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Closes 07 Jan
University of Essex
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: Full Award (stipend + fees)
Closes 07 Jan
Closes 07 Jan
Loughborough University
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum
Closes 07 Jan
University of Liverpool - Department of Politics
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: Please refer to advert for funding details.
Closes 02 Feb
Paderborn University - Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS)
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: according to 13 TV-L
Closes 15 Dec
Royal Holloway, University of London - Doctoral School
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 12 Jan
Loughborough University
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum + tuition fees
Closes 08 Jan
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 08 Jan
Loughborough University - Geography and Environment
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: Tax-free stipend of £20,780 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK rate
Closes 08 Jan
The Open University - Faculty of Business and Law
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum for 36 months
Closes 07 Jan
University of Cambridge - Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: UKRI national rate
Closes 01 Dec
European University Institute
Placed on: 01/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 15 Jan
Loughborough University
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum + tuition fees
Closes 08 Jan
University of Surrey - Physics
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: UKRI standard stipend - £20,780 per year for 2025/26 academic year. Funded for 3.5 years.
Closes 15 May
University of Birmingham - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - Department of Civil of Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Jan
University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Please see advert for details
Closes 02 Dec
University of Birmingham - School of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Funding is awarded on competitive basis and it will cover tuition fees and living stipend for 3.5 years.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - School of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Funding is awarded on competitive basis and it will cover tuition fees and living stipend for 3.5 years.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - School of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Funding will cover tuition fees and provide a stipend for 3.5 years.
Closes 16 Jan
University of Birmingham - School of Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: The funding available is for UK home student.
Closes 30 Jan
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