Funded opportunities

Please read the studentship adverts for eligibility criteria, funding and application process.

Cardiovascular Sciences - Machine Learning–Driven Imaging of Cardiac Microstructure in Diabetes and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

• Supervisors: Dr Maryam Afzali, Professor Huiyu Zhou and Professor Gerry McCann
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 28 June 2026

Cardiovascular Sciences - Understanding symptom treatment and management in people with chronic kidney disease

• UK applicants only
• Supervisor: Professor James Burton
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 7 June 2026

Cardiovascular Sciences - Precision cardiovascular phenotyping in transgender populations: a multicentre study to define normative reference ranges and inform personalised care

• UK applicants only
• Supervisor: Dr Ranjit Arnold
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 7 June 2026

Healthcare - Examining the relevance and implementation of a core-outcome set for inpatient care for Children with Complex Care Needs in the NHS

• Supervisors: Professor Joseph Manning, Professor John Maltby and Dr Emma Popejoy.
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 22 June 2026

British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence

• Open to UK applicants only 
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 2 July 2026

Self-funded projects

Open to overseas applicants who can fund their own study or hold their own external sponsorship. For further information about the available projects please click on the subject page links. Projects open until filled unless stated.

Population Health Sciences 

• Dr Rupert Major: Patient support for decision making in relation to arterio-venous fistula formation before dialysis and ligation after a successful transplant: a mixed-methods study (open to UK and overseas
• Professor Pratik Choudhary: Evaluating the ethnic differences of physical activity on blood glucose
• Louise Hull: Identifying research priorities to advance the application of implementation science to lifestyle intervention research
• Dr Tim Lucas: To understand how women’s health during pregnancy is affected by heatwaves and how 24-hour behaviours and technological interventions can reduce these risks
• Dr Thomas Wilkinson: Optimising the measurement of muscle and physical function in clinical trials of people living with obesity
• Professor David Wright: PhD in Pharmacy Practice - Longitudinal Placements within the Undergraduate Pharmacy Degree: Defining the value

Respiratory Sciences

• Dr John E. Pearl: Survey of clinical non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolates for mycobacteriophages: their presence, diversity and potential role in disease
• Dr Natalie Garton: Rhodococcus equi lipid bodies: Targeting the pathogen’s fat reserves for infection control
• Professor Andrea Cooper: Stratification of TB risk by immunophenotyping and expression of key diagnostic markers
• Professor Galina Mukamolova: Development of novel therapeutic strategies to target Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence

Healthcare

• Professor Joseph Manning: Reducing pressure injury in critically Ill hospitalised infants, children and young people: An intervention bundle development and feasibility testing study
• Professor Joseph Manning: Paediatric to Adult intenSive care tranSition for chronicAlly critically ill younG pEople: The PASSAGE Study
• Professor David Wright: PhD in Pharmacy Practice - Longitudinal Placements within the Undergraduate Pharmacy Degree: Defining the value

Cardiovascular Sciences

Dr Katy Roach: Developing Translational Models of Fibro-calcific Remodelling to Evaluate Novel Therapies in Aortic Stenosis

Computer Science Reversible Concurrent and Distributed Algorithms

• Supervisors: Professor Raman and Dr James Hoey
• Start date: 1 October 2026
• Closing date: 25 May 2026

Chemistry: Direct recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries Using Novel Nanoemulsions

• Open to UK Applicants only
• Supervisors: Dr Jake Yang and Professor Andy Abbott
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 17 May 2026

Chemistry: 4 year Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) funded PhD studentships

• UK applicants only
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 22 June 2026

Mathematics: 4 Year Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) funded PhD studentships

• UK applicants only
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 4 June 2026

EPSRC DigitalMetal CDT studentships

• Start date: January 2026 onwards
• Closing date: open for home students and limited places for outstanding international applicants.

Media and Communications: Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS) - Space Stories at the National Archives

• Supervisors: Dr Ben Parsons, Keith Mitchell (National Archives)
• Start date: 21 September 2026
• Closing date: 22 June 2026

School of Business Tuition Fee Waivers  available for Economics PhD and Management PhD full time campus study

Closing dates for applications:

• 30 June 2026 for Economics and Management for a 21 September 2026 start.
• Management applications received after 30 June may be considered for January or May 2027 intakes 

Applications for the fee waivers will be considered on an ongoing basis as they are received so there is no benefit to waiting until the closing date before applying.

School of Business - Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS) -  Innovation, Geopolitics and the Future of Europe in Space

• Supervisor: Dr Raúl González Muñoz
• Closing date:  22 June 2026
• Start date: 21 September 2026

PhD studentships funded by Research Councils open for September 2026 entry

BBSRC MIBTP

• Closed

ESRC Midlands Graduate School

• closed

CENTA

• Closed

TARGET CDT

• Closed

STFC

• Closed

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards

• Closed

MRC AIM DTP

• Closed