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
The role and involvement of subnational entities in international trade School of Law \| PHD international trade policy; subnational entities; trade negotiations Dr Billy Melo Araujo and Dr Viviane Gravey Supervisor Dr Billy Melo Araujo and Dr Viviane Gravey Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 13 May 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1652396400
Confidence, Predictivity and biomarker detection to enhance the usabillity of breast cancer computer aided diagnosis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Professor Hui Wang Supervisor Professor Hui Wang Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Intelligent Multimedia Content Search School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Professor Hui Wang Supervisor Professor Hui Wang Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
EPSRC/BT ICASE: Self-Healing Network against Cyber Attacks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded EPSRC/BT Application deadline 17 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1645056000
Criminal Cause or Matter - Potential reform of the Divisional Court, the Judicial Review Jurisdiction and Supreme Court Appeals School of Law \| PHD reform; judicial review; supreme court appeals Professor Gordon Anthony and Dr Conor McCormick Supervisor Professor Gordon Anthony and Dr Conor McCormick Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 31 May 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1653951600
Grid-Forming Power Converter for Zero-Inertia Power Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Inverter, power electronics, inverter control, grid-forming converter, low-inertia networks, zero-in Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Supervisor Dr Ahmad Elkhateb Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Deep learning with heterogeneous biological data for cancer detection and survival prediction School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Deep Learning, Biomedical Data, Precision Medicine, Data Analytics Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Online Fake News Detection with Machine Learning and Topological Data Analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Topological Data Analysis, Fake News Detection Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Supervisor Dr Anna Jurek-Loughrey Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptography for IoT Devices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, High speed applications, IoT security Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Lightweight Post Quantum Cryptography for IoT Devices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, High speed applications, IoT security Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Efficient RISC-V Chips with future-proof Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, High speed applications Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Efficient RISC-V Chips with future-proof Security School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Hardware security, High speed applications. Dr Ayesha Khalid Supervisor Dr Ayesha Khalid Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Evaluating the impact of invalid claims in software engineering research through enhanced citation analysis School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software engineering, citation analysis, research quality Professor Austen Rainer Supervisor Professor Austen Rainer Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Engineering software to facilitate citizen science to protect the global environment School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software engineering, open science, citizen science, bioscience, climate change, sustainable develop Professor Austen Rainer Supervisor Professor Austen Rainer Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Antenna Characterization for Advanced Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamformer, beamforming, multi-antenna, mmWave Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Machine Learning-assisted Optimization of Compressive Antennas for Millimeter-wave Wireless Channels School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Antenna, antenna array, B5G, beamforming, channel estimation, channel sounding, DoA, multi-antenna Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Supervisor Dr Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Developing and analysing deep learning and natural language processing systems in the context of business information processing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Business Services. Dr Barry Devereux Supervisor Dr Barry Devereux Funding Funded DfE / External Corporate Funding Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Security Vulnerabilities and Protection in Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD approximate computing, hardware security, resource-constrained applications Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
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 Dr Charles Gillan Supervisor Dr Charles Gillan Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Security Vulnerabilities and Protection in Approximate Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD approximate computing, hardware security, resource-constrained applications Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Machine learning attack resistant hardware security for IoT School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Machine learning attacks, hardware security, the internet of things (IoT), authentication Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
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 Dr Charles Gillan Supervisor Dr Charles Gillan Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Machine learning attack resistant hardware security for IoT School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD machine learning attacks, hardware security, the internet of things (IoT), authentication Dr Chongyan Gu Supervisor Dr Chongyan Gu Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Dynamic Data-Oriented Serverless Fog Computing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Fog/Edge computing, nanoservices, serverless computing. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
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. Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Supervisor Dr Dionysios Athanasopoulos Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
