Studentships

Browse our frequently updated list of funded studentships open for applications. You may also be eligible to apply for other funding opportunities offered by the Doctoral College.

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Sustainable space management

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UK Student £20,000 p.a. stipend plus University tuition fees and PDS programme fees for 3 years with research training support grant covered.
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Funded MRes/PhD studentships in Economics

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UK or international fees covered for the full duration of the programme (MREs+PhD). A yearly stipend (for 2022-23 entry, £17,668 + £2460 (for teaching duties)). A yearly research allowance for research expenses and travel to conferences. In addition, there are generous funds available for periods of research visits abroad, and other research expenses (beyond the personal research allowance).
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Methodology for carbon and nature assessments of biomass extraction from forests

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£20,000 p.a. stipend plus tuition fees for 3 years full time with research training support grant covered. There is the possibility to extend this to 4 years funding for an EngD submission by mutual agreement.
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PhD on artificial intelligence for air pollution

Funding information:

A stipend of £19,000 for 22/23, which will increase each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate, plus Home rate fee allowance of £4,596 (with automatic increase to UKRI rate each year). The studentship is offered for 3.5 years. For exceptional international candidates, there is the possibility of obtaining a scholarship to cover overseas fees.
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PhD projects in collaboration with industry on battery manufacturing and modelling

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Fully funded with home fees covered and living stipend provided.
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Experimental investigation of pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing

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Home student tuition fees will be covered Stipend of £17,668 per year.
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Quantifying the impact of epidermal turnover on bioavailability of dermally absorbed chemicals

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Tuition fee covered at the UK home rate, plus UKRI standard stipend (£17,668 for 2023-24), and consumable and training support for the research.
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Environmental impact of gaming products and services

Funding information:

The studentship funding covers UK academic fees for UK/home students. You will receive a stipend of £20,000 per annum for 3 years with research training support grant covered.There is the possibility to extend this to 4 years funding for an EngD submission by mutual agreement.
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Deep learning for sign language production

Funding information:

A stipend of £17,668 p.a. for 2023/24, which will increase each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate, plus Home rate fee allowance of £4,500 (with automatic increase to UKRI rate each year). For exceptional international candidates, there is the possibility of obtaining a scholarship to cover overseas fees.
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Deep learning for sign language recognition and translation

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A stipend of £17,668 p.a. for 2023/24, which will increase each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate, plus Home rate fee allowance of £4,500 (with automatic increase to UKRI rate each year). The studentship is offered for 3 years. For exceptional international candidates, there is the possibility of obtaining a scholarship to cover overseas fees.
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Localised planar patterns in a singularly perturbed Reaction Diffusion system

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Full UK tuition fees and a tax-free stipend. This project is on offer in competition with a number of other projects for funding. This opportunity may be available with partial funding for overseas fees for exceptional applicants. However, funding for overseas students is limited and applicants are encouraged to find suitable funding themselves.
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Mathematics, dynamical systems and PDEs

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Competitive departmental funding.
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