Doctoral Training Programmes
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Our centres and partnerships

Browse our doctoral training centres and partnerships to find out about opportunities for PhD study and related funding from research councils.


Accelerated Medicines Design and Development

Training doctoral-level scientists to be the future research leaders of the pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors, creating a new generation of researchers to accelerate medicines development.

Places: recruiting now

Advanced Inter-disciplinary Models

Studentships in complex disease, with the universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester

Places: 4

Alzheimer's Society Lewy Body Dementia DTN

Experts working together to tackle Lewy body dementia and train the next generation of researchers in this field.

Places: 20 over eight years

Arts and Humanities – Midlands4Cities

Combines research expertise to develop the next generation of arts and humanities researchers

Places: no longer recruiting

 

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences

Doctoral research training in agriculture and food security; biosciences for health; and biotechnology

Places: 30

Carbon Capture and Storage and Cleaner Fossil Energy

Produces research leaders able to tackle the efficient generation of electricity using fossil energy

Places: to be confirmed

Co(l)laboratory

Challenge-based doctoral research to address issues relevant to Nottingham - guided by local communities to support the development of the local economy, increase productivity, and improve growth and wellbeing.

Places: 10 per year

Envision – Natural Environment

Combines UK researchers with industry partners to take on the challenges of a changing world

Places: no longer recruiting

 

Horizon - Creating Our Lives in Data

Train for the digital economy, addressing the challenge of digital identity and personal data

Places: no longer recruiting

Innovative Metal Processing

Training future technical leaders in metal processing with the required skills needed to lead innovation

Places: 14

Midlands Mental Health PhD Programme

Undertake excellent challenge-led research encompassing MH&N discovery science to translational and applied health research.

Places: to be confirmed

Non-Destructive Evaluation

Lead and develop non-destructive evaluation methods in diverse industries

Places: to be confirmed

 

Rehabilitation
and Healthcare Research

Provide PhD training for clinicians and non-clinicians in rehabilitation and healthcare

Places: variable

Resilient Chemistry

Driving down the environmental impact of chemicals manufacturing and developing circular processes such that long-term supply chains are secured.

Places: recruiting now

Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems

Develop a broad economic, societal and contextual awareness, as well as strong technical skills

Places: no longer recruiting

Social Sciences and Arts – Midlands Graduate School

Multidisciplinary environment in which social science research can flourish

Places: up to 65

 

Sustainable
Chemistry

First-class cross-disciplinary research training, enabling students to flourish in a chemistry related field

Places: no longer recruiting

Sustainable
Hydrogen

Delivers 'industry ready' doctorates who have a comprehensive skill set and experiences

Places: 67 over five years

Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies

With drug discovery and design technologies, transform molecules in medicines to treat patients

Places: 15 per year

 

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