471 verified europe scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Netherlands. 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.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS doctorate develops optical sensors for continuous environmental chemical monitoring. Dissolved copper provides the initial case study.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ developing single-atom skeletal modification methods to impact drug discovery and chemical biology.
TU Delft · Netherlands
TU Delft is recruiting a doctoral researcher to investigate protein interactions using single-molecule fluorescence and computational analysis. The work connects molecular measurements with predictions relevant to therapeutic research. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Maastricht University · Netherlands
Maastricht University invites applications for a PhD candidate in spatial multi-omics and single-cell analysis of human diseases, with a start in January 2027. Spatial transcriptomics and related multi-omics technologies make it possible to map gene expression, chromatin state and protein levels within intact tissue, revealing how disease processes unfold across cell types and tissue niches.
Eindhoven University of Technology · Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on spatiotemporal light generation with frequency-gradient metasurfaces. The project explores engineered metasurfaces that imprint controlled frequency gradients on ultrashort optical pulses, enabling ultrafast beam steering, temporal focusing and self-torque light beams.
Umea University advertises a fully funded four-year PhD student position in statistics, focused on next-generation latent variable models. Latent variable models - factor models, item-response models, mixed models and their modern extensions - are central to statistics, psychometrics and data science, and the project develops methodology that improves how such models handle high-dimensional, heterogeneous and dependent data.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
Fully funded four-year CRUK Manchester Institute PhD in stem cell biology, October 2027 intake. Tax-free stipend GBP 21,113-23,294 per year plus fees. Deadline: 6 November 2026, 17:00 GMT.
King's College London · United Kingdom
King's College London advertises a funded PhD studentship under reference number 161245. The position is advertised through the university's Corehr recruitment portal, and the closing date is to be confirmed - King's studentship competitions of this type typically close around December, so early preparation is strongly advised.
University of Warwick · United Kingdom
PhD studentship at the University of Warwick (WMG) to develop a Digital Twin for steel section production, combining finite element analysis, machine learning, and live mill data to optimise process parameters and sustainability. Funded through the DigitalMetals CDT. Stipend £21,805. Deadline: 28 February 2027.
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
This Oxford studentship works at the intersection of synthetic biology, control engineering, AI and robotics. Full funding is available at the UK Home-fee rate; overseas applicants must confirm whether additional support is available.
University of Surrey · United Kingdom
University of Surrey PhD studentship in federated machine unlearning. The award covers Home-rate tuition and a UKRI-rate stipend; applicants must meet Home-fee eligibility. Deadline: 31 October 2026. Funding is restricted to applicants eligible for UK/Home tuition-fee status, regardless of how general admissions eligibility is described.
Max Planck Society · Germany
This project studies how oceanic predators produce and use social information while foraging. Hosted by Max Planck Society in Konstanz. Apply by 15 November 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
University of Birmingham · United Kingdom
This project focuses on supramolecular host engineering to enhance the capture and neutralisation of chemical warfare agents (CWAs).
Heriot-Watt University · United Kingdom
A self-funded PhD programme focusing on the built environment's contribution to GHG emissions and holistic carbon reduction strategies across the whole life cycle.
Stockholm University · Sweden
The Stockholm Resilience Centre invites applications for a PhD student position in sustainability science. The Centre, part of Stockholm University's Faculty of Science, is internationally known for research on resilience thinking, planetary boundaries and the governance of social-ecological systems.
University of Warwick · United Kingdom
This project focuses on developing sustainable elastomer materials for industrial applications such as seals and gaskets.
University of Amsterdam · Netherlands
The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in systemic actors and the enforcement of digital rules. The project studies how the enforcement of European digital regulation, including the Digital Services Act and the GDPR, is organised across systemic actors such as platforms, regulators, civil society and auditors, and what makes enforcement effective and accountable.
Eindhoven University of Technology · Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is hiring a PhD-TA in statistics with a focus on functional data analysis. The position combines 80 percent doctoral research with 20 percent teaching-assistant duties in the Statistics research group of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Stockholm University · Sweden
Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD student position in theoretical physics, focused on quantum sensing with anharmonic systems. The project studies how engineered anharmonicity in quantum systems - from superconducting circuits to trapped modes - can be exploited to build more sensitive and more robust quantum sensors.
Aarhus University · Denmark
Aarhus University invites applications for a PhD position on tracking microbes across borders using genomics to uncover biomass-to-biogas transmission pathways. The project applies genomic and bioinformatic methods to understand how microbial communities move through biomass supply chains and biogas plants, connecting findings to process performance in the bioenergy sector.
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and computational affective neuroscience, funded by the ERC HEART2ADAPT project. The doctoral project uses low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate deep brain circuits - including the amygdala, striatum and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex - and combines these experiments with computational models of affective processing.
Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD and MD-PhD positions in Translational Neurosciences at IOB Basel, Switzerland, bridging basic science and clinical research.
Earlham Institute · United Kingdom
The Blood2Tissue project at Earlham Institute investigates whether blood measurements can reliably predict gene-expression programmes in less accessible tissues. A central question is when individual predictions should be trusted.
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on the twin transition of infrastructure, focusing on paradoxical leadership, funded through an NWO Vidi project. The research examines how organisations that plan and govern infrastructure face simultaneous digital and sustainability transitions - two agendas that can reinforce each other but also create tensions between competing priorities, timelines and values.