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 Dr Domhnall Carlin Supervisor Dr Domhnall Carlin Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
A common approach to the mining of software repository data School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Software Engineering, Software Evolution, Mining of Source Code Repositories, MSR Dr David Cutting Supervisor Dr David Cutting Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Secure Synchronised Measurements for Smart Grids School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Electrical Power, Power Systems, Cyber Security, Synchrophasors, Synchronised Measurements Dr David Laverty Supervisor Dr David Laverty Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Energy-Scalable Bio-Signal Analysis and Embedded AI for Smart Health Monitoring School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Heath monitoring,, Heart-Rate-Variability, Energy-Efficient Systems, Embedded-Systems, Wearables Dr Georgios Karakonstantis Supervisor Dr Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Energy-Scalable AI Architectures for Resource-Constrained Edge Devices School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Energy-Efficiency, Artificial-Intelligence, Neural-Networks, Accelerators, Heterogeneous Systems Dr Georgios Karakonstantis Supervisor Dr Georgios Karakonstantis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
GPU-based continuous parallel discrete event simulation School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Parallel discrete event simulation Professor Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Professor Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
GPU-accelerated graph analytics School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Graph analytics, GPU acceleration, graph anomaly detection Professor Hans Vandierendonck Supervisor Professor Hans Vandierendonck Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Brain-Inspired Wearables for Human-Computer Interaction School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Computing Dr John McAllister Supervisor Dr John McAllister Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Executing Large Quantum Programs on Small Quantum Computers School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Computing Dr John McAllister Supervisor Dr John McAllister Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Resilient and Secure Future Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, networking, cyber-physical systems, IoT Dr Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Security and Privacy for Federated Learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cyber security, cyber-physical systems, federated machine learning Dr Kieran McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Kieran McLaughlin Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Behaviour – Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Coupled to Enhance Future Manufacturing Design Processes School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Manufacturing, Human Computer Interaction Prof Karen Rafferty Supervisor Prof Karen Rafferty Funding Funded DfE/EPSRC Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1646006400
A.I. driven Digital Workers (DW) for Business Services School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Digital Work, Business Service,. Ethics in A.I. Applicatio Prof Karen Rafferty Supervisor Prof Karen Rafferty Funding Funded DfE / External Corporate Funding Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Secure Multimodal Virtual Reality for Remote Management of Corporate Systems and Compliance Processes School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Multimodal Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Haptics, Tele-conferencing, Authentic Prof Karen Rafferty Supervisor Prof Karen Rafferty Funding Funded DfE / External Corporate Funding Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
OTFS modulation for 6G communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD OTFS modulation; High-mobility wireless channels; Communication Theory; Signal Processing Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Integrated sensing and communication using massive MIMO School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Massive MIMO; Sensing; Communication Theory; Signal Processing Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Human-Robot Collaboration in Disassembly for Future Remanufacturing School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Human-robot collaboration, safe interaction, control, manufacturing Dr Mien Van Supervisor Dr Mien Van Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Learning-based Control for Trustworthy Autonomous Systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Human-robot collaboration, safe interaction, control, manufacturing Dr Mien Van Supervisor Dr Mien Van Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Malware detection beyond labelled datasets School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Malware, Cybersecurity, Deep Learning, Self-supervised learning Dr Niall McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Niall McLaughlin Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Explanation Guided Attack & Defence for Automated Security of AI School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Security of AI, Explainable AI, Deep Learning, Cybersecurity Dr Niall McLaughlin Supervisor Dr Niall McLaughlin Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Intelligence for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Applications in 6G School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, channel modelling, data analysis, deep learning Dr Nidhi Simmons Supervisor Dr Nidhi Simmons Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Sustainable Malware Analysis and Detection Engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Malware Analysis, Machine Learning, Malware Detection, Cybersecurity, Static Analysis, Dynamic Analy Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Deception Techniques and Countermeasures – Cybersecurity, Human Psychology and Cybercrime School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cybersecurity, Human-centred Computing, Dark Design, Behavioural Psychology, Mobile Applications Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Connecting Privacy and Security Regulations with Software Engineering – Requirements, Specifications and Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Security and Privacy; Requirements Engineering; Software Requirements; Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Supervisor Dr Oluwafemi Olukoya Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Direction of Arrival Algorithms and Techniques for Emerging Millimetre-Wave Applications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD beamforming, channel estimation, channel sounding, mmWave, compressive sensing Dr Okan Yurduseven Supervisor Dr Okan Yurduseven Funding Funded Leverhulme Trust and British Telecom Application deadline 19 June 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1655593200
