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University of Warwick - History
Placed on: 23/09/2025 Salary: UKRI rate for 3.5 years
Closes 15 Jan
University of Hertfordshire
Placed on: 22/09/2025 Salary: £20,780 The award includes cover for UK home tuition fees and, subject to eligibility, a stipend at standard RCUK rates. For 2025-26, this is set at £20,780.
Closes 15 Oct
Brunel University London - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
Placed on: 22/09/2025 Salary: 50:50 EPSRC DLA:Rolls-Royce
Closes 17 Oct
The University of Manchester - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Placed on: 19/09/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 19 Dec
Technical University of Denmark - Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 19/09/2025 Salary: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Closes 17 Oct
University of Warwick
Placed on: 19/09/2025 Salary: £24,780 per annum for 4 years
Closes 09 Apr
Cranfield University
Placed on: 18/09/2025 Salary: Sponsored by Barilla, this studentship will provide a bursary of up to £ 20,780 plus fees* for one year.
Closes 10 Dec
Newcastle University
Placed on: 18/09/2025 Salary: £19,000 to £20,000
Closes 01 May
University of Warwick - WMG
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: Monash Warwick Alliance - £21,300 p/a to increase with inflation. Funding period is for 3.5 years
Closes 22 Dec
UCL - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: £22,780
Closes 20 Oct
University of Exeter - Physics/Engineering
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: at least £19,237 for 3.5 years full-time, or pro rata for part-time study
Closes 14 Oct
University of Exeter - Physics or Engineering
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: The stipend will be paid at the UKRI rate (£20,780 from 1/10/25); there is an enhanced budget for project costs (including travel) of £20,000
Closes 28 Oct
The University of Manchester - Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: Please refer to advert.
Closes 12 Dec
The University of Manchester - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: Annual tax-free stipend based on the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid
Closes 28 Nov
University of Cambridge - Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: This four-year studentship covers University composite fees (at home fees rate), a stipend (£21,500/year) and dedicated consumables and travel budgets.
Closes 31 Oct
University of Reading - School of Pharmacy
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: Funding covers full home tuition fees plus UKRI stipend
Closes 31 Oct
University of Cambridge - Department of Physics
Placed on: 17/09/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 03 Jan
The University of Manchester - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Placed on: 16/09/2025 Salary: £20,780 + Tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic year
Closes 18 Dec
Ghent University
Placed on: 16/09/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 15 Nov
UWE, Bristol - College of Health, Science and Society
Placed on: 16/09/2025 Salary: The studentship is available from 01 January 2026 for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and includes a tax exempt stipend, which is currently £20,780 (2025/26) per annum.
Closes 12 Oct
University of Cambridge - Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
Placed on: 15/09/2025 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 24 Oct
University of Cambridge - Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
Placed on: 15/09/2025 Salary: See advert for details
Closes 24 Oct
Newcastle University - Business School
Placed on: 15/09/2025 Salary: An annual stipend equivalent to the UKRI doctoral stipend (estimated at £20,780 for 2025/26)
Closes 14 Nov
King's College London - History
Placed on: 15/09/2025 Salary: The studentship will cover domestic fees across 3 years of study.
Closes 20 Nov
Cardiff University - The School of Modern Languages
Placed on: 15/09/2025 Salary: Please see advert for details
Closes 11 Dec
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