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The University of Manchester - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 30/09/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Nov
Loughborough University
Placed on: 12/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK rate.
Closes 30 Nov
International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials
Placed on: 10/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Nov
University of Reading - SMPCS
Placed on: 08/10/2025 Salary: £20,780
Closes 30 Nov
University of Nottingham - Engineering
Placed on: 09/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 30 Nov
University of Birmingham - School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Placed on: 09/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Nov
University of Kent - School of Computing
Placed on: 13/11/2025 Salary: Tuition fees plus a combined maintenance grant equivalent to the Research Councils UK National Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£20,2780 for 2025/26) for 3.5 years.
Closes 30 Nov
The University of Manchester - Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Placed on: 24/10/2025 Salary: Please refer to advert.
Closes 30 Nov
Closes 30 Nov
University of Warwick - Warwick Medical School
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: See advert
Closes 30 Nov
University of Warwick - Warwick Medical School
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: see advert text
Closes 30 Nov
University of Exeter - Department of Computer Science
Placed on: 06/11/2025 Salary: UK and International tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £20,780 per year
Closes 30 Nov
Technical University of Denmark - Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Placed on: 31/10/2025 Salary: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Closes 30 Nov
University of Essex
Placed on: 03/11/2025 Salary: £20,780 Stipend
Closes 30 Nov
University of Cambridge - Department of Physics
Placed on: 07/11/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 30 Nov
The University of Manchester - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 01/09/2025 Salary: Tax free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26)
Closes 01 Dec
City University of Hong Kong - School of Law
Placed on: 15/10/2025 Salary: HK$28,400 (~US$3,640)
Closes 01 Dec
University of Bristol - University of Bristol Business School
Placed on: 09/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum
Closes 01 Dec
University of Birmingham - School of Engineering
Placed on: 15/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 01 Dec
The University of Manchester - Department of Mathematics
Placed on: 20/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 01 Dec
Newcastle University
Placed on: 20/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Closes 01 Dec
The Education University of Hong Kong - Department of Health and Physical Education
Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £35,884.54 annual stipend
Closes 01 Dec
Manchester Metropolitan University
Placed on: 17/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 per annum
Closes 01 Dec
King's College London - Accounting & Financial Management Banking & Finance
Placed on: 23/10/2025 Salary: £22,780
Closes 01 Dec
King's College London - Human Resource Management & Employment Relations Marketing
Placed on: 23/10/2025 Salary: £22,780 Tuition fees plus a tax free maintenance stipend of approximately £23K
Closes 01 Dec
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