Lyapunov meets Machine Learning: Stability Analysis and Controller Design using Machine Learning School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Control theory; Machine Learning; Symbolic Regression; Neural Networks; Reinforcement Learning; Deep Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Control of aerial vehicles in extreme conditions School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Model predictive control; aerial vehicles; micro aerial vechicles (MAVs); UAVs Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Data-driven learning and control for the development of safe Collaborative Robots (Cobots) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Cobots; Data-driven control; Model Predictive Control; Fast Numerical Optimisation; GPUs Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Development of a digital twin and model predictive control schemes for farms of floating wind turbines School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Farms of Floating Wind Turbines; Renewable Energy; Digital Twin; Model Predictive Control; Numerical Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Fractional-order pharmacokinetics: model parameter identification and optima drug administration School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Pharmacokinetics; Fractional-order dynamical systems; Estimation Theory; Mixed-Effect models; Uncert Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Supervisor Dr Pantelis Sopasakis Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Accelerating sustainability using digital twin and blockchain for business decision modelling School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Digital Twin, Blockchain, Sustainability, FinTech, Decision-Making, Automation, Security Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded DfE / PwC Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Provision of Dynamic Distribution System Services from Battery Energy Storage School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Distribution System Operation, Power System Services, Battery Energy Storage Dr Robert Best Supervisor Dr Robert Best Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
International PhD Studentship on Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communications in Contested Environments School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 5G, 5.5G, 6G, antennas, artificial intelligence, cellular, channel measurements, channel modelling Professor Simon Cotton Supervisor Professor Simon Cotton Funding Funded DfE International (tbc) Application deadline None specified	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2
Optimisation of Future Cellular Networks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD 5G, 5.5G, 6G, antennas, artificial intelligence, cellular, channel measurements, channel modelling Professor Simon Cotton Supervisor Professor Simon Cotton Funding Funded BT and TBC Application deadline 4 May 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1651618800
Artificial Intelligence approaches for analysing patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Thai Son Mai Supervisor Dr Thai Son Mai Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Story telling from Sensors: From Activities to Stories School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Dr Thai Son Mai Supervisor Dr Thai Son Mai Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Edge-based solutions to IoT attacks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Network security, Internet of Things, Software-defined networking, programmable networks Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Programmable Network Intrusion Protection School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Network security, Encrypted traffic, Software-defined networking, programmable networks Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Supervisor Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Predictive Data Analysis of Air Quality to Reduce Health Risks School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD machine learning, AI, data analysis, air quality, healthcare Professor Trung Duong Supervisor Professor Trung Duong Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Digital twins-empowered 6G ultra-reliable low-latency communications School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Digital twin, 6G, optimisation, machine learning, ultra-reliable and low-latency communications Professor Trung Duong Supervisor Professor Trung Duong Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Quantum Threat Modelling for the Internet Security in 6G Ecosystem School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Internet, 6G, Network Security, Mobile Internet Security, Threat Modelling Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Quantum Threat Modelling for the Internet Security in 6G Ecosystem School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Quantum Internet, 6G, Network Security, Mobile Internet Security, Threat Modelling Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Uncertainty-aware defence mechanisms against persistent aerial threats School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Aerial networks, Security, Rogue-UAVs, Uncertainty, defence mechanisms, situational-awareness Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Computer Science	Closed	2	1646006400
Uncertainty-aware defence mechanisms against persistent aerial threats School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Aerial networks, Security, Rogue-UAVs, Uncertainty, defence mechanisms, situational-awareness Dr Vishal Sharma Supervisor Dr Vishal Sharma Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
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 Dr Amy (Xueqin) Liu Supervisor Dr Amy (Xueqin) Liu Funding Funded DfE (tbc) Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1646006400
