Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in AI-Enhanced Healthcare – Leveraging Multimodal Data Integration for Impactful Innovation
Summary of PhD Program:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare by enabling data-driven decision-making and predictive modelling. Engineers are at the forefront of this revolution, designing and implementing AI systems that can diagnose diseases, personalise treatments, monitor patients, and empower individuals. This research aims to advance data engineering solutions for healthcare applications, involving the processing, integration, and analysis of diverse data sources.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in 3D Solar Flare simulations: a hybrid MHD-beam approach
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will start by exploring the current state-of-the-art hybrid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) particle beam flare models of Ruan et al. (2020), and Druett et al. (2023, 2024). It will finish with the creation of a new state-of-the-art: the first 3D MHD-beam solar flare simulations. The models created will also calculate the outward flux and spectra of non-thermal particles ejected into the heliosphere, connecting the project to space weather. The duration is 42 months (3.5 years) and includes work packages designed to grow the student’s expertise in MHD, 3D fluid-dynamics simulations, and hybridised MHD-energetic particle modelling in a step-by-step manner, while producing valuable research output at each stage.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in A Machine Learning Enabled Physical Layer for 6G Radio Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
In today’s fast-paced world, we rely on smartphones and connected devices more than ever before. We want to be connected anytime, anywhere, and at lightning-fast speeds. By combining high frequency radio and machine learning technologies, the proposed project constitutes a cutting-edge initiative aimed at revolutionising how we wirelessly connect to the internet and communicate with each other to make our online experiences more immersive, reliable and intelligent.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in The effects of micro-machining operations on structural integrity of biomaterials used in dental applications
Summary of PhD Program:
Advancement in technology led to revolution in dentistry by moving from hand-made dental restoration towards machined ceramic restorations. Ceramic blocks with various material properties can be milled using different milling conditions with subsequent machining induced damage including sub-surface microscopic cracks. Since the tooth-restorations are subjected to complex fatigue loads during their service life, the presence of such cracks will severely affect their performance.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Revitalizing Groundwater Risk Models: Integrating NSZD into CoronaScreen for Sustainable Solutions
Summary of PhD Program:
The project will refine and extend CoronaScreen to better incorporate natural attenuation processes, particularly Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD), into groundwater risk assessment methodologies. While NSZD has been studied for certain contaminants, including petroleum hydrocarbons, its broader application across various contaminant types—such as dissolved phase organics, metals, and emerging pollutants—remains an area of ongoing research.
Application Deadline: 31 July 2025
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Developing a Developmentally Appropriate AI Chatbot to Support Young People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Transitioning to Adult Healthcare
Summary of PhD Program:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract, with peak incidence in adolescents and young adults. The transition from paediatric to adult healthcare services is a critical period for young people (YP) with IBD, often accompanied by increased risk of non-adherence, disease exacerbation, and psychosocial challenges. Evidence suggests that the lack of structured transitional care negatively impacts clinical outcomes and quality of life (Sipanoun et al., 2024). Promoting young people’s confidence in managing their health is a feature of transitional healthcare associated with improved outcomes for young people with long term health conditions (Colver et al., 2020).
Application Deadline: 15 July 2025
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Early-stage failure prediction in fusion materials using machine learning
Summary of PhD Program:
In fusion reactors, materials experience extreme temperatures, stresses, and radiation damage. Safe operation requires identification of deformation patterns that are early warning signs of materials failure. These characteristic patterns result from the interaction of deformation mechanisms across multiple scales making detection via traditional analytical methods extremely challenging. This project will apply pattern recognition and machine learning techniques to a large database of experimental data to reveal early-stage fingerprints for damage hidden in the data.
Application Deadline: 11 July 2025
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8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Interplay between Algorithms and Combinatorics
Summary of PhD Program:
The synergies between computer science and combinatorics have led to many ground-breaking results in the past decades. The goal of this project is to explore new and old connections between computational and combinatorics problems, in order to make progress on long-standing problems.
Application Deadline: 31 July 2025
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Neuro-Symbolic Methods for Explanation-Based Reasoning with Large Language Models
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will focus on the neurosymbolic intersection by treating LLMs as conjecture machines that generate candidate explanations for complex problems, and by developing critique models to assess and refine their quality. This conjecture-criticism framework will be informed by theories of explanation in philosophy and cognitive science, incorporating principles such as logical validity, parsimony, coherence, explanatory relevance and unification power.
Application Deadline: 31 July 2025
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10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Application of Closed-loop control for EBeam Powder Bed Fusion manufacture of Tungsten – employing Dynamic Process Themes and Microstructural Control in Fusion Engineering component manufacture
Summary of PhD Program:
This EngD research aims to revolutionize Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing (AM) through the use of thermodynamic and process model informed edge compute closed-loop control systems. Focusing on thermal compensation within the manufacturing process, the study seeks to implement dynamic process themes that adapt to real-time thermal variations – and in so doing control precisely the microstructures that can be developed Metals and alloys in the Electron Beam Process. By integrating closed-loop control mechanisms, this project aims to enable the production of novel component architectures in W and Smart-W for Fusion, exerting precise microstructural control to enable their use in future fusion reactor programmes.
