU, Neonatal unit Dr Breidge Boyle Supervisor Dr Breidge Boyle Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 1 March 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1646092800
Co-designing a peer-led digital 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 Dr. Gillian Carter Supervisor Dr. Gillian Carter Funding Unfunded Application deadline 14 March 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1647216000
Very preterm infants’ day-to-day interactions with caregivers: A data-driven approach to investigate the role of short-term processes in promoting social learning School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Developmental psychology; Data-driven approach; Longitudinal study; Social learning; Infancy. Dr. Oliver Perra Supervisor Dr. Oliver Perra Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Building capacity of health professions students to work effectively in digital-enabled workplaces School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Healthcare, digital literacy, health professions, co-design, education Dr. Amy Wong Supervisor Dr. Amy Wong Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Brief interventions for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties: an evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Evidence synthesis, parenting, intervention, cost-effectiveness, stakeholder engagement Dr Fiona Lynn Supervisor Dr Fiona Lynn Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Unfunded	Nursing & Midwifery	Open	2
Cryotherapy for the management of chemotherapy induced side effects School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD cryotherapy, chemotherapy Dr Gillian Prue Supervisor Dr Gillian Prue Funding Funded NI Dept for the Economy (DfE) & Paxman Coolers Ltd Application deadline 4 July 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1656889200
Exploring public perceptions and understanding about Parkinson’s Disease: An all-Ireland study School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PHD Parkinson's Dr Gillian Carter & Dr Gary Mitchell Supervisor Dr Gillian Carter & Dr Gary Mitchell Funding Funded Northern Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) Application deadline 10 June 2022	School of Nursing and Midwifery	Funded	Nursing & Midwifery	Closed	2	1654815600
QUADRAT DTP: Bronze Age upland settlement dynamics in Ireland and northern Britain: environmental vs. non-environmental drivers School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate, archaeological science, GIS, archaeology Dr Dirk Brandherm Supervisor Dr Dirk Brandherm Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1638316800
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: Human-Animal-Environmental Interactions at Late Medieval Religious Foundations in Ulster School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD archaeological science, forensic and archaeological sciences, archaeology Prof Eileen Murphy Supervisor Prof Eileen Murphy Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1670544000
QUADRAT DTP: A Late Glacial and Holocene tephrostratigraphy for Antarctica School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD environmental sciences, geochemistry, geoscience, volcanology Dr Gill Plunkett Supervisor Dr Gill Plunkett Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1670544000
Quadrat DTP CASE: Soils as an effective carbon sink? Rates of carbon sequestration and long-term storage in soils across Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD ecology, soil science, agricultural geography, physical geography Dr Maarten Blaauw Supervisor Dr Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded NERC Quadrat Application deadline 9 December 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1670544000
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
Human-environment dynamics through the Holocene in the Mourne region, Northern Ireland School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Environmental Science, Environmental geography, geoscience, archaeology, cultural heritage Dr Gill Plunkett Supervisor Dr Gill Plunkett Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 30 April 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1619737200
QUADRAT DTP: Dynamics of carbon capture in Scottish and Irish peatlands over the past centuries School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Science, G Dr Maarten Blaauw Supervisor Dr Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1610928000
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
Transforming waste glass cullet to sodium silicate: a bulk chemical for the production of low-carbon concrete, surfactants and wood pulp School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Professor Marios Soutsos 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 CASE: Modelling the fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Northwest European Shelf ecosystem with a suite of high-resolution numerical models School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Climatology & Climate Change, Ecotoxicology & Pollution, Environmental Chemistry Dr Kieran O'Driscoll Supervisor Dr Kieran O'Driscoll Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 18 January 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1610928000
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Quantifying kelp detrital pathways: what is potentially locked away as Blue Carbon? School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany/Plant Science, Climatology & Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation Dr Louise Kregting Supervisor Dr Louise Kregting Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT-DTP Application deadline 16 June 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Closed	2	1623798000
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 Dr Gemma Catney Supervisor Dr 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 Dr Gemma Catney Supervisor Dr 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
QUADRAT DTP CASE: Multi-proxy investigation of the effects of a drying climate on peatlands and human activity School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate, environmental geography, geoscience Dr Gill Plunkett Supervisor Dr Gill Plunkett Funding Funded NERC QUADRAT DTP Application deadline 1 December 2021	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Closed	2	1638316800
