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University of East Anglia - Quadram Institute Bioscience
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 08 Apr
University of East Anglia - School of Chemistry, Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 08 Apr
University of East Anglia - Norwich Medical School
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £20,780 and a Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 pa for each year of the studentship.
Closes 08 Apr
University of East Anglia - School of Biological Sciences
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 08 Apr
University of Liverpool - Accounting, Finance and Economics
Placed on: 16/03/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 08 Apr
University of Liverpool
Placed on: 16/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 08 Apr
University of Warwick
Placed on: 19/03/2026 Salary: £24,780 per annum for 4 years
Closes 09 Apr
University of Leicester - Economics at the University of Leicester
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £20,780 Funded PhD
Closes 09 Apr
The University of Manchester
Placed on: 13/03/2026 Salary: £20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate and tuition fees will be paid
Closes 09 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
Lancaster University
Placed on: 09/02/2026 Salary: £20,780 per year - please see advert
Closes 10 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 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
The Open University - Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - STEM
Placed on: 27/02/2026 Salary: £21,805 per year (expected 2026/27 rate, indexed annually) for 3.25 years
Closes 10 Apr
University of Essex - School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £38,249 to £45,413 per annum
Closes 10 Apr
University of Bristol - Department of Philosophy
Placed on: 12/03/2026 Salary: Home and International students will receive a tuition fee bursary at the Home rate* and a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per annum (rising in alignment with UKRI rates). *International students will also receive a tuition fee discount to the Home rate.
Closes 10 Apr
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 12/03/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 10 Apr
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 17/03/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum
Closes 10 Apr
University of Plymouth - Biomedical Sciences :
Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: The studentship is supported for 3 years and includes full Home tuition fees plus a stipend of £19,215 per annum 2025-26 rate; (2026-27 TBC).
Closes 11 Apr
City St George’s, University of London
Placed on: 11/03/2026 Salary: This studentship is open to home applicants only and provides funding for 3 years full-time and includes home tuition fees plus a tax-free stipend in line with UKRI rates.
Closes 12 Apr
Brunel University London - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains
Placed on: 06/03/2026 Salary: £23,805 (inclusive of London Weighting) plus tuition fees per annum.(subject to UKRI increase)
Closes 12 Apr
UCL - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Laboratory
Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: Competitive
Closes 12 Apr
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