PhD Opportunities

We have a strong relationship with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Natural and Environmental Research Council (NERC) funding councils, through which we are able to offer various fully funded PhD opportunities:

cohort training via our Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)
individual Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) awards
industrial funded awards

We are also part of the Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.

Visit the sections below to find out more about these major funding opportunities:

New Centres for Doctoral Training

Designing our future cities
Enabling the transition from fossil fuels to electric vehicles
Designing new drugs to fight disease

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Engineering
Materials
Big Data
Mathematics & Statistics
Physics

Natural Environment

Atmospheric and Polar Sciences
Earth System Processes
Climate and Climate Change
Environmental Informatics

Subject specific funding opportunities

You can also explore our full range of funding opportunities by subject area:

School of Computing

Computer Science

School of Engineering

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Cross-disciplinary areas

Postgraduate Doctoral Loan Scheme

UK government non means-tested loans of up to £25,000 are available for English and non-UK EU students undertaking a doctoral degree in the 2018-19 academic year.

Funding Database

Our funding database is another way to find the funding opportunity most suited to you.

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