Radiocarbon dating of single tree-rings – annual precision records of environmental change School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD climate science, environmental geography, physical geography, geoscience, archaeology Dr Maarten Blaauw Supervisor Dr Maarten Blaauw Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 29 April 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Archaeology & Palaeoecology	Open	2	1651186800
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
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
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
Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptography on modern open-source RISC-V processors School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, RISC-V, ISE Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Fault tolerant post quantum cryptography systems for satellite communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, IoT security, Learning with errors, Space security Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
A Trusted Execution Environment based framework for securing legacy embedded systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Trusted Execution Environment, legacy embedded system, hardware-software co-design Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Secure multi-tenant and federated satellite system School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Trusted Execution Environment, legacy embedded system, hardware-software co-design Arnab Kumar Biswas Supervisor Arnab Kumar Biswas Funding Unfunded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Unfunded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Side-channel analysis and countermeasure on Post Quantum Cryptographic School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Side-channel analysis supports in Physical Unclonable Function modelling School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post Quantum Cryptographic, Side-channel analysis, Machine learning, Hardware security Anh-Tuan Hoang Supervisor Anh-Tuan Hoang Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Multi-Hardware Security for Supply Chain School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, intrinsic, IoT Chongyan Gu Supervisor Chongyan Gu Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Investigating Security Vulnerabilities in Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Approximate computing, hardware security, machine learning Chongyan Gu Supervisor Chongyan Gu Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Enabling and Accelerating Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Encryption, privacy, cryptography, hardware design, encrypted data analysis Ciara Rafferty Supervisor Ciara Rafferty Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Quantum-Safe Identity-Based Encryption for lightweight Internet of Things School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cryptography, hardware design, encryption, advanced cryptography, identity Ciara Rafferty Supervisor Ciara Rafferty Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
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 Hien Ngo Supervisor Hien Ngo Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Physical-Layer Security for IoT School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, Internet of Things, Physical-Layer Security, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications Hien Ngo Supervisor Hien Ngo Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
An Investigation of Embedded Machine Learning for Space Applications: Circuit Reliability and Model Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD ML Security, Space Applications, Circuit Reliability Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Privacy-preserving By-Design: Brain-inspired Architectures for Security-sensitive Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Adversarial Attacks, Model Poisoning Ihsen Alouani Supervisor Ihsen Alouani Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Secure Record Linkage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS, Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
HSM enabled precomputation safe asymmetric PAKE designing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD PAKE, asymmetric PAKE, precomputation attack, HSM private set intersection, mutable trapdoor PEKS Indranil Ghosh Ray Supervisor Indranil Ghosh Ray Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Using Reinforcement Learning to Prepare Cyber-Attack Responses for Cyber Physical Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, cyber physical systems, CPS, reinforcement learning, AI, machine learning Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Cyber Security for Digital Twins School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, digital twins, AI, cyber physical systems, embedded systems, security and resilience Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Context Awareness Enhancement of Physical layer Security Schemes in Multi-user 6G Wireless Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 6G, Physical layer, wireless security, multi-user system, multi-antenna, URLLC, mMTC, beamforming. Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Deep-learning based Hardware Trojan Detection School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Hardware Security, Deep-learning Maire O'Neill Supervisor Maire O'Neill Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Integrated Quantum-resilient Cryptography School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Computing, Quantum Cryptography, Post-quantum cryptography Maire O'Neill Supervisor Maire O'Neill Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Secure Retrodirective Antennas using Post-quantum Cryptography School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna arrays, Phased arrays, Satellite antennas, Steerable antennas, Communication system security Neil Buchanan Supervisor Neil Buchanan Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Malware detection beyond labelled datasets School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Malware, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Self-supervised learning Niall McLaughlin Supervisor Niall McLaughlin Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Cyber DALL-E for adversarial dataset generation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Malware, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Generative models, Diffusion Models Niall McLaughlin Supervisor Niall McLaughlin Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Modelling Technopolitical Factors for Analysing and Attributing Cyber Attacks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Adversary Modelling, Attribution, Threat Intelligence Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Malware Vulnerabilities as a Heuristic for Layering Defence Mechanism in Detection Technology School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber Attack, Mitigation, Malware, Vulnerabilities, Quality Assurance, Static analysis Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
