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University of Surrey
Placed on: 18/02/2026 Salary: Fully funded studentship opportunities covering home and international university fees, additional research training, travel funds and UKRI standard rate (£20,780 for 2025/26 academic year). Funding is for 3.5 years. Funded EPSRC.
Closes 10 Apr
Technische Universität München - Chair Group of Agricultural Production and Resource Economics
Placed on: 18/02/2026 Salary: Starting at TV-L E13 2/3
Closes 29 Mar
Manchester Metropolitan University
Placed on: 17/02/2026 Salary: £21,805 - please see advert
Closes 13 May
University of Essex - School of Life Sciences
Placed on: 13/02/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 13 Apr
University of Plymouth - Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
Placed on: 13/02/2026 Salary: £19,215 Stipend + Home tuition fees
Closes 10 Apr
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 13/02/2026 Salary: UK home tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year
Closes 19 Apr
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 13/02/2026 Salary: Home tuition fees, training budget, and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year.
Closes 03 May
University College Dublin - UCD School of History - College of Arts and Humanities
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: £21,744.90 - please see advert
Closes 01 May
Imperial College London - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: bursary and fees (at the UK student rate)
Expires 14 May
Imperial College London - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: bursary and fees (at the UK student rate)
Expires 14 May
Imperial College London - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: bursary and fees (at the UK student rate)
Expires 14 May
University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 14 May
King's College London - Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Department of History
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: Funding Maximum £22,780 stipend per annum (based on UKRI 2025/26)
Closes 17 Apr
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 12/02/2026 Salary: £19,237 tax-free stipend per year, tuition fees paid and a generous study package.
Closes 10 Aug
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 10 May
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: £19,237 - please see advert
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 10 May
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: Please refer to advert
Closes 10 Aug
University of Nottingham
Placed on: 10/02/2026 Salary: £19,237 tax-free annual stipend, plus tuition fees paid.
Closes 09 May
Lancaster University
Placed on: 09/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 per year - please see advert
Closes 10 Apr
University of Warwick - Centre for Doctoral Training in the Modelling of Heterogeneous Materials (HetSys), School of Engineering
Placed on: 09/02/2026 Salary: Awards for UK applicants cover full University fees, give a research training budget and a tax-free stipend to cover living costs (standard UKRI rate £21,805 in 26/27 - equivalent to national living wage)
Closes 28 Aug
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