Application Deadline: 31 July 2025
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating the proofreading of student writing at university
Summary of PhD Program:
University students frequently seek a ‘proofreader’ to check their writing before submission. These proofreaders could work for paid-for commercial services, or they could be informal proofreaders, such as friends, family, or classmates (see Conrad, 2024; Harwood, 2023). However, previous studies have found that these proofreaders vary greatly as to how far they are prepared to intervene in a text: while some proofreaders stick to a narrow range of interventions associated with infelicities in grammar and syntax, other proofreaders are willing to make substantial interventions concerning argumentation and content (Harwood, 2018, 2019).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating the content, consumption, and/or production of TESOL textbooks
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will investigate TESOL textbooks and/or teacher-produced instructional materials. These instructional materials includes texts and tasks, in paper-based, audio-visual, or electronic form. The textbooks could be ‘global’ books which international publishers sell around the world, such as Headway or Cutting Edge; alternatively, they could be ‘local’ or regionally produced textbooks, sold in a specific country or region (as in the Middle Eastern textbook series researched in Yildiz & Harwood, 2024).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
13. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating how keratin networks modulate response to mechanical stress in healthy tissue and cancer
Summary of PhD Program:
Epithelial tissues are characterised by the expression of keratin proteins, which assemble into flexible, unbranched filaments to create complex cytoplasmic networks. These networks span across multiple cells, providing structural rigidity and allowing tissues to withstand mechanical forces. Keratins are less studied compared to other cytoskeletal filaments and their role in dictating the material properties of tissues and response to forces in proliferative tissues remains poorly understood. Abnormal keratin expression during cancer development can alter tissue mechanical properties and allow cancer cells to withstand compressive forces within a tumour environment.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
14. Fully Funded PhD Position in Investigating the role of Ect2 in pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and motility
Summary of PhD Program:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a low survival rate and new therapies are urgently needed. The RhoGEF, Ect2, is frequently overexpressed in PDAC tumours and is associated with a poor prognosis. Ect2 modulates the contractility of the actin cytoskeleton by locally activating RhoA and plays a role in multiple cellular processes including cell division, DNA repair and cell migration. However, it’s not clear which of these roles are most important for its function in PDAC tumorigenesis. In addition, Ect2 is regulated by the YAP/TAZ mechano-sensitive signalling pathway and our preliminary data indicate that its subcellular localisation is altered when cells are grown on stiffer substrates. This is likely to have implications for proliferation of cancer cells within PDAC tumours, which are mechanically extremely stiff.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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15. Fully Funded PhD Position in Unlock the Future of Turbo Gas Seal Technology with John Crane Ltd!
Summary of PhD Program:
Join a cutting-edge, fully-funded PhD project sponsored by John Crane Ltd, a global leader in engineered technologies and part of the prestigious Smiths Group. Work as part of the Thermofluids Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and embark on this transformative PhD project!
Application Deadline: 30 September 2025
16. Fully Funded PhD Position in High-Pressure Hydrogen Generation, Storage, and Use – Shape the Future of Clean Energy with Us!
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you passionate about renewable energy and cutting-edge engineering? Do you want to tackle the challenges of sustainable hydrogen technologies? The University of Sheffield’s Leonardo Centre, a global leader in tribology research, invites a motivated and curious student to embark on an exciting PhD journey. This opportunity is generously funded by John Crane Ltd, a world-renowned engineering technology leader.
Application Deadline: 30 September 2025
17. Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Modelling for High-Pressure, Low-Carbon Storage Technologies. Be a Key Player in Shaping the Future of Clean Energy Storage!
Summary of PhD Program:
Are you ready to push the boundaries of engineering innovation and accelerate the world’s transition to carbon-neutral energy systems? Join the Thermofluids Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and embark on a transformative PhD project funded by John Crane Ltd, a global leader in engineering technology.
Application Deadline: 30 September 2025
18. Fully Funded PhD Position in Advanced spectroscopic approaches to understand nanostructural development and phase evolution in high-performance, low-carbon cements
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD uses advanced spectroscopic approaches to understand nanostructural development and phase evolution in modern cements formulated with SCMs, and identify which are the key physical and chemical characteristics of SCMs that influence nanostructural development in these cements. It will use advanced spectroscopic approaches such as solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy, including experiments to study reaction and nanostructural development in situ. This will be complemented by other experimental approaches to study cement reaction mechanisms and kinetics.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
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19. Fully Funded PhD Position in Collective morphodynamics in the central nervous system
Summary of PhD Program:
This project aims to understand how cells in the central nervous system efficiently fill space during development -a process critical for optimizing functions like sensory information processing and fluid transport. However, we still don’t fully understand how seemingly independent components, like neurons, glial cells, and vascular structures, work together to achieve optimal tissue coverage. By unraveling these mechanisms, we hope to uncover the physical rules of this optimal arrangement, much like solving the puzzle of the perfect tetris game!
