Commonwealth PhD Scholarship

[Annual stipend at the UKRI minimum rate (£21,805 per year) plus £1,000 per annum enhancement, and a research training support grant of up to £20,000 for the full 4-year programme.] This 4-year PhD studentship at The University of Manchester focuses on the development of smart knitted and 3D-printed heated gloves for people with Raynaud’s phenomenon . The project addresses a condition that causes reduced blood flow to the fingers in response to cold or stress, with symptoms such as pain, numbnes...

Imperial College London is advertising the President’s PhD Scholarships 2027–28 , a fully funded doctoral opportunity for outstanding graduates worldwide. The scholarship supports independent PhD research under the guidance of an academic supervisor at Imperial College London. Funding includes full PhD tuition fees , an annual stipend of £27,036 for living expenses, and £2,000 per year for research consumables during the first three years. Scholars also gain access to Imperial’s Early Career Res...

The University of Bristol is inviting applications for PhD scholarship projects at the intersection of smart textiles, soft robotics and assistive technology . The research will explore how advanced fibres, yarns, textile structures and robotic actuation can enable wearable assistive technologies and next-generation robotic clothing. The available research directions include novel functional fibres and yarns for actuating and sensing textiles; soft robotic actuators for multifunctional robotic t...

Fully funded PhD opportunities are available in the Gouverneur Group at the University of Oxford. The post advertises 2 x CSHP CDT projects (P12, P13), 1 x IMAT CDT project (P1), and 1 x Oxford Fund studentship (home UK fees). These are doctoral-level openings for students interested in chemistry, materials science, and related interdisciplinary research areas. Useful links are provided to the group homepage and the CDT project pages. The announcement does not include a deadline, stipend amount,...

PhD opportunity at Warwick Medical School for students interested in Physics , Biology , and Biophysics . The project focuses on developing artificial, cell-mimicking lipid vesicles to uncover the physical mechanisms that drive the development of zebrafish and other organisms. This is a strong fit for applicants who want to work at the interface of physical sciences and life sciences, with research themes spanning soft matter, membrane systems, developmental biology, and biomimetic models. The o...