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Find the latest PhD scholarships available at universities across the UK and globally. We regularly advertise new fully-funded PhD studentships and PhD scholarships in STEM, the humanities, business and management studies and the social sciences plus many more.

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PhD Studentship: Biomass Conversion to Fine Chemicals via Photocatalysis Processes
The University of Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Closes 30 Aug
PhD Scholarships - The Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarships
Various
University of West London
Location: London
Salary: Stipend of £22,000 pro rata
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Closes 21 Sep
PhD Studentship - Computational Methods for Uncertainty Quantification in Nuclear Fusion
Newcastle University
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £21,470 - please see advert
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Closes 24 Aug
PhD Studentship: Targeting Multi-Organ Gut Axes to Improve Cognitive and Functional Health in Middle-Aged Adults Through Supplementation and Dietary Strategies
Manchester Metropolitan University
Location: Manchester
Salary: £22,500 for the year 2025/26
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Closes 28 Aug
PhD Studentship: Predicting and Improving the Quality of Recycled Plastics Using Advanced Metrology and Data Science
Materials
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: £20,780 for 2025/26
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Closes 15 Sep
PhD Student / Junior Researcher in Microeconomics / Applied Economics
Chair Group of Production and Resource Economics
Technische Universität München
Location: Munich
Salary: starting at TV-L E13 2/3
Date Placed: 31 Jul
Expires 29 Oct
PhD Studentship - Hyperspectral Imaging and Modelling of Optical Properties of Facial Skin
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 29 Aug
PhD Studentship: Examining the cognitive, emotional, and social consequences of encephalitis occurring in childhood and how these consequences compare to those associated with other acquired brain injuries
HLS
University of Exeter
Location: Exeter
Salary: The studentship will cover Home fees plus an annual tax-free stipend of at least £20,780 for 3 years full-time
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 09 Sep
PhD Studentship: Harnessing national helpline data to better understand, identify and prevent the abuse of older people
Health and Community Science
University of Exeter
Location: Exeter
Salary: For eligible students the studentship will cover Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend of at least £20,780 for 3 years full-time.
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 01 Sep
PhD Funded Studentship: Sustainable Aviation - Designing Fuels for the Future - ENG279
Engineering
University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Salary: £24,000
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 31 Oct
PhD Studentship in Metal Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London
Location: London
Salary: Fully funded by Imperial College, IDLA Tata Steel UK or Constellium UK, covering tuition fees, a generous stipend, and additional travel and consumables support.
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 30 Oct
PhD Studentship: Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Slag and its Utilisation
WMG
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick
Salary: £24,780 per annum for 4 years
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 15 Sep
PhD Studentship: Thermal Energy Decarbonisation of Large Industrial and Commercial Sites
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Scholarship
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick, Gaydon, Whitley
Salary: Tuition fees and tax-free stipend £20,780 - See advert for details
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 29 Aug
PhD Studentship in Unsupervised Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Image Analysis
School of Science & Technology and School of Health & Medical Sciences
City St George’s, University of London
Location: London
Salary: £22,780 p.a. + benefits
Date Placed: 30 Jul
Closes 15 Sep
PhD Studentship: SuS-Tex Research Cluster: Biomechanical and User Requirements for Super-smart Textiles Systems
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Loughborough University
Location: Loughborough
Salary: Fully funded
Date Placed: 29 Jul
Closes 18 Aug
PhD Studentship: Treating children and young people with eating disorders: Demonstrating the viability of a brief, effective, accessible and scalable therapy.
Warwick Medical School
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, Warwick
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 29 Jul
Closes 31 Aug
PhD Studentship: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Agent-Based Infection Modelling for HIV Treatment Optimisation
Mathematics
Swansea University
Location: Swansea
Salary: £20,780
Date Placed: 29 Jul
Closes 25 Aug
PhD Studentship: Structure - Property Relationships in FGA-1 Graphene-Enhanced Thermoplastic Composites
University of Warwick
Location: Coventry, University of Warwick
Salary: £20,780 20780 Standard UKRI rate for 3.5 years
Date Placed: 29 Jul
Closes 08 Sep
PhD Studentship: Investigating Failure Mechanisms in Next-generation Aerospace Materials
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
University of Southampton
Location: Southampton
Salary: We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students, including Bursaries and Scholarships
Date Placed: 29 Jul
Closes 31 Aug
PhD Studentship in Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Cardiovascular Medicine
School of Health & Medical Sciences and School of Science & Technology
City St George’s, University of London
Location: London
Salary: £22,780 p.a. + benefits
Date Placed: 28 Jul
Closes 15 Sep
PhD Opportunity, Time Perception and Psychophysiology in Sport, Health Science and Physical Education.
Department of Health and Physical Education
The Education University of Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong
Salary: Not Specified
Date Placed: 28 Jul
Expires 26 Oct
Electronic and Electrical Engineering: Fully Funded Vishay PhD in Wide Bandgap High Voltage Power Management
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Swansea University
Location: Swansea
Salary: £20,780
Date Placed: 28 Jul
Closes 20 Aug
Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Engineering: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Climate Costs of Boreal Forest Clear-cutting - A Multiscale Experiment (CORE)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Swansea University
Location: Swansea
Salary: £20,780
Date Placed: 28 Jul
Closes 25 Aug
EPSRC IDLA PhD Studentship - Measuring and Influencing User Experience of Automotive Interiors
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
Salary: See advert for details
Date Placed: 28 Jul
Closes 01 Sep
PhD Studentship: Machine Learning for Probabilistic Modelling of Non-equilibrium Time Series Beyond the Markovian Paradigm SCI3042
Physics & Astronomy
University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Salary: £20,780 - please see advert
Date Placed: 25 Jul
Closes 25 Oct

Wondering if a PhD is right for you? What is it like to take on a PhD? What can you do with a PhD once you’ve finished? We have lots of advice on all these topics in our career advice section.

What Can You Do With a PhD?:

Are you thinking about a PhD as the next stage in your educational and professional development? It’s an exciting road to travel with many potential benefits and opportunities. But you have to earn it first so considering what’s involved is important.

What is it really like to do a PhD?

Watch our vlog series, where real PhD students from all walks of life and various levels of study recorded themselves to showcase what undertaking a PhD is actually like.

PhD Funding – A Checklist of Possible Sources

Funding bodies support PhD students in different ways. Some pay course fees only, some include a stipend (maintenance costs) or travel expenses, and others offer a one-off award to ease the financial burden of academic study.

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