Analysing Security vulnerabilities in Hybrid Quantum/Post-quantum Cryptography systems (funded by the Quantum Communications Hub as part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme) School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Post quantum cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, Hardware security, Quantum resistant cryptograp Prof Maire O'Neill Supervisor Prof Maire O'Neill Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 31 May 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Open	2	1653951600
Antenna design for next generation massive MIMO systems School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Massive MIMO; antenna theory; electromagnetic theory; super-directivity; mutual coupling Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded European Research Council Application deadline 15 January 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1642204800
Reflecting intelligent surfaces (RIS) for wireless power transfer School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PHD Massive MIMO; antenna theory; electromagnetic theory; super-directivity; mutual coupling Prof Michalis Matthaiou Supervisor Prof Michalis Matthaiou Funding Funded European Research Council Application deadline 15 January 2022	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	Funded	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Closed	2	1642204800
Tackling Productivity Questions: A Long-Run Perspective Queen's Management School \| PHD Advanced manufacturing, productivity, technology, innovation, monetary policy, institutions Dr Philip T. Fliers Supervisor Dr Philip T. Fliers Funding Funded Marie Curie COFUND - DTP Application deadline 10 July 2020	Queen's Management School	Funded	Finance	Closed	2	1594335600
Tackling Productivity Questions: A Long-Run Perspective Queen's Management School \| PHD Advanced manufacturing, productivity, technology, innovation, monetary policy, institutions Professor John D. Turner Supervisor Professor John D. Turner Funding Funded Marie Curie COFUND - DTP Application deadline 10 July 2020	Queen's Management School	Funded	Finance	Closed	2	1594335600
Environmental Regulations and Green Data Science Queen's Management School \| PHD Sustainable finance, environmental policies, green data science Dr Theodor Cojoianu Supervisor Dr Theodor Cojoianu Funding Funded Queen’s Management School Application deadline 4 June 2021	Queen's Management School	Funded	Finance	Closed	2	1622761200
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	Closed	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
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 / Protocol / North-South Cooperation / Ireland / Northern Ireland Professor David Phinnemore Supervisor Professor David Phinnemore Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 16 August 2022	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics	Funded	Politics	Open	2	1660604400
The Role of Oral History in Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict 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 31 May 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1653951600
Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Truth, Accountability and the Rule of Law School of Law \| PHD transitional 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 31 May 2022	School of Law	Funded	Law	Closed	2	1653951600
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
Digital Twin for Configuring Cyber-Physical Manufacturing System School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Configuration, Reconfiguration, Automation System, System Integration Dr Arfauz A Rahman Supervisor Dr Arfauz A Rahman Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Digital Twin for Configuring Cyber-Physical Manufacturing System School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Configuration, Reconfiguration, Automation System, System Integration Dr Arfauz A Rahman Supervisor Dr Arfauz A Rahman 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
Optimal repowering of onshore wind in Northern Ireland School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Renewable energy; power systems; electricity markets; economics; decarbonisation; sustainable; wind Dr Aoife Foley Supervisor Dr Aoife Foley Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Optimal repowering of onshore wind in Northern Ireland School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Renewable energy; power systems; electricity markets; economics; decarbonisation; sustainable; wind Dr Aoife Foley Supervisor Dr Aoife Foley Funding Funded Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	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
Biohaviour– Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Coupled to Enhance Future Manufacturing Design Processes School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Manufacturing, Human Computer Interaction Professor Mark Price Supervisor Professor Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Biohaviour – Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Coupled to Enhance Future Manufacturing Design Processes School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Manufacturing, Human Computer Interaction Professor Mark Price Supervisor Professor Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Biohaviour: The Extremely Light Wing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Generative design, geometry modelling, additive manufacturing, parameterisation, digital twin, airfr Professor Mark Price Supervisor Professor Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC, and Sponsorship from Spirit Aerosystems Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Biohaviour: The Extremely Light Wing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Generative design, geometry modelling, additive manufacturing, parameterisation, digital twin, airfr Professor Mark Price Supervisor Professor Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC, and Sponsorship from Spirit Aerosystes Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Analysis of mass electric vehicle charging on energy and emissions in transport in Northern Ireland School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Renewable energy; power systems; transport; electricity markets; fossil fuel; economics; GIS; electr Dr Aoife Foley Supervisor Dr Aoife Foley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Analysis of mass electric vehicle charging on energy and emissions in transport in Northern Ireland School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Renewable energy; power systems; transport; electricity markets; fossil fuel; economics; GIS; electr Dr Aoife Foley Supervisor Dr Aoife Foley Funding Funded DfE Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Novel Layup Optimisation Methods in Design and Manufacture of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Laminated Composites School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Dr M. Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr M. Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2	1648681200