DPU-Centric Distributed Network and Datacentre Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, Datacentre Security Network Security AI, DPU, GPU, Network Monitoring Sakir Sezer Supervisor Sakir Sezer Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Reconnaissance-type Threat Detection with Datacentre Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, Network Security AI, DPU, GPU, reconnaissance threat detection Sakir Sezer Supervisor Sakir Sezer Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Securing Programmable Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Network security, Software-defined networking, programmable networks, P4 Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Leveraging the programmable network for intrusion protection School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Network security, Encrypted traffic, Software-defined networking, programmable networks Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Quantum Machine Learning for Securing 6G Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Wireless Security, 6G Trung Duong Supervisor Trung Duong Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Security of 6G O-RAN School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD ORAN, Wireless Security, 6G Trung Duong Supervisor Trung Duong Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1677542400
Cyber-defensive deception against intelligent adversaries in autonomous aerial networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Drone Security, Autonomous Systems, Adversaries, Network Security, Unmanned Aerial Systems Vishal Sharma Supervisor Vishal Sharma Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Mitigating security risks in Unified Traffic Management (UTM) systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Drone Security, Autonomous Systems, Unified Traffic Management, Authentication and Authorisation Vishal Sharma Supervisor Vishal Sharma Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Highly distributed learning for privacy preserving analytics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Federated Learning, Privacy, Cybersecurity, IoT, Deep Learning, Machine eEarning Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
Attacking is the best defence, also in Machine Learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Adversarial Learning, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, GANs Jesus Martinez del Rincon Supervisor Jesus Martinez del Rincon Funding Funded NICYBER DTP Application deadline 28 February 2023	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Open	2	1677542400
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
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
Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation case management services: evaluation and development of the Medicines Optimisation in Older People (MOOP) model School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dementia, pain, long-term care, nursing homes Dr Carole Parsons Supervisor Dr Carole Parsons Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Antibiotic use and lower respiratory tract infections burden in children during Coronavirus (COVID-19) School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmaco-epidemiology, children, machine learning, infection disease, COVID-19 Dr Yingfen Hsia Supervisor Dr Yingfen Hsia Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 30 November 2022	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1669766400
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
3D-Printing of implantable devices for the treatment of chronic conditions School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Dr Eneko Larrañeta Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cell Penetrating Peptides, Gene Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanomedicine, Targeted Treatments Dr Emma McErlean Supervisor Dr Emma McErlean Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of antifungal nanotherapeutics containing AmB+ drug combinations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of paediatric-centred anti-malaria nanotherapeutic formulations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD ACT, Malaria, Pharmaceutical Technology, nanomedicine, nanoparticles, continuous manufacturing Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Innovative Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Strategies using Photodynamic Therapy + Combination Delivery Systems School of Pharmacy \| PHD Diabetes, Diabetic Foot ulcer, Pharmaceutical Technology, Photodynamic therapy Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing magneto-electric nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Central nervous system, Drug delivery Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Solid-state Therapeutic Protein Formulations for Oral Delivery via Advanced and Continuous Manufacturing Technologies School of Pharmacy \| PHD Therapeutic proteins, solid-state protein formulations, oral protein delivery, hot melt extrusion Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of Variable Dose Combination Products Using FDM 3D Printing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Personalised medicine, precision medicine, stratified therapy, fixed dose combination Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The Development of Innovative Indwelling Medical Devices containing Biosensor Technology School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gavin Andrews Supervisor Professor Gavin Andrews Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Enzyme-responsive peptide hydrogel as in situ forming long-acting drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery, Peptides; Hydrogels; Controlled Release Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Chemical glycoengineering of therapeutic antibodies School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, antibodies Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel P2Y receptor ligands for drug discovery School of Pharmacy \| PHD drug design, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, nucleoside, nucleotide, GPCR Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Covalent inhibitors of a bacterial enzyme as novel antimicrobial resistance breakers School of Pharmacy \| PHD Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
