Postgraduate research
EPSRC DLA
Qualification: PhD
Departments: School of Chemistry School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences School of Engineering
Application deadline: 6 February 2026
Start date: 21 September 2026
Overview
Open to UK applicants
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK.
EPSRC covers a vast range of fields from healthcare technologies to structural engineering, manufacturing to mathematics, advanced materials to chemistry. It is part of UK Research and Innovation, which works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish.
University of Leicester has a number of projects that will be considered for EPSRC funding.
Select your preferred project and follow the How to Apply advice below. Use the relevant subject application link at the bottom of the web page to submit your application. We recommend applying well before the closing date in case you encounter any issues you need help with.
Chemistry
- Dr Alexander Pulis: Accessing deuterated amine-based pharmaceuticals through new approaches to hydrogen isotope exchange (word doc 3,416 kb) (.pdf 280 kb)
- Dr Sandy Kilpatrick: Bio-Derived Carbonate Materials for Circular Chemical Manufacturing: Titanium Complexes for CO2 Valorisation (word doc 367 kb) (.pdf 386 kb)
Computer Science
- Dr Yang Hu: Biophysically Constrained Dynamic Graph AI for Modelling Tumour Microenvironment Evolution in Uterine Cancer (word doc 20 kb) (.pdf 167 kb)
Engineering
- Dr Benjamin Bugeat: Hydrodynamic stability of supercritical fluids with buoyancy (word doc 33 kb) (.pdf 135 kb)
- Dr Himanshu Kaul: A multi-modal computational platform to engineer user desired multicellular systems (word doc 34 kb) (.pdf 115 kb)
Mathematics
Funding
Funding
The funding is open to UK applicants only and provides:
- 4 Year UK fee waiver
- 4 Year stipend at UKRI rates ( for 2205/6 this will be £20,780 pa. 2026/7 rates to be confirmed)
- RTSG is available
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Applicants must have (or expect to obtain) at least the equivalent of a UK first or upper second-class degree in a relevant/related subject, or overseas equivalent.The University of Leicester English language requirements apply.
Informal enquiries
Informal enquiries
For project enquiries please contact the project primary supervisor. Contact details are on the project description.
Application enquiries to pgrapply@le.ac.uk
How to apply
How to apply
To apply please use the Apply link at the bottom of this page and select September 2026
With your application, please include:
- CV
- Personal statement explaining your interest in the project, your experience and why we should consider you
- Degree certificates and transcripts of study already completed and if possible transcript to date of study currently being undertaken
- Evidence of English language proficiency if applicable
- In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available. Referees cannot be anyone on the project supervisory Team.
- In the funding section please specify EPSRC DLA
- In the proposal section please provide the name of the supervisor, academic department and project title in the space provided (a proposal is not required)
Incomplete applications and those submitted after the closing date will not be considered. We will advise you of the outcome by email.
Eligibility
Eligibility
The EPSRC DLA funding is open to UK applicants only.
If you are unsure please email pgrapply@le.ac.uk but please do not leave this to close to the closing date to allow us time to respond.