Novel Layup Optimisation Methods in Design and Manufacture of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Laminated Composites School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Dr M. Ali Aravand Supervisor Dr M. Ali Aravand Funding Funded Application deadline 31 March 2022	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1648681200
Biohaviour - Biomimetic design and ecological niches: learning from evolutionary development School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Biomimetic design, architecture, evolutionary development. Prof. Mark Price Supervisor Prof. Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Aerospace Engineering	Open	2
Biohaviour - Biomimetic design and ecological niches: learning from evolutionary development School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Biomimetic design, architecture, evolutionary development. Prof. Mark Price Supervisor Prof. Mark Price Funding Funded DFE/EPSRC Application deadline None specified	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2
Microplastic investigation in drinking water systems School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Microplastics, drinking water, biobased plastics, biodegradable plastics, particle behaviour, experi 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
Microplastic investigation in drinking water systems School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PHD Microplastics, drinking water, biobased plastics, biodegradable plastics, particle behaviour, experi 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
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 31 July 2022	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Funded	Mechanical Engineering	Open	2	1659222000
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	Open	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	Open	2	1646006400
Low discrepancy sequences generated from permutation polynomials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Florian Pausinger Supervisor Dr Florian Pausinger Funding Unfunded Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Mathematics	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	2	1646006400
Nitrogen Vacancy Centre Microscopy: Novel in-situ Insights into Nanomagnetism School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Amit Kumar Supervisor Dr Amit Kumar Funding Unfunded Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1645747200
Reprogrammable micromagnetic transport School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Solveig Felton Supervisor Dr Solveig Felton Funding Unfunded Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1645747200
Positron binding and annihilation in molecules School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gleb Gribakin Supervisor Dr Gleb Gribakin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Quantum chaos in multicharged positive ions School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gleb Gribakin Supervisor Dr Gleb Gribakin Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Laser Driven Neutron Sources at High Repetition Rate School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Satyabrata Kar Supervisor Dr Satyabrata Kar Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 4 March 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1646352000
Exploring surface-chemistry driven effects in micro-scaled ferroelectrics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Miryam Arredondo Supervisor Dr Miryam Arredondo Funding Unfunded Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1645747200
Machine Learning for Nonlinear Spectroscopy School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr David Wilkins Supervisor Dr David Wilkins Funding Unfunded Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1645747200
Re-engineering Scientific Software for the Future School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD software engineering, Research Software Engineering Dr Andrew Brown Supervisor Dr Andrew Brown Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1646006400
Controlling heat flow at the nanoscale using ferroelectric materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD physics, materials, ferroelectrics, nanomaterials, scanning probe microscopy, thermal transport, Dr Ray McQuaid Supervisor Dr Ray McQuaid Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1646006400
Modelling the irradiation of biological molecules in the presence of solvents and metal nanoparticles School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD irradiation Dr Lorenzo Stella Supervisor Dr Lorenzo Stella Funding Funded Leverhulme Trust Application deadline 28 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1646006400
Atomic structure and collisional data for heavy elements Z≥ 50 involved in Neutron Star mergers School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Connor Ballance Supervisor Dr Connor Ballance Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Multi-Wavelength Observations of Solar Flares School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Ryan Milligan Supervisor Dr Ryan Milligan Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
The magnetic and thermodynamic properties of small-scale solar magnetic structures School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis Supervisor Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Modelling the impact of stellar activity on exoplanet discovery and characterisation School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Chris Watson Supervisor Professor Chris Watson Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Photoionization Cross Sections for Astrophysically Important High Z Species School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Cathy Ramsbottom Supervisor Dr Cathy Ramsbottom Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Supernovae: theoretical modelling of light curves and spectra School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Stuart Sim Supervisor Dr Stuart Sim Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Understanding global eigenmodes in the Sun’s most powerful magnetic fields School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Jess Supervisor Professor David Jess Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
