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University of Warwick - WMG
Placed on: 06/02/2026 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 25 Sep
City St George’s, University of London - The City Law School
Placed on: 05/02/2026 Salary: Scholarship provides: an annual bursary (currently £22,780 subject to change in line with UKRI guidance); full tuition fee waiver; research expenses of up to £1000 over 3 years to support training, equipment, or conference attendance
Closes 27 Apr
University of Sheffield - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Sheffield
Placed on: 05/02/2026 Salary: Home tuition fee (£5,005 in 2025/26) and stipend for four years.
Closes 05 Aug
University of Westminster - Graduate School
Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: UKRI Rate, for 25/26 £22,780 (inclusive of London Weighting)
Closes 30 Apr
University of Hertfordshire
Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 (UKRI rate: £20,780 full time for 2025/26), pro rata for part time students.
Closes 10 Apr
The University of Manchester - Materials
Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 03 May
The University of Manchester - Materials
Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 03 May
University of Surrey - Chemical and Process Engineering
Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. UKRI standard stipend and fees are covered. Funding is for 42 months
Closes 19 Apr
University of Oxford
Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Funding for this project is provided by the EPSRC and Sellafield
Closes 04 May
University of Oxford
Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Funding for this project is provided by the EPSRC and MTC
Closes 04 May
University of Birmingham - Department of Chemical Engineering
Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £25,000
Closes 02 May
University of Birmingham - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Apr
University of Birmingham - Department of Civil Engineering
Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: A fully funded studentship is available for UK applicants covering fees and stipend.
Closes 30 Apr
University of Surrey - Physics
Placed on: 31/01/2026 Salary: Fully and directly funded for this project only. UKRI standard stipend - £20,780 per year for 2025/26 academic year. Funded for 3.5 years.
Closes 30 Jan
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: tax-free stipend
Closes 30 Apr
University of Birmingham - School of Chemistry
Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: fully funded
Closes 30 Apr
University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Placed on: 28/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 14 May
King's College London - Department of History
Placed on: 28/01/2026 Salary: £22,780 stipend per annum (based on UKRI 2025/26) Additionally covers Home, EU and International tuition and fees, plus research stipend.
Closes 17 Apr
University of Nottingham - School of Chemistry
Placed on: 27/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 27 Jul
The University of Manchester - Department of Materials
Placed on: 27/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid
Closes 31 May
University of Nottingham - Engineering
Placed on: 26/01/2026 Salary: £37,694 per annum (pro rata)
Closes 17 Apr
University of Birmingham - College of Arts and Law
Placed on: 23/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 29 Apr
The University of Manchester - Earth and Environmental Sciences
Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 22 Apr
Newcastle University
Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: £20,835 - please see advert
Closes 15 Apr
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