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University of Sussex
Placed on: 13/01/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 06 Mar
University of East Anglia - Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Placed on: 12/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 06 Feb
Closes 15 Feb
University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Placed on: 12/01/2026 Salary: Funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment
Closes 15 Apr
University of St Andrews - School of Art History
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: The scholarship covers tuition fees at the home rate and a stipend for the 3 years
Closes 30 Mar
Dublin City University - School of Law and Government
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: Fee waiver and a tax-free scholarship of €25,000 per annum f
Closes 06 Feb
University of Greenwich - School of Engineering & School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: Year 1: £20,780 (FT) or pro-rata (PT); Year 2 and Year 3: in line with UKRI rate
Closes 25 Jan
University of Liverpool - Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital and Automated Materials Chemistry
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Expires 08 Apr
University of Sheffield - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Sheffield
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: Home tuition fee (£5,005 in 2025/26) and stipend for four years.
Closes 25 Jul
The University of Manchester - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 28 Feb
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum
Closes 06 Feb
University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum, subject to annual increases
Closes 06 Feb
University of Reading - Department of Chemistry
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 for 2025/26
Closes 28 Feb
The University of Manchester - Computer Science
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £20,780
Closes 01 Jul
University of East Anglia - John Innes Centre
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £22,350 - please see advert
Closes 26 Feb
Loughborough University - School of Design and Creative Arts
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 28 Feb
Loughborough University - School of Design and Creative Arts
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 28 Feb
Loughborough University - School of Design and Creative Arts
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 28 Feb
Loughborough University - School of Design and Creative Arts
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 28 Feb
Newcastle University
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 tax-free annual living allowance (2025/26 UKRI rate) plus 100% fees covered. Additional project costs will also be provided.
Closes 31 Jan
Newcastle University - Newcastle Cancer Centre
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £44,049 to £73,992 per annum.
Closes 04 Feb
University of Sussex - University of Sussex Business School
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £21,383 per annum, 2026/27
Closes 01 Feb
Loughborough University - Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 per annum (2025/26 rate)
Closes 16 Feb
Newcastle University
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £20,780 (2025/26 UKRI rate) plus 100% fees covered. Additional project costs will be provided.
Closes 31 Jan
Birkbeck, University of London - School of Psychological Sciences
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £38,981 to £44,247 per year, pro rata. See advert text for details.
Closes 27 Feb
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