The Outer Solar System at the Dawn of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Megan Schwamb Supervisor Dr Megan Schwamb Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Machine and Algorithm driven discovery in big data: implications for scientific reproducibility School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Machine learning, algorithms and applications; Political Science, Public Administration Professor Stephen Smartt Supervisor Professor Stephen Smartt Funding Funded LINAS Application deadline 14 January 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1642118400
Optimal control of quantum complex systems School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Gabriele De Chiara Supervisor Dr Gabriele De Chiara Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Quantum-classical interfaces for the emulation of quantum communication algorithms School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Mauro Paternostro Supervisor Professor Mauro Paternostro Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Machine learning for quantum networking School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Mauro Paternostro Supervisor Professor Mauro Paternostro Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Manipulating high-harmonic generation throughthe spin-orbit interaction School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Supervisor Professor Hugo Van Der Hart Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Development and characterisation of high-repetition rate proton sources using novel targets School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Charlotte Palmer Supervisor Dr Charlotte Palmer Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Advanced mechanisms for laser-driven ion acceleration School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marco Borghesi Supervisor Professor Marco Borghesi Funding Funded ELI Beamlines Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Radiobiology with laser-driven ions at ultra-high dose rate School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Marco Borghesi Supervisor Professor Marco Borghesi Funding Funded EPSRC Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Experimental investigation of ultrafast radiation induced processes in matter and sub-picosecond switching in materials School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Brendan Dromey Supervisor Professor Brendan Dromey Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Laser energised travelling-wave accelerator for interdisciplinary applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Satyabrata Kar Supervisor Dr Satyabrata Kar Funding Funded Queen's Collaborative Studentship Application deadline 4 March 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1646352000
Photoionized plasmas in the laboratory School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor David Riley Supervisor Professor David Riley Funding Unfunded Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Laser-driven positron sources for industrial and fundamental science applications School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Professor Gianluca Sarri Supervisor Professor Gianluca Sarri Funding Funded EuPRAXIA Prepartory Phase Project Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Synthesising Extreme Light Pulses for Applications in Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Mark Yeung Supervisor Dr Mark Yeung Funding Funded DfE Application deadline 11 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Funded	Physics	Open	2	1644537600
Extreme nanophotonics within subnanometer plasmonic gaps School of Mathematics and Physics \| PHD Dr Fumin Huang Supervisor Dr Fumin Huang Funding Unfunded Application deadline 25 February 2022	School of Mathematics and Physics	Unfunded	Physics	Open	2	1645747200
Using data analytics to maximise the benefits of adopting remote care technologies in the provision of care Queen's Management School \| PHD Health, Healthcare, Demand, Health System, Hospital, Analytics, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Dr Sara Melo Supervisor Dr Sara Melo Funding Funded Department for the Economy Application deadline 2 November 2020	Queen's Management School	Funded	Management	Closed	2	1604275200
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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	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	Open	2	1654815600
Microstructure and mechanical properties of an advanced metal matrix composite with ultrafine particle reinforcement for manufacturing aerospace components School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Metal matrix composite; aerospace. Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
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
Improving the shrinkage behaviour and efflorescence formation of low carbon geopolymer concrete School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Geopolymer Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
Electroless high entropy alloy coatings for energy storage applications School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD Surface engineering, Materials science, Materials engineering Professor Wei Sha Supervisor Professor Wei Sha Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Natural and Built Environment	Unfunded	Civil Engineering	Open	2
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 Dr Helen Roe Supervisor Dr 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 Professor Graeme Swindles Supervisor Professor 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 Professor Graeme Swindles Supervisor Professor 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
Digital Twinning Lifetime Responses of Floating Solar Panels (SolarTwin) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PHD civil engineering floating solar energy Dr Madjid Karimirad Supervisor Dr Madjid Karimirad Funding Funded Science Foundation Ireland Application deadline 10 October 2022	School of Natural and Built Environment	Funded	Civil Engineering	Open	2	1665356400
