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University of Birmingham - Department of Applied Health Sciences
Placed on: 02/04/2026 Salary: See advert
Closes 28 Apr
University of Birmingham - College of Arts and Law
Placed on: 23/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 29 Apr
King's College London - School of Global Affairs
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: Full tuition and fees (Home, EU or Overseas rates) + PhD stipend (equivalent to the UKRI rate): £23,805 per annum
Closes 29 Apr
University of East Anglia - School of Biological Sciences
Placed on: 02/04/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 30 Apr
University of Exeter - ESE
Placed on: 02/04/2026 Salary: UK tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year
Closes 30 Apr
Imperial College London - Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: Fully funded by EPSRC-IDLA with Tata Steel UK or Constellium UK, covering tuition fees at home student level (£5,006 per year), a generous stipend £25000 pa, & additional travel & consumables support
Closes 30 Apr
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: tax-free stipend
Closes 30 Apr
City St George’s, University of London - School of Health & Medical Sciences
Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: A tax-free stipend at the UKRI rate (£22,780 for 2025/26, expected to increase annually)
Closes 30 Apr
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 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 Birmingham - School of Chemistry
Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: fully funded
Closes 30 Apr
University of Birmingham - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Apr
University of Sussex - Neuroscience
Placed on: 17/03/2026 Salary: tuition fees covered + stipend
Closes 30 Apr
University of Oslo - Department of Sociology and Human Geography
Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: £41,922.28 to £45,193.90 depending on competence and experience
Closes 30 Apr
Imperial College London - Aeronautics
Placed on: 19/02/2026 Salary: Full coverage of tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of £22,780 for Home, EU and International students
Closes 30 Apr
University of Warwick
Placed on: 20/02/2026 Salary: £21,805, paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years
Closes 30 Apr
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Faculty of Arts
Placed on: 19/03/2026 Salary: Competitive
Closes 30 Apr
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Faculty of Arts
Placed on: 19/03/2026 Salary: Competitive
Closes 30 Apr
Technical University of Denmark - DTU Construct
Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Apr
University of Warwick
Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £21,805
Closes 30 Apr
Queen Mary University of London - Sociology, Politics and International Relations, School of Society and the Environment
Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: Home tuition fees + annual stipend at QMUL rate (£21,874 for 2025/26)
Closes 30 Apr
University of Nottingham - Engineering
Placed on: 09/03/2026 Salary: £21,805 - please see advert
Closes 30 Apr
The University of Manchester - Materials
Placed on: 24/03/2026 Salary: £21,805 - please see advert
Closes 30 Apr
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