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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Cohesive powder flow in confined spaces

Funding information:

This fully funded studentship is available from 1 October 2026 for a period of three and a half years, subject to satisfactory progress.The studentship includes a tax-exempt stipend, currently set at £21,805 per annum (2026/27 rate). In addition, full-time tuition fees will be covered for up to three and a half years (Home/UK students only).
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Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility (ADA)

Funding information:

Fully funded 4-year studentship (48 months of full-time study) covers home tuition fees, maintenance at UKRI base levels, and £10,000 to support the individual student’s research and training needs.
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Population-based indirect damage detection system for railway bridges

Funding information:

Home Fees (only) and UKRI Standard Stipend (£21,805 for 2026/27 academic year) and RTSG (Research Training Support Grant) of £8,000.Please note: international students are welcome to apply, however, the funding available will cover home fees only, and any difference would need to be met through self-funding.
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Data-efficient and transferable machine learning-based predictive models for catastrophic risk assessment in offshore wind infrastructure

Funding information:

UKRI standard stipend: £65,191 for the term of the Project. Tuition Fees covered: £15,938.50 for the term of the Project. Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £7,500 is available for the term of the Project.
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Gas transport in polymeric materials for defence applications

Funding information:

Funding covers a stipend of £20,780 pa (tax-free) and UK “home” tuition fees for 3.5 years. Funding is available to cover travel, conferences, and consumables.
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Perovskite X/Gamma Detectors for Nuclear Security applications

Funding information:

UKRI enhanced stipend for 48 months - £26,000 for 2026/27 academic year.
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Improving perovskite single crystals as radiation detectors using sonocrystallisation

Funding information:

Stipend is fully funded at the enhanced UKRI level of £26,000 per year, for 4 years UK tuition fees are included in the funding offer RTSG is £5,000 per year.
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Bayesian analysis of relativistic nuclear energy density functionals

Funding information:

UKRI standard stipend.
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Understanding the dynamics of space radiation hazards using measurements from novel in-situ detectors

Funding information:

Stipend is fully funded at the enhanced UKRI level of £26,000 per year, for 4 years UK tuition fees are included in the funding offer RTSG is £5,000 per year.
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Nanoscale standardisation of DNA damage for Emerging Isotopes in Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection

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Stipend is fully funded at the enhanced UKRI level of £26,000 per year, for 4 years UK tuition fees are included in the funding offer RTSG is £5,000 per year.
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Development of a novel analytical platform combining laser-based techniques and multivariate data analysis for the characterisation of radioactive waste disposal materials

Funding information:

Stipend is fully funded at the enhanced UKRI level of £26,000 per year, for 4 years UK tuition fees are included in the funding offer RTSG is £5,000 per year.
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Machine learning enhanced muon imaging for nuclear waste monitoring and safeguards

Funding information:

Stipend is fully funded at the enhanced UKRI level of £26,000 per year, for 4 years UK tuition fees are included in the funding offer RTSG is £5,000 per year.
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