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
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
Taking the STING out of it: novel chemical tools to dissect cancer signalling School of Pharmacy \| PHD Chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, drug design, cancer, chemical synthesis Professor Gerd Wagner Supervisor Professor Gerd Wagner Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Leveraging localised mutations to expand the host range of phage cocktails against Pseudomonas aeruginosa School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, resistance, antibiotic, Pseudomonas, health Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr. Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
iLOCATE: integrative LocalisOmics for better CAncer TrEatment School of Pharmacy \| PHD Breast cancer, Molecular pathology, Bioinformatics, Retrograde trafficking, Personalised medicine Dr. Niamh Buckley Supervisor Dr. Niamh Buckley 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
Bio-inspired self-cleaning coatings for urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections and encrustation School of Pharmacy \| PHD Coating, superhydrophobic, superhydrophobic, surface engineering, anti-infection Dr Shuai Zhang Supervisor Dr Shuai Zhang Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Developing molecularly imprinted polymeric nanocarriers for targeted cancer immunotherapy School of Pharmacy \| PHD Molecularly imprinted polymers, cancer immunotherapy, nanomedicine, PD-L1, checkpoint inhibitor Dr. Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Dr. Wafa Al-Jamal 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
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
3D printed personalised long-acting implants for effective cancer treatment School of Pharmacy \| PHD 3D Printing, Bioprinting, Drug Delivery, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical Technology. Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Supervisor Professor Dimitrios Lamprou Funding Funded Application deadline 24 June 2022	School of Pharmacy	Funded	Pharmacy	Open	2	1656025200
Developing biodegradable long acting drug delivery systems for the treatment of chronic conditions School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug delivery, long-acting drug delivery / medical devices, 3D printing, implantable drug delivery Dr Eneko Larrañeta Supervisor Dr Eneko Larrañeta 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
Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention School of Pharmacy \| PHD Drug Delivery; Peptides; HIV; Hydrogels; Controlled Release Dr Garry Laverty Supervisor Dr Garry Laverty Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
An exploration of medication-related harm in people living with dementia School of Pharmacy \| PHD Older people, dementia, primary care, healthcare professionals, prescribing, medication-related harm Dr Heather Barry Supervisor Dr Heather Barry Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
A nanotherapeutic approach to inhibiting hedgehog signalling in brain cancer School of Pharmacy \| PHD Cancer biology, Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Hypoxia, Microfluidics Dr Jonathan Coulter Supervisor Dr Jonathan Coulter Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Sustained Release Nanocarriers for Ocular Drug Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Nanocarriers, long-acting drug delivery, sustained release, polymer implants, glaucoma, delivery Professor Thakur Raghu Raj Singh Supervisor Professor Thakur Raghu Raj Singh Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Injectable Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment School of Pharmacy \| PHD Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Polymer science, drug delivery Professor Thakur Raghu Raj Singh Supervisor Professor Thakur Raghu Raj Singh Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Lipid-based implants for sustained protein release School of Pharmacy \| PHD Proteins, biotherapeutics, lipid-based implants, hot-melt extrusion, continuous manufacturing, bioco Dr Sheiliza Carmali Supervisor Dr Sheiliza Carmali Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Computational modelling of viral proteins for improved prediction of virus-host pairs School of Pharmacy \| PHD Bacteriophage, virus, protein modelling, receptor, Alphafold, Rosettafold, host prediction, bioinfor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Supervisor Dr Timofey Skvortsov Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection School of Pharmacy \| PHD Dr Vicky Kett Supervisor Dr Vicky Kett Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Self-Navigating Nanocarriers for Intracellular Protein Delivery School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biologics, protein delivery, nanomedicine, intracellular delivery Dr Wafa Al-Jamal Supervisor Dr Wafa Al-Jamal Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
Infection control in care homes for older people: beyond the COVID era School of Pharmacy \| PHD Care homes, older people, COVID, SARS CoV-2, influenza, infection control Professor Carmel Hughes Supervisor Professor Carmel Hughes 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
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, clinical pharmac Professor Michael Tunney Supervisor Professor Michael Tunney Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
MICRONEEDLE-MEDIATED CHEMICAL & ELECTROCHEMICAL RAPID INJECTION SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, stimuli-responsive drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Open	2
LONG-ACTING MICRONEEDLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS School of Pharmacy \| PHD Microneedles, long-acting drug delivery Professor Ryan Donnelly Supervisor Professor Ryan Donnelly 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
Biomaterial coatings with lubricious, slippery coatings for improved urinary catheter performance School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, ionic liquids, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline None specified	School of Pharmacy	Unfunded	Pharmacy	Closed	2
Infection-responsive coatings for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections School of Pharmacy \| PHD Biomaterials, urinary catheters, stimuli-responsive, infection, device coatings Dr Matthew Wylie Supervisor Dr Matthew Wylie Funding Unfunded Application deadline