Funded PhD projects for UK and EU students
PhDs and postgraduate research
This round of funded scholarships has now closed. The details below are for information purposes only. Please see the Explore our projects page for further opportunities.
Your postgraduate research journey at Portsmouth starts here.
If you’re a UK or EU student applying for a full-time PhD programme starting in October 2021, you can apply for one of our funded PhD studentships in the subject areas below.
What's included?
Candidates applying for these projects may be eligible to compete for one of a number of bursaries available – some bursaries cover tuition fees only, while others pay tuition fees at the UK rate for three years plus a stipend in line with the UKRI rate (£15,609 for 2021/22).
Funded PhD projects
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Architecture, Interiors and Urbanism postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Art and Design: History, Theory and Practice postgraduate research page.
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- Fibre reinforced concrete structural design for reducing carbon footprint
- Experimental investigation and numerical simulation of stabilised compressed earth building blocks
- Dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbines foundations
- Assessing climate change-induced risk to concrete structures
- Achieving sustainable nitrate neutrality
To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Civil Engineering postgraduate research page.
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- Detection and utilisation of learning-related emotion using machine learning within an education setting
- MOCHA - model checking with agility
- Embedding intelligence in UVA swarms by learning of task manoeuvre and cooperative behaviour
- Detection of emotional states from speech and text
- Machine learning for digital marketing and consumer behaviour prediction
To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Computing postgraduate research page.
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- A Critical Examination of Voluntary Resignations from the Police Service
- Incels (Involuntary Celibates): Investigating the Culture, Formation and Influence of misogynistic online communities
To submit your own PhD proposal, please head to our Criminology postgraduate research page for more information.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Digital and Creative Technologies postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Electronic Engineering postgraduate research page.
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- Flexural ultrasonic transducers for flow measurement in hostile environments
- Self powered monitoring system for energy sector using energy harvester
- Hydrogen production using electrolysers powered by wind turbines and solar PV for grid balancing, refuelling of vehicles and injecting hydrogen to the gas-grid to decarbonise the heating sector
To submit your own PhD proposal, please head to our Energy Engineering postgraduate research page for more information.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Film and Media studies postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our History postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Journalism, Communication and Creative Writing postgraduate research page.
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- Modelling language evolution with automated speech analysis and machine learning
- On the dynamics of drug-cancer cells interactions with the aid of continuous and hybrid multiscale models
- Computational Category Theory
- Improving passenger’s experience using tactical and real-time train scheduling and routing algorithms
To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Mathematics postgraduate research page.
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- In-silico assessment tool for reducing the risk of failure of arterio-venous fistula (AVF) in patients subjected to haemodialysis
- Real-time stereo wave imaging on moving vessels for seakeeping
- Functional surface design and fabrication using metal additive manufacturing technology
- In-situ, continuous monitoring of offshore wind turbine blades
- Process-Structure-Property relationship in advanced alloys manufactured via additive manufacturing
- Simulating the physiological deformation of the semilunar heart valves using in vitro and silico techniques
To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Mechanical and Design Engineering postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Performance, Theatre and Music postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Physics postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Politics and International Relations postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Psychology postgraduate research page.
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To submit your own PhD proposal – or for more information about our postgraduate research degrees – please visit our Sport and Exercise Science postgraduate research page.
How to apply
- Select a subject area from the list above where you will find eligible project areas/projects and entry criteria.
- Get in touch with the named project supervisor to discuss your interest before you apply. Forwarding your CV and an outline of your research idea would help speed up the process.
- When you are ready to apply, you can use our online application form, making sure you submit all the required documentation before the application deadline.
Please note, to be considered for a funded PhD opportunity you must quote the project code provided in the project advert when applying.
Application deadline
The deadline for completed applications is Tuesday 4 May 2021 (noon).
What happens next?
Search our research degrees, or contact us with your postgrad study questions.
