China Scholarship Council

The CDT in Machine Learning Systems at The University of Edinburgh offers fully funded PhD studentships in machine learning systems , computer science , information technology , and related quantitative areas. The studentships cover stipend, fees, and research costs for all appointed students. Funding lasts for 4 years (48 months full-time equivalent) and includes a monthly stipend at the UKRI standard rate. Reported stipend levels include £21,805 for international students (2026/27 rate) and £3...

PhD Studentship in Robust Bayesian Experimental Design and Inference at the University of Birmingham , United Kingdom. This project sits in statistics/data science and focuses on Bayesian methods , experimental design , inference , and uncertainty quantification . The research asks how violations of core assumptions affect Bayesian methods and how to develop methods that mitigate those effects. There is a particular emphasis on applications in psychology , cognitive science , and computer scienc...

PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Exeter for September 2027 entry in responsible AI, entrepreneurship, and SME growth . The project, SCALE-Decode: Unlocking Growth Workflows in UK SMEs , is supervised by Bach Nguyen and Lu Liu . It combines entrepreneurship research , AI development , and fieldwork with UK SMEs . The research aims to understand how small businesses organise their work, build an AI system to identify bottlenecks, and recommend practical actions that support sustain...

[Covers course fees up to home-fee level, plus a tax-free stipend at the UKRI standard rate of £21,805 per annum, with additional support for research expenses and conference attendance. Overseas fee status students must fund the fee difference from other sources.] DPhil Studentship in Computational and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Oxford This funded DPhil project sits in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and is part of the ERC-funded ROSETTA project. Th...

Applications are open for the 2027 CENTA PhD studentships, with projects across environmental science, Earth systems, climate, biodiversity, water, pollution, environmental modelling, data science, and Earth observation. The post highlights two projects involving Heiko Balzter at the University of Leicester, focused on Earth observation, environmental change, and using data and modelling to understand a changing environment. These are project-based PhD opportunities open to UK and international ...