405 verified phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, University of Manchester and Max Planck Society. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
Rockefeller University · United States
Fully funded PhD in Bioscience at Rockefeller University, New York, with USD 55,620/year stipend, full tuition, insurance and subsidized housing.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS doctorate studies interactions between legacy pollution and agricultural management. Black carbon and heavy metals are examined alongside contemporary farming chemicals.
King's College London · United Kingdom
King's College London is leading CDTnet, a European doctoral network supporting the training of PhD researchers in the development of cardiovascular Digital Twins.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
This Earlham Institute PhD uses genomic diversity to support celery breeding against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii race 4. The project involves collaboration with Tozer Seeds.
University of Birmingham · United Kingdom
This Birmingham MIBTP doctorate investigates the epithelial cells of the choroid plexus, the brain structure that produces cerebrospinal fluid. It examines cell diversity, interactions and ageing.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Netherlands
VU Amsterdam advertises a PhD student position in cellular neuroscience, studying mRNA localization and local protein synthesis in synapse formation, funded by NWO. Neurons localise specific messenger RNAs to synaptic compartments and translate them on site - a process central to how synapses form, mature and adapt.
University of Warwick · United Kingdom
Warwick’s 2027 postgraduate research competition offers full UK or international tuition and a maintenance stipend. Check the stream-specific eligibility and submit the scholarship application by 10 December 2026.
University of Warwick · United Kingdom
Warwick's top fully funded PhD awards, allocated annually via a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition.
Imperial College London · United Kingdom
Up to 15 fully funded PhD scholarships available in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London.
Stockholm University · Sweden
The Department of Physics at Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD student position in chemical physics, focused on quantum-chemical calculations of X-ray spectra in the condensed phase. The project develops and applies electronic-structure methods to predict and interpret X-ray spectroscopy of liquids, solutions and solid interfaces - connecting spectral signatures to molecular structure and dynamics.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS project uses mathematical models to investigate how interactions between species alter the biodiversity effects of chemical exposure. Terrestrial ecological communities are a particular focus.
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
The Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour group at Wageningen is recruiting a PhD researcher to study how food properties influence children’s eating behaviour and energy intake. The position is based within Human Nutrition and Health. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
Fully funded four-year CRUK Manchester Institute PhD in the Chromatin Regulation research group, October 2027 intake. Stipend GBP 21,113-23,294 per year plus fees. Deadline: 6 November 2026, 17:00 GMT.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ on design, synthesis and application of circular polymers with catalytic recycling and degradation.
Monash University - Ghedini Lab · Australia
The Ghedini Lab at Monash University is recruiting a PhD candidate to study how organismal physiology underpins community stability in marine phytoplankton. Part of the international ReDiLEEP Doctoral Network. Fully funded Monash PhD scholarship. Deadline: 30 October 2026. Applicants must apply separately for and obtain a Monash PhD scholarship; funding is not automatically attached to this project.
University of Copenhagen · Denmark
The University of Copenhagen offers a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions doctoral candidate position (DC7) in the E-CoRe doctoral network, working on compilation principles for reversible languages. The project studies how high-level reversible programs can be compiled into efficient low-level code while preserving invertibility guarantees, connecting programming-language theory with compiler engineering.
Karolinska Institutet · Sweden
PhD position in computational neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab. Theme: Neural dynamics underlying survival behaviors. Deadline: 30 Oct 2026.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
Build on Manchester's computer science legacy with a PhD at one of the UK's largest and most computer science departments. Scholarships, studentships, and awards available at university, faculty, and department level. Year of entry: 2027.
Heriot-Watt University · United Arab Emirates
A self-funded PhD programme at the Dubai Campus focusing on Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Security.
Heriot-Watt University · United Kingdom
A self-funded PhD programme focusing on construction project management, ICT in construction, and sustainable procurement practices.
Eindhoven University of Technology · Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on contrast ultrasound imaging of nanobubbles for cancer diagnostics, funded within the NWO MOMENTUM programme. The project develops next-generation ultrasound contrast agents - nanoscale bubbles small enough to escape the vasculature and image tissue beyond blood vessels - and the imaging sequences needed to detect them sensitively and safely.
University of Toronto · Canada
Funded PhD in Counselling and Clinical Psychology (UTSC field, clinical psychology) at the University of Toronto for Fall 2027 entry. Application deadline: 1 December 2026.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
This Earlham Institute PhD tests whether controlling the timing and location of resistance-gene expression can preserve crop protection while reducing growth penalties. Potato cyst nematodes provide the disease system.
Radboud University · Netherlands
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on Decolonising Reparations, part of an NWO-funded research project. The project works with Indo and Indonesian communities to critically examine histories of colonial violence and the politics of repair, using participatory and creative methods to explore what reparations can mean beyond financial settlements - including acknowledgement, memory, restitution and institutional change.