The role of carers in medicines management for people living with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, carers, primary care, healthcare professionals, medicines management Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of a multi-antigenic mRNA vaccine for Glioblastoma School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanoparticles, mRNA, Vaccines Professor Helen McCarthy Supervisor Professor Helen McCarthy Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Structure-based design of allosteric modulators for G protein-coupled receptors using molecular modelling and pharmacology experiments School of Pharmacy \| PHD computational biology, protein-coupled receptors, molecular modelling Dr Irina Tikhonova Supervisor Dr Irina Tikhonova Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the role of USP17 in EMT School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protease, ubiquitin, deubiquitinase, USP17 Dr James Burrows Supervisor Dr James Burrows Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Countering the proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) pro-tumour phenotype using a novel nanotherapeutic approach School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, metastasis Dr Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Dr Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Digital design and advanced processing technologies for antimicrobial nanotherapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, nanomedicine, liposomes, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
High throughput screening models for intracellular delivery of antimicrobial nanotherapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Antifungal, antibacterial, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, rational design, Dr Justin Tian Supervisor Dr Justin Tian Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Dexamethasone-releasing cochlear implants for fibroblast growth inhibition School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery; pharmaceutics; medical devices Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation 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
Dip-coating as a strategy to modify drug release from silicone elastomer drug delivery devices School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, materials science, analytical chemistry, polymers, drug release kinetics Professor Karl Malcolm Supervisor Professor Karl Malcolm Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Multifunctional Biomaterials to Combat Infection and Modulate Inflammation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, Medical Device, Infection, Biofilm, Inflammation, Immunomodulatory, Implant, Regenerat Dr Louise Carson Supervisor Dr Louise Carson Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Selective targeting of proteases for the treatment of chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Chronic airways diseases to include protease biochemistry & airway physiology. Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigation of novel protease-antiprotease imbalances associated with chronic airways disease. School of Pharmacy \| PHD lung, respiratory, airways, COPD, proteases, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, electrop Professor Lorraine Martin Supervisor Professor Lorraine Martin Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Characterising biofilms in endotracheal tubes to direct a new strategy for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Laura Sherrard Supervisor Dr Laura Sherrard Funding Unfunded Microbiome, biofilm, infection, intensive care Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Relationship between antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bronchiectasis and COPD School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, PCR, next-generation sequencing, metagenomics Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing School of Pharmacy \| PHD Infection, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing Raman spectroscopy Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, stimuli-responsive, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of carbohydrate-functionalised materials for detection and prevention of medical device-associated infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Materials science, glycochemistry, medical devices, antimicrobial coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Advanced manufacturing of paediatric formulations with poorly water soluble drugs School of Pharmacy \| PHD Advanced manufacturing; poorly water-soluble drugs; in situ amorphization; paediatric formulation Dr Min Zhao Supervisor Dr Min Zhao Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast Cancer, biomarkers, personalised medicine Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Investigating the clinical and molecular significance of the microbiome in breast cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast cancer, personalised medicine, microbiome, biomarkers, novel therapies Dr Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr Niamh Buckley Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
3D printing of drug delivery implants School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bone, biomaterials, hydroxyapatite, additive manufacturing, 3D printing Dr Peter Boyd Supervisor Dr Peter Boyd Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis. School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer, Proteases, Cathepsins, Therapeutics, Personalised Medicine Dr Roberta Burden Supervisor Dr Roberta Burden Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, antibodies, advanced therapeutics, drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Development of long-acting injectable (LAI) drug delivery systems to treat ocular diseases School of Pharmacy \| PHD long-acting drug delivery, sustained release, polymer implants, glaucoma, ocular drug delivery Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Supervisor Professor Raghu Raj Singh Thakur Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Polymer-engineering nanocages for protein delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Protein delivery, biotherapeutics, stimuli-responsive polymers, bioconjugation, nanocages, polymer Dr Sheiliza Carmali