University of Manchester Invites Applications For Fully Funded 32 Phd Studentship Positions In UK

The University of Manchester has announced 32 fully funded PhD studentships across Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, and Materials. These projects cover cutting-edge areas such as AI & cryptography, robotics, sustainable energy, particle physics, advanced manufacturing, climate mitigation, and low-carbon technologies.

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Jan 11, 2026 - 10:33

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University of Manchester Invites Applications For Fully Funded 32 Phd Studentship Positions In UK

The University of Manchester has announced a wide range of fully funded PhD studentships across Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, and Materials. These projects cover cutting-edge areas such as AI & cryptography, robotics, sustainable energy, particle physics, advanced manufacturing, climate mitigation, and low-carbon technologies.

About University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester City Centre on Oxford Road. The university is considered a red brick university, a product of the civic university movement of the late 19th century.

Available Positions

Position Title	Department	Salary	Deadline
PhD Studentship - Bridging the Gap between Wind Tunnel and On-Track Aerodynamic Testing in Elite Cycling	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	£20,780 - please see advert	28 Feb
PhD Studentship - Building Privacy-Preserving and Secure Decentralized AI via Cryptography	Computer Science	£20,780	01 Jul
PhD Studentship: Integrating AI Foundation Models with Physical Knowledge for Sustainable Formulation Design	Department of Chemical Engineering	£20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate plus paid tuition fees	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Experimental Particle Physics	Department of Physics and Astronomy	£20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate plus paid tuition fees.	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Combined Synthetic and Computational Understanding of New Heterobimetallic Dimetallocenes	Chemistry	£20,780	06 Feb
PhD Studentship: Examining the shape of proton-rich nuclei	the Faculty of Science and Engineering	Not Specified	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Optimisation of thermomechanical ageing processing: influence of quenching and pre-ageing on the performance of high strength 6xxx aluminium alloys		an annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees	31 Jan
PhD Studentship - Detection and Study of Exotic Radioactive Ions using Laser Cooling and Precision Laser Spectroscopy	Physics and Astronomy	£20,780 - please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: An experimental study of mineral reactivity and critical metal mobility in faulted granites	Earth and Environmental Sciences	An annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees	01 Feb
PhD Studentship: Including Environmental Effects in Simulation of Actinide X-ray Spectroscopy	Chemistry	£20,780 annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate plus paid tuition fees	06 Mar
PhD Studentship - Industrial Process Optimization for a High-Value Ingredient Used in Food and Health Applications	Chemical Engineering	£20,780 - please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship - Control Framework for Embodied Decision-Making in Multi-Robot Coordination and Task Execution	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	£20,780 - please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Trends and Mitigations in Behaviour-Based Domestic Stove Emissions	Department of Civil Engineering and Management	£20,780 annual tax-free stipend plus full tuition fees paid.	30 Jun
PhD Studentship - Adaptive Kinetic Spectral Deconvolution	Chemistry	£20,780 - please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship - The Production and Separation of Exotic Isotopes for Medical Applications	Physics and Astronomy	£20,780 - please see advert	24 Jan
PhD Studentship - Universality in Random Growth Processes	Mathematics	£20,780 - please see advert	15 Mar
PhD Studentship - Characterisation of Offshore Turbulent Conditions	Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	£20,780	28 Feb
PhD Studentship - Universality in Random Growth Models	Mathematics	£20,780 - please see advert	11 Mar
PhD Studentship: Designing Isogeny-Based Advanced Protocols		£20,780 annual tax-free stipend (for 2025/26) plus full tuition fees paid.	10 Mar
PhD Studentship: A Novel Control Framework for Embodied Decision-Making in Multi-Robot Coordination and Task Execution	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	£20,780 an annual tax-free stipend (for 2025/26) plus full tuition fees.	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Universality in Random Growth Models	Department of Mathematics	£20,780 annual tax free stipend for 2025/26, plus full tuition fees.	10 Mar
PhD Studentship - Fully Discrete Computational Methods in High Dimensions	Mathematics	£20,780 - please see advert	01 Mar
PhD Studentship: Physical-Layer Insecurities of Cyber-Physical Systems	Department of Computer Science	£20,780 annual tax-free stipend. Please refer to advert for further details.	26 Feb
PhD Studentship - Cryopreservation of T-cells for Improved Transport and Therapy	Chemistry	£20,780	19 Feb
PhD Studentship - High Build Rate and Low Carbon Emissions Laser Direct Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Via Advanced Laser-matter Interactions	Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering	£20,780 - please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship - (EPSRC) High-Entropy Coatings for Hydrogen Gas Turbines	Materials	£20,780 please see advert	14 Feb
PhD Studentship - A New Twist on Magnetic Memory: Laser-driven Terahertz Spintronics for Energy-efficient Data Storage	Physics and Astronomy	£20,780 please see advert	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Investigating the Environmental Radiochemistry of Uranium under Dynamic Redox		Annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid.	14 Feb
PhD Studentship: Designing Functional SynComs for Sustainable Agriculture		Please refer to advert for funding details.	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Sustainable Space Futures: Holistic Lifecycle Modelling for Environmentally Responsible Space Missions	Department or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Annual tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid	07 Feb
PhD Studentship: Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes	Department of Chemistry	Tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid.	31 Jan
PhD Studentship: Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Evaluation for Critical Applications	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